Program / 3rd Congress of the Africain Primatological Society : 25

Overall scientific program

Wednesday, September 25th, 2024
8:00 > Morning Pick-up Time to the Conference Venue

Opening session (plenary room)
08:00 – 09:30: Installation of participants
09:30 – 10:30:
a. Welcome speech by Prof. Trudy Turner, Chair of the Primate Ecology and Genetics Group, South Africa (5 mn).
b. Framework Note by Prof. Christopher Schmitt, the Chair of the Scientific Committee with aims and agenda of the congress (5 mn).
c. Speech by Prof. Inza Koné, President of the APS Chair to give a background of APS
d. Speech by APS Patron, Russ Mittermeier (5 mn).
e. Official opening of the congress by Prof. David Mxolisi Modise representing North-West University (5 mn).
f. Tribute to Dr Judith Masters and Dr Fabien Genin who until their tragic deaths worked diligently to understand and conserve primates in Africa and Madagascar (30 mn).
g. Group photo (10 mn).
10:30 – 11:00: Tea break

Morning plenaries

11:00 – 11:30: Keynote speech by Dr Stephanie Mercier (Switzerland/South Africa) entitled “Vervet monkeys across the spectrum: from undisturbed habitats to urban spaces”
11:30 – 12:00: keynote speech by Ms Rachel Ikemeh (Nigeria) titled “Primate Conservation in Africa: Pathway to Sustainability”
12:00 – 12:30: Q&A session with the two keynote speakers
12:30 – 14:00: Lunch break (Visit of posters between 13:30 and 14:00)

Afternoon plenaries

14:00 – 16:00: Plenary session on the state of implementation of primate action plans in different regions of Africa
a. Western chimpanzee conservation action plan by Dr Erin Wesling (20 mn talk + 10 mn Q&A)
b. Mangadrill conservation action plan by Dr David Fernandez and Dr Andrea Dempsey (20 mn talk + 10 mn Q&A)
c. Red colobus conservation action plan by Dr Joshua Linder (20 mn talk + 10 mn Q&A)
d. Red colobus conservation network by Ms Florence Aghomo (20 mn talk + 10 mn Q&A)

Side event

17:00 - 19:00: Workshop of the Red Colobus Conservation Network

17:00 > Evening Pick-up Time to the Hotel: 17:00

Thursday, September 26th , 2024

8:00 > Morning Pick-up Time to the Conference Venue

Morning plenaries

08:00 – 08:30: Installation of participants
08:30 – 09: 00: Keynote speech by Dr Josia Razafindramana (Madagascar) titled "Re-imagining Primate Conservation: Insights from 15 Years of Community-Based Actions”
09:00 – 09: 30: Keynote speech by Prof. Beth Kaplin on the theme “Bridging science and policies for conservation of primates and their habitats in a whole of governments and whole of civil society approach”
09:30 – 10:00: Q&A session for the two panelists
10:00 – 10:30: Tea break

Morning parallel sessions

10:30 – 12h30: Parallel sessions (wrap up by moderators at the end of each session)
a. Conservation, Education (8 oral presentations: 10 mn + 5 mn per presentation)
b. Conservation, Health and Diseases (8 oral presentations: 10 mn + 5 mn per presentation)
c. Ecology (8 oral presentations: 10 mn + 5 mn per presentation)
d. Ethology, Cognition (8 oral presentations: 10 mn + 5 mn per presentation)
12:30 – 14:00: Lunch break (Visit of posters between 13:30 and 14:00)

Afternoon plenaries

14:00 – 14:30: Keynote speech by Dr Ekwoge Abwe entitled “From Biological Research to Multiple Stakeholder Engagement: Twenty years of primate conservation in Cameroon”.
14:30 – 15:00: Q&A with the keynote speaker

Afternoon parallel sessions

15:00 – 16:30: Parallel sessions (wrap up by moderators at the end of each session)
a. Conservation, Education (6 oral presentations: 10 mn + 05 mn per presentation)
b. Conservation, Education (6 oral presentations: 10 mn + 05 mn per presentation)
c. Ecology (6 oral presentations: 10 mn + 05 mn per presentation)
d. Ethology, Cognition (6 oral presentations: 10 mn + 05 mn per presentation)

Side event

17:00 – 19:00: Launching of the Mangadrill Action Plan
17:00 > Evening Pick-up Time to the Hotel: 17:00

Friday, September 27th , 2024

7:30 > Morning Pick-up Time to the Conference Venue
07:30 – 08:00: Installation of participants
08:00 – 08:30: Keynote speech by Dr Joanna Setchell entitled "Facing the challenge: Equitable partnerships in primatology “
08:30 – 09:00: Q&A with the keynote speaker
09:00 – 10:00: Panel on the topic “Decolonization of African primatology: implications, methods, achievements, challenges and opportunities”
Panelists: Dr Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka (Uganda),
               Prof. Jonah Ratsimbazafy (Madagascar),
               Dr Leandro Jerusalinsky (Brazil/Latin America),
               Dr Sian Waters (UK/ Morocco).

Moderators: Prof. Inza Koné (Côte d’Ivoire) and Prof. Trudy Turner (South Africa/ USA).
10:00 – 10:30: Tea break
10:30 – 12:30: Parallel sessions (wrap up by moderators at the end of each session)
a. Conservation, Education (8 oral presentations: 10 mn + 5 mn per presentation)
b. Conservation, Education (8 oral presentations: 10 mn + 5 mn per presentation)
c. Ecology (8 oral presentations: 10 mn + 5 mn per presentation)
d. Symposium entitled “African Institute for Great Ape Conservation Science: Conserving apes by empowering African scientists”

12:30 -14:00: Lunch break (Visit of poster between 13:30 and 14:00)
14:00 -14:30: Keynote speech by Dr Leandro Jerusalinsky (Brazil) entitled “Primate Conservation in Latin America and Brazil as a study case: strategic planning, capacity building and decolonization”
14:30 -16:00: General Assembly of the APS with Dr Leandro Jerusalinsky as special guest

16:00 – 16:30: Closing ceremony of the congress
a. Reading of conference recommendations and resolutions
b. Remarks by PEGG, Re:Wild
c. Words of thanks by APS board
d. Official closing by Prof. David Modise

19:00 – 22:00: Banquet
a. Awards to be given for the best student oral and poster presentations
b. Lifetime achievement awards to be given to prominent primatologists in Africa
c. Tribute to Prof. Christophe Boesch who dedicated his life to great chimpanzee research and conservation in Africa
d. Entertainment

22:30 > Evening Pick-up Time to the Hotel: 17:00

Saturday 28th– Monday 30th,2024

Post-congress training for selected participants