25.-28. July 2010: Canine Science Forum taking place in Vienna

Largest worldwide scientific conference on dogs (Canids)

At the end of July up to 500 scientists will be participating at the Canine Science Forum – until now the biggest conference of its kind – at the University of Vienna, to discuss their main scientific results in dogs.

The topics range from; development of dogs during the last millennia up to recent pet dogs, behaviour research on Canids, learning behaviour and memory capacities, breed differences, socialisation, and communication to the human-dog-relationship and the role of the dog in modern society.

Largest worldwide conference on human-dog-science to take place in Vienna

By reading the list of the invited plenary speakers, you will get to know the who's who of dog science. Nearly all scientists in this field (more than 500 participants) will be at the "Canine Science Forum" 2010 in Vienna.

It is already clear that this will be one of the largest conferences of its kind worldwide!

Major topics of the "Canine Science Forum" (short: CSF 2010) include: dog behaviour, cognition, the dog in our society and human-dog cohabitation.

The following internationally acknowledged experts will give plenary talks:

Brian Hare/USA: From dogs to bonobos to humans: how does domestication shape social problem solving skills?

Simon Gadbois/Canada: Canine behavioural neuroscience: From canine science in shackles to new opportunities.

Peter Savolainen/Sweden: DNA studies of the origins of dogs

Pauleen C. Bennett/Australia: Putting the pieces together: using science to improve relationships between people and their canine companions

John W.S. Bradshaw/UK: Conceptualising the domestic dog – should we start again?

Daniel Mills/UK: Canine behaviour problems and psychopharmacology

Juliane Kaminski/Germany: Communication between humans and dogs

This conference is held in English at the University. Thereafter, on the 29^th of July 2010, there will be a satellite conference at the Veterinarian University of Vienna, entitled "News from science and practice", where Prof. Ádám Miklósi from Eötvös University, Budapest will summarise the results of the main conference in German. This event (including discussions) is mainly dedicated to practitioners; veterinarians, dog trainers and colleagues that work with dogs in the field of animal assisted therapy.

The "Canine Science Forum" is organised by Dr. Friederike Range (University of Vienna/Department of Cognitive Biology, Wolf Science Center), Dr. Zsófia Virányi (Clever Dog Lab, Wolf Science Center), Prof. Ludwig Huber (University of Vienna/Department of Cognitive Biology), Prof. Kurt Kotrschal (University of Vienna, Department of Behavioural Biology, Konrad Lorenz Research Station).

For further information regarding the Canine Science Forum visit http://csf2010.univie.ac.at

Photos:
The organisers of CSF 2010 (from left to right): Ludwig Huber, Friederike Range, Zsófia Virányi, and Kurt Kotrschal