Jaime Samour, Chairman of the Scientific Committee 
John Chitty, Vice-Chairman read more
Michael Lierz, Vice-Chairman
Tom Bailey
Susan Orosz
Michael P. Jones
Michael Pees
Jean-Michel Hatt
Jaime Samour
John Chitty 
Qualified Royal Veterinary College, London 1990
Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons’ Certificate in Zoological Medicine 2000
Publications include… co-editor of BSAVA Manual of Psittacine Birds 2nd Edition and BSAVA Manual of Raptors Pigeons and Passerine Birds
Co-editor of Journal of the Association of Exotic Mammal Veterinarians
Numerous book chapters/ papers
UK representative to the Board of Directors of the Association of Avian Veterinarians (AAV). Secretary to the European Board of the AAV. Scientific Chair of European Avian Veterinarians Conference 2009
Member of Board of Directors of AAV 2009-12
Veterinary Consultant to five zoological collections and the Great Bustard reintroduction project
President of the Veterinary Invertebrate Society
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Michael Lierz
Tom Bailey
Paolo Zucca 
Education
- Post Doc in Psychobiology and Physiological Psychology, Laboratory of Animal Cognition and Comparative Neurosciences, Faculty of Psychology, University of Trieste, 2005.
- Ph. D. in Veterinary Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bologna, Italy, 1999.
- Doctor in Veterinary Medicine (Summa cum laude), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Parma, Italy, 1995.
Work experience
- Lecturer in Psychobiology and Animal Cognition, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Teramo, Italy (Since 2006).
- Adjunct Professor in Comparative Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Trieste (Since 2001).
- Veterinary Consultant and Member of the Animal Care Committees of several Italian Universities.
- Veterinary consultant in Wildlife medicine and Conservation for several Protected Areas and Institutions.
Publications
Paolo Zucca has a multidisciplinary expertise in wildlife/avian medicine and comparative psychology and he published several book chapters and referred papers on these topics in, among others, Animal Cognition, Cortex, Animal Behaviour, Biology letters Proc. R. Soc. London, International Journal of Comparative Psychology, Laterality, Behavioural Processes, Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine.
Susan Orosz
Michael P. Jones
Petra Zsivanovits 
Dr. Petra Zsivanovits Dip ECZM (avian) finished her studies of veterinary medicine in Hanover, Germany, in 1998. From 1999 to 2005 she worked in England (Lansdown Veterinary Surgery in Stroud and Great Western Referrals in Swindon) in an avian-exotic referral / small animal clinic. During these years she participated in a small animal internship and completed her ECAMS residency training in avian medicine and surgery, taking the European Diplomate exam in 2004. 2005/2006 she worked for a year in the clinical and pathology department of the Clinic for Birds of the Ludwig-Maximilian-University in Munich, Germany. Since 2007 she is running her own practice for avian patients in the North of Germany.
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Lorenzo Crosta 
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Michael Pees
Brian Speer 
Brian received his DVM degree from the University of California at Davis in 1983. Board specialty status was earned through the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners in February 1996, and certification in the European College of Zoologic Medicine in avian medicine and surgery (ECZM) in May, 1999. Brian is the recipent of the Lafeber Practitioner Award, 2003, Speaker of the Year award at the North American Veterinary Conference, 2006, and AAV President’s award, 2007.
Brian is well published in the AAV annual proceedings, has served as guest editor for the journal Seminars in Avian and Exotic Pet Medicine, Veterinary Clinics of North America, and has authored chapters or articles in several recent veterinary medical texts and journals on a variety of avian medical topics. He is a co-author of The Large Macaws (1995), and co-author of "Birds for Dummies" (1999).
Brian has served as chair of the Aviculture Committee for the Association of Avian Veterinarians, on their board of directors, and is 1999-2000 past-president. He currently serves as a consultant for the Veterinary Information Network, AAV Aviculture Committee chair, ECAMS Scientific Committee chair, and director of the Medical Center for Birds.
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Deborah Monks 
Graduating from the University of Queensland in 1995, Deborah initially worked in a Brisbane southside small animal practice for one year, before moving to a 50% avian clinic on the north side of Brisbane. She remained there for 3 years, attaining membership of the ACVSc in Avian Health (Cage & Aviary Bird) in 1999. In the next few years, she worked as a locum, an emergency veterinarian and also in general practice. In 2002 she moved to the United Kingdom, to enrol in an avian residency. She was followed some months later by her long-suffering dog and husband (in that order!). Following the 3 year residency, the dog returned to Brisbane while Deborah and her husband had 3 months traveling on motorcycles in the United Kingdom and Ireland, including seeing U2 in Dublin (which was awesome!). Deborah became a Diplomate of the European College of Avian Medicine and Surgery and a Fellow of the Australian College of Veterinary Scientists (Avian Health) in 2006. In October, 2006, she opened her own practice in Brisbane, called Brisbane Bird and Exotics Veterinary Service, seeing exclusively avian and exotic pets.
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Jean-Michel Hatt
Dr. Petra Zsivanovits Dip ECZM (avian) finished her studies of veterinary medicine in Hanover, Germany, in 1998. From 1999 to 2005 she worked in England (Lansdown Veterinary Surgery in Stroud and Great Western Referrals in Swindon) in an avian-exotic referral / small animal clinic. During these years she participated in a small animal internship and completed her ECAMS residency training in avian medicine and surgery, taking the European Diplomate exam in 2004. 2005/2006 she worked for a year in the clinical and pathology department of the Clinic for Birds of the Ludwig-Maximilian-University in Munich, Germany. Since 2007 she is running her own practice for avian patients in the North of Germany.
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