THEMigratory Birdlife Office della Federcaccia was present with theACMA and the technicians Michele Sorrenti and Daniel Tramontana, the only Italian representatives ever. During the days dedicated to the sympsium, two contributions were presented, an oral presentation and a poster. The first had as its central theme trends in duck harvesting in Italy, while the second had to do with data on teals and spring migration (satellite telemetry specifically). The proceedings were opened by one of Europe's leading anatidae experts, Tony Fox.
The latter highlighted the need for a comparison between ornithologists and hunters, united by the desire to conserve abundant populations. Fox also stressed that it is mandatory for the world of scholars to drop out isolation from the hunting world. A further presentation by the Italian representatives concerned the first analysis of the data collected through SOS Pochard, an autonomous collection of information obtained from a good number of specialized stalking.