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Update EAZA Education Committee. Lissabon, April 2008. Most important actions New structure/ communication process Organogram. 1. Most important actions. Appointment of EAZA Executive Office staffmember as education liaison;
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Update EAZA Education Committee Lissabon, April 2008
Most important actions • New structure/ communication process • Organogram
1. Most important actions • Appointment of EAZA Executive Office staffmember as education liaison; • Set up communication working group (Morten Smetana and Peter Haase) to improve communication EAZA Education Committee and stimulate actions; • Update education section EAZA Accreditation Questionnaire; • Update education section EAZA Screening Team Questionnaire; • Update EAZA Education Standards (2001); • Set up of a new structure of working groups.
2. New structure/communication process The EAZA Education Committee and education within EAZA needs to become much more visible. To improve visibility and communication, the following things have been and will be done:
Draft of new structure: January 2008Working groups: • Evaluation & visitor studies working group Main task: To evaluate educational practices • Educational training working group Main task: To set up an education programme for training/courses (e.g. for the EAZA Academy) • Conservation working group Main task: To strongly promote (and support) zoo and aquarium conservation education • Environment working group Main task: To initiate (and support) zoo and aquarium education on climate change and other environmental issues, as well as sustainability
Taskforces: • Sustainability taskforce Main task: To strongly promote (and support) zoo and aquarium education onsustainability • Climate change taskforce Main task: To strongly promote (and support) zoo and aquarium education on climate changeAdvisory groups: • Advisory group on exhibit design Main task: To provide input on exhibit design, e.g. via husbandry guidelines • Advisory group on Regional Collection Planning Main task: To provide advice in Regional Collection Planning • Advisory group on EZE and EAZA Conferences Main task: To provide support to conferences
This new structure has to grow and experimenting may be necessary
Time Schedule: January – April 2008 • Recruitment of members for working groups July 2008 • New working group members have reviewed the initially set up working group tasks (were they sufficient?) • All working groups have set up an action plan, thereby considering the Committee Action Plan September 2008 • All working group members will meet during the EAZA Annual Conference so the Education Committee can come up with a final Working Group Structure
Future • Transform the EAZA Education Committee into a policy making steering group; • Synchronise with IZE and link with other committees and organisations; • Provide (more) input in discussions within EEPs and TAGs (e.g. with regard to RCPs); • Further incorporating climate change and sustainability in educational programmes; • Focus on conservation psychology; • Stimulate visitor studies and determine evaluation measures; • Co-organize the EZE Conference in 2009; • Organising more education seminars/training.
3. Organogram Education Committee Communication working group (chair, office liaison, two committee members) Working groups and advisory groups Task forces