Calendar

For many years, Jan Hooimeijer has been a popular keynote or guest speaker at various symposia and events at home and abroad. His program "Parrot Health, Behavior and Welfare" is extremely popular among students and veterinarians, and has inspired many to specialize in avian medicine. Since 1983, Jan has spoken at over 88 international conferences and lectured at universities and seminars, and participated in over 89 international conferences.
And in the coming period, Jan will continue to be found all over the world. Below is this year's schedule. Want to stay informed? Check this page and social media regularly, as the schedule often fills out as the year progresses.
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2025
- January 8th: Invitation from the study association "De Veetelers" (The Livestock) to Animal Science students from Wageningen University (WUR).
Wageningen, The Netherlands - April 4th-5th: Presentations on behavior, welfare and human-animal/child relationships at the invitation of Study Group 'Fauna', veterinary students at the University of Lisbon.
Lissabon, Portugal - May 3th-4th: Invited seminar and workshops for veterinary students at the University of Virginia.
Virginia, USA - May 10th-11th: Seminar invited by Study Group Veterinary students and Prof. Andrew Gardiner (professor of behavior and animal welfare).
Edinburgh, Schotland - September 18th-19th: Participant in the European Society of Veterinary Clinical Ethology Congress.
Helsinki, Finland - October 3th-6th: Presenting two master classes ('The prevention of respiratory problems in parrots' & 'The prevention of behavioral and welfare problems') during the AAV Anniversary Congress in Phoenix.
Phoenix, USA - October 25th : Participant in the Congress “Back to the Future” organized by the Doctors (Corona) Collective Foundation.
- November 29th-30th: Presenting the seminar and workshops for veterinary students and colleagues at the invitation of Royal College of Veterinary Medicine in London.
Londen, UK
2026
- January 24th-25th: Presenting the seminar and workshops for colleagues and veterinary students of the Pet Practitioners Association of Mumbai.
Mumbai, India - April 11th-15th: Speaker at the international ICARE conference.
Portugal
- April 18th-19th: Invitation by study group of veterinary students from Dublin University.
Dublin, Ierland
- End of April: Invitation by colleagues from Malaysia to present the seminar and workshops in Kuala Lumpur.
Kuala Lumpur, Maleisië
- End of May: Invitation by colleagues from China to present the seminar and workshops at multiple locations in China.
China
There are also outstanding invitations for 2026 from universities in the USA, Hong Kong, New Zealand and contacts in Thailand, where suitable dates are still being sought. Would you like Jan Hooimeijer to attend your event? Invite him using the button below.

