2019 Orangutan SSP Husbandry Workshop

The 2019 workshop will be hosted by the beautiful Fort Wayne Children's Zoo in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
SSP Meetings (Closed): Sunday, August 25, 2019
Workshop: Monday, August 26-Wednesday, August 28, 2019
Post Trip: Thursday, August 29, 2019
SSP Meetings (Closed): Sunday, August 25, 2019
Workshop: Monday, August 26-Wednesday, August 28, 2019
Post Trip: Thursday, August 29, 2019
Registration
Late Registration Fees are in effect ($250). The last day to Register is July 26th!
Please Register Here.
Late Registration Fees are in effect ($250). The last day to Register is July 26th!
Please Register Here.
Hotel Reservations - Cutoff date July 26th
Courtyard Marriott Downtown Fort Wayne
1150 South Harrison Street
Fort Wayne, IN 46802, US
We are now accepting hotel reservations for our upcoming event ($119/night/room). Through this website you can book, modify or cancel your hotel reservations and receive updated information about the event. We look forward to seeing you!
The group cutoff date is July 26, 2019. All reservations must be made by this date. Guests may also call 260-490-3629, option 1, to book over the phone.
We do have a shuttle available from 7:30 AM to 9:30 PM. If guests would like to request a shuttle they will want to contact the front desk directly at 260-490-3629, option 3, to reserve their time directly.
Courtyard Marriott Downtown Fort Wayne
1150 South Harrison Street
Fort Wayne, IN 46802, US
We are now accepting hotel reservations for our upcoming event ($119/night/room). Through this website you can book, modify or cancel your hotel reservations and receive updated information about the event. We look forward to seeing you!
The group cutoff date is July 26, 2019. All reservations must be made by this date. Guests may also call 260-490-3629, option 1, to book over the phone.
We do have a shuttle available from 7:30 AM to 9:30 PM. If guests would like to request a shuttle they will want to contact the front desk directly at 260-490-3629, option 3, to reserve their time directly.
Silent Auction
Want to help us raise money for the Orangutan SSP?! We will be hosting a silent auction during the workshop and are always looking for great unique items! If you would like to donate items for our silent auction, please contact us at [email protected]
Items can be mailed to
Fort Wayne Children's Zoo
Attn: Angie Selzer
3411 Sherman Blvd.
Fort Wayne, IN 46808
Want to help us raise money for the Orangutan SSP?! We will be hosting a silent auction during the workshop and are always looking for great unique items! If you would like to donate items for our silent auction, please contact us at [email protected]
Items can be mailed to
Fort Wayne Children's Zoo
Attn: Angie Selzer
3411 Sherman Blvd.
Fort Wayne, IN 46808

Keynote Speaker
Matt Nowak
Matthew Nowak is a biological anthropologist and a conservation biologist who has been studying wild ape populations in Southeast Asia for over ten years, and has worked with both large and small ape species in the region. Matt has several years experience studying wild gibbons, siamangs and orangutans, and forest productivity in the rugged terrain of the Batang Toru forests in North Sumatra.
He is currently employed by the Swiss-based NGO, PanEco Foundation, which along with its local Indonesian partner Yaysan Ekosistem Lestari (YEL), work together to implement the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme (SOCP).
His current focus within the SOCP is to help monitor and protect the last remaining populations of Sumatran and Tapanuli orangutans in the world. He is responsible for supervising research on wild orangutans at three field research stations, large scale orangutan surveys and general biodiversity research in the region.
Matt Nowak
Matthew Nowak is a biological anthropologist and a conservation biologist who has been studying wild ape populations in Southeast Asia for over ten years, and has worked with both large and small ape species in the region. Matt has several years experience studying wild gibbons, siamangs and orangutans, and forest productivity in the rugged terrain of the Batang Toru forests in North Sumatra.
He is currently employed by the Swiss-based NGO, PanEco Foundation, which along with its local Indonesian partner Yaysan Ekosistem Lestari (YEL), work together to implement the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme (SOCP).
His current focus within the SOCP is to help monitor and protect the last remaining populations of Sumatran and Tapanuli orangutans in the world. He is responsible for supervising research on wild orangutans at three field research stations, large scale orangutan surveys and general biodiversity research in the region.