{"id":12398,"date":"2019-09-24T12:52:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-24T09:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4vultures.org\/?p=12398"},"modified":"2021-05-13T13:09:06","modified_gmt":"2021-05-13T10:09:06","slug":"the-european-vulture-conference-is-a-week-away-what-to-expect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/es\/blog\/the-european-vulture-conference-is-a-week-away-what-to-expect\/","title":{"rendered":"The European Vulture Conference is a week away – what to expect"},"content":{"rendered":"
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There is only one week to go until the\u00a0European Vulture Conference<\/a>! Between 1-4 October in the Algarve, leading professionals in the field of vulture conservation will come together to share the latest insights on vulture conservation and research. In addition to the extensive scientific programme, we are planning many other activities to celebrate vultures together! Have a look below on what to expect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scientific Programme<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can now review the final\u00a0scientific programme<\/a>\u00a0of the European Vulture Conference. The programme features the latest insights on vulture conservation and research by world-leading experts, covering various topics on all four of Europe’s vulture species.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Download the Scientific Programme<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

European Vulture Conference – Scientific<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Vultures through art<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We want the conference to offer participants the latest scientific and technical information about vulture conservation, but we also want to celebrate these amazing birds through a number of different activities! So we developed the Artist Corner – a place for participants to share their love for these birds through various forms of art.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Scribing \u2013 sketching conference talks<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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During the three days of the conference, we have invited a scribing artist to join us and capture some of the talks through sketches and drawing. This is an amazing way to summarize scientific and technical information visually. Get to know more about Cirenia’s work\u00a0here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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4 Vultures Mural<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rory McCann<\/a>\u00a0will be painting a live mural of the 4 European vulture species during the three days of the conference. You can learn more about Rory and his work through this\u00a0video<\/a>. At the end of the second day of the conference, Rory will give a talk on how you can engage people with wildlife and conservation through art and mural painting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How to sketch a vulture session<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Have\u00a0you ever been in the field, watching vultures and\u00a0wanting\u00a0to know how to sketch one on your field notebook?\u00a0Claire will show you the way!\u00a0Claire Lardanchet\u00a0<\/a>is joining us to present her amazing vulture drawings, and she has offered to teach\u00a0participants how to sketch a vulture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Books and storytelling<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Judith Brulo<\/a>\u00a0started writing stories for her grandchildren and ended up writing children books, two of which feature Griffon Vultures as main characters. She has been communicating quite a lot about vulture conservation in her book presentations and school sessions and also using music. Judith will have a stand, where she will present her books, and at the end of the second day of the conference, Judith will be talking to you about how you can engage children with vultures and conservation through storytelling and music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Silent auction<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As part of the Artist Corner, we will carry out a silent auction to help raise funds for GPS tags. These will be used to equip Cinereous Vultures being reintroduced in Bulgaria. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The silent auction will have all things ‘vulture’! We have a brilliant selection of items lined up, with artwork donated by artists across Europe, as well as the winning photographs of our ‘4 Vultures – Photography Contest’.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4 Vultures Photography Exhibition<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We can never get tired of looking at vulture photographs – can you? Last month we carried out the ‘4 Vultures \u2013 Photography Contest<\/a>‘ and we had a fantastic response from the international community that loves vultures!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the conference, there will be around 30 photographs exhibited, depicting the magnificence of Europe’s vultures. The top photographs will be announced soon on our Facebook page<\/a> – stay tuned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Field Trips<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fourth day of the conference will be dedicated to field trips, where participants will get the opportunity to leave the conference centre and get out into the field to see vultures and other Portuguese wildlife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are preparing a list of very exciting field trips, for participants to be able to relax after the three days of the conference and to get to know some very interesting nature and birdwatching spots in Portugal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n