ICAM Coalition Virtual Conference 2023

Virtual Conference: 19 to 23 June, 11:00 – 13:00 UTC
Registration is now open. You must register using the link below to participate in the conference. View the daily conference schedule and speakers below or download the full agenda.
Conference Agenda & Schedule
11:00 UTC
- Elly Hiby
Welcome
11:10 UTC
- John D. Boone & Tyler Flockhart
Species distribution models for dog and cat management
11:30 UTC
- Helen Fielding
The Goa DogPop project – a multisite randomised controlled trial measuring the impacts of sterilisation on free-roaming dog populations
11:45 UTC
- Tuntikorn Rungpatana – Dr Oob
Bangkok CNVR planning, monitoring and evaluation
12:05 UTC
- Andrew Yoak
StreetDogSim: Using computer modeling to help plan free-roaming dog interventions
12:25 UTC
- Conrad Freuling
High-Resolution Settlement Layer (HRSL) to estimate dog populations and derive vaccination coverage after parenteral and oral rabies vaccination – an example from Namibia
12:45 UTC
- Terence Scott
Holistic and scientific: Making data-driven approaches accessible to anyone
11:00 UTC
- Paul Marvel
Welcome
11:05 UTC
- Audrey Delsink
A one health approach through “Healthy Pets, Healthier Community” program in low-income communities of South Africa
11:25 UTC
- Zain Shaheen
Barriers to humane dog population management and impact on human health in Jordan
11:40 UTC
- Abdul-Jalil Mohammadzai – Dr Mo
Title TBC
13:00 UTC
- Tessa Baker
Long-term subsidized veterinary service provision in Indigenous communities in Northern Canada: A One Health approach to service delivery and program evaluation
12:20 UTC
- Jessica Hoopes
Beyond dog management: One Health considerations in the changing landscape of parasite treatment and prophylaxis in Australian Indigenous community dog health and management programs
12:40 UTC
- Kavosa Mudoga
Dog population findings from the AU-IBAR 2021-2022 survey to determine the ‘institutional preparedness of African countries to eliminate rabies by 2030’
11:00 UTC
- Pankaj KC
Welcome
11:05 UTC
- Pankaj KC
Paws for progress: The importance of dog population management in sustainable development
11:25 UTC
- Anita Socol & Manuela Rowlings
Collaboration between different dog population management actors as key to a successful program
11:40 UTC
- Silja Schiller-Moumtzidis
Government leadership in population management: Case study Zero Stray Pawject
12:00 UTC
- Liat Morgan
The Israeli governmental Dog Population Management (DPM) program as a solution for a western country
12:20 UTC
- Liran Pitman
The regulator’s predicament: Using public consultation as a tool towards developing a national policy for managing free-roaming cats in Israel
12:40 UTC
- Agnès Dufau
TNR Programs in Spain – national and local outlook: Overview of the newly adopted Law on the Protection of the Rights and Welfare of Animals and the specific example of the city of Cordoba
11:00 UTC
- Tamara Kartal
Welcome
11:05 UTC
- Alex Rothlisberger
The importance of access to care in dog and cat management programs
11:20 UTC
- Ruth De Vere
Educating communities is only half the battle
11:40 UTC
- Michelle Tuma
Increasing access to veterinary care in Canada’s North through telehealth and community animal health worker programs
12:00 UTC
- Alanna Collicutt
Introduction to managing dogs in First Nations workshop
12:20 UTC
- Dr. Vrushti Mawani & Dr. Piyush Patel
Integrated Animal Birth Control programs: Engaging communities to reduce human-dog conflict in urban India
12:40 UTC
- Annelieke Laninga (Anna)
Community adoption – Striking a balance between human and animal welfare
11:00 UTC
- Elly Hiby
Welcome
11:05 UTC
- Battersea, Dogs Trust Worldwide, FOUR PAWS, ICatCare
Resources for shelters in a “one-stop” presentation
11:45 UTC
- Ana-Maria Constantinescu
Changing attitudes and behaviours towards shelter dogs through our soccer adoption campaign in Romania
11:55 UTC
- Valerie Benka
A “spay shot” is on the path to transform access to sterilization
12:15 UTC
- Abi Collinson
“It’s just one piece of the puzzle…”: Practitioner perspectives regarding the role of sterilisation in dog population management
12:30 UTC
- Matt Backhouse
The dog and cat meat trade: Implications for rabies control and population management
12:50 UTC
- Elly Hiby
Closing: Creating impact, efficiency and sustainability in dog and cat population management
Featured speakers
These are just a few of the experienced experts who will be speaking at the conference, representing dog and cat population management authorities, implementers, policymakers and researchers from across the globe. Hope to e-see you there!