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This year’s meeting is held at the:

Rhode Island Convention Center,  Providence Rhode Island

                                October 22-28, 2015                                                     

 

  Meeting Description Time Room Name
  WEDNESDAY –  October 21, 2015    
JOINT Registration 3:00 PM-6:00 PM  
JOINT USAHA AAVLD Office 24 hrs Rotunda
  THURSDAY –  October 22, 2015    
JOINT Registration 7:00 AM-6:00 PM Rotunda
JOINT USAHA AAVLD Office 24 hrs Rotunda
JOINT USAHA AAVLD work room 24 hrs Rotunda
NAHLN NAHLN Exercises and Drills Working Group Sponsored Preparedness Workshop 10:00 AM-2:00 PM 552-B
AAVLD Virology Symposium 10:00 AM-3:00 PM 555
NAHLN AAVLD/NAHLN IT meeting 1:00 PM-5:00 PM 551
CLOSED SESSION AAVLD Accreditation Committee – 
COMMITTEE ONLY 		 1:00 PM-5:00 PM 552-A
  FRIDAY – October 23, 2015    
JOINT Registration 7:00 AM-6:00 PM Rotunda
JOINT USAHA AAVLD Office 24 hrs Rotunda
JOINT USAHA AAVLD work room 24 hrs Rotunda
USDA USDA-APHIS-VS Office - (Fri-Mon) 8:00 AM-5:00 PM BR-C
CLOSED SESSION AAVLD Financial Advisory Committee
COMMITTEE ONLY		 7:00 AM-8:00 AM 552-B
AAVLD AAVLD Publications Committee  8:00 AM-10:00 AM 552-B
AAVLD Joint AAVLD Bacteriology/ACVM Mini-Symposium:  Emerging Technologies in the Veterinary Diagnostic Microbiology Laboratory 8:00 AM-11:45 AM 553
CLOSED SESSION AAVLD Accreditation Committee
COMMITTEE ONLY		 8:00 AM-12:00 PM 552-A
AAVLD AAVLD Parasitology Committee 8:00 AM-12:00 PM  555-A
AAVLD AAVLD Informatics Committee 8:00 AM-5:00 PM 550
AAVLD 15th CL Davis Diagnostic Pathology Symposium: Diagnostic Pathology of Fish Diseases 8:00 AM-5:50 PM  557
AAVLD Laboratory Emergency Management Committee 10:00 AM-12:00 PM 551
AAVLD AAVLD Epidemiology Committee 10:00 AM-12:00 PM 555-B
AAVLD LCEM User Group 11:00 AM-1:00 PM 552-B
USAHA USAHA Executive Committee Lunch with Dr. Clifford 12:00 PM-5:00 PM 554-A
AAVLD Poster Session - SETUP posters 12:00-6:00 PM BR-A
AAVLD AAVLD Subcommittee on Bacteriology and Mycology  12:30 PM-1:30 PM 553
AAVLD ABVT Annual Meeting  1:00 PM-2:00 PM 555-A
AAVLD AAVLD Virology Committee  1:00 PM-4:00 PM 555-B
AAVLD AAVLD Quality Assurance Committee 1:00 PM-5:00 PM 551
AAVLD AAVLD Executive Board 1:00 PM-5:00 PM 552-A
USAHA National Assembly of State Animal
Health Officials  (State Vets and VS)		 1:00 PM-6:00 PM 556
USAHA North American Foot and Mouth Disease Committee   1:00 PM-6:00 PM 558
AAVLD AAVLD Subcommittee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Business Meeting   1:30 PM-2:15 PM 553
AAVLD AAVLD/AAVCT Business Meeting and Case Presentations 2:00 PM- 6:00 PM 554-B
AAVLD AAVLD Exhibits - Exhibitors SETUP 2:00 PM-6:00 PM  BR-A
AAVLD AAVLD Bacteriology Steering Committee Meeting  2:15 PM-3:00 PM 553
AAVLD AAVLD Editorial Board of Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation (JVDI) 4:00 PM-6:00 PM 555-A
AAVLD AAVLD Laboratory Technology Committee 4:00 PM-6:00 PM 555-B
AAVLD AAAVLD Membership Committee 4:30 PM-5:15 PM BR-E
AAVLD Vet-LIRN meeting 5:00 PM-6:00 PM 553
AAVLD AAVLD Constitution, Bylaws  and Resolutions Committee 5:00 PM-6:00 PM 552-B
AAVLD AAVLD New Member Orientation 5:15 PM-6:00 PM 552-A
AAVLD AAVLD Reception and Foundation Auction 6:00 PM-9:00 PM Hall  A
  SATURDAY – October 24, 2015    
JOINT Registration 7:00 AM-5:00 PM Rotunda
JOINT USAHA AAVLD Office 24 hrs Rotunda
JOINT USAHA AAVLD work room 24 hrs Rotunda
USDA USDA-APHIS-VS Office - (Fri-Mon) 8:00 AM-5:00 PM BR-C
AAVLD AAVLD Foundation Committee 7:00 AM-8:00 AM 558
AAVLD AAVLD – Plenary  Session  -  Avian Influenza – the 2015 outbreak 7:45 AM-11:30 AM
9:30-10:15 break		 BR-DE
JOINT USAHA/AAVLD Committee on Animal Emergency Management  8:00 AM-1:00 PM BR-B
AAVLD AAVLD Exhibits
9:00 AM-6:00 PM		 BR-A
AAVLD AAVLD House of Delegates and
General Membership   		 11:45 AM-12:15 PM 552
AAVLD LCEM User Group 11:30 AM-12:30 PM 558
JOINT Student Luncheon 12:00 PM-1:30 PM 557
AAVLD AAVLD – Scientific Session
Bacteriology 1		 1:00 PM-3:00 PM 556
AAVLD AAVLD – Scientific Session
Epidemiology 1		 1:00 PM-3:00 PM 551
AAVLD AAVLD - Scientific Session
Pathology 1		 1:00 PM-3:00 PM  555
AAVLD AAVLD – Scientific Session
Toxicology 1		 1:00 PM-3:00 PM 553
AAVLD AAVLD – Scientific Session
Virology 1		 1:00 PM-3:00 PM  552
AAVLD AAVLD Laboratory Administrative Management Personnel Committee 1:00 PM-3:00 PM 550
USAHA National Assembly of State Animal
Health Officials Meeting		 1:00 PM-6:00 PM  Providence Ballroom
AAVLD AAVLD Poster Session  9:00 AM-6:00 PM
Presenters 3:00-4:00		 BR-A
USAHA Applied Animal Health, Public Health Research and Extension Veterinarians Symposium  3:00 PM-6:00 PM Bristol/Kent
JOINT USAHA/AAVLD Committee on Diagnostic Laboratory and Veterinary Workforce Development 
3:00 PM-7:00 PM		 553
AAVLD AAVLD - Government Relations Committee  3:30 PM-5:30 PM 557
AAVLD AAVLD Diagnostic Bacteriology case reports 3:30 PM-5:30 PM  556
AAVLD AAVLD Diagnostic Pathology Slide Seminar 3:30 PM-5:45 PM 555
JOINT AAVLD Veterinary Analytical Toxicology & Mycotoxins and USAHA Committee on Environment and Toxicology 3:30 PM-6:30 PM 551
AAVLD AAVLD Laboratory Safety Committee  3:30 PM-7:30 PM 554
AAVLD AAVLD Laboratory Directors Committee 5:30 PM-7:30 PM 552
AAVLD IDEXX  - Quality Control and Standardized Workflows in PCR Testing 6:00 PM-6:30 PM 556
AAVLD BIOVET - Enter a new era for animal diagnostics with the Biovet Multiplex test! 6:00 PM-6:30 PM BR-E
USAHA Extension Veterinarians Business Meeting  6:00 PM-8:00 PM Bristol/Kent
USAHA Trichomoniasis Subcommittee of Infectious Diseases of Cattle, Bison and Camelids 6:00 PM-8:00 PM 557
USAHA USAHA Program Committee 6:00 PM-8:30 PM Newport/Washington
AAVLD Gross Pathology Mock Examination   6:00 PM-9:00 PM 555
USAHA Board of Directors of the American
Association of Food Hygiene Veterinarians		 6:00 PM-10:00 PM 558
AAVLD THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC - Trends of Bacterial Antimicrobial Resistance Associated with Cattle Affected with Bovine Respiratory Disease Complex (BRDC) in the State of Missouri, USA
William H. Fales, MS, PhD		 6:30 PM-7:00 PM 556
AAVLD QIAGEN - Real-Time PCR to NGS and Bioinformatics – A QIAGEN Tool Belt for Animal Health 6:30 PM-7:00 PM BR-E
AAVLD USA LIMS User Group - Craig Carter 7:00 PM-8:30 PM 550
IDEXX IDEXX Reception 8:00 PM-11:00 PM Narragansett Ballroom
  SUNDAY – October 25, 2015    
JOINT Registration 7:00 AM-5:00 PM Rotunda
JOINT USAHA AAVLD Office 24 hrs Rotunda
JOINT USAHA AAVLD work room 24 hrs Rotunda
USDA USDA-APHIS-VS Office - (Fri-Mon) 8:00 AM-5:00 PM Rotunda Omni
USAHA Prayer Breakfast 6:30 AM-8:00 AM West Prefunction
USAHA USAHA District Breakfast (NE, S, W, NC, Allied) 7:30 AM-8:30 AM BR-D
AAVLD AAVLD – Scientific Session
Pathology 2		 8:00 AM-11:15 AM break 9:30-10:15 555
AAVLD AAVLD – Scientific Session
Toxicology 2		 8:00 AM-11:30 AM
break 9:30-10:15		 552
AAVLD AAVLD – Scientific Session
Virology 2		 8:00 AM-11:30 AM
break 9:15-10:00		 551
AAVLD AAVLD - Scientific Session
Epidemiology 2,  Parasitology,  Serology,  QA/QC		 8:00 AM-11:30 AM
break 9:30-10:15		 553
AAVLD AAVLD – Scientific Session
Bacteriology 2		 8:00 AM-11:15 AM
break  9:00-10:00		 556
AAVLD AAVLD Administrative Management
Personnel Committee  		 8:00 AM-12:00 PM 550
USAHA Food Safety Symposium Sponsored by American Association of Food Hygiene Veterinarians And National Association of State Meat & Food Inspection Directors 8:00 AM-12:00 PM BR-B
USAHA Spouses Brunch 9:30 AM-12:00 PM 558
AAVLD AAVLD Exhibits  9:00 AM-1:00 PM  BR-A
USAHA Northeast District Meeting 9:00 AM-11:30 AM 557
USAHA North Central District Meeting 9:00 AM-11:30 AM 554
USAHA Southern District Meeting 9:00 AM-11:30 AM BR-E
USAHA Western District Meeting 9:00 AM-11:30 AM BR-C
AAVLD AAVLD Poster Session 9:00 AM-12:30 PM BR-A
USAHA USAHA Committee on Audit 12:00 PM-1:00 PM Stateside Suite
AAVLD AAVLD Pathology Committee  12:00 PM-2:00 PM 555
JOINT USAHA/AAVLD Committee on NAHLN 12:00 PM-3:00 PM 550
USAHA USAHA Committee on Wildlife Diseases 12:30 PM-5:00 PM BR-B
JOINT USAHA/AAVLD Committee on Aquaculture  12:30 PM-5:30 PM 553
USAHA USAHA Committee on Import-Export  12:30 PM-5:30 PM BR-C
USAHA USAHA Committee on Infectious Diseases of Cattle, Bison and Camelids  12:30 PM-5:30 PM 557
USAHA USAHA Johne's Disease Committee 12:30 PM-5:30 PM 554
USAHA USAHA Scientific Advisory Subcommittee on Brucellosis  12:30 PM-5:30 PM 556
USAHA USAHA Subcommittee on Brucellosis in the Greater Yellowstone Area  12:30 PM-5:30 PM 556
USAHA Feral Swine Subcommittee on Brucellosis and Pseudorabies 12:30 PM-5:30 PM 556
APHIS USDA-VS 1:00 PM-5:30 PM BR-D
USAHA USAHA Exhibits 1:00 PM-6:00 PM East Prefunction
JOINT USAHA/AAVLD Committee on Food and Feed Safety 1:30 PM-5:30 PM 551
AAVLD AAVLD-NSVL Proficiency Testing Committee 3:00 PM-5:00 PM 555
AAVLD AAVLD – Strategic Planning Committee 3:00 PM-6:00 PM 550
JOINT USAHA/AAVLD Committee on Animal Health Surveillance and Information System 3:00 PM-6:00 PM 552
USAHA USAHA District at Large Meeting (Allied, Industry, and Regional)  4:00 PM-5:30 PM 558
USAHA USAHA New Member Orientation  5:00 PM-6:00 PM BR-E
JOINT Presidents' Reception 6:00-6:45 PM Hall A
JOINT USAHA/AAVLD President's Dinner & General Meeting 6:00 PM-9:00 PM Hall A
  MONDAY – October 26, 2015    
JOINT Registration 7:30 AM-5:00 PM Rotunda
JOINT USAHA AAVLD Office 24 hrs Rotunda
JOINT USAHA AAVLD work room 24 hrs Rotunda
USDA USDA-APHIS-VS Office - (Fri-Mon) 8:00 AM-5:00 PM BR-C
AAVLD AAVLD Past Presidents Breakfast  7:00 AM-8:00 AM 558
USAHA Coffee Break 7:00 AM East Prefunction
JOINT USAHA/AAVLD - Joint Plenary Scientific Session - Evolving Food Systems for Global Food Security: Can Animal Production and Veterinary Infrastructure Keep Up?  8:00 AM-12:00 PM BR-A
USAHA USAHA Exhibits 8:00 AM-5:00 PM East Prefunction
USAHA Coffee Break 9:30 AM-10:30 AM East Prefunction
USAHA Directors of State Meat Inspection 11:00 AM-8:00 PM 557
USAHA USAHA Membership Luncheon & Meeting 12:00PM 12:30 PM BR-A
AAVLD AAVLD House of Delegates    12:00 PM-12:45 PM 556
USAHA USDA-ARS National Animal Health Research Review 1:00 PM-5:00 PM 553
USAHA USAHA Subcommittee on Farmed Cervidae 1:00 PM-5:00 PM BR-E
USAHA USAHA Committee on Bluetongue and Related Orbiviruses 1:00 PM-6:00 PM 558
USAHA USAHA  Committee on Brucellosis  1:00 PM-6:00 PM 551
USAHA USAHA Committee on Infectious Diseases of Horses 1:00 PM-6:00 PM 555
USAHA USAHA Committee on International Standards 1:00 PM-6:00 PM 554
USAHA USAHA Committee on Transmissible  Diseases of Poultry and Other Avian Species (Monday & Tuesday) 1:00 PM-6:00 PM 552
USAHA USAHA Committee on Transmissible Diseases of Swine  1:00 PM-6:00 PM 556
USAHA USAHA Committee on Tuberculosis Scientific Advisory Subcommittee 1:00 PM-6:00 PM 550
AAVLD AAVLD Committee Chairs and Program Committee 1:30 PM-3:30 PM Bristol/Kent
USAHA Break 2:30 PM-3:30 PM East Prefunction
JOINT USAHA and AAVLD Executive Committees 3:30 PM-5:00 PM Bristol/Kent
USAHA National Association of Federal
Veterinarians		 5:30 PM-8:00 PM 553
USAHA USAHA Board of Directors Meeting (Mon-Tues-Wed) 6:00 PM-7:00 PM BR-A
Global VetLINK Global VetLINK 7:00 PM-11:00 PM Providence Ballroom
  TUESDAY – October 27, 2015    
JOINT Registration 7:30 AM-5:00 PM Rotunda
JOINT USAHA AAVLD Office 24 hrs Rotunda
JOINT USAHA AAVLD Press-Committee Report Reading-Speaker Ready Room 24 hrs Rotunda
USDA USDA-APHIS-VS Office - (Fri-Mon) 8:00 AM-5:00 PM BR-C
USAHA USAHA Past President Breakfast 7:30 AM-9:30 AM 550
USAHA USAHA Exhibits 8:00 AM-5:00 PM East Prefunction
USAHA National Scrapie Oversight Board  8:00 AM-9:00 AM 553
USAHA USAHA Committee on Captive Wildlife and Alternative Livestock 8:00 AM-12:00 PM 552
USAHA USAHA Committee on Livestock Identification 8:00 AM-12:00 PM BR-B
USAHA USAHA Committee on Pharmaceuticals 8:00 AM-12:00 PM 551
USAHA USAHA Committee on Salmonella 8:00 AM-12:00 PM 555
USAHA USAHA Committee on Foreign and Emerging Diseases 8:00 AM-5:30 PM BR-D
USAHA Directors of State Meat Inspection 8:00 AM-5:30 PM 557
USAHA USAHA Committee on Scrapie 9:00 AM-12:00 PM 553
USAHA Coffee Break 9:30 AM-10:30 AM East Prefunction
USAHA American Association of Avian Pathologist Liaison with AVMA 10:00 AM-12:00 PM 550
USAHA USAHA Committee on Public Health and Rabies 1:00 PM-5:30 PM 555
USAHA USAHA Committee on Sheep and Goats 1:00 PM-5:30 PM 551
USAHA USAHA Committee on Transmissible  Diseases of Poultry and Other Avian Species (Monday & Tuesday) 1:00 PM-5:30 PM 552
USAHA USAHA Committee on Tuberculosis 1:00 PM-5:30 PM BR-B
USAHA USAHA Committee on Biologics and Biotechnology 1:00 PM-5:30 PM 553
USAHA Break 2:30 PM-3:30 PM East Prefunction
USAHA USAHA Board of Directors Meeting (Mon-Tues-Wed) 6:00 PM-7:00 PM BR-A
  WEDNESDAY – October 28, 2015    
JOINT Registration 7:30 AM-10:00 AM Rotunda
JOINT USAHA AAVLD Office 8:00 AM-on Rotunda
JOINT USAHA AAVLD Press-Committee Report Reading-Speaker Ready Room 8:00 AM -12:00 AM Rotunda
USAHA USAHA Committee on Animal Welfare   8:00 AM-12:00 PM BR-D
USAHA NC1180 -Poultry Diseases Research 8:00 AM-5:00 PM 552
USAHA USAHA Committee on Parasitic Diseases 8:00 AM-12:00 PM 551
USAHA Coffee Break 9:30 AM-10:30 AM East Prefunction
USAHA USAHA Business Session - Membership Meeting 2:00 PM-3:30 PM BR-D
USAHA USAHA Board of Directors Meeting (Mon-Tues-Wed) 3:30 PM-4:30 PM BR-A
USAHA USAHA Executive Committee Meeting and Dinner 6:00 PM  

 

                        

 

 

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