Registration
Don’t Miss Out!
Register for the 2025 Conference now!
To register, follow this link: https://zooregistrars.org/conference/register
All prices are listed in USD. Payment is expected at the time of registration: you can pay by credit card through ZRA's Stripe account or by check mailed to Karly Hurst, ZRA Host and Zoo Miami Compliance Manager. To avoid a $10 late fee, your payment must be received by 10 October 2025, midnight EST. To receive a refund, your cancellation must be received by 17 October 2025, 5:00 p.m. EST
Registration Levels
Full Registration:
- Member = $230.00
- Non-Member = $280.00
- Includes all general sessions, workshops and meetings for each day.
Daily Registration for General Sessions (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday):
- $85.00 per day
- Available to members and non-members (not including exhibitors) that do not wish to, or are unable to, attend the full conference.
Speaker Registration Options:
- Speakers attending the day of presentation only: The Daily Registration fee waived, but the speaker must pay for any paid events offered that day.
- Speakers attending more than one day: We recommend that you select the Full Registration to receive the maximum benefit; however, Daily Registrations are also available (see above).
ICRM Workshop (Friday, 24 October 2025)
- Half-day = $120 (includes CRA Parts 2, 3 & 4)
- Available to members and non-members
Workshops and Events
NOTE: The cost for events in bold below is included with a Full Registration; however, to ensure we have accurate totals, when filling out the online registration form you MUST check the event box for each event you plan to attend.
- Thursday, 30 October 2025 ● Institute of Certified Records Managers (ICRM) Certification Records Analyst $120 (CRA) Workshop (non-member fee) 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. (ET) (virtual)
- Monday, 3 November 2025 ● Pre-Conference Trip: $85.00 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. (ET) (Includes admission, lunch on your own, and transportation)
- Tuesday, 4 November 2025 ● $85.00
- ZIMS Workshop
- Tracks Software Workshop
- AnimalCare Software Workshop
- ZRA Committee Action Planning (Z-CAP) Workshop (includes lunch) 9:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m.(ET)
- Icebreaker: $90.00 6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. (ET) (includes dinner and entertainment)
- Wednesday, 5 November 2025 ● $85.00
- General Sessions 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (ET) (includes lunch)
- ZRA Member Flamingle $60.00 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.(ET)
- Thursday, 6 November 2025 ● Zoo Day & Dinner $100.00 9:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.(ET) (Includes admission, lunch, and dinner)
- Friday, 7 November 2025 ● $85.00
- Annual Business Meeting 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. (ET)
- General Sessions 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (ET) (includes lunch)
- Optional Event: $0.00 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
- Saturday, 8 November 2025 ● Post-Conference Trip $65.00 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. (ET) (Includes 2 tour admissions, lunch on your own, and transportation)
Registration FAQ
All your questions are answered below. In the incredibly unlikely scenario that your question is not answered, please reach out to a member of the conference team. Contact details can be found here: Annual Conference Committee page
....actually, we don't have our FAQ section up and running yet. Oops! We will be developing this over the course of the coming year. If you have any burning questions, please reach out to the Annual Conference Committee. Your question might end up on our FAQs!
Contact Us
General
Jennifer Wilson, President
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium and Lee G. Simmons Wildlife Safari Park
P: 402-738-2068
F: 402-738-2039
jennw@omahazoo.comMembership Chair
Vickie Edel, Chair
Audubon Nature Institute
P: 504-3212-5369
vedel@auduboninstitute.orgProfessional Development
ZRA connects, trains and empowers the community of zoo and aquarium registrars.
