Assistance Dogs International

ASSISTANCE DOGS INTERNATIONAL

AUGUST 20-22, 2018

DRAFT CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

Monday, August 20th

7 a.m.Continental Breakfast

8:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m.GENERAL SESSION – Conference Welcome

Richard Lord, ADI Board President

8:15 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.KEYNOTE SPEAKER – Lori L. Jacobwith, Ignite Fundraising

9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. Break

9:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.MORNING BREAKOUT SESSIONS

Admin TrackBoard Engagement

Lori Jacobwith, Ignite Fundraising

Training TrackReducing Reactivity

Morgan Karol, Freedom Service Dogs

Breeding TrackCulture of Collaboration - ABC Breeding Cooperative Panel

Caitlin Bonaldo, Dogs with Wings Assistance Dog Society

Lauren Tyler, Bergin University of Canine Studies

Madeline Bruggeman, Saint Francis Service Dogs

Julianne Larson, Can Do Canines

Amanda Nicholson, Susquehanna Service Dogs

Maximilian Lorbiecki, Paw Print Genetics

10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.Break

10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.MORNING BREAKOUT SESSIONS

Admin TrackLeadership Succession Planning Panel Discussion

Jillian Ashton-Miller/Sally Irvin – ICAN

Anne Klein – Duo Dogs, Inc.

Cabell Youell – Saint Francis Service Dogs

Training TrackNew and Best Practices Prison Panel Discussion

Lacy Gillotti, NEADS

KaityMcGinn, Can Do Canines

Mike Hanna, Paws with a Cause

Breeding TrackPractical Guidelines for Genetically Improving Health and Behavior Traits

Jane Russenberger, Guiding Eyes for the Blind

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.NETWORKING LUNCH (PROVIDED)

1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.Service Dog Fraud Around the World Panel Discussion

What efforts are being done to mitigate the issue around the world?

Danielle Forbes, National Service Dogs Training Centre, Inc.

Peter Gorbing, Dogs for Good UK

Richard Lord, Assistance Dogs Australia

(USA)?

2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.Break

2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. AFTERNOON BREAKOUT SESSIONS

Admin TrackDonor Center Fundraising

Heather Christopherson, People Inc.

Training TrackBehavior Checklist (BCL) – Assess Maturing Dogs

Jane Russenberger, Guiding Eyes for the Blind

Breeding TrackThe Working Dog Project: the behavioral genetics of success and failure in working dogs

Jessica Hekman, DVM, PhD – Broad Institute

3:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Break

4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.AFTERNOON BREAKOUT SESSIONS

Admin TrackREGIONAL CHAPTER MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS

Training TrackTraining Demonstrations Exchange/Tips

TBD

Breeding TrackGenetic Improvement is Possible through Selective Breeding

Eldin Leighton, Seeing Eye for the Blind, Canine Genetic Services

5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.REGIONAL BOARD MEETINGS

Dinner on your own

7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.Hospitality Suite Open

Tuesday, August 21st

7:00 a.m.Continental Breakfast

8:00 a.m. – 8:10 a.m.GENERAL SESSION – Welcome

8:10 a.m. – 8:15 a.m.Move to breakout rooms

8:15 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.MORNING BREAKOUT SESSIONS

Admin TrackADI Business Meeting

Training TrackClients Participation in the Training Process of Training Service Dogs

Laura Edwards, Freedom Service Dogs

Rick Yount, Warrior Canine Connections

Training TrackThe “Right” job for the “Right” Dog Panel Discussion

Kim Hyde, Southeastern Guide Dogs

Laura Hilbert, British Columbia Guide Dogs

Ken Kirsch, ADI Volunteer and Accreditation Assessor

9:30 a.m.- 9:45 a.m.Break

9:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.MORNING BREAK OUT SESSIONS

Admin TrackADI Business Meeting cont’d

Training TrackFinding & Retaining Puppy Raisers Panel Discussion

Jordan Canady, Assistance Dogs for Achieving Independence

Kerry Lemerise, Guiding Eyes for the Blind

Brenda Kennedy, DVM, MS, Canine Companions for Independence

Training TrackProfessionally Guided Owner Service Dog Training

JoAnn Turnbull and Glenda Laird,Handi-Dogs

11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.Break

11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.MORNING BREAK OUT SESSIONS

Admin TrackADI Business Meeting cont’d

Training TrackResearch Aimed at Quantifying and Optimising the

Performance of Glycemia Alert Dogs

Claire Guest, Medical Detection Dogs

Training TrackVeterans Administration Service Dog Benefit Program

Heather Luper and Joyce Edmondson, Veterans Health Administration

12:15 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.NETWORKING LUNCH (PROVIDED)

1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.AFTERNOON BREAK OUT SESSIONS

Admin TrackCreating a Sustainable Organization

Michelle Ostrander, Freedom Service Dogs

Training TrackAutism Programs Around the World Panel Discussion

Alberto Alvarez-Campos and Claire Dickson, Assistance Dogs Australia

CéliaSchwank and Peter Kaufman, StiftungSchweizerischeSchulefürBlindenführhunde

Laura Edwards, Freedom Service Dogs

Danielle Forbes, National Service Dogs Training Centre

Training TrackService Dogs Tasks Training to Mitigate Military-Related PTSD Panel Discussion

(Brett Simon, K9 for Warriors is coordinating)

2:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.Break

2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.AFTERNOON BREAK OUT SESSIONS

Admin TrackMajor Gifts Fundraising/Planned Giving

Randi Yoder

Training TrackAutism Programs Around the World (cont’d)

Training TrackStrength and Flexibility Exercises for Assistance Dogs

Jenny Barlos and Kim Holmes, Assistance Dogs for Achieving Independence

3:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Break

3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.AFTERNOON BREAK OUT SESSIONS

Admin TrackCrisis Communications

Jon Austin, Austin Group

Training TrackThe Magic of Games for Your Dog

(last until 5 p.m.)Sally Montrucchio, Next Step Service Dogs

Training TrackAccreditation Overview

Lynn Hoekstra, ADI Accreditation Coordinator

Robin Dickson

4:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.Break

4:45 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.AFTERNOON BREAK OUT SESSIONS

Admin TrackCourthouse Facility Dogs: Your Organization Makes Front Page News

Ellen O’Neil-Stephens and Celeste Walsen,Courthouse Dogs Foundation

Laura Watamanuk, Pacific Assistance Dogs Society (PADS)

Anne Klein, Duo Dogs, Inc.

Training TrackEquipment Exchange

(starts at 5 p.m.)

Training TrackFly the Friendly Skies and Fly to Nowhere

Sheila O’Brien, America’s VetDogs

Nancy Weitgenant, Can Do Canines

6:00 p.m.BANQUET – AWARDS PRESENTATION

Keynote Speaker – Kevin Kling

Wednesday, August 22nd

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.Continental Breakfast

9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.GENERAL SESSION – Welcome

9:15 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.KEYNOTE SPEAKER - Compassion Fatigue

Russ Turner, People Incorporated

10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.Break and Hotel Checkout

10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.MORNING BREAK OUT SESSIONS

Admin TrackLearning from Natural Disasters

Jeanine Konopelski, Canine Companions for Independence

Training TrackPTSD – What programs need to know – practical approach to working with veterans with PTSD

Sally Irvin, ICAN

Ken Kirsch, ADI Volunteer and Accreditation Assessor

Training TrackChallenging Assumptions

Mike Hanna, Paws with a Cause

11:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.Break

11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.CLOSING KEYNOTE SPEAKER - What is the Human Dog Bond?

Helen McCain, Dogs for Good

Duncan Edwards, Dogs for Good

12:45 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.CONFERENCE CLOSING

Lunch on your own

2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.Accreditation Assessors Meeting