General Sessions Cats Alive! Dogs Alive! Building, Sustaining Politics/Community Saturday, 2/10/18 8:00-8:50 am 9:00-9:50 am Opening Remarks: How Austin Did It - Roadmap to Saving More Lives - Ryan Clinton Strategic Planning To No Kill - No Duplication of Effort in Your Community is Key - Brent Toellner, Ryan Clinton 10-10:50 am panels a <5K Intake Panel -Lindsey Huffman, Yarbrough, Phil, Jessica Pierce What You Need to Know to Make a 5-12K Intake Panel - Cheryl Schneider, Brent Toellner a >12K Intake Hammond, Lee Ann Shenefiel, a <2K Intake Panel- Karl Bailey, Jackie Carey (replace with Jessica Pierce) 11-11:50 am Cats are not Small Dogs: Changing the 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 - Yarbrough No Kill Political Advocacy (How To), Ryan Clinton 12:00-12:50 pm Lunch Key Note Address: Alan Graham of Community First 1:00-1:50 pm panels Using the Real Euthanasia List to Rescue From Palmer Neuhaus, Frances Flower, Clare Secrets to Large Volume Dog Foster Programs Ann Lindholm, Lorian Epstein, Kelly Duer Almost there, how to move up from ~80% live release:, Hammond Know the Law: Liability in s and Rescues, Ryan Clinton
2:00-2:50 pm 3:00-3:50 pm Saving all the Bottle Baby Kittens: From Nursery to Foster by Casandra Mensing Creating and Growing a Dog Foster Network with Ann Lindholm and Kelly Duer Starting from Scratch: Fundraising From Little to Big 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 4:00-4:50 pm panels 5:00-5:50 pm Fighting Fungus: Treat, Foster and Adopt Cats and Kittens with Ringworm with Hansen Maddie's Idea Lab: Saving Lives and Spreading Good Ideas by Sheila D'Arpino from Maddie's Fund Saving 100% of Small Dogs: Saving the Naughty and Broken Panel with Faith Wright, Palmer Neuhaus, Katie Mellon, Marcia Chan The Essentials of Saving the Big Dogs with, Mike Kaviani, Clare HURRICANE! Gap Filling, Action and Lifesaving in a Hurry. Marc Peralta, Andrea Birkelbach Using Tech to Save Lives Panel: Lars Rabbe, David Meyer, Zoe Joun How to Raise What You Need to Save Lives Maureen O'Nell, Yarbrough, Mary Ippoliti Smith Getting Your Government's Attention: Engaging Local Leadership in Making Change Panel- Mike Martinez, Larry Tucker, Laura Morrison Sunday, 2/11/18 8:00-8:50 am 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 by Carrie Morris What Is Your Livesaving Capacity? It is so much more than a cage count Panel Rebecca Guinn, Cheryl Schneider, Mass Marketing the Euthanasia List - Clare
9:00-9:50 am Pet Marketing is Not Adoption Counseling with Mike Ryan,,? EVERY DOG, EVERY DAY...LET THEM PLAY! The Impact of Play Groups by Aimee Sadler Taking No Kill to the Streets: Neighborhood Level Programming by Lee Ann Shenefiel and April Moore Step by Step How to Make Decisions When Pulling From the Euthanasia List by Frances Flower and Palmer Neuhaus 10:00-10:50 am 11:00-11:50 am workshops Lunch 1:00-1:50 pm panels 2:00-2:50 pm 3:00-3:50 pm workshops Cat Adoptions, From Zero to Infinity! () Hurricane Harvey- Dealing with Overcoming Distemper in the Obstacles - the Midst of a Crisis. Wisdom of the Warrior BFAS by representative David Meyer Medical Treatment on a Shoestring Budget Dr. Ellen Jefferson, Dr. Sarah Hazell and Jordana Moerbe and Gabby Uresti Big Dog Adoption, Ryan Plunkett, Clare Dog and Cat Foster Ann Lindholm, Ashley Middleton, Lorian Epstein, Gloria Hudson, and Kelly Duer How to Effect Change from the Outside Maureen O'Nell, Kim Waters, Larry Tucker Motivating your Team in an Underfunded, Super Stressful Field: Managers, Staff and Volunteers Panel with Marc Peralta, Jose Ocano, and Hammond Fundraising as a Central Component to Lifesaving Yarbrough, Maureen O'Nell How to Effect Change from the Inside Yarbrough, Lee Ann Shenefiel, Cheryl Schneider, Phil Communicating in Crisis Panel with Brent Toellner, Sharon Fletcher, Mary Heerwald, Lars Rabbe Animal Control at the Heart of No Kill Workshop with Lee Ann Shenefiel, Mark Sloat, April Moore, Phil
4:00-4:50 pm panel/pres Alternatives to Surrender Panel with Patty Alexander, Wendy Beaupre, and Jose Ocano Venturing Past 90: Who are the dogs in the last 10% and how do you save them Mike Kaviani and Marian Cannell What do you stand for? Mobilizing Community and Media Support Mary Heerwald,, and Sharon Fletcher Understanding and Changing Cat Ordinances by Misty Cristo 5:00-5:50 pm Creating a Successful Barn Cat Program with Monica Frenden The Decision to Kill for Behavior - Policy and Protocol with and Mike Kaviani Lost and Found Pets During Hurricane Harvey with Judah Battista Pet Redemption Toolkit by Donna Casamento of Found Animals and Stephanie Martens of Lost Dogs of Texas Monday, 2/12/18 8:00-8:50 am Sending Cats Home: Municipal Programs to Keep Cats in their Communities by Jordan Craig, Marisa Ledesma, Michelle Dosson Recruiting and Keeping Fosters for the Big Dogs by Transporting Pets from Euth List to Safety by Clare Alternatives to Surrender Program by Patty Alexander, Wendy Beaupre and April Moore 9:00-10:50 am workshop/master class No Cat Left Behind: How to Get Special Needs Cats Adopted with Saving Dogs with Behavior Problems Aimee Sadler, and Marian Cannell Fundraising To Save Lives Yarbrough, Ellen Jefferson, Mary Heerwald, and Mary Ippoliti Smith, Maureen O'Nell Animal Control and No Kill Communities Lee Ann Shenefiel, Hammond, Cheryl Schneider, Phil
11:00-11:50 am Lunch Recruiting and Managing Volunteers That are as Valuable as Staff with Monica Dangler Saving Parvo Puppies by Dr. Hazell and Jordana Moerbe Social Media for No Kill with Closing- Ryan Clinton, Lee Ann Shenefiel How Austin Pets Alive! Jumped In (literally!) to Hurricane Harvey and Ended Up Saving Over 5,000 Lives with Ellen Jefferson, Sheila Kouhkan, and Miranda Hitchcock 1:00-2:50 pm masterclass Bottle Baby Kittens: From Nursery to Foster Masterclass by Casandra Mensing, Beckie Shafer, Gloria Hudson, Dr Hazell Starting Your Lifesaving Masterclass by Brent Toellner, Kim Waters, Faith Wright, Andrea Birkelbach Big Dog (in general), Mike Kaviani, Cheryl Schneider, Clare. Aimee Sadler Political Ryan Clinton, Larry Tucker, Mike Martinez, Marc Peralta, Phil 3:00-5:50 pm master classes Cat lifesaving, Ashley Middleton, Jordan Craig, Jordana Moerbe, Hansen, Dr. Sarah Hazell Dog Behavior Aimee Sadler, Aaron Caldwell, Marian Cannell, Carrie Morris Can't Save Lives without Lots of Volunteers and Fosters Monica Dangler, Ann Lindholm, Kelly Duer, Beckie Shafer, Ava Lynch, Anna Crockett, April Let's Get Tactical: Marketing Your Mary Heerwald,, Yarbrough, Hannah Horstman,