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The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) and the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) invite veterinarians, educators, researchers, students, and others interested in animal welfare education and research to attend this important Symposium.
Swimming With The Tide—Animal Welfare in Veterinary Medical Education and Research will provide an opportunity for us to learn from one another as we explore animal welfare as an evolving discipline and how to best educate veterinarians to be effective decision-makers and advocates.
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."
— Margaret Mead
Progress in ensuring animal welfare depends on small discoveries flowing together to facilitate coordinated and practical large-scale actions. After many years, these tiny drops and ripples of scientific and social change have grown into whitecaps, and the field of animal welfare into an ocean. The goal of the AVMA/AAVMA Joint International Educational Symposium on Animal Welfare is to help each attendee learn to thrive within this swell of progress, swimming with the tide.
Agenda
The agenda of the AVMA/AAVMC Joint International Educational Symposium on Animal Welfare features two and a half days of top-notch education. Learn from speakers with internationally renowned reputations as they consider how frameworks for animal welfare decisions are created by science, ethics, societal norms and stakeholder engagement, and how to create educational and research environments that help veterinarians contribute to effective solutions to animal welfare problems.
The event also includes a poster session to facilitate networking and share cutting-edge information among attendees. This is an excellent opportunity to contact potential collaborators, students, supervisors, or volunteers who share your interest in understanding and promoting animal welfare.
"Love of animals is a universal impulse, a common ground on which all of us may meet. By loving and understanding animals, perhaps we humans shall come to understand each other."
— Louis J. Camuti, DVM
Registration
Register for this important Symposium today!
Already registered? Then be sure to secure your hotel room at the Kellogg Center or East Lansing Marriott at University Place.
Symposium Location and Housing
The symposium will be held on the campus of Michigan State University at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center. The Kellogg Center is located just eight miles from Lansing's Capital City Airport, and shuttle service is available. For reservations please call 800-875-5090 and reference the AVMA/AAVMC Animal Welfare Symposium. Symposium attendees can also stay at the conveniently located East Lansing Marriott at University Place. During the symposium, free shuttle service between the Marriott and Kellogg Center will be available mornings and afternoons, before and after symposium programs. Special Symposium room rates have been arranged at the Kellogg Center and East Lansing Marriot.
"We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals."
— Immanuel Kant, philosopher
Travel Arrangements
Travel to the symposium is simple. Attendees have the option of flying into Lansing's Capital City Airport or flying into Detroit and taking the Michigan Flyer, a shuttle service operating between Detroit and East Lansing, Michigan.
For convenience, book your travel through Travel Matters, Inc. (800.733.4180, 847.397.4488, travel@travelmatters.net), the official agency used by the AVMA for meeting travel. Travel Matters agents are available between 8:45 am and 5:15 pm CST, Monday through Friday. United serves as the official airline for the Symposium (800.521.4041, www.united.com); be sure to reference MeetingsPlus ID number/promo code 551SC).
General Information
Continuing Education Certificates
Registration Cancellation/Substitutions
Program Changes/Cancellations
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Info
Special Dietary Arrangements
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| The AVMA and AAVMC sincerely appreciate the generosity of these Symposium sponsors. |
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