Welcome speeches by representatives of the Department of Tourism and Resorts of Ajara and theTourism Product Development Agency
19:20-20:00
Tohar Tal, Netherlands - Chairman of the Board / Batumi Raptor Count Presentation topic: Batumi Raptor Count: 15 years of raptor migration monitoring in the Batumi bottleneck
20:00-20:30
Tomas Axén Haraldsson, Sweden - Youth Development Officer/ Ornithological Society of the Middle East, the Caucasus, and Central Asia (OSME) Presentation topic: Youth Development and capacity building work done by OSME since the launch of the YDF five years ago
20:30-21:00
Nika Paposvhili, Georgia – Ornithologist/ Ilia State University, Institute of Ecology Presentation topic: Georgian Avifauna, Research and Birdwatching
21:00-21:30
Levan Duduchava, Georgia - Falconer/ Georgian Falcon Center Presentation topic: Falconry in Georgia
21:30-22:00
Brecht De Meulenaer, Belgium - Owner of Nanok (Nature and adventure guiding), wildlife guide, author, biologist Presentation topic: Presentation of the brand-new book “Wildlife in Georgia, explore the country beyond Batumi”
22:00-00:00
Dinner
20, SEPTEMBER 2024
EVENING LECTURES - Hotel Radisson Blu
19:00-19:30
Yossi Leshem, Israel - Professor Emeritus / The Society for the protection of Nature in Israel, Tel Aviv University Presentation topic: Migrating Birds Know No Boundaries. Multidisciplinary Aspects
19:30-20:00
Chris van der Heijden, Netherlands – Director&founder of Birdingplaces.eu Presentation topic: How Birdingplaces.eu within 5 years became a platform used by a million birders
20:00-20:30
David Dekanoidze, Georgia - Researcher / Ilia State University, Institute of Ecology Presentation topic: Black Sea Cetaceans
20:30-21:00
Light dinner
21:00-21:30
Giorgi Iankoshvili, Georgia - Researcher / Ilia State University, Institute of Ecology Presentation topic: Reptiles and Amphibians of Georgia
21:30-22:00
Izolda Machutadze, Georgia – Tenure scientist / Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University Presentation topic: Outstanding universal value of UNESCO WNH“ Colchis rainforest and wetlands”