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JULY 2010

JULY15-18: PACIFIC VETERINARY CONFERENCE; San Francisco, CA. Plan now to attend PacVet 2010 in the City! Sessions for veterinarians, veterinary technicians, practice managers, and veterinary staff. Veterinarians can earn up to 34 CEU's out of 230 available units. 27 technician-specific CEU's available. Conference includes labs, a two-day Vet Expo, great food and entertainment. Sponsored by the California Veterinary Medical Association. Contact: Shirley Ingleston at 916-649-0599 singleston@cvma.net or www.pacvet.net

AUGUST 2010

AUGUST 6-7: CANINE ORAL SURGERY INTENSIVE SHORT COURSE: University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine; Urbana, IL. Sandra Manfra Maretta, DVM, DACVS, DAVDC. The veterinary dentist often is required to recognize and surgically treat a wide variety of oral and maxillofacial diseases in animals. The purpose of this specialist-in-training lecture and laboratory program is to provide veterinary dentists in training with the knowledge to be able to recognize a wide variety of oral and maxillofacial diseases in animals, to develop an appropriate treatment plan and to perform appropriate surgical treatment for these diseases in animals. Please call the Office of Public Engagement, 217/333-2907, or email ope@vetmed.illinois.edu with any questions regarding this program.

August 12-13, 2010 - Midsummer Veterinary Conference for Sustainable Agriculture
This conference is open to veterinarians, veterinary students, graduate students, animal scientists and educators looking for information regarding sustainable food animal production (ie. organic, natural, welfare-friendly, antibiotic-free, and grass-based). Farm tours are available to examine some of the most innovative and successful sustainable livestock farms in Central Illinois. Conference presenters represent academia, private veterinary practice, farmers, government and allied industries, and will provide information about health, production and marketing of natural and organic food animals. The conference will be in Champaign IL at the I Hotel and Conference Center (map), located on the University of Illinois Campus, and offers 8.5 hours of CE. Ten (10) scholarships are available for students to attend the conference; contact Dr. David Bane at 217-722-2188 or davidpbane@aol.com for details. For information, or to register online, visit their webpage at www.mvc-sa.com/Default.aspx.

AUGUST 27: 4TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON THE CARE OF LLAMAS AND ALPACAS: Manhattan, KS. Participants attending the conference in full will receive CE for 6 hours. Additional information can be viewed on the conference website: www.dce.k-state.edu/conf/camelid

SEPTEMBER 2010

SEPTEMBER 9-10: FALL CONFERENCE FOR VETERINARIANS; Hilton Garden Inn; Champaign, IL.Fall Conference is moving to a new venue because the conference and the College are getting bigger and better! With the introduction of the new Illinois Integrated Professional Veterinary Curriculum, veterinary students will be in class during the conference—in many of the classrooms previously used for Fall Conference. Space needs for the conference have grown as well. Full day tracks on emergency and critical care medicine, small animal surgery, business management, equine, ophthalmology, large animal medicine, oncology, small animal medicine, and one health, one medicine will be offered. Wet labs on thoracic radiology and feline dentistry will also be offered at the College. Make plans now to join the College as you reunite with classmates and make new connections at Fall Conference. Make plans now to attend! Please call the Office of Public Engagement, 217/333-2907, or email ope@vetmed.illinois.edu with any questions regarding this program.

SEPTEMBER 25-26: SAN DIEGO VMA VETERINARY CONFERENCE; RESPIRATORY MEDICINE & SURGERY FOR THE GENERAL PRACTITIONER; San Diego, California at The Handlery Hotel & Resort. Please contact SDCVMA Conference Committee for any questions, 619/640-9583 or by email: sdcvmadeb@aol.com.

OCTOBER 2010

OCTOBER 22-26: AHVMA ANNUAL CONFERENCE; Covington, KY. For more information visit the website: www.AHVMA.org or call 410-509-0795.

OCTOBER 2-5: CANWEST VETERINARY CONFERENCE: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Please visit www.canwestconference.ca for more information on this program.

NOVEMBER 2010

NOVEMBER 5-7: ISVMA 128TH ANNUAL CONVENTION-Westin Lombard Yorktown Center; Lombard, IL. Information will be posted online by early summer. Check back often!