{"id":1318,"date":"2021-11-21T15:12:46","date_gmt":"2021-11-21T15:12:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/conference\/home\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T15:23:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T15:23:53","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1318\" class=\"elementor elementor-1318\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3458939 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3458939\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"home\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7dbbcad\" data-id=\"7dbbcad\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d3cdb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2d3cdb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"573\" src=\"https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot_1-768x573.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2612\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot_1-768x573.png 768w, https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot_1-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot_1-1024x764.png 1024w, https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot_1.png 1258w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7d1e907 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7d1e907\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"overview\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-18752d9\" data-id=\"18752d9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b313157 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b313157\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-230f6dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"230f6dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">OVERVIEW<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0ec50c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b0ec50c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b1d3c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b1d3c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">Cradle Moon Lakeside Game Lodge (<\/span><a style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: #9f7e55;\" href=\"https:\/\/cradlemoon.co.za\/\">https:\/\/cradlemoon.co.za\/<\/a><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">) is the resurrection of the previously Heia Safari Lodge, founded in the 1970\u2019s. The lodge, set beneath the Zwartkop Mountain, is a popular destination on the urban edge of Johannesburg and only 11.5 km from Lanseria Airport. The lodge and other portions of land surrounding Lake Heritage are part of the Cradle Moon Conservancy, which is owned and controlled by a small group of landowners. This project involves removing fences between properties and introducing various wildlife. A big attraction at the Cradle Moon Game Lodge is the dam wall on the Crocodile River, which provides the property with a special \u201cwater feature\u201d.<\/span><\/p><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>SIGNIFICANCE OF THE CRADLE OF HUMANKIND WORLD HERITAGE SITE:<\/strong><\/p><p>The Cradle of Humankind is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, known for its rich fossil finds that provide crucial insights into human evolution. It houses the largest known concentration of human ancestral remains in the world. The site includes a complex system of limestone caves, which have preserved numerous fossils over millions of years. The sites of importance are the Sterkfontein and Swartkrans caves (<a href=\"https:\/\/sterkfonteincaves.wits.ac.za\/caves\/\">https:\/\/sterkfonteincaves.wits.ac.za\/caves\/<\/a>)\u00a0 and the Maropeng Visitor Centre (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.maropeng.co.za\">www.maropeng.co.za<\/a>)<\/p><p>Post-conference excursions have not been planned yet, but they may be considered based on delegates&#8217; expressed interest.<\/p><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>LOCAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE<\/strong><\/p><p>The scientific organising committee, headed by Kelly Marnewick and Juan Scheun of Tshwane University of Technology, consists of the following members: Dr Kailen Padayachee (KaiNav Conservation Foundation &amp; Tshwane University of Technology), Declan Hofmeyr (Conservation Catalysts Africa), Jeanetta Selier (SANBI), Paulette Bloomer (University of Pretoria), Tshepiso Majelantle (University of Botswana), Ben Allen (Ecosure Pty Ltd, Australia), and Nkabeng Marupeng (SANParks).<\/p><p>Should you have further enquiries, please contact:<\/p><p>Elma Marais (SAWMA): E-mail address: <a href=\"mailto:office@sawma.co.za\">office@sawma.co.za<\/a><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The conference is an approved CPD (Continuing Professional Development) event with the South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions (SACNASP).<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Validation number: 2026-0528-003986.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">A total of four credits can be earned by attending the full conference.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SAWMA-2026-First-announcement-and-call-for-abstracts.pdf\">FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR ABSTRACTS<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc3bf27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dc3bf27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MEET OUR KEYNOTE SPEAKERS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9609334 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9609334\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1105ee elementor-tabs-alignment-center elementor-tabs-view-horizontal elementor-widget elementor-widget-tabs\" data-id=\"c1105ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2021\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2021\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Vincent Carruthers<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2022\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2022\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Sandi Willows-Munro<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2023\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2023\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Diana Marewangepo<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2024\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2024\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Richard Fynn<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2021\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Vincent Carruthers<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2021\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2021\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2744\" src=\"https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/V.-Carruthers-pic-271x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"271\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/V.-Carruthers-pic-271x300.jpg 271w, https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/V.-Carruthers-pic-924x1024.jpg 924w, https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/V.-Carruthers-pic-768x851.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/V.-Carruthers-pic-1386x1536.jpg 1386w, https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/V.-Carruthers-pic-1848x2048.jpg 1848w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 271px) 100vw, 271px\" \/>Vincent Carruthers<\/strong><\/p><p>Vincent Carruthers is a retired company director and environmental consultant. He has served on the North West Parks and Tourism Board, the Magaliesberg Advisory Committee and the National Productivity Institute. He is a past Executive Director of the Wildlife Society of SA (now WESSA) and Chairman of the SA Ornithological Society (now Birdlife SA). He is an amphibian and wetland specialist and co-author with Prof. Louis du Preez of South African Frogs \u2013 A Complete Guide (2009). Other publications include The Magaliesberg (1990), The Wildlife of Southern Africa: A Field Guide to the Animals and Plants of the Region (1997), Cradle of Life (2019) and People of the Magaliesberg (2026). He led the initiative to have the Magaliesberg proclaimed a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 2015. He is the recipient of the University of Witwatersrand Gold Medal, North West University Chancellor\u2019s Medal, the Heritage Association of SA Gold Medal and the Zoological Society of SA Silver Medal.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2022\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Sandi Willows-Munro<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2022\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2022\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2745\" src=\"https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Sandi-Willows-Munro-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Sandi-Willows-Munro-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Sandi-Willows-Munro.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/>Sandi Willows-Munro <\/strong><\/p><p>Professor Sandi Willows-Munro was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. She received her PhD from Stellenbosch University under the supervision of Conrad Matthee.\u00a0 She completed a postdoc at the University of Texas in Austin working on the Amphibian Tree of Life Project in the labs of David Hillis and David Cannatella. She is currently head of the Conservation Genetic Lab at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and holds an Associate Professor position in the Department of Genetics. African birds are her passion, and she has been lucky enough to work on the genetics of some of African\u2019s most enigmatic birds including <em>Poicephalus<\/em> parrots and vultures.\u00a0 Her field of interest covers evolutionary and molecular biology as a whole. Specifically, she is interested in the use of phylogenetic, phylogeographic and population genetic techniques to examine the genetic factors underpinning evolutionary processes. She is currently secretary of the International Ornithological Union (IOU). She is an elected member of the Zoological Society of Southern Africa and the Southern African Society for Systematic Biology. She serves on the editorial board of the International Journal of Avian Science (IBIS), African Zoology and Global Ecology and Conservation. She was recently appointed by the Minister of Agriculture to serve on the South African Veterinary Council.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2023\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Diana Marewangepo<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2023\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2023\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2746\" src=\"https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Diana-Marevangepo-270x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"270\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Diana-Marevangepo-270x300.jpg 270w, https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Diana-Marevangepo-768x853.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Diana-Marevangepo.jpg 921w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/>Diana Marewangepo <\/strong><\/p><p>Diana Marewangepo is a distinguished conservation leader whose career has been defined by an unwavering commitment to terrestrial ecology and rhino conservation in Zimbabwe. With deep expertise spanning biodiversity monitoring, ecosystem stewardship, and wildlife policy, she brings both scientific rigour and on-the-ground experience to some of Africa&#8217;s most pressing conservation challenges. Diana currently serves as Senior Terrestrial Ecologist for the Harare Region with the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZPWMA), a role that places her at the forefront of national efforts to safeguard Zimbabwe&#8217;s natural heritage. From 2020 to 2024, she held the influential position of Zimbabwe&#8217;s National Rhino Coordinator &#8211; a testament to the trust placed in her leadership at the highest levels of wildlife management. She is also a respected member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) African Rhino Specialist Group, contributing to continental strategies that shape the future of rhino conservation across Africa. Her academic credentials include a Master&#8217;s degree in Ecological Resources Management, complemented by specialised training in GIS, wildlife monitoring technologies, and paramilitary conservation techniques &#8211; a rare and powerful combination that equips her to lead in both the field and the boardroom. As a participant in the 2025 Wildlife Conservation Network (WCN) Career Program with a focus on rhino conservation, Diana continues to sharpen her leadership vision and champion bold, future-ready approaches to protecting rhinos and the broader ecosystems they inhabit. A dynamic thinker and passionate advocate, Diana Marewangepo represents a new generation of African conservation professionals &#8211; grounded in science, driven by purpose, and committed to leaving a lasting legacy for wildlife and communities alike.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2024\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Richard Fynn<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2024\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2024\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2747\" src=\"https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Richard-Fynn.jpg-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Richard-Fynn.jpg-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Richard-Fynn.jpg-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Richard-Fynn.jpg-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Richard-Fynn.jpg-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Richard-Fynn.jpg.jpeg 1224w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Richard Fynn <\/strong><\/p><p>Professor Richard Fynn is a rangeland ecologist and conservation scientist at the University of Botswana, Okavango Research Institute (ORI), in Maun, Botswana. His work has focused on fire-plant-large herbivore interactions, the role of functional habitat heterogeneity in facilitating large herbivore foraging ecology (resource ecology) and understanding optimal livestock grazing management strategies to achieve a high cover and productivity of palatable perennial grasses. More recently, he is turning his attention to how grazing management and its effects on rangeland condition may affect biodiversity and carbon storage. Preliminary studies suggest that well managed rangelands have immense potential for conserving biodiversity and for sequestering atmospheric CO2. His rangeland management research focuses on a two-pronged approach of development of key theory and concepts required to understand optimal grazing strategies and working with innovative ranchers to practically implement best management practices and monitoring the outcomes. His research has highlighted the critical importance of nonselective grazing and year-long recovery periods to achieve best condition rangeland, where nonselective grazing is best achieved through the use of spring fire and high-density grazing. Additional, research interests are the value of indigenous breeds of cattle in African rangelands, where these cattle having been through thousands of years of natural selection in harsh African savannas, coexisting with wildlife and coping with droughts, ticks, parasites and disease, and are therefore finely adapted to African conditions. These animals require no treatment for ticks or parasites so do not negatively impact dung beetles or ox peckers, do not require supplementary feeding and are highly efficient grazers and browsers in African savannas. With their greater grazing efficiency and resilience, they are much better suited to high-density nonselective grazing practices to promote best condition rangelands. He also recognises the critical importance of transforming the beef industry from dysfunctional feedlot production to range-fed beef production, which produces a healthy, biodiversity friendly product, as opposed to the health and environmental problems of feedlot production of beef. Professor Fynn\u2019s research bridges ecological science and community livelihoods, advancing understanding of how pastoral, agro-pastoral, and subsistence communities can coexist with wildlife through sustainable land-use systems. Apart from his work on livestock management, his work underscores that empowering local communities as custodians of nature is essential for achieving ecological sustainability and poverty alleviation across Africa\u2019s dryland ecosystems.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1334c38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1334c38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c8f0fef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c8f0fef\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ffa93b7\" data-id=\"ffa93b7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-698a959 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"698a959\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"abstracts\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dff1dae elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dff1dae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c033856 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c033856\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4722033 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4722033\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cBeyond Numbers: Clarifying the Goals of Wildlife Management and Conservation\u201d invites a critical re-examination of what success truly means in contemporary conservation. While population counts and growth rates remain important metrics, they provide only a partial lens for understanding wildlife systems embedded in complex ecological, social, cultural, and economic landscapes. This theme highlights the plural values of wildlife, the genetic and demographic processes that underpin resilience in fragmented environments, and the realities of managing species in human-dominated and mixed-use systems. It further recognises that wildlife interventions are not value-neutral, but are shaped by ethical considerations, questions of legitimacy, and competing responsibilities among stakeholders. Ultimately, moving beyond numbers requires integrating scientific rigour with governance, moral reflection, and practical implementation\u2014ensuring that conservation actions are not only ecologically sound, but socially defensible and operationally effective in a rapidly changing world.<\/p><p>Sub-themes:<\/p><ul><li>Multiple values of wildlife: ecological, social, cultural, and economic<\/li><li>Conservation genetics, connectivity, and population dynamics in a fragmented world<\/li><li>Wildlife management in human-dominated and mixed-use systems<\/li><li>Ethics, responsibility, and legitimacy in wildlife interventions<\/li><li>Doing the Work: Practical tools, trade-offs, and implementation realities<\/li><\/ul><p>A full description of the themes can be found\u00a0<a style=\"background-color: #482014; font-size: 1rem;\" href=\"https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SAWMA-2026-Themes-explained-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>HERE<\/b><\/a><\/p><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Prospective presenters are invited to submit abstracts for potential inclusion in the scientific programme under the above themes.\u00a0 Please submit your abstract <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/5Voccb4bu2V14h796\">HERE<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><strong style=\"font-style: inherit;\">The submission deadline is 17 April 2026.<\/strong><\/p><p><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/p><p><u>Format and submission types:<\/u><\/p><p>Although the conference will be streamed live for participants who cannot attend in person, the first author or a co-author of the abstract should attend in person.<\/p><p><strong>Full presentations<\/strong>: 15 minutes (12 min + 3 min questions)<\/p><p><strong>Speed presentations<\/strong>: 7 minutes (5 min + 2 min questions)<\/p><p>Keynote presentations will be invited presentations by the scientific committee.<\/p><p><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/p><p><u>Guidelines:<\/u><\/p><p>Abstracts must be submitted for both full and speed presentations. The abstract text (excluding title, authors, and affiliations) must not exceed 250 words.\u00a0 A template for abstracts is available\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Abstract-Template.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>HERE<\/b><\/a>.<\/p><p>Efforts will be made to accommodate the author\u2019s preference for a full or a speed presentation; however, the scientific review committee will carefully review each abstract for its scientific merit (considering the scientific method, results, and conclusions\/application) and reserves the right to make the final decision. As such, authors are responsible for ensuring the correctness of their abstracts&#8217; grammar and overall scientific quality. Students&#8217; supervisors should approve their abstracts before submission.<\/p><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Expect feedback on the outcome of your abstract submission by 11 May 2026<\/strong>. If your abstract is accepted, you will be provided with further information on the operating system requirements for your presentation, instructions on loading your presentation, and more. Microsoft PowerPoint is strongly preferred for oral presentations.<\/p><p><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/p><p><u>Dedicated Management \/ Applied Science Day:<\/u><\/p><p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">Initiated in 2022, a dedicated day for reserve managers and other \u201con the ground\u2019 personnel has proved very popular in our ongoing commitment to building relationships between land managers and scientists, reserve owners and universities, rangers and NGOs. We intend to continue this year with a day dedicated to management and applied science, featuring topic-specific presentations (within the conference themes) as well as an interactive session to discuss (and potentially resolve) a real-life challenge facing management on the ground.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-311d070 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"311d070\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-879d883 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"879d883\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f90c7c3\" data-id=\"f90c7c3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-414b905 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"414b905\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"accomodation\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7925d4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7925d4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ACCOMMODATION<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31e917f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"31e917f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-002bf87 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"002bf87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cradle Moon Lakeside Game Lodge has 50 chalets in total. The bulk of delegates will stay at Cradle Moon Lodge, but as we expect at least 160 delegates, not all will be able to stay there.<\/p><p>Therefore, a block booking has also been made at Glenburn Lodge (8 km from Cradle Moon Lodge) for potential overflow. However, there are several accommodation options near the venue to accommodate any delegate overflow. A list of alternative accommodation options will be added in due course.<\/p><p>Please book your accommodation early to avoid disappointment! The Cradle area is a very popular tourist attraction. Accommodation booking at Cradle Moon Lakeside Game Lodge can be done at any time from 2 March 2026.<\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>CRADLE MOON LAKESIDE GAME LODGE CHALETS: (Booking to be made directly with the venue)\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS VENUE IS NOW FULLY BOOKED!!<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>Accommodation at Cradle Moon Lakeside Lodge is limited to 50 chalets, each sleeping up to 3 people \u2013 two sharing a bedroom and one in a single bedroom. Each chalet comprises two separate bedrooms and a shared bathroom and toilet. Note that the chalets were originally designed for families, and to reach the second bedroom, you must enter through the main bedroom. Keep this in mind if you are sharing with colleagues or friends. They can be viewed at <a href=\"https:\/\/cradlemoon.co.za\/accommodation\/\">https:\/\/cradlemoon.co.za\/accommodation\/<\/a><\/p><p>Note that Cradle Moon is NOT a self-catering venue, and No Food or drinks are allowed on site.<\/p><p>All visitors are liable for a R50 conservation fee, which will be added to the conference registration fees.<\/p><p>Bed &amp; Breakfast Tariffs:<\/p><p>OPTION 1: Only applicable if you book for 5 nights, the following rates will apply:<\/p><ul><li>1 person per chalet: R1750 per night (breakfast included)<\/li><li>2 people per chalet: R1375 per person, per night (breakfast included)<\/li><li>3 people per chalet: R1100 per person, per night (breakfast included)<\/li><\/ul><p>OPTION 2: If you would like to book accommodation for less than 5 nights, the following rates will apply:<\/p><ul><li>1 person per chalet: R1875 per night (breakfast included)<\/li><li>2 people per chalet: R1550 per person, per night (breakfast included)<\/li><li>3 people per chalet: R1550 per person, per night (breakfast included)<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Booking instructions: Please don\u2019t book via Booking.com or any other booking platforms, as we have made a block booking for those dates, and they will be unavailable. Please email Tanya Pretorius at <a href=\"mailto:reservations@cradlemoon.co.za\">reservations@cradlemoon.co.za<\/a> (cc <a href=\"mailto:office@sawma.co.za\">office@sawma.co.za<\/a>) and\/or phone her at 011-919 5000. Please ensure that you mention the SAWMA 2026 Conference in the subject line when booking your stay. <\/strong><\/p><p><strong style=\"font-style: inherit;\">\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>GLENBURN LODGE\u00a0 <\/strong><\/span><strong>(www.glenburn.co.za) &#8211; <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The block booking at Glenburn Lodge has now been released.\u00a0 SAWMA will not take any further bookings for the chalets.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><strong style=\"font-style: inherit;\">Booking instructions: <\/strong>Contact Glenburn Lodge directly at reservations@glenburn.co.za<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-540f241 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"540f241\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><u><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">OPTION 2:\u00a0<\/span><strong style=\"font-style: inherit;\">Glenburn Bush Willow Tented Camp (for those on a tighter budget) (See booking link below!)<\/strong><\/u><\/p><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>We have booked the entire tented camp exclusively for SAWMA. If you are interested in staying in the tented camp area, please complete the booking form (see link below). Contact Elma Marais (<a href=\"mailto:office@sawma.co.za\">office@sawma.co.za<\/a>) if you need more information.<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>\u00a0PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE ARE CURRENTLY 3 OPEN TENTS AVAILABLE<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>The tented camp has:<\/p><ul><li>4 open-plan tents, each with 6 single beds, and each equipped with a private shower, toilet, and small kitchenette.<\/li><li>6 partitioned tents, each with two partitioned bedrooms, each with 2 single beds, and two single beds in the living area. Each tent is equipped with a private shower, toilet, and small kitchenette.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Tariffs:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>R1110 per open tent per night<\/li><li>R1270 per partitioned tent per night<\/li><li>Bedding hire with towels (once off) R 110 pp once off<\/li><li>Tea\/coffee Station pp in tent per day R 48.00 pp per day<\/li><li>Breakfast at the Glenburn Restaurant @ R260 pp per day<\/li><\/ul><div><p style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Booking instructions:<\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">Please do not contact Glenburn Lodge to book a tent. Bookings should be made via SAWMA by completing the form at the link below:<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-355f5ef elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"355f5ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/conference\/sawma-conference-2026-accommodation-booking-form-tented-camp-glenburn-lodge\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Please book your tent by completing the form HERE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6968bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d6968bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">A list of additional accommodation options will be shared soon.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">RIVERVIEW SPA<\/span> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.riverviewspa.co.za\/\">www.riverviewspa.co.za<\/a>) <\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;\">&nbsp;<b>&#8211; Block booking only valid until the end of April)<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;\">Riverview Spa is situated within the Conservancy, accessible from the entrance gate to the 26Degrees South Bush Boho Hotel. The road leading to Riverview Spa from the Main Road (M5) is approximately 2 km. Small Sedans can drive on the road with ease (although quite rocky and bumpy). <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;\">The following accommodation options and tariffs apply:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;\">Chalet 1<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;\">: R950 pp single rate) <\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;\">Chalet 3 &amp; 4<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;\">: R1050 pp single rate<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;\">Chalet 5 &amp; 6<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;\">: R1120 pp single rate<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;\">Chalet 7:<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;\"> R950 pp single rate<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;\">(The above chalets are more suitable for one guest, as they are equipped with one bedroom, a queen-size bed and an ensuite bathroom.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;\">Chalet 2:<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;\">&nbsp; R1020 pp sharing rate \/ R1120 pp single rate (Suitable for two people sharing a chalet, as there are 2 bedrooms, each room with a queen-size bed and an ensuite shower &amp; private toilet)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;\">Villa House:<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;\">&nbsp; R3500 per night (3 \u2013 6 people Sharing: 3 Bedrooms, each with a queen-size bed and an ensuite bathroom. This is a private, Self-Catering Unit. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;\">Please book your chalet as soon as possible, as the block booking will be released at the end of April! <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;\">To make a booking, contact Marietha at <\/span><a href=\"mailto:info@riverviewspa.co.za\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;\">info@riverviewspa.co.za<\/span><\/a><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;\"> (CC <\/span><a href=\"mailto:office@sawma.co.za\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;\">office@sawma.co.za<\/span><\/a><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;\">); <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;\">Cell: 083 419 6807<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.6667px;\">More accommodation options can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Accommodation-options.pdf\">HERE<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>TRANSPORT ARRANGEMENTS:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As the venue is closest to Lanseria Airport, please book your incoming flights to Lanseria Airport if possible. The distance between Lanseria Airport and the Cradle Moon Lakeside Game Lodge is only about 12 km. <strong>Each delegate will be responsible to arrange their own transport.<\/strong> There are various transportation options available in Gauteng. See some options <a href=\"https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Shuttle-Services-options.pdf\">HERE.&nbsp; <\/a>It is advisable that delegates staying at other venues pre-arrange their transport to and from Cradle Moon Lodge using the options provided to ensure they are picked up and dropped off on time.<\/p>\n<p>Uber and Bolt may be an option for transport between the airport and the lodge during daytime hours, but not at night.&nbsp;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b66b302 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b66b302\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d8a0160 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d8a0160\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-825ea4c\" data-id=\"825ea4c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa02980 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"aa02980\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"registration\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-035d95b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"035d95b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">REGISTRATION<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2e046d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f2e046d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-720005b elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"720005b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/sawma-conference-registration-2026-cradle-moon-lakeside-game-lodge-registration\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">REGISTER NOW<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7a72c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c7a72c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The conference will be streamed live for free for participants who cannot attend in person. For in-person attendance, the registration options are as follows:<\/p><ol><li><strong> FULL REGISTRATION: attending the full conference from 30 August to 4 September 2026<\/strong><\/li><\/ol><p><em>Early bird Registration (Payment before 16 June 2026)<\/em><\/p><ul><li>SAWMA Member: R 6 200.00<\/li><li>Non SAWMA Member: R7 200.00<\/li><li>Full-time Students (Excl Post-Doctorates):\u00a0 R4 000 (ONLY non-employed full-time students up to PhD level)<\/li><\/ul><p><em>Normal Registration (Payment from 16 June 2026) <\/em><\/p><ul><li>SAWMA Member: R 7 200.00<\/li><li>Non SAWMA Member: R 8 200.00<\/li><li>Full-time Students (Excl Post-Doctorates): R4 500 (ONLY non-employed full-time students up to PhD level)<\/li><\/ul><ol start=\"2\"><li><strong> DAILY REGISTRATION ON SITE ONLY FOR DELEGATES ATTENDING PER DAY.<\/strong><\/li><\/ol><p><em>DAILY REGISTRATION <strong>EXCLUDING DINNERS<\/strong> (members and non-members)<\/em><\/p><ul><li>Monday, 31 August: R1 500.00<\/li><li>Tuesday, 1 September (special rates for managers): R1 100.00<\/li><li>Wednesday, 2 September: R1 500.00<\/li><li>Thursday, 3 September: R1 500.00<\/li><\/ul><p><em>DAILY REGISTRATION <strong>INCLUDING DINNERS<\/strong> (members and non-members)<\/em><\/p><ul><li>Monday, 31 August: R1 850.00<\/li><li>Tuesday, 1 September: R1 400.00<\/li><li>Wednesday, 2 September: R1 850.00<\/li><li>Thursday, 3 September: R2 000.00<\/li><\/ul><p><em>DAILY REGISTRATION <strong>EXCLUDING DINNERS<\/strong> (special student rates &#8211; full-time students up to PhD level) <\/em><\/p><ul><li>Monday, 31 August: R1000.00<\/li><li>Tuesday, 1 September: R1 000.00<\/li><li>Wednesday, 2 September: R1 000.00<\/li><li>Thursday, 3 September: R1 000.00<\/li><\/ul><p><em>DAILY REGISTRATION <strong>INCLUDING DINNERS<\/strong> (special student rates &#8211; full-time students up to PhD level)<\/em><\/p><ul><li>Monday, 31 August: R1 400.00<\/li><li>Tuesday, 1 September: R1 400.00<\/li><li>Wednesday, 2 September: R1 400.00<\/li><li>Thursday, 3 September: R1 600.00<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d45bc3 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5d45bc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/sawma-conference-registration-2026-cradle-moon-lakeside-game-lodge-registration\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">REGISTER NOW<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30ed0a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"30ed0a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ec2bfa1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ec2bfa1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-09116a0\" data-id=\"09116a0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c03e92b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c03e92b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"programme\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8d6832 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a8d6832\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PROGRAMME<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02c6e54 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"02c6e54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89682c2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"89682c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SAWMA-2026-ProgrammeProvisional-18-August.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">provisional programme<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f7d7ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f7d7ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS ABOUT THE PROGRAMME<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24bb033 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24bb033\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>SUNDAY,<strong> 30 AUGUST<\/strong><\/p><p>14h00 &#8211;\u00a0 Registration at Cradle Moon Lakeside Game Lodge<\/p><p>15hoo -Check-in at Cradle Moon Lakeside Game Lodge<\/p><p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">17h30 &#8211; WELCOME FUNCTION at the Restaurant terrace area<\/span><\/p><p><strong>MONDAY, 31 AUGUST<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">18H:00 &#8211; DINNER at \u201cCurrent\u201d Lakeside restaurant.<\/span><\/p><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>TUESDAY, 1 SEPTEMBER<\/strong><\/p><p><b style=\"font-style: inherit;\"><span lang=\"EN-ZA\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-ZA;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p><p><b style=\"font-style: inherit;\"><span lang=\"EN-ZA\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-ZA;\">15H30 &#8211; Workshop: From Science to Stories \u2013 Communicating Conservation Around the Campfire<\/span><\/b><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-ZA\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-ZA;\">Effective conservation depends not only on sound science, but also on our ability to communicate that science to diverse audiences. Whether engaging fellow scientists, wildlife practitioners, policymakers, students, landowners or the broader public, each audience requires a different approach to ensure that conservation messages are understood, valued and acted upon.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">Our previous conference workshops explored how to bridge the gap between scientists and practitioners, improve communication within the conservation community, and effectively engage with policymakers to ensure that scientific evidence informs policy and decision-making.\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-ZA\" style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: 11pt;\">This year&#8217;s interactive workshop focuses on perhaps the most important audience of all\u2014the general public. Public understanding and support are essential for successful conservation, yet translating complex science into compelling, memorable stories can be challenging.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: 11pt;\">Using the timeless tradition of <\/span><b style=\"font-style: inherit; font-size: 11pt;\">campfire storytelling<\/b><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: 11pt;\">, this workshop will provide participants with a fun, supportive environment to develop and practise their science communication skills. Following a brief introduction and discussion of the principles of effective storytelling, participants will break into small groups, where each person will have the opportunity to share a conservation story inspired by their own experiences, research, or work. Group members will provide constructive feedback and together select the story that best captures the spirit of conservation and engages its audience. <\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: 11pt;\">The selected stories from each group will be recorded, and the conference&#8217;s <\/span><b style=\"font-style: inherit; font-size: 11pt;\">Best Campfire Conservation Story<\/b><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: 11pt;\"> will be chosen, with the winning storyteller receiving a prize.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: 11pt;\">Whether you are a seasoned researcher, an early-career conservationist, a student or a wildlife practitioner, this workshop offers an opportunity to refine your communication skills, learn from others, and discover the power of storytelling to inspire conservation action.<\/span><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\">19H30 &#8211; Student Quiz night! (wedding function venue)<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p>Students, please pick your QUIZ teams of 3 as soon as possible! More information about the quiz rules and selection of teams can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SAWMA-Symposium-2026-Quiz-entry-form.pdf\">HERE<\/a>.<br \/>Team entries:<\/p><ul><li>\u00a0Final entry date for teams: 27 August 2026<\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Complete the entry form using the following link: <\/span><a style=\"background-color: #9f7e55; font-size: 1rem;\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/xACQ8KtsBPoGKnEs8\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/xACQ8KtsBPoGKnEs8\">https:\/\/forms.gle\/UfjMrjasiGkuRwaL6<\/a>\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>THURSDAY, 3 SEPTEMBER<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">GALA DINNER AND AWARDS FUNCTION<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">Our Gala dinner will take place at\u00a0<\/span>Copperlake Breweries. We have organised buses to transport delegates from Cradle Moon Lodge to Copperlake Breweries and back.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4111085 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4111085\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a91807 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1a91807\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-33adb04\" data-id=\"33adb04\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17b90ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"17b90ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"sponsors\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-071e603 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"071e603\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CALL FOR SPONSORS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8c135f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e8c135f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1789467 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1789467\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As an association, SAWMA recognises the need to invest in our collective conservation future. SAWMA offers a free annual membership to all registered full-time students. We also aim to offer the lowest possible registration rates to students, who will become our future scientists and decision-makers, so that as many as possible can benefit from attending the events. We can proudly say that our annual conferences offer an ideal opportunity for students to deepen their knowledge, build confidence in scientific presentations, and network with peers, managers, and academics. It also creates opportunities for future employment and research projects.<\/p><p><br><\/p>\n<p>However, as with all investments, our emphasis on student opportunities and involvement comes at a cost to the association, and we rely on financial support from businesses and organisations.<\/p><p><br><\/p>\n<p>We firmly believe that your support represents an investment in the future of conservation and wildlife management in Africa, and we would be honoured if you would accept our invitation to be an integral part of the conference by providing it. Please contact the SAWMA secretariat, Elma Marais (<a href=\"mailto:office@sawma.co.za\">office@sawma.co.za<\/a>), to find out more about our conference support options. See the Call for Sponsors Document <a href=\"https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Call-for-support-SAWMA-2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>HERE<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p><p><br><\/p>\n<table width=\"695\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\" width=\"695\">Overview of the Sponsorship opportunities and benefits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Description<\/td>\n<td>Value<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Platinum Conference Sponsor<\/td>\n<td>R100 000-00 and more<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Gold Conference Sponsor<\/td>\n<td>R60 000-00 and more<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Silver Conference Sponsor<\/td>\n<td>R30 000-00 and more<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bronze Conference Sponsor<\/td>\n<td>R15 000-00 and more<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Copper Conference Sponsor<\/td>\n<td>R5 000-00 and more<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b12b6e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b12b6e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SPONSORSHIP PACKAGES<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74d7a77 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"74d7a77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-789c8c1 elementor-tabs-view-horizontal elementor-widget elementor-widget-tabs\" data-id=\"789c8c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1261\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1261\" aria-expanded=\"false\">PLATINUM<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1262\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1262\" aria-expanded=\"false\">GOLD<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1263\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1263\" aria-expanded=\"false\">SILVER<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1264\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1264\" aria-expanded=\"false\">BRONZE<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1265\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1265\" aria-expanded=\"false\">COPPER<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1261\" aria-expanded=\"false\">PLATINUM<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1261\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1261\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>PLATINUM R100 000-00 or more<\/strong><\/span><\/p><ul><li>Full conference registration for 1 person<\/li><li>Five nights\u2019 accommodation for 1 person (bed &amp; breakfast) during the conference<\/li><li>A 15-minute presentation slot at a suitable time during the conference to promote your brand.<\/li><li>Exhibition space<\/li><li>Your logo on our conference website<\/li><li>Your logo in the book of abstracts (e-version)<\/li><li>Inclusion in email communication (conference announcements) to delegates<\/li><li>Bag insert (company brochure)<\/li><li>Intersession slide acknowledgement<\/li><li>Your logo on a pull-up banner specially produced for sponsors, displayed in front of the conference hall<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1262\" aria-expanded=\"false\">GOLD<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1262\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1262\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>GOLD R60 000-00 and more<\/strong><\/span><\/p><ul><li>Full conference registration for up to 2 persons (accommodation excluded)<\/li><li>Exhibition space<\/li><li>Your logo on our conference website<\/li><li>Your logo in the book of abstracts (e-version)<\/li><li>Inclusion in email communication (conference announcements) to delegates<\/li><li>Bag insert (company brochure)<\/li><li>Intersession slide acknowledgement<\/li><li>Your logo on a pull-up banner specially produced for sponsors, displayed in front of the conference hall<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1263\" aria-expanded=\"false\">SILVER<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1263\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1263\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>SILVER R30 000-00 and more<\/strong><\/span><\/p><ul><li>Full conference registration for 1 person (accommodation excluded)<\/li><li>Exhibition space<\/li><li>Your logo on our conference website<\/li><li>Your logo in the book of abstracts (e-version)<\/li><li>Inclusion in email communication (conference announcements) to delegates<\/li><li>Bag insert (company brochure)<\/li><li>Intersession slide acknowledgement<\/li><li>Your logo on a pull-up banner specially produced for sponsors, displayed in front of the conference hall<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1264\" aria-expanded=\"false\">BRONZE<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1264\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1264\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>BRONZE R15 000-00 and more<\/strong><\/span><\/p><ul><li>Exhibition space<\/li><li>Your logo on our conference website<\/li><li>Your logo in the book of abstracts (e-version)<\/li><li>Inclusion in email communication (conference announcements) to delegates<\/li><li>Bag insert (company brochure)<\/li><li>Intersession slide acknowledgement<\/li><li>Your logo on a pull-up banner specially produced for sponsors, displayed in front of the conference hall<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1265\" aria-expanded=\"false\">COPPER<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1265\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1265\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>COPPER R5 000 and more<\/strong><\/span><\/p><ul><li>Your logo on our conference website<\/li><li>Your logo in the book of abstracts (e-version)<\/li><li>Inclusion in email communication (conference announcements) to delegates<\/li><li>Bag insert (company brochure)<\/li><li>Intersession slide acknowledgement<\/li><li>Your logo on a pull-up banner specially produced for sponsors, displayed in front of the conference hall.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b091970 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b091970\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-039635d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"039635d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-63dd001\" data-id=\"63dd001\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1d7d7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c1d7d7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Platinum Sponsors<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5804380 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5804380\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-aa136df\" data-id=\"aa136df\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-290e20a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"290e20a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Northam-Platinum-1024x343.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1453\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Northam-Platinum-1024x343.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Northam-Platinum-300x101.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Northam-Platinum-768x257.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Northam-Platinum.jpg 1050w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6718b63\" data-id=\"6718b63\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b36afee elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b36afee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"595\" src=\"https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/NCB-Logo-1024x595.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2776\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/NCB-Logo-1024x595.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/NCB-Logo-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/NCB-Logo-768x446.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/NCB-Logo-1536x893.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/NCB-Logo-2048x1191.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c06f89 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2c06f89\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-21549a9\" data-id=\"21549a9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95eb454 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"95eb454\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Silver Sponsors<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7bd2318 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7bd2318\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9f1bd69\" data-id=\"9f1bd69\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdaf8d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cdaf8d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"965\" src=\"https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ZooOmics-Logo-1024x965.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2125\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ZooOmics-Logo-1024x965.png 1024w, https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ZooOmics-Logo-300x283.png 300w, https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ZooOmics-Logo-768x723.png 768w, https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ZooOmics-Logo-1536x1447.png 1536w, https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ZooOmics-Logo-2048x1929.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8062b98\" data-id=\"8062b98\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c42968 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6c42968\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"448\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WA_Logo_Vertical_Color.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2755\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WA_Logo_Vertical_Color.png 448w, https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WA_Logo_Vertical_Color-300x214.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ba8c44\" data-id=\"5ba8c44\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d795005 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d795005\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"462\" src=\"https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AWT-Final-Stacked-Logo-1024x462.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2493\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AWT-Final-Stacked-Logo-1024x462.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AWT-Final-Stacked-Logo-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AWT-Final-Stacked-Logo-768x346.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AWT-Final-Stacked-Logo-1536x692.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AWT-Final-Stacked-Logo-2048x923.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-40ca2ca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"40ca2ca\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c00a8c1\" data-id=\"c00a8c1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dba6bd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dba6bd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bronze Sponsors<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-394eec3 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"394eec3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7bc399d\" data-id=\"7bc399d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-261bf08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"261bf08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"265\" src=\"https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/OG_LOGO-1024x265.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2738\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/OG_LOGO-1024x265.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/OG_LOGO-300x78.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/OG_LOGO-768x199.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/OG_LOGO-1536x398.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/OG_LOGO-2048x531.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f5061d\" data-id=\"5f5061d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7643618 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7643618\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"234\" src=\"https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GLOBAL-SUPPLIES-HEADER-1024x234.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2754\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GLOBAL-SUPPLIES-HEADER-1024x234.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GLOBAL-SUPPLIES-HEADER-300x69.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GLOBAL-SUPPLIES-HEADER-768x176.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GLOBAL-SUPPLIES-HEADER.jpg 1514w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7f6e882 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7f6e882\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3331e94\" data-id=\"3331e94\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad533a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ad533a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Copper Sponsors<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-211d0d8 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed 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class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2775\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Veeplaas_Stockfarm_Plaas-Media-logo_Eng-1024x390.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Veeplaas_Stockfarm_Plaas-Media-logo_Eng-300x114.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Veeplaas_Stockfarm_Plaas-Media-logo_Eng-768x293.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Veeplaas_Stockfarm_Plaas-Media-logo_Eng-1536x585.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sawma.co.za\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Veeplaas_Stockfarm_Plaas-Media-logo_Eng-2048x780.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d6d477\" data-id=\"1d6d477\" 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