The Keeper Professional Development Program
will allocate up to 2 - $500 "reimbursement” on
first come, first serve basis per six month interval for a
total allocation of $2,000 for the program. Approved applicants
who submit in the first half of the year will be required
to work at host facility sometime during the second half of
the year while those who apply in the second half will be
required to work the first half of the following year. Additional
requirements apply. Click link below for full KPD program
details. It is the hope we can get four and possibly more
keepers to participate per year in this beneficial program.
Keeper
Professional Development program details
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As required in the IRKA bylaws the Board
of Directors met at White Oak Conservation Center on February
8th - 11th, 2008 for the yearly meeting. Among the topics
discussed were applying for non profit 501c3 status, funding
for the Keeper Professional Development program, continued
funding for the RKW scholarship, upcoming BOD elections and
2009 RKW plans. Additionally Steve Shurter, Rhino Advisory
Group Chair, gave the group an overview on the rhino TAG and
how we can potentially work together. Susie Ellis, IRF Executive
Director and IRKA advisor also gave an overview of IRF's new
look and programs they continue to coordinate. For more information
or questions about the meeting please contact one of the board
members at the link above. The next BOD meeting is scheduled
to be held at the 2009 RKW in Busch Gardens.
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