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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <span style="color:#1F497D">This may be of interest to some…..</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#00B050">Wild Animal Welfare
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#6F6F6F">Committee</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#00B050">Who are the guardians of wild animal welfare?</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#00B050">Wednesday 27 March 2019<br>
10:30 – 17:00</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#00B050">City Chambers</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#00B050">High Street
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#00B050">Edinburgh
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#00B050">EH1 1YJ</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#70AD47"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wawc-conference-2019-tickets-54535573368"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#70AD47">Booking is now
open for the WAWC conference 2019!</span></a></span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The Wild Animal Welfare Committee is delighted to invite you to this year’s conference in Edinburgh on Wednesday 27 March, on the theme
<i>Who are the guardians of wild animal welfare?</i></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Introduced by the WAWC Chairman, Dr Pete Goddard, the full-day conference will open with a keynote presentation by:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">- Donald Broom, Emeritus Professor of Animal Welfare at Cambridge University on the subject of
<i><span style="color:#212121">Wild animal welfare, sentience and law: international perspectives</span></i></span></b><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">This will be followed by presentations by speakers from the Committee and guests, including (provisional titles - to be confirmed):
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">- Dr Sandra Baker, WildCRU, Zoology, Oxford University, on
<i>Influencing behaviour with regard to wild animal welfare</i></span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">- Dr Chris Draper, Born Free Foundation on
<i>Welfare guardianship during conservation activities</i></span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">- Alick Simmons, former Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer for England on
<i>Current and future guardians of wildlife welfare in the UK</i></span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">- Sarah Dolman, Whale and Dolphin Conservation, with Joe Perry, Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science on
<i>UK marine mammal guardianship in areas such as seal culling, ocean energy and tourism</i></span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">More speakers will be confirmed shortly. The afternoon session will focus on audience workshops and discussions around the theme of guardianship, with contributions from an expert panel.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Tickets, price £65, are available
</span><span class="gmail-msohyperlink"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#00B050"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wawc-conference-2019-tickets-54535573368"><span style="color:#00B050">HERE</span></a></span></b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">We are also offering student places for £40 – please contact the WAWC directly at
<span class="gmail-msohyperlink"><span style="color:#00B050"><a href="mailto:wildanimalwelfarecommittee@gmail.com">wildanimalwelfarecommittee@gmail.com</a></span></span> for more information.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Both prices cover refreshments, vegetarian/vegan lunch and a complimentary drinks reception from 1700 – 1800. We hope you will be able to join us – and join in – for the day.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#538135">What they said about the first WAWC conference …</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#538135">“Yesterday was such a brilliant success! The turnout was terrific, the talks were great and the food lovely. The best thing of the
day was the mix of people who attended and the acceptance by these diverse groups that progress could be made by co-operation. What more could one hope for at this early stage in the establishment of the central role for the WAWC?”</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#538135"> </span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#833C0B">W:
<span class="gmail-msohyperlink"><a href="http://www.wawcommittee.org/"><span style="color:#833C0B">www.wawcommittee.org</span></a></span> E:
<span class="gmail-msohyperlink"><a href="mailto:wildanimalwelfarecommittee@gmail.com">wildanimalwelfarecommittee@gmail.com</a></span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#833C0B">Twitter: @wawcommittee</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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