2004
June 9-12: American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine Forum, Minneapolis, MN. Contact Allison Underwood; (800) 245-9081; allison@acvim.org.

July 24-28: 141st Annual American Veterinary Medical Association Conference, Philadelphia. Contact AVMA, 1931 N. Meacham Rd., Ste. 100, Schaumburg, IL 60173-4360; (800) 248-2862 ext. 268; www.avma.org.

Aug. 8-10: Northeast Veterinary Conference, Providence, R.I. Contact Continuing Education; (508) 887-4723; www.tufts.edu/vet/continedu.com.

Aug. 16-20: The Association of Avian Veterinarian's 25th Annual Conference & Expo, New Orleans. Contact AAV; (303) 756-8380; www.conferenceoffice.com

Aug. 28-31: Central Veterinary Conference, Kansas City, Mo. Contact CVC; (800)255-6864, ext. 6; www.vetmedpub.com/cvc/.

Sept. 23-25: American Association of Bovine Practitioners Annual Conference, Ft. Worth, Texas. Contact AABP, P.O. Box 1755, Rome, GA 30162; (706) 232-2220; Fax: (706) 232-2232; e-mail: 6324766@mcimaIll.com; http://www. aabp.org.

Oct. 6-10: Wild West Veterinary Conference, Reno, Nev. Contact Wild West VC; (800) 775-7062; Info@wildwestvc.com; www.wildwestvc.com/

Dec. 5-8: American Association of Equine Practitioners 46th Annual Convention, Denver. Contact AAEP, 4075 Iron Works Pike, Lexington, KY 40511; (606) 233-0147.

2005
Feb. 21-24: Western Veterinary Conference, Las Vegas. Contact WVC, 2425 E. Oquendo Road, Las Vegas, NV 89120-2406; (702) 739-6698.

June 1-4: American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine Forum, Baltimore, MD. Contact Allison Underwood; (800) 245-9081; allison@acvim.org.

July 16-20: 142nd Annual American Veterinary Medical Association Conference, Minneapolis, MN. Contact AVMA, 1931 N. Meacham Rd., Ste. 100, Schaumburg, IL 60173-4360; (800) 248-2862 ext. 268; www.avma.org.

Sept. 24-26: American Association of Bovine Practitioners Annual Conference, Ft. Worth, Texas. Contact AABP, P.O. Box 1755, Rome, GA 30162; (706) 232-2220; Fax: (706) 232-2232; e-mail: 6324766@mcimaIll.com; http://www.aabp.org.

Dec. 4-7: American Association of Equine Practitioners 46th Annual Convention, Seattle. Contact AAEP, 4075 Iron Works Pike, Lexington, KY 40511; (606) 233-0147.

2006
Feb. 12-16: Western Veterinary Conference, Las Vegas. Contact WVC; (702) 739-6698.

July 15-19: 143rd Annual American Veterinary Medical Association Conference, Honolulu, HI. Contact AVMA, 1931 N. Meacham Rd., Ste. 100, Schaumburg, IL 60173-4360; (800) 248-2862 ext. 268; www.avma.org.

2007
March 4-8: Western Veterinary Conference, Las Vegas. Contact WVC; (702) 739-6698.

July 14-18 144th Annual American Veterinary Medical Association Conference, Washington, DC. Contact AVMA, 1931 N. Meacham Rd., Ste. 100, Schaumburg, IL 60173-4360; (800) 248-2862 ext. 268; www.avma.org.

2008
March 2-6: Western Veterinary Conference, Las Vegas. Contact WVC; (702) 739-6698.

REGIONAL/CONTINUING EDUCATION

2004
March 4-7: American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA), Veterinary Mangement Institute's Strategic Thinking Module, Purdue University. Contact AAHA's Member Service Center; (800) 883-6301; www.aahanet.org.

March 6: American College of Poultry Veterinarians, "Emergency Preparedness" Workshop, Capitol Plaza Holiday Inn, Sacramento, Calif. Contact workshop coordinator Dr. H.L. Shivaprasad; (559) 498-7740;.www.acpv.info; hlshivaprasad@ucdavis.edu.

March 6-7: Exotic Animal Symposium, UGA College of Veterinary Medicine, Athens, Ga. Contact Dr. Bruce Hollett; (706) 542-1451; http://gactr.uga.edu/conferences..

March 7-11: Herp Taxon Advisory Group (TAG) (Amphibian, Chelonian, Lizard, and Snake Advisory Groups) Annual Conference. Sponsored by Houston Zoo; Houston.Contact Stan Mays; (713) 533-6527, smays@houstonzoo.org; or Patti Shoemaker; (713) 533-6644; pshoemaker@houstonzoo.org.

March 11-12: Penn Annual Conference, Adam's Mark Hotel, Philadelphia, Pa. Contact Amy Bogdanoff; (215) 898- 4234; penn-conference@vet.upenn.edu.

March 11-13: SAVMA Symposium, University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Contact Artise Dunnavant; (865) 406-6623; gdunnava@utk.edu.

March 11-July 25 American Academy of Veterinary Medical Acupuncture, Medical Acupuncture for Veterinarians: Scientific, Evidence-based Curiculum, Chinese Medicine and Clinical Applications (a series of 5 classes), Denver. Contact Scott Piper; (303) 318-0447; www.colovma.com.

March 12-13: Arthroscopy. Contact Dr. Bruce Hollett; (706) 542-1451; http://gactr.uga.edu/conferences..

March 13-14: Small Animal Rigid Endoscopy, UGA College of Veterinary Medicine, Athens, Ga. Contact Dr. Bruce Hollett; (706) 542-1451; http://gactr.uga.edu/conferences.

March 17-19: Executive Veterinary Program: Veterinary Medicine and Public Health, Urbana, Ill. Contact the University of Illinois; (217) 333-2907; cmerle@cvm.uiuc.edu.

March 17-20: American Zoo and Aquarium Association (AZA) Western Regional Workshop, Santa Barbara Zoo, Santa Barbara, Calif. AZA Professional Development Course for Institutional Collection Planning on March 17. Contact; (301) 562-0777, x238; www.aza.org.

March 18-19: Canine Lab for Classical Acupuncture Points, Chi Institute of Chinese Medicine, Gainesville, Fla. Contact Samuel Roman Gomez; (352) 591-5385; www.admin@chiinstitiute.com.

March 20-21: Equine Lab for Classical Acupuncture Points, Chi Institute of Chinese Medicine, Gainesville, Fla. Contact Samuel Roman Gomez; (352) 591-5385; www.admin@chiinstitiute.com.

March 20-21: Society of Toxicology's 43rd Annual Meeting, Baltimore. Contact Nichelle Sankey at SOT Headquarters; (703) 438-3115; www.toxicology.org; nichelle@toxicology.org.

March 26-28: GVMA Spring Conference Chattanooga, TN. Contact Beth Monte, Georgia Veterinary Medical Association; (800) 853-1625; GVMA1@bellsouth.net.

March 26-28: Felid TAG Annual Conference, Rio Grande Zoo in Albuquerque. The SSP meeting will take place on March 25-25. Contact Lynn Tupa; (505) 764-6216; ltupa@cabq.gov or Gwen Dragoo; (505) 764-6264; dgragoo@cabq.gov; www.aza.org.

March 27: Canine Behavior, UGA College of Veterinary Medicine, Athens, Ga. Contact Dr. Bruce Hollett; (706) 542-1451; http://gactr.uga.edu/conferences..

Apr. 4-9: Animal Behavior Management Alliance (ABMA) Annual Conference. Hosted by the National Aquarium in Baltimore and the Baltimore Zoo; Baltimore.Contact Sue Hunter; shunter@aqua.org or Linda Pill; lvpbaltzoomam@aol.com

Apr. 4-10: International Association For Aquatic Animal Medicine Annual Meeting, Galveston, Tex. Contact: www.iaaam.org.

Apr. 12-17: American Zoo and Aquarium Association (AZA) Traveling Training; Amphibian Biology and Management National Amphibian Conservation Center; Detroit Zoological Institute; Detroit.Contact; (301) 562-0777, x238; www.aza.org.

Apr. 13: AAHA Meeting, Pathways to Compliance Workshop, Boston. Contact AAHA; (303) 986-2800; www.aahanet.org.

Apr. 15: AAHA Meeting, Pathways to Compliance Workshop, New York, NY. Contact AAHA; (303) 986-2800; www.aahanet.org.

Apr. 16-18: 41st Annual Veterinary Conference and Alumni Reunion, UGA College of Veterinary Medicine, Athens, Ga. Contact Dr. Bruce Hollett; (706) 542-1451; http://gactr.uga.edu/conferences..

Apr. 16-18: American College of Veterinary Pathologists (ACVR) Mid-Year Executive Council Meeting, Chicago. Contact ACVR; (847) 251-5517; www.acvr.ucdavis.edu.

Apr. 21-25: 19th joint meeting of the American College of Veterinary Dermatology and the American Academy of Veterinary Dermatology, Kansas City, Missouri. Contact Peggy Miller; (785) 863-2389; aavd@ruralnet1.com

Apr. 21-24: AAHA Meeting, Veterinary Management Development School, Denver. Contact AAHA; (303) 986-2800; www.aahanet.org.

Apr. 24-30 : American Zoo and Aquarium Association AZA Traveling Training. Hosted by the Houston Zoo; Houston. Contact; (301)-562-0777, x238; www.aza.org.

Apr. 27: AAHA Meeting, Pathways to Compliance Workshop, Baltimore, Ma. Contact AAHA; (303) 986-2800; www.aahanet.org.

May 1: Feline Behavior, UGA College of Veterinary Medicine, Athens, Ga. Contact Dr. Bruce Hollett; (706) 542-1451; http://gactr.uga.edu/conferences..

May 11: AAHA Meeting, Pathways to Compliance Workshop, Minneapolis. Contact AAHA; (303) 986-2800; www.aahanet.org.

May 12-15: American Zoo and Aquarium Association (AZA) Eastern Regional Workshop, Louisville Zoo, Ky. Contact; (301)-562-0777, x238; www.aza.org.

May 13: AAHA Meeting, Pathways to Compliance Workshop, St. Louis. Contact AAHA; (303) 986-2800; www.aahanet.org.

May 13-16: Tenth Annual Walleye Fishing and Golf Seminar Weekend The Island House Port Clinton, Ohio. Contact Lake Erie Seminars; (740) 344-3061; www.symbiosisinc.cc.

May 14-16: Natural Pet Expo, Lebanon Valley Expo Center, Lebanon, Pa. Contact Sally Liddick; (717) 691-3388; sally@barkleigh.com.; www.off-lead.com.

May 14-16: Off Lead Training Expo, Lebanon Valley Expo Center, Lebanon, Pa.Contact Sally Liddick; (717) 691-3388; sally@barkleigh.com.; www.off-lead.com.

May 17-20: American Zoo and Aquarium Association's Eighth Elephant Ultrasound and Veterinary Procedures Workshop Riddle's Elephant and Wildlife Sanctuary; Greenbrier, AR. Contact Dr. Dennis Schmitt; (417) 836-5091, dennisschmitt@smsu.edu.; www.aza.org.

May 19-21: Executive Veterinary Program: Professional and Personal Strategic Planning, Urbana, Ill. Contact the University of Illinois; (217) 333-2907; cmerle@cvm.uiuc.edu.

May 21-23: American Board of Veterinary Practitioners 2004 Symposium, New Orleans. Contact ABVP; (615) 254-3687; www.abvp.com; abvp@walkermgt.com.

May 24-26: American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM) Forum, Tucson, Az. Contact ACLAM; (603) 887-2467; www.aclam.org; mwbaclam@gsinet.net

June 2-6: GVMA Annual Convention, Sandestin Golf & Beach Resort, Destin, FL. Contact Beth Monte, Georgia Veterinary Medical Association; (800) 853-1625; GVMA1@bellsouth.net .

June 3: Otter Keeper Workshop. Sponsored by the AZA Otter Species Survival Plan (SSP). Can be attended separately or as part of the International Otter Colloquium (listed below). Contact Jan Reed-Smith; jrsotter@iserv.net or jan.smith@columbuszoo.org.

June 4-10: The 9th International Otter Colloquium Hosted by Frostburg State University; Frostburg, MD. Contact; http://acsun.frostburg.edu/events/otter/.

June 9-12: American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine Forum, Minneapolis, MN. Contact Allison Underwood; (800) 245-9081; allison@acvim.org.

June 9-12: The American Academy of Veterinary Nutrition (AAVN) Annual Business and Lunch Meeting in conjunction with the 2004 ACVIM Forum in Minneapolis Contact Korinn E. Saker VA-MD Regional College of Veterinary Medicine University of Florida; 617-541-5043; kesaker@vt.edu or Richard C. Hill; (352) 392-4700x5733; hillr@mail.vetmed.ufl.ed; www.aavn.org.

June 9: 4th Annual AAVN Clinical Nutrition and Research Symposium (in conjunction with the annual ACVIM meeting), Minneapolis. Contact Korinn E. Saker VA-MD Regional College of Veterinary Medicine University of Florida; 617-541-5043; kesaker@vt.edu or Richard C. Hill; (352) 392-4700x5733; hillr@mail.vetmed.ufl.ed; www.aavn.org.

June 18-20: Chimpanzee Care and Management Workshop Presented by the AZA Chimpanzee SSP.Contact Steve Ross, Chimpanzee SSP Coordinator; ross@lpzoo.org.

June 19-24: American Zoo and Aquarium Association (AZA ) Traveling Training; Crocodilian Biology and Captive Management Hosted by the St. Augustine Alligator Farm; St. Augustine, FL. Contact; 301-562-0777, x238; www.aza.org.

June 24-27: The Alliance for Contraception in Cats and Dog's International Symposium on Nonsurgical Contraceptive Methods for Pet Population Control, Breckinridge, Colo. Contact; www.vetmed.vt.edu/ACCD/

June 25-26: Small Animal Rigid Endoscopy, UGA College of Veterinary Medicine, Athens, Ga. Contact Dr. Bruce Hollett; (706) 542-1451; http://gactr.uga.edu/conferences.

June 27: Advanced Minimally Invasive Surgery, UGA College of Veterinary Medicine, Athens, Ga. Contact Dr. Bruce Hollett; (706) 542-1451; http://gactr.uga.edu/conferences.

July 24-28: American College of Preventive Medicine (AVMA) 141st Annual Convention, Philadelphia. Contact AVMA; (800) 374-4944; www.acvpm.org; acvpm1@flash.net

June 24-27: The Alliance for Contraception in Cats and Dog's International Symposium on Nonsurgical Contraceptive Methods for Pet Population Control, Breckinridge, Colo. Contact; www.vetmed.vt.edu/ACCD/

July 14-16: Executive Veterinary Program: Graduation and Group Presentations, Urbana, Ill. Contact the University of Illinois; (217) 333-2907; cmerle@cvm.uiuc.edu.

July 30-Aug 2: Society for Conservation Biology (SCB) Annual Meeting. Hosted by the Center for Environmental Research and Conservation (CERC) at Earth Institute, Columbia University, New York, NY. Contact www.conbio.org/2004.

Aug.1-10: American College of Veterinary Radiologists (ACVR) Annual Scientific Meeting, Montreal (Quebec), Canada. Contact ACVR; (847) 251-5517; www.acvr.ucdavis.edu.

Aug. 4-8:SFT Annual Conference & Symposium, Hyatt Hotel, Lexington, Ky. Contact SFT; (334)395-4666; www.therio.org; info@therio.org

Aug. 16-20: The Association of Avian Veterinarians 25th Annual Conference & Expo, New Orleans Contact AAV; (303) 756-8380; www.conferenceoffice.com

Aug. 22: Athens Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Seminar, UGA College of Veterinary Medicine, Athens, Ga. Contact Dr. Bruce Hollett; (706) 542-1451; http://gactr.uga.edu/conferences.

Aug 27-Sept. 3: AAZV / AAWV / WDA Joint Annual Conference American Association of Zoo Veterinarians (AAZV), The Wildlife Disease Association, and the American Association of Wildlife Veterinarians.Contact AAZV Executive Director Wilbur Armand; (610) 892-4812; AAZV@aol.com.

Sept. 8-12: Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care Society (IVECCS), San Diego Marriott & Marina. Contact IVESCSS; (210) 698-5575; info@veccs.org; www.veccs.org

Sept. 12: Small Animal Urology, UGA College of Veterinary Medicine, Athens, Ga. Contact Dr. Bruce Hollett; (706) 542-1451; http://gactr.uga.edu/conferences.

Sept. 25-26: Small Animal Rigid Endoscopy, UGA College of Veterinary Medicine, Athens, Ga. Contact Dr. Bruce Hollett; (706) 542-1451; http://gactr.uga.edu/conferences.

Sept. 30-Oct.3: Annual Veterinary Dental Forum (AVDF), Fort Worth, Tex. Contact Veterinary Dental Forum; (800) 332.2837; avdf@walkermgt.com

Oct. 9-20: 6th Annual TCVM Conference and China tour, Chi Institute of Chinese Medicine, Gainesville, Fla. Contact Samuel Roman Gomez; (352) 591-5385; www.admin@chiinstitiute.com.

Oct. 15-18: American Association of Feline Practitioners Fall Conference, San Francisco, Calif. Contact AAFP; (615) 259-7788; www.aafponline.org

Oct. 19-25: American College of Veterinary Anethesiologists (ACVA) 29th Annual Meeting-Phoenix. Contact ACVA; (540) 231-9268; www.acva.org.

Oct. 20 - 23: American College of Veterinary Opthamologists (ACVO) Annual Fall Conference, Washington, DC.Contact ACVO; (208)466-7624; www.acvo.com; acvo@mtgs-etc.com.

Oct. 23-24: Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery, UGA College of Veterinary Medicine, Athens, Ga. Contact Dr. Bruce Hollett; (706) 542-1451; http://gactr.uga.edu/conferences.

Nov. 6-7: Small Animal Behavior, UGA College of Veterinary Medicine, Athens, Ga. Contact Dr. Bruce Hollett; (706) 542-1451; http://gactr.uga.edu/conferences.

Nov. 14-17: American College of Veterinary Pathologists (ACVP) and the American Society for Veterinary Clinical Pathology (ASVCP) Annual Meeting, Disney's Coronado Springs Resort, Orlando. Contact Jane Shepard, ACVP Meetings Director; (608) 833-8725, ext. 137; jshepard@reesgroupinc.com; www.acvp.org

Nov. 20-21: Exotic Animal Endoscopy, UGA College of Veterinary Medicine, Athens, Ga. Contact Dr. Bruce Hollett; (706) 542-1451; http://gactr.uga.edu/conferences.

Nov. 28-Dec. 3: Radiological Society of North America Annual Meeting, Chicago. Contact ACVR; (847) 251-5517; www.acvr.ucdavis.edu.

Dec. 4-5: Small Animal Infectious Diseases, UGA College of Veterinary Medicine, Athens, Ga. Contact Dr. Bruce Hollett; (706) 542-1451; http://gactr.uga.edu/conferences.

INTERNATIONAL EVENTS

2004
Mar. 19-20: Second European Equine Nutrition and Health Congress, Research Center, Lelystad, the Netherlands. Contact David van Doorn; info@equine-congress.com; www.equine-congress.com

March 19-20: Second European Equine Nutrition and Health Congress, Research Center, Lelystad, the Netherlands. Contact David van Doorn; info@equine-congress.com; www.equine-congress.com

July 11-15: 10th International Congress of Toxicology, Tampere, Finland.Contact CongreszonItälahdenkatu 22 A FIN-00210 Helsinki, Finland; +358 (0)9 58409 350; www.ictx.org; ictx2004@congreszon.fi

July 25-30: International Veterinary Immunology Symposium (7th IVIS), Quebec City, Canada. Contact Bruce N. Wilkie; bwilkie@uoguelph.ca; www.ivis2004.org.

Aug. 25-28: The 5th World Congress of Veterinary Dermatology, Vienna, Austria. Contact Exhibition Oranisation-MAW; Mrs. Andrea Etz; maw@media.co.at

Sept. 20-22: 6th International Symposium on Viruses of Lower Vertebrates, Hakodate; Hokkaido, Japan. Contact Asst. Professor T. Nishizawa; jjnishi@fish.hokudai.ac.jp.

Oct. 5-9: 29th World Small Animal Veterinary Congress (WSAVA), 10th European Congress (FECAVA) ,7th Hellenic Congress (HVMS), Rhodes, Greece. Contact Congress Secretariat Triaena Tours & Congress S.A. Atchley House - 15, Mesogion Ave., Athens 115 26, Greece; Mrs Effie Kontodimou; Tel: +30 210 7499300; Direct: +30 210 7499316; congress@triaenatours.gr; efiK@triaenatours.gr www.ivis2004.org.

October 11-13: The International Society for Animal Hygiene's 2004 International Congress, Saint-Malo, France. Contact; www.zoopole.com/ispaia/isah2004.htm.

To list events in future issues of Veterinary Practice News, send the dates and contact information to: VPN, Calendar Editor, P.O. Box 6050, Mission Viejo, CA 92690; fax: (949) 855-3045; e-mail tarmstrong@fancypubs.com.