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Events and Conferences
| Upcoming Shelter Medicine Conferences | |
| July 11, 2009 to July 14, 2009 | Seattle, WA |
| AVMA Annual Convention | |
| The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) is a not-for-profit association representing more than 75,000 veterinarians working in private and corporate practice, government, industry, academia, and uniformed services. | |
| website: www.avmaconvention.org | |
| July 21, 2009 to July 24, 2009 | Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) Congress | |
| The World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) is an ‘association of associations’. Its membership is made up of veterinary organisations from all over the world, which are concerned with small companion animals such as cats, dogs, rabbits, guinea pigs etc. Currently there are 76 member and affiliate associations, representing over 70,000 individual veterinarians from around the globe. WSAVA’s primary purpose is to advance the quality and availability of small animal medicine and surgery, and this broad aim is achieved in a number of different ways. | |
| website: www.wsava2009.com | |
| August 16, 2009 to August 22, 2009 | Kanab, Utah |
| How to Start an Animal Sanctuary Workshop | |
| Workshops on how to start an animal sanctuary as well as a host of other informational workshops from the Best Friends Animal Society. | |
| website: www.bestfriends.org/nomorehomelesspets/workshopsevents/ | |
| September 9, 2009 to September 13, 2009 | Chicago, Il |
| International Veterinary Emergency and Critcal Care (IVECCS) Symposium | |
| The Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society (VECCS), the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care (ACVECC) and the Academy of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Technicians (AVECCT) combine to present four and one-half days of world class CE. The theme of this year's intense clinical symposium (IVECCS 2008) is Critical Pharmacology. IVECCS is considered to be unsurpassed in CE quality and clinical relevance. | |
| website: 2009.iveccs.org | |
| September 24, 2009 to September 27, 2009 | San Antonio, Texas |
| Southwest Veterinary Symposium | |
| SWVS 2009 is proud to offer over 350 hours of quality continuing education for practitioners, veterinary students, technicians, veterinary technician students, office staff, and other hospital personnel. * Over 350 hours of exciting continuing education courses * Social events and networking opportunities * Over 225 exhibitors focused on veterinary medicine and practice improvements * Fifth annual Design Conference * Courses geared to Practice Managers | |
| website: www.swvs.org | |
| September 24, 2009 to September 26, 2009 | Chicago, IL |
| PetSmart Charities Feline Forum: Practices and New Perspectives | |
| A COMPREHENSIVE, NATIONAL conference THAT WILL FOCUS solely on cats and how to care AND ADVOCATE for them! With more than 30 workshops, PetSmart Charities’ 2009 Feline Forum will cover topics such as: * Facilitating more, and better, cat adoptions * Managing effective feral-cat programs * Reducing disease transmission in shelter settings * Operating a feline-focused spay/neuter program * Understanding cat behavior … in the shelter and in the home * Increasing the lost-cat RTO rate * Examining new perspectives on how to elevate the value of cats in our society AND MORE! | |
| website: www.petsmartcharities.org/felineforum/index.php | |
| October 14, 2009 to October 18, 2009 | Reno, NV |
| Wild West Veterinary Conference | |
| The Wild West Veterinary Conference (WWVC) was founded in 1994 to foster excellence in veterinary medicine by providing affordable, quality education and practical solutions in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere. The five-day conference is hosted by members of the Arizona, Nevada, and Oregon Veterinary Medical Associations. | |
| website: www.wildwestvc.com | |
| October 23, 2009 to October 25, 2009 | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| No More Homeless Pets Conference (Best Friends Animal Society) | |
| We are happy to announce the next national No More Homeless Pets conference on October 23-25 in Las Vegas with an optional trip to the Best Friends animal sanctuary. | |
| website: http://www.nomorehomelesspetsconference.com/ | |
| December 5, 2009 to December 9, 2009 | Monterey, CA |
| American College of Veterinary Pathologists annual meeting | |
| American College of Veterinary Pathologists annual meeting. The American College of Veterinary Pathologists (ACVP) is an organization of board-certified scientists that has been setting the standard for veterinary pathology since 1949. By promoting excellence in veterinary pathology, ACVP improves and protects human and animal health for the betterment of society. | |
| website: www.acvp.org/meeting/ | |
| January 16, 2010 to January 20, 2010 | Orlando, FL |
| North American Veterinary Conference (NVAC) | |
| The NAVC is the non-profit organization that produces, organizes and delivers premier continuing education programs for the entire veterinary healthcare team. Founded in 1984, the NAVC Conference, held every January in Orlando, Florida has grown to accommodate more than 16,000 attendees from over 60 countries and every realm of the veterinary healthcare profession. The NAVC Conference provides more than 50 hands-on wet laboratories, 300 speakers, a dozen daily lecture tracks, more than 550 exhibitors and nightly entertainment. | |
| website: www.tnavc.org | |
| February 20, 2010 to February 23, 2010 | Anaheim, CA |
| Animal Care Conference | |
| Animal Care Conference 2010 is a collaboration among the California Animal Control Directors' Association (CACDA), the California Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA), and the State Humane Association of California (SHAC). | |
| website: www.animalcareconference.org | |