AZAALAS - AALAS MEETING CALENDAR

AALAS MEETING CALENDAR: To Branch Presidents & Vendors, etc

Presidents please see that your secretaries, TBR's and newsletter editors receive a copy! This list is being used by the branches, vendors and others trying to plan their schedules. Please contact me with any changes or dates not shown here. Thank you for your cooperation!

AALAS also lists upcoming events on their web site calendar. After accessing the site at http://www.aalas.org, click on the "Calendar" link.

Join us for the 2010 District 8 Conference May 5 - 7th at the Tempe Mission Palms Hotel in AZ
	Participate in workshops featuring Rodent Necropsy, Swine Anesthesia, Rodent Imaging and More! Presenting keynote speaker Rebecca Skloot, author of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. Check out the announcement This is one meeting you can't afford to miss in 2010! Post the flyer in your institution
Call for Poster Abstracts - fill out this form and return by April 15, 2010 by email to Ken Jones or Mia Nettik or mail to 75 South 2000 East Ste 311 Salt Lake City UT 84112. Awards: 1^st Place $500, 2^nd Place $350, 3^rd Place $250, and 4^th Place $100
Plan to spend the week in Tempe and take part in these two meetings before District 8: May 3-4 - THE THREE I's Conference: IACUCs, IBCs & IRBs Collaboration, Connection & Community...Advancing Bioscience and Security; and May 5 - Rodent Colony & Disease Management Considerations offered by Charles River Research Models & Services

Don't see your meeting date listed here? Send it to me at azaalas@ahsc.arizona.edu

The following meetings are already on the calendar: (*Items noted with a star are new since the last update)

*3/1/10 - Charles River Seminar: Special Topics in Rodent Colony Management and Protection - Seattle, WA See website: http://www.criver.com/en-US/NewsEvents/CourseSeminar/Pages/RMS_Mar12010.aspx

*3/3/10 - Charles River Seminar: Special Topics in Rodent Colony Management and Protection - San Francisco, CA See website: http://www.criver.com/en-US/NewsEvents/CourseSeminar/Pages/RMS_Mar32010.aspx

*3/4/10 - Charles River Seminar: Special Topics in Rodent Colony Management & Protection - San Diego, CA See website: http://www.criver.com/en-US/NewsEvents/CourseSeminar/Pages/RMS_Mar42010.aspx

*3/11/10 - OLAW Seminar on Physical Plant Issues See website: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/olaw/e-seminars.htm

3/7-11/10 - Society of Toxicology Meeting - Salt Lake City, UT See website: http://www.toxicology.org/AI/MEET/AM2010/

*3/16-17/10 - Advanced Surgical Techniques in Mice: Vasectomy, Castration, Ovarian Transplant, Ovariectomy, Jugular Vein & Carotid Artery Catheterization at The Scripps Research Institute - La Jolla, CA (207)288-6659 Eric McDevitt or See website: http://courses.jax.org/2010/scripps-surgery-1.html

*3/17/10 - Sacramento Valley AALAS Branch Meeting-Davis, CA 209-631-8193 Roy Hoglund or See website: http://www.svaalas.org

*3/17/10 - Upstate NY Branch General Meeting - Syracuse, NY (716) 845-3160 Carol Spierto or Email: Carol.Spierto@RoswellPark.org

*3/17-18/10 - USDA AWA Workshop-Meeting the Information Requirements of the Animal Welfare Act - Beltsville, MD See website: http://awic.nal.usda.gov/workshops

*3/18/10 - Advanced Surgical Techniques in Mice: Jugular Vein & Carotid Artery at The Scripps Research Institute - La Jolla, CA (207)288-6659 Eric McDevitt or See website: http://courses.jax.org/2010/scripps-surgery-2.html

3/18-21/10 - National Science Teachers Association Meeting - Philadelphia, PA See website: http://www.nsta.org/

*3/19/10 - Advanced Surgical Techniques in Mice: Vasectomy, Castration, Ovarian Transplant and Ovariectomy
at The Scripps Research Institute - La Jolla, CA (207)288-6659 Eric McDevitt or See website: http://courses.jax.org/2010/scripps-surgery-3.html
3/19-21/10 - AALAS Winter Board Meeting - Atlanta, GA (901)754 -8620 AALAS or info@aalas.org

*3/21/10 - IACUC 101: The Basics - Baltimore, MD See website: http://www.primr.org/Conferences.aspx?id=6775&ekmensel=297ded8b_375_0_6775_1

3/21-23/10 - PRIM&R 2010 IACUC Conference - Baltimore, MD See website: http://www.primr.org/Conferences.aspx?id=6775

*3/24/10 - Washington Branch Spring Educational Trade Fair - Seattle, WA See website: http://www.wbaalas.org

*4/5-6/10 - CMAR Prepatory Course & Exams at TBAALAS/LAMA Meeting - San Carlos, TX (713)798-4843 Cindy Buckmaster or Email: buckmast@bcm.edu

4/7-9/10 - LAMA Conference - Clearwater, FL See website: http://www.lama-online.org/events/

4/7-10/10 - Texas Branch Meeting - San Marcos, TX See website: http://www.tbaalas.org

*4/14/10 - Delaware Valley Branch Meeting - Drexel University - Philadelphia, PA - Email: paula@actstraining.com

4/15/10 - MSMR Enrichment for Laboratory Animal Professionals - Boston, MA See website: www.msmr.org

4/15-16/10 - 2010 Turnkey Conference at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront - Baltimore, MD Email: mwilliams@alnmag.com See website: http://www.turnkeyconference.com

*4/17-21/10 - The American Association for Cancer Research 101st Annual Meeting 2010 - Washington, DC See website: http://www.aacr.org/home/scientists/meetings--workshops/aacr-101st-annual-meeting-2010.aspx

*4/19-23/10 - Workshop on Colony Management: Principles and Practices - Bar Harbor, ME See website:

courses.jax.org/2010/colony_bh10.html

*4/21/10 - Sacramento Valley AALAS Branch Meeting-Davis, CA 209-631-8193 Roy Hoglund or See website: http://www.svaalas.org

4/24-27/10 - CALAS Symposium - Quebec City, Quebec Canada See website: http://symposium.calas-acsal.org

4/24-28/10 - Experimental Biology Meeting - Anaheim, CA See website: http://www.the-aps.org/index.htm

*4/25-5/1/10 - LATG Study Course - Cary, NC (336)334-5277 Angie Hansing or See website: http://www.rtbaalas.org

5/3-4/10 - MSMR SwAEBR CBRA Three I’s: Harmonization of IACUC’s, IRB’s and IBC’s Conference at the Tempe Mission Palms Hotel - Tempe, AZ (520)621-3931 SwAEBR or email: swaebr@ahsc.arizona.edu

*5/5/10 - Rodent Colony & Disease Management Considerations offered by Charles River Research Models & Services at the Tempe Mission Palms Hotel - Tempe, AZ (781)222-6135 Scott Borowick or Email: scott.borowick@crl.com or See website: http://www.criver.com/info/azsem10

*5/5-7/10 - District 8 AALAS meeting at the Tempe Mission Palms Hotel - Tempe, AZ (520)621-3931 D8 or email: azaalas@ahsc.arizona.edu or See website: http://www.district8.org

*5/5-6/10 - USDA AWA Workshop-Meeting the Information Requirements of the Animal Welfare Act - Beltsville, MD See website: http://awic.nal.usda.gov/workshops

5/9-12/10 - Animal Transport Association Annual Conference - Fort Lauderdale, FL (305)588-0998 Matt Block

5/9-14/10 - International Science & Engineering Fair - San Jose, CA See website: http://www.societyforscience.org/isef/

5/11-12/10 - QUAD Symposium - Uncasville, CT See website: http://www.quad-aalas.org

*5/13/10 - Delaware Valley Branch Meeting - Camden RiverSharks Game - Camden, NJ - Email: paula@actstraining.com

*5/19/10 - Sacramento Valley AALAS Branch Meeting-Davis, CA 209-631-8193 Roy Hoglund or See website: http://www.svaalas.org

5/20-21/10 - Louisiana Branch AALAS meeting at the New Iberia Research Center - New Iberia, LA (318) 675-5204 Melissa Brown or Email: Mbrown6@lsuhsc.edu

*5/21/10 - Mile High Branch Spring Meeting - Estes Park, CO See website: http://www.milehighbranchaalas.org

*5/21-23/10 - Northern Rocky Mountain Branch Annual Meeting at Yellow Bay Biological Station (Flathead Lake) - Polson, MT Email: britten.postma@mso.umt.edu

*5/25/10 - PSBR Annual Dinnner (invitation only) - Email: psbr@psbr.org

6/2-4/10 - District 5 Meeting - The Road to Research - Kalamazoo, MI (269) 668-3336 x1780 Doreen Kohlert or Email: doreen.kohlert@mpiresearch.com

*6/16/10 - Sacramento Valley AALAS Branch Meeting-Davis, CA 209-631-8193 Roy Hoglund or See website: http://www.svaalas.org

*6/19/10 - OLAW Seminar on Ethics & IACUC Responsibility See website: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/olaw/e-seminars.htm

6/14-16/10 - AALAS Tribranch Symposium - Atlantic City, NJ See website: http://www.tribranch.org

6/15-17/10 - Int’l Probiotic Conference 2010 - Kosice, Slovakia See website: http://www.internationalprobiotics.org/events.aspx

*6/21-24/10 - 2010 Charles River Short Course on Laboratory Animal Science - Newton, MA See website: http://www.criver.com/en-US/NewsEvents/CourseSeminar/Pages/Short_Course_2010.aspx

6/25-27/10 - Summer Leadership Summit - Memphis, TN (901)754 -8620 AALAS or info@aalas.org

*7/8-15/10 - Annual Biosafety and Biosecurity Training Course at the Hilton Fort Collins - Fort Collins, CO See website: http://www.cvmbs.colostate.edu/mip/crwad/BBTC.htm

*7/21/10 - Sacramento Valley AALAS Branch Meeting-Davis, CA 209-631-8193 Roy Hoglund or See website: http://www.svaalas.org

7/31-8/4/10 - Am. Veterinary Medical Assoc. Annual Meeting - Atlanta, GA (847)925 -8070 AVMA or See website: http://www.avma.org

*8/18/10 - Sacramento Valley AALAS Branch Meeting-Davis, CA 209-631-8193 Roy Hoglund or See website: http://www.svaalas.org

*8/18-19/10 - IACUC 101 & 201 Plus - S San Francisco, CA See website: http://www.ca-biomed.org

*9/9/10 - OLAW Seminar on Designated Member Review Subsequent to Full Committee Review See website: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/olaw/e-seminars.htm

*9/15/10 - Upstate NY Branch General Meeting - Syracuse, NY (716) 845-3160 Carol Spierto or Email: Carol.Spierto@RoswellPark.org

*9/15/10 - Sacramento Valley AALAS Branch Meeting-Davis, CA 209-631-8193 Roy Hoglund or See website: http://www.svaalas.org

9/17-18/10 - 3^rd Annual Comparative Medicine Symposium - Park City, UT (801)581-6430 Penny Noel

*9/28/10 - IACUC 101 at the BIO Livestock/ Biotechnology Summit - Sioux Falls, SD See website: http://www.bio.org/news/pressreleases/newsitem.asp?id=2010_0128_04

9/30-10/2/10 - Academy of Surgical Research 26^th Annual Meeting - Clearwater Beach, FL See website: http://www.surgicalresearch.org

10/10-14/10 - National AALAS Meeting - Atlanta, GA (901)754 -8620 AALAS or info@aalas.org See website: http://nationalmeeting.aalas.org/future_sites.asp

*10/16-18/10 - Congress on Image & Signal Processing and Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Informatics - Yantai - China See website: http://cisp-bmei2010.ytu.edu.cn

*10/20/10 - Sacramento Valley AALAS Branch Meeting-Davis, CA 209-631-8193 Roy Hoglund or See website: http://www.svaalas.org

*10/20-21/10 - USDA AWA Workshop-Meeting the Information Requirements of the Animal Welfare Act - Beltsville, MD See website: http://awic.nal.usda.gov/workshops

*10/24/10 - IACUC 101 sponsored by OLAW - Bethesda, MD See website: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/olaw/iacuc101s.htm

11/13-17/10 - Society for Neuroscience meeting - San Diego, CA See website: http://www.sfn.org

*11/17/10 - Sacramento Valley AALAS Branch Meeting-Davis, CA 209-631-8193 Roy Hoglund or See website: http://www.svaalas.org

*11/17/10 - Upstate NY Branch General Meeting - Syracuse, NY (716) 845-3160 Carol Spierto or Email: Carol.Spierto@RoswellPark.org

*12/4/10 - Arizona Branch Installation Event - Mesa, AZ Email: azaalas@ahsc.arizona.edu

*12/9/10 - OLAW Seminar on IACUC Review of Proposed Animal Activities See website: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/olaw/e-seminars.htm

*12/15/10 - Sacramento Valley AALAS Branch Meeting-Davis, CA 209-631-8193 Roy Hoglund or See website: http://www.svaalas.org

1/30-2/5/11 - Int’l Tech Week - Remember to treat your techs special - (901)754 -8620 AALAS or info@aalas.org

3/6-10/11 - Society of Toxicology Meeting - Washington, DC See website: http://www.toxicology.org

*3/10/11- OLAW Seminar on IACUC Responsibilities Beyond Protocol Review & Facilities Inspection See website: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/olaw/e-seminars.htm

4/9-13/11 - Experimental Biology Meeting - Washington, DC See website: http://www.the-aps.org/index.htm

*6/9/11- OLAW Seminar on Writing a Good Assurance See website: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/olaw/e-seminars.htm

7/16-20/11 - Am. Veterinary Medical Assoc. Annual Meeting - St Louis, MO (847)925 -8070 AVMA or See website: http://www.avma.org

10/2-6/11 - National AALAS Meeting - San Diego, CA (901)754 -8620 AALAS or info@aalas.org See website: http://nationalmeeting.aalas.org/future_sites.asp

*10/8/11- OLAW Seminar on Occupational Health & Safety Programs See website: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/olaw/e-seminars.htm

11/12-16/11 - Society for Neuroscience meeting - Washington, DC See website: http://www.sfn.org

*12/8/11- OLAW Seminar on Grants Policy & Congruence See website: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/olaw/e-seminars.htm

3/11-15/12 - Society of Toxicology Meeting - San Francisco, CA See website: http://www.toxicology.org

4/19-22/12 - Joint Louisiana & Texas Branch Meeting - New Orleans, LA

4/21-25/12 - Experimental Biology Meeting - San Diego, CA See website: http://www.the-aps.org/index.htm

5/17-18/12 - Quad Symposium - Uncasville, CT (508)925-6340 Laura Conour or Email: Laura.Conour@crl.com

6/13-15/12 - Tri Branch Meeting hosted by Metro NY Branch

1/29-2/4/12 - Int’l Tech Week - Remember to treat your techs special - (901)754 -8620 AALAS or info@aalas.org

5/15-16/12 - Quad Symposium - Uncasville, CT (508)925-6340 Laura Conour or Email: Laura.Conour@crl.com

6/13-15/12 - Tri Branch Meeting hosted by NJ Branch

8/4-7/12 - Am. Veterinary Medical Assoc. Annual Meeting - San Diego, CA (847)925 -8070 AVMA or See website: http://www.avma.org

11/4-8/12 - National AALAS Meeting - Minneapolis, MN (901)754 -8620 AALAS or info@aalas.org See website: http://nationalmeeting.aalas.org/future_sites.asp

7/20-23/13 - Am. Veterinary Medical Assoc. Annual Meeting - Chicago, IL (847)925 -8070 AVMA or See website: http://www.avma.org

10/27-31/13 - National AALAS Meeting - Baltimore, MD (901)754 -8620 AALAS or info@aalas.org See website: http://nationalmeeting.aalas.org/future_sites.asp

10/19-23/14 - National AALAS Meeting - San Antonio, TX (901)754 -8620 AALAS or info@aalas.org See website: http://nationalmeeting.aalas.org/future_sites.asp

If you have any additions or changes to make to this list email azaalas@ahsc.arizona.edu or call (520)621 -3931. Be sure to include an email or phone number to expedite requests for further information. Thanks!

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