United States of America

Welcome to the Home page of the U.S.A. Region of the International Society for Applied Ethology. The ISAE is a scientific society that focuses on the study of applied animal behavior covering topics such as farm animals, wildlife management, companion and laboratory animals, control of pests, human-animal interactions, and animal welfare. From this site you will be able to access information on present and future ISAE activities and other relevant information on events and news occurring within the U.S.A.

Dear members, please send news and links that may be useful for ISAE members in our region to Maja Makagon (), U.S.A. regional secretary.

Regional news

11^th North American Regional Meeting of the ISAE * May 11-12, 2012 * Banff National Park, Canada

Invitation:

We are pleased to invite you to the 11^th North American Regional Meeting of the ISAE, which will be held at the beautiful Banff Centre, located in Banff National Park. The meeting will open at 12:30pm on Friday, May 11^th and conclude at 6pm Saturday May 12th.  Complete information (including keynote speaker, travel and accomodations, abstract and registration details) can be obtained by clicking here.

Abstract Guidelines and Deadlines:

Abstracts for oral and poster presentations will be accepted from February 1- March 23. Presentations are invited dealing with any aspect of the behaviour of domestic or exotic captive animals as applied to their use or management by humans. Please note the following guidelines for submitting abstracts:

1. Abstracts should be submitted to Dr. Jennifer Brown () no later than March 23^rd 2012, with the e-mail heading reading: NA-ISAE ABSTRACT.
2. For each abstract CLEARLY indicate whether it is for an oral or poster presentation.
3. Identify the presenting author with an asterisk and please note whether the presenting author is a graduate or undergraduate student. Depending on the number of student submissions, a competition will be held for the best student oral and poster presentations.
4. Abstracts should consist of a title, names of authors (please include full first names not just initials), author institution addresses and contact e-mail of the corresponding author who should be identified with an asterisk. The main body of text should be single spaced, consist of a single paragraph of no more than 300 words in length written in Times New Roman font size 12. Abstracts must contain a clear statement of the purpose of the work, the methods used, (including the number of animals and/or experimental units), the results obtained and the conclusions. Results must be presented in sufficient detail to support the conclusions drawn. Except for theoretical contributions and review papers, submitted abstracts must contain data, indicate the method(s) of analysis and provide information on the statistical significance. References, tables or figures should not be included. Abstracts must be submitted in the Microsoft word format and the file should be named “ISAE Abstract YOUR SURNAME.doc.”

Registration Information:

Please submit your completed Registration Form and payment to the appropriate regional secretary.

US Region members, please direct correspondence to Dr. Maja Makagon
Mail: Dept. of Animal Science, MSU, 1290 Anthony Hall, East Lansing, MI 48824
Email:
Payment should be made by cheque to: ‘US-ISAE”
Direct bank transfers can be arranged on an individual basis by contacting Dr. Makagon.

Canada Region members, please direct correspondence to Dr. Jennifer Brown
Mail: Prairie Swine Centre, PO Box 21057, 2105 8th Street East, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
Email   Fax: (306) 955-2510
 Payment is to be made by cheque, payable to ‘Prairie Swine Centre’.

Further Information:

 Additional information can be obtained from the Canadian Regional Secretary, Jennifer Brown () or U.S.A. Regional Secretary, Maja Makagon ().                                       

Regional activities and meetings

The 11^th North American Regional Meeting of the ISAE will be held on May 11-12, 2012 at the Banff Centre, Banff National Park, Canada. Details are provided above.

Regional funding opportunites, awards and job postings

Jobs in the North American Region (Please click here for additional information or on link below):

• Assistant Professor in animal behavior and well-being, tenure track, Oklahoma State University, USA
• Assistant Professor in poultry welfare, fixed term, ­ University of Guelph, Canada 
• Post-doc in animal behavior and welfare, ­ Texas Tech University, USA
• Post-doc in gestating sow behavior and welfare­, University of Pennsylvania, USA
• Post-doc  in dairy cow behavior and welfare­ Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada 
• Summer Apprenticeship ­ The Chimpanzee and Human Communication Institute, Washington, US 
• Assistant Professor in applied ethology, tenure track ­ Purdue University, Indiana, US

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