Have you recently worked on a project or developed resources related to animal or public health? Would you like to share it with an enthusiastic audience? Coordinators for the 16th Annual Applied Animal and Public Health Research and Extension Symposium are seeking presenters for the virtual conference.
This event is sponsored by the American Association of Extension Veterinarians (AAEV) and will be held virtually on Wednesday, October 21, 2020 from 10:00 am – 12:00pm Eastern, coinciding with the virtual 124th U.S. Animal Health Association/ 63rd American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians Annual Meeting. Registration for the USAHA/AAVLD meeting will be required* to attend and/or present at our symposium. More information can be found here: https://www.usaha.org/2020-annual-meeting. Registration closes October 1, 2020.
Abstracts should:
- Highlight an animal or public health topic applicable to an audience of veterinarians involved in extension, regulatory, academic, or diagnostic careers.
- Contain a preliminary or concluding description of the outcome or significance of the work.
- NOT exceed 350 words.
- Meet format requirements: The body of the abstract should have one-inch margins and use Arial 10-point font. Center and bold the title. Center the name of the author(s) below the title with initials followed by last name. The location of author(s) should be placed directly below the author(s) name. Superscript numbers may be used to designate different locations for authors. Abstract will be considered final upon submission and shared with AAVLD/USAHA attendees.
IMPORTANT DATES:
September 28: Abstracts due as an e-mail attachment (MS Word compatible file) to Dr. Molly Lee (mollylee@iastate.edu).
October 5: Authors of selected abstracts notified with scheduled time for live Q&A.
October 18: Presentations recordings of 15 minutes or less due to Dr. Lee. Recording guidance will be provided.
October 21: Presenters should be available for live, virtual Q&A for their session between 10am and Noon Eastern.
Please contact Symposium co-chairs Drs. Molly Lee (mollylee@iastate.edu) or Dr. Jim Fairles (jfairles@uoguelph.ca) for additional information.
*Bonus! Individuals whose abstracts are selected for presentation may be eligible for partial to full reimbursement of AAVLD/USAHA registration expenses. Awardees will be selected based upon their area of research in applied animal and public health.
- Graduate students (up to 2) are eligible for $50 reimbursement.
- Veterinary students (up to 2) are eligible for free AAEV membership the year following their selection; there is no registration fee for AAVLD/USAHA.
- Others registering (up to 4) are eligible for $100 reimbursement.