Each year, the CPC selects 2 or more charities to be the recipients of the conference proceedings. The conference has donated $26,000 to the various charities since 2005. This year the conference is focused on parrot conservation. The following Charities have been selected:
The Alex FoundationThe goal of The Alex Foundation is to support research that will expand the base of knowledge establishing the cognitive and communicative abilities of parrots as
