This year’s ACE Conference, hosted by Folly Farm, in Tenby, Pembrokeshire promises to be a lively and stimulating event. Come and join us for inspirational guest speakers, lively debates and workshops and informative top tips.

The event begins on Wednesday evening with the Awards Dinner, sponsored by Jardine Lloyd Thompson, and we are delighted to announce that the awards will be presented by Welsh Minister for Heritage, Rhodri Glyn Thomas.

The conference continues with the joint education and marketing joint day on Thursday, and as last year all those attending the dinner the evening before are encouraged to attend. Penny Fidler of Ecsite UK has already confirmed and her presentation will be followed by what we hope will be a lively debate ‘Look who’s left holding the baby’ which explores the subject of baby animals and what messages we give our audience, inspired by the controversy surrounding the Nuremburg baby polar bear.

On Friday separate sessions will run for marketers and educators. For the marketers, there will be presentations covering the hot topics and latest thinking including current tourism trends, measuring advertising effectiveness and ROI, visitor profiling, Web 2.0 and social networking. We’re also delighted to say that Anna Ryder-Richardson, TV celebrity and new owner of Manor House Wild Animal Park, will be talking about her experiences as a new zoo owner and the opportunities for working with the media. And don’t forget the usual Top Tips session, which is an opportunity to share ideas and win a bottle of champagne!

And the educators are in for a treat too. Sessions will include the popular Open Spaces as well as an update on Darwin 200 and presentations from the National Botanic Gardens of Wales, the Field Studies Council, Pembrokeshire National Park and much more.

And if that’s not enough the conference dinner promises to be fun, fun, fun as it will be held in the largest undercover Funfair in Europe at Folly Farm – and there will be a 1920’s Fancy Dress theme to match the beautifully restored Victorian fairground rides!

The Early Bird discount ends on 19th September. So, what are you waiting for? Book today!

Folly Farm has partnered with FBM Holidays to provide accommodation for conference delegates.  Visit www.fbmholidays.co.uk to book for the conference with accommodation.  

If you would like to book for the conference but do not require accommodation then please contact Frances Sharp at Folly Farm on 01834 812731.  

Rates for the conference or to attend the awards dinner only can be found below.

	Early bird rate (to 19th September)	Rate thereafter (to 7th November)
Conference fee
Members	£210 inc. VAT	£270 inc. VAT
Non-members	£360 inc. VAT	£410 inc. VAT
Awards dinner only
Members	£30 inc. VAT	£40 inc. VAT
Non-members	£50 inc. VAT	£50 inc. VAT

Housekeeping

Breakfast, lunch and coffee is provided at Folly Farm for the duration of the event.  The awards dinner takes place at 8pm on Wednesday 19^th November and the conference dinner is at 8pm on Thursday 20^th November.  Transportation can be arranged to and from the evening entertainments.  Please indicate when you book if this will be required.