The first membership directory is published in Soundings newsletter by Secretary Randy Brill.
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IMATA adopts a Professional Code of Ethics. A new membership category, Professional, is created requiring three or more years of experience. The constitution is changed to reflect that only those of Professional status can hold an elected office. Officers for 1978 are President Dave Butcher, President Elect Don McSheehy, Vice President Jeff Haun, and Secretary/Treasurer Jim Mullen. A Soundings newsletter team is created to assist in generating and receiving submissions, including an Eastern Region, a Western Region, a Western Foreign Region, and a Pacific Foreign Region. IMATA merchandise is offered for purchase, including t-shirts, hats, and belt buckles. The sixth annual conference is hosted by Marine World Africa USA in Redwood City, California at the Marine World Holiday Inn. A total of 20 formal presentations are offered, including two papers on non-marine mammal species and one panel discussion. Nearly 100 delegates attend, including international members from Canada, Australia, Germany, and South Africa. Soundings newsletter publishes a list of operant conditioning terms and definitions in an article written by Kayce Cover. The fifth annual conference is hosted by the New England Aquarium in Boston, Massachusetts. A total of 15 formal presentations are offered. A fee of $10 for late renewal of memberships is adopted. The office of President Elect is created. A final banquet is held aboard the New England Aquarium’s ship, Discovery. Officers for 1977 are President Vic Charfauros, Vice President Don McSheehy, and Secretary/Treasurer Jim Mullen. Molly Hart-Richards is appointed as the first Historian. She is the first woman to serve in an official role for IMATA. Officers for 1976 are President Bill Scronce, Vice President Vic Charfauros, and Secretary/Treasurer Jim Mullen. The fourth annual conference is co-hosted by Sea Life Park and the Navy Marine Mammal Program in Honolulu, Hawaii. This is the first conference outside of the continental United States. Jim Corey of the Navy Marine Mammal Program wins a contest for designing the IMATA logo. Volume 1, Issue 1 of Soundings, IMATA’s quarterly newsletter, is published. IMATA’s president Bill Scronce is the editor, responsible for its content and publication. The third annual conference is hosted by Marineland of the Pacific in Redondo Beach, California. The use of Roberts Rules of Order is adopted. Seventy-five delegates attend. The last day of the conference includes a tour of Marineland of the Pacific and, for the first time, a cocktail hour prior to the hosted dinner. Officers for 1975 are President Rusty White, Vice President Bill Scronce, and Secretary/Treasurer Vic Charfauros. Fifty-seven delegates representing 28 facilities attend. The first international delegates attend from Canada, Bermuda and The Bahamas. For the first time, the conference program includes nine formal presentations and two open forum discussions. The last day includes a tour of the facility and, for the first time, a dinner courtesy of the host facility. The second annual conference is hosted by Sea World in Orlando, Florida. This is the first meeting held outside the state of California. The third Marine Mammal Trainer Workshop is hosted by Marine World Africa USA in Redwood City, California. Thirty individuals attend representing 13 facilities. A constitution is adopted, creating the International Marine Animal Trainers Association and transforming this workshop into the first annual IMATA conference. IMATA’s first elected officers are President Kent Burgess, Vice President Herb Reed, and Secretary/Treasurer Rusty White. An Organizational Committee is formed to create a professional organization of trainers, chaired by Kent Burgess. The first host facility visit takes place, with a trip to Marineland of the Pacific on the second day. Twenty-one individuals attend including Ingrid Kang from Sea Life Park, the first woman involved in the development of IMATA. The workshop program is semi-formatted, with discussions grouped by topics - husbandry, animal selection, animal training, animal/trainer communication, and trainer training. Fifteen individuals attend from eight facilities. The first proceedings is created and distributed following the workshop.Ī two-day, invitation-only Marine Mammal Trainer Workshop for experienced trainers is hosted by Marineland of the Pacific in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, organized by workshop chairman Dr.
A one-day, invitation only Marine Mammal Trainer Workshop for experienced trainers is hosted by the Navy Marine Mammal Program in San Diego, California. The workshop is organized by workshop chairman Dr.
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