Ape Alliance Annual Symposium 2018

Location Update: -- The Department of Anthropology, UCL  (Prof Volker Sommer) is kindly hosting the 2018 Ape Alliance Annual Symposium. Find us in Logan Hall, UCL Institute of Education on 20 Bedford Way. Russel Square tube station is a 5-minute walk away. Euston railway station is a 10-minute walk.

 

Come and join us for the Annual Ape Alliance Symposium 2018. 

The afternoon will bring together current research from our members across the world in a relaxed seminar style setting. The programme will include thirteen speakers of 10-15 minutes each, plus time for discussion.

Our fantastic confirmed are: 

Ian Redmond, founder of Ape Alliance with an introduction and the evolving nature of Ape Alliance including new technology for outreach;

Professor Volker Sommer from UCL speaking on 'Nigeria's Wild Northeast – a last stance for wild life?'; 

Dr Kirstin Johnson from the African Wildlife Foundation on African Ape Conservation;

Tira Shubart from The Wildlife Workshop on Conservation Journalism Training; 

Stephen Corry, director of Survival International on Decolonizing Conservation;

Jillian Milller, Executive Director of The Gorilla Organisation;

Dr Susan Cheyne speaking on her work at the Borneo Nature Foundation; 

Michelle Desilets from the Orangutan Land Trust on recent developments in palm oil and sustainability;

Dr Hannah Fair on the Global Lives of the Orangutan Project;

Dr Alexandra Palmer on 'Ethical questions in orangutan rehabilitation';

Michael Guindon from the London Zoological Society and the lead on Palm Oil

Cathy Smith from the Orangutan Foundation giving an update on the Foundation's Field Programmes in Central Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo;

Michelle Desilets from the Orangutan Land Trust on Recent developments in palm oil and sustainability and

Dr Nigel Hicks MRCVS, Cofounder-Orangutan Vetererinary Aid on 'The importance of standardisation in veterinary protocols for rehabilitant orangutan’

Find us in Logan Hall, UCL Institute of Education on 20 Bedford Way. Russel Square tube station is a 5-minute walk away. Euston railway station is a 10-minute walk.

Please reserve your free ticket below to confirm your space. 

We look forward to seeing you there. 

Tickets are free to reserve and first come first serve from the Eventbrite link below:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/annual-ape-alliance-symposium-2018-tickets-52089881237