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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">As UFAW kindly fund our BERG meetings, I agree to share details of their meetings with you – but I fear Hong Kong may be a bit far
for most of us…..<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Stephen Wickens <wickens@ufaw.org.uk>
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<b>Sent:</b> 27 March 2018 13:16<br>
<b>To:</b> Hannah Buchanan-Smith <h.m.buchanan-smith@stir.ac.uk><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Registration and call for abstracts: Animal Welfare Across Borders - Hong Kong, 25-26th October 2018<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Dear Hannah,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Grateful if you share the folllowing update with your colleagues:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1D2129">ANIMAL WELFARE ACROSS BORDERS: A meeting to bridge cultural gaps to advance animal welfare worldwide.</span></strong><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1D2129"><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Hong Kong, 25 and 26 October 2018</span></strong></span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1D2129"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1D2129">Registration and abstract submissions now open for this meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#1D2129">This two-day meeting endeavours to increase our knowledge of the different ways animal welfare is understood and addressed around the world. The aim is to develop ideas for local animal
welfare initiatives, supported by local science projects, in order to progress animal welfare at a global level, while taking cultural and environmental differences and constraints into consideration. In addition, the meeting will attempt to highlight lessons
that could be learned by developing and developed countries alike.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#1D2129">Socioeconomics, climate, politics, religious and cultural practices, history, access to technology and availability of veterinary expertise are all factors that affect how people view
animals and are reflected in regional differences in how animals are treated. As a result, attitudes of consumers, animal guardians, farmers and politicians to animal welfare are often different between regions. These differences will need to be addressed
to efficiently promote animal welfare across the globe. In addition, implications for people and the environment will have to be considered.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#1D2129">Indeed, differences in attitude towards animal welfare raise the question whether, instead of implementing or adapting standards developed for production systems of developed nations,
animal welfare could be improved more efficiently by putting it into a local context. Climate and climate change, resource availability, and social and cultural factors can create specific local opportunities and constraints for improving animal welfare.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#1D2129">This meeting will feature the following keynote speakers:<br>
• <strong><span style="font-family:"inherit",serif">Dr Judy MacArthur Clark</span></strong><b><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"inherit",serif">• Dr Birte Nilsen</span></strong><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"inherit",serif">• Dr Johnson Chiang</span></strong></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#1D2129">For details on registration and submission of abstracts please visit:<u> </u><a href="http://www.cityu.edu.hk/cvmls/ufaw2018" target="_blank"><span style="color:#365899">http://www.cityu.edu.hk/cvmls/ufaw2018</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Many thanks.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Stephen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Dr Stephen Wickens<br>
Universities Federation for Animal Welfare <br>
The Old School, Brewhouse Hill, Wheathampstead, Herts AL4 8AN, UK <br>
Email: </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:wickens@ufaw.org.uk"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:windowtext">wickens@ufaw.org.uk</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
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Direct Tel: +44(0)1276 500880; Office: +44(0)1582 831818 (tel), 831414 (fax) <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/ufaw.org.uk"><span style="font-size:8.0pt">Facebook: Universities Federation for Animal Welfare - UFAW</span></a></span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
; </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://twitter.com/ufaw_1926"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.0pt">Twitter: @UFAW_1926</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW) is an UK charity that works to develop and promote improvements in the welfare of all animals through scientific
and educational activity worldwide.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Registered Charity No 207996 (Registered in England) and Company Limited by Guarantee No 579991
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Science in the service of animal welfare<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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