1 Estrela Mountain Dog International Congress

1st Estrela Mountain Dog International Congress
Serra da Estrela, April 30th 2011
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09h30 – 1 Estrela Mountain Dog International Congress “Opening Session” –
1. Welcome presentation - President of the A.P.C.S.E. - Associação Portuguesa do Cão da
Serra da Estrela – Alfredo Ferreira
2. Who are we? – A.P.C.S.E. Political Introduction – President of the General Assembly –
Mário Ginja
3. Clube Português de Canicultura (Portuguese Kennel Club) – President - Carla Molinari
4. Turismo da Serra da Estrela – President - Jorge Patrão
5. Secretary of State of Forests and Rural Development – Rui Barreiro
SESSION I
10h00 – “The Estrela Mountain Dog”
a) - History - Jerónimo Augusto
b) - Geographic Distribution – Alberto Martinho
c) - Divulgation of the breed improving its potential – Edgar Dolgner
10h30 – Debate - Context
Honorable Member – José Luís Gonçalves
Moderator – Vítor Franco
11h00 – Coffee Break
SESSION II
11h15 – “Functionality of the Estrela Mountain Dog”
a) - Grupo Lobo – Sílvia Ribeiro
b) -The Shepherd speaks about his experience (Shepherd/Flock/Dog) – Shepherd of Serra da
Estrela: José Manuel F. Cardoso
c) - The Character of the “Estrela Mountain Dog” – Justina Franco
12h00 – Debate - Functionality
Honorable Member – Pedro Ferreira
Moderator – Gil Cruz
12h30 – Lunch Break
SESSION III
14h00 – “Morphology of the Estrela Mountain Dog”
a) - Morphology and Movement – João Silvino
b) - Judging the phenotype of the “Estrela Mountain Dog” – The importance of Dog Shows for the
divulgation of the breed – Maria Amélia Taborda
14h45 – Debate - Morphology
Honorable Member – António Lourenço
Moderator – Rui Rosa
SESSION IV
15h15 – The Foreign Breed Clubs speaking:
1. C.A.M.I.L.A. - Club des Amateurs de Molossoídes Ibériques et Latino-Américains – France
2. Estrela Berghonden Club – Netherlands
3. Estrela Berghonden Vereniging – Netherlands
4. Estrela Mountain Dog Association – United Kingdom
5. Estrela Mountain Dog Association of America – United States of America
6. Estrela Mountain Dog Association USA – United States of America
7. Estrelanvuoristokoirat ry – Finland
8. Svenska Cão da Serra da Estrela Föreningen – Sweden
16h45 – Coffee Break
17h00 – Debate – The Estrela Mountain Dog in the World
Honorable Member – Licrase
Moderator – Dr.ª Esperança Dias
18h00 – Conclusions – Maria Amélia Taborda
20h00 – Official Dinner
“The future of the Estrela Mountain Dog”
CONFRARIA do Cão da Serra da Estrela
L.I.C.R.A.S.E. - Liga dos Criadores e Amigos do Cão da Serra da Estrela
A.P.C.S.E.- Associação Portuguesa do Cão da Serra da Estrela
Tribute to the Honorable Members of the A.P.C.S.E.:
José Luís Martins Gonçalves
José Alexandre Parada Monteiro
Jerónimo da Conceição Augusto
António Nogueira Lourenço
Joaquim Nogueira (título póstumo)
Joaquim Margarido Franco (título póstumo)
Pedro Ramos Ferreira
Henrique Mendes Brites (titulo póstumo)
Roger Pye (titulo póstumo)
L.I.C.R.A.S.E. -Liga dos Criadores e Amigos do Cão da Serra da Estrela
Escola dos Fuzileiros Navais de Vale do Zebro
Mário Ginja
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro
Sunday, 1st de May 2011
9h00 – National Specialty / Monográfica
Meal after the Monográfica
Organizing Committee:
Alfredo Ferreira
Esperança Dias
Teresa Azevedo Gomes
Edgar Dolgner
João Silvino
Mª Amélia Taborda
Mário Ginja
Rui Rosa
Honorary Committee:
Rural Secretary of State of Forests and Rural Development
Governador Civil de Castelo Branco
Turismo da Serra da Estrela
Natural Park of Serra da Estrela
Shepherds of Serra da Estrela
Câmara Municipal da Covilhã
Câmara Municipal de Manteigas
A.P.C.S.E. - Associação Portuguesa do Cão da Serra da Estrela
L.I.C.R.A.S.E. – Liga dos Criadores e Amigos do Cão da Serra da Estrela
C.A.M.I.L.A. - Club des Amateurs de Molossoides Ibériques et Latino-Américains (France)
Estrela Berghonden Club (Netherlands)
Estrela Berghonden Vereniging (Netherlands)
Estrela Mountain Dog Association (UK)
Estrela Mountain Dog Association of America (USA)
Estrela Mountain Dog USA (USA)
Estrelanvuoristokoirat ry – Cão da Serra da Estrela (Finland)
Swedish Cão da Serra da Estrela (Sweden)
Confraria do Cão da Serra da Estrela
Scientific Committee:
Mário Ginja
Lima Lobo
Justina Franco
João Silvino
Esperança Dias
Organization:
A.P.C.S.E. – Associação Portuguesa do Cão da Serra da Estrela
Co-Organization:
T.S.E. – Turismo Serra da Estrela
Co-Organization in Science:
C.I.T.A.B. – Centre for Research and Technology of Agro-Environment and Biological Sciences – U.T.A.D.
During the Congress, an exhibition of scientific works related to the Dog will be held.