General Sessions Cats Alive! Dogs Alive! Building, Sustaining Politics/Community Saturday, 2/10/18 Room Registration 8:00-8:50 am Opening Remarks: How Austin Did It - Roadmap to Saving More Lives - Ellen Jefferson, Ryan Clinton 9:00-9:50 am Strategic Planning To No Kill - No Duplication of Effort in Your Community is Key - Ellen Jefferson, Brent Toellner, Ryan Clinton 10-10:50 am panels Secret Recipe- What you need to know to make a <5K Intake Municipal Shelter Reach >90% Panel -Lindsey Huffman, Makena Yarbrough, Phil Peckinpaugh, Jessica Pierce Secret Recipe- What You Need to Know to Make a 5-12K Intake Municipal Shelter Reach >90% Panel - Cheryl Schneider, Brent Toellner Secret Recipe- What you need to know to make a >12K Intake Municipal Shelter Reach >90% Panel with Tawny Hammond, Lee Ann Shenefiel, Auerbach 11-11:50am Cats are not Small Dogs: Changing the Shelter System to Save More Cats with Monica Frenden Overcoming Obstacles for the Big Dogs Panel with Rebecca Guinn, Aimee Sadler, Cheryl Schneider, Clare (Mike Kaviani moderate) Run your organization like a business that saves lives - Makena Yarbrough No Kill Political Advocacy (How To) Presentation, Ryan Clinton
1-Dec Lunch Key Note Address: Alan Graham of Community First 1:00-1:50 panels Rescuing from Euthanasia List Panel with Palmer Neuhaus, Frances Flower, Clare Secrets to Large Volume Dog Foster Programs Panel with Ann Lindholm, Lorian Epstein, Kelly Duer Question Everything: The Impact of the History and Language of Animal Sheltering, Ellen Jefferson, Lee Ann Shenefiel, Auerbach Know the Law: Liability in Shelters and Rescues, Ryan Clinton Saving all the Bottle Baby Kittens: From Nursery to Foster Casandra Mensing Creating and Growing a Dog Foster Network Ann Lindholm and Kelly Duer Starting from Scratch: Fundraising From Little to Big Presentation with Maggie Lynch Animal Protection as an Alternative to Animal Control: Increasing your community's power to save lives, support each other, and be more humane with Lee Ann Shenefiel, Mark Sloat, April Moore 2:00-2:50 3:00-3:50 2 hour
4:00-4:50 panels Fighting Fungus: Treat, Foster and Adopt Cats and Kittens with Ringworm Hansen Saving the Naughty and Broken Small Dogs Panel with Faith Wright, Palmer Neuhaus, Katie Mellon, Marcia Chan How to Start a No Kill Panel with Ellen Jefferson, Rebecca Guinn, Brent Toellner, Kim Waters How to Raise What You Need to Save Lives Panel with Maggie Lynch, Maureen O'Nell, Makena Yarbrough, Mary Ippoliti Smith, Karen Hollish 5:00-5:50 1 hour Maddie's Idea Lab: Saving Lives and Spreading Good Ideas by Sheila D'Arpino from Maddie's Fund The Essentials of Saving the Big Dogs Auerbach, Mike Kaviani, Clare Using Tech to Save Lives Panel:, Lars Rabbe, David Meyer Getting Your Government's Attention: Engaging Local Leadership in Making Change Panel- Mike Martinez, Larry Tucker, Laura Morrison Sunday, 2/11/18 Room Registration 8:00-8:50 am 1 hour By the Thousands: High Volume Cat Foster Program by Ashley Middleton Get Your Pit Bull- Type Dogs Adopted with the Canine Good Citizen-Ready Program Carrie Morris Lessons Learned from Hurricane Harvey: Collaboration in Preparing for Space Emergencies Mass Marketing the Euthanasia List Presentation- Clare
9:00-9:50 1 hour am Shelter Pet Marketing is Not Adoption Counseling Mike Ryan, Monica Frenden, ( Auerbach?) EVERY DOG, EVERY DAY...LET THEM PLAY! The Impact of Play Groups by Aimee Sadler Taking No Kill to the Streets: Neighborhood Level Programming Lee Ann Shenefiel and April Moore Step by Step How to Make Decisions When Pulling From the Euthanasia List Frances Flower and Palmer Neuhaus 10:00-10:50 am 11:00-11:50 am 2 hour workshops Lunch Cat Adoptions, From Zero to Infinity! Workshop with Monica Frenden (Presentation) Big Dog Adoption Auerbach, Ryan Plunkett, Clare How to Effect Shelter Change from the Outside Maureen O'Nell, Ellen Jefferson, Kim Waters How to Effect Shelter Change from the Inside Makena Yarbrough, Lee Ann Shenefiel, Cheryl Schneider, 1:00-1:50 panels Medical Care for the Sheltered Masses Panel with Ellen Jefferson, Andrea Birkelbach, Gabby Uresti, Jordana Moerbe Overcoming Obstacles - the Wisdom of the Warrior David Meyer Motivating your Team in an Underfunded, Super Stressful Field: Managers, Staff and Volunteers Panel with Marc Peralta, Jose Ocano, and Tawny Hammond Communicating in Crisis Panel with Brent Toellner, Sharon Fletcher, Mary Heerwald, Lars Rabbe
2:00-2:50 2 hour workshops Shelter Medical Treatment on a Shoestring Budget Workshop with Dr. Ellen Jefferson, Dr. Alexis Bardzinski and Jordana Moerbe Dog and Cat Foster Workshop with Ann Lindholm, Ashley Middleton, Lorian Epstein, Gloria Hudson, and Kelly Duer Fundraising as a Central Component to Lifesaving Maggie Lynch, Makena Yarbrough, Maureen O'Nell, Karen Hollish Animal Control at the Heart of No Kill Lee Ann Shenefiel, Mark Sloat, April Moore, 3:00-3:50 4:00-4:50 panel/pres Venturing Past 90: Who are the Alternatives to dogs in the last Shelter Surrender 10% and how do Panel with Patty you save them Alexander, Wendy Presentation Beaupre, and Mike Kaviani and Jose Ocano Marian Cannell What do you stand for? Mobilizing Community and Media Support Panel with Mary Heerwald, Auerbach, and Sharon Fletcher Understanding and Changing Cat Ordinances Rebekah Dehaven (replaced by Misty Cristo) 5:00-5:50 Monday, 2/12/18 Room Registration Creating a Successful Barn Cat Program Monica Frenden The Decision to Kill for Behavior - Policy and Protocol with Auerbach and Mike Kaviani Austin No Kill Economic Impact Study Results: what it means for you by Sloane Hawes Pet Redemption Toolkit by Donna Casamento of Found Animals and Stephanie Martens of Lost Dogs of Texas
8:00-8:50 am Sending Cats Home: Municipal Shelter Programs to Keep Cats in their Communities by Jordan Craig, Marisa Ledesma, Michelle Dosson Recruiting and Keeping Fosters for the Big Dogs Auerbach Transporting Shelter Pets to Safety by Clare Alternatives to Shelter Surrender Program Patty Alexander, Wendy Beaupre and April Moore 9:00-10:50 am workshop/maste rclass No Cat Left Behind: How to Get Special Needs Cats Adopted with Monica Frenden Saving Dogs with Behavior Problems Aimee Sadler, Mike Kaviani, and Marian Cannell Fundraising To Save Lives Makena Yarbrough, Ellen Jefferson, Maggie Lynch, Mary Heerwald, and Mary Ippoliti Smith, Maureen O'Nell, Karen Hollish Animal Control and No Kill Communities Lee Ann Shenefiel, Tawny Hammond, Rebecca Guinn, Cheryl Schneider, 11:00-11:50 am Lunch Recruiting and Managing Volunteers That are as Valuable as Staff Monica Dangler Saving Parvo Puppies by Dr. Bardzinski and Jordana Moerbe Social Media for No Kill with Auerbach Closing- Ryan Clinton, Ellen Jefferson, Lee Ann Shenefiel Lessons in Lifesaving from Hurricane Harvey. Savings lives against the clock with no infrastructure.
1:00-2:50 masterclass Bottle Baby Kittens: From Nursery to Foster Masterclass by Casandra Mensing, Beckie Shafer, Gloria Hudson, Dr Bardzinski Starting Your Lifesaving Masterclass by Ellen Jefferson, Brent Toellner, Kim Waters, Faith Wright, Andrea Birkelbach Big Dog (in general) Auerbach, Mike Kaviani, Cheryl Schneider, Clare. Aimee Sadler Political Masterclass with Ryan Clinton, Larry Tucker, Mike Martinez, Rebecca Guinn, Marc Peralta, 3:00-5:50 master classes Cat lifesaving Monica Frenden, Ashley Ferry, Jordan Craig, Jordana Moerbe, Hansen, Alexis Bardzinski Dog Behavior Aimee Sadler, Mike Kaviani, Aaron Caldwell, Marian Cannell, Carrie Morris Can't Save Lives without Lots of Volunteers and Fosters Monica Dangler, Ann Lindholm, Kelly Duer, Beckie Shafer, Ellen Jefferson, Ava Lynch, Anna Crockett, April Moore Let's Get Tactical: Marketing Your Mary Heerwald, Auerbach, Makena Yarbrough, Hannah Horstman, Lindsey Picard