The American Association of Swine Veterinarians announces an opportunity for veterinary students to make a scientific presentation at the AASV Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California, on Sunday, February 28, 2021. Interested students are invited to submit a one-page abstract of a research paper, clinical case study, or literature review for consideration. The submitting student must be a current (2020-2021) student member of the AASV at the time of submission and must not have graduated from veterinary school prior to February 28, 2021. Submissions are limited to one (1) abstract per student.

Abstract submission

Abstracts and supporting information must be submitted online at aasv2021.exordo.com. Submissions must be completed before 11:59 pm Central Daylight Time on Wednesday, September 16, 2020 (firm deadline). Late submissions will not be considered.

Students will receive an email from Ex Ordo confirming receipt of their submission. If they do not receive this confirmation email, they must contact Dr Andrew Bowman (bowman.214@osu.edu) by Friday, September 18, 2020 with supporting evidence that the submission was made in time; otherwise the abstract will not be considered for judging.

The abstracts will be reviewed by an unbiased, professional panel consisting of private practitioners, academicians, and industry veterinarians. Fifteen abstracts will be selected for oral presentation in the Student Seminar at the AASV Annual Meeting. Students will be notified by October 15, 2020, and those selected to participate will be expected to provide the complete paper or abstract, reformatted for publication, by November 12.

Student Seminar and Scholarships

As sponsor of the Student Seminar, Zoetis provides a total of $26,250 in support to fund travel stipends and the top student presenter scholarship. The student presenter of each paper selected for oral presentation receives a $750 stipend to help defray the costs of attending the AASV meeting. Veterinary students whose papers are selected for oral presentation also compete for one of several scholarships awarded through the AASV Foundation. The oral presentations will be judged to determine the amount of the scholarship awarded. Zoetis funds a $5000 scholarship for the student whose paper, oral presentation, and supporting information are judged best overall. Elanco Animal Health provides $20,000 in additional funding enabling the AASV Foundation to award scholarships of $2500 each for 2^nd through 5^th place, $1500 each for 6^th through 10^th place, and $500 each for 11^th through 15^th place.

Student Poster Session

Abstracts that are not selected for oral presentation in the Student Seminar will be considered for presentation in a poster session at the annual meeting. Zoetis, sponsor of the Student Poster Session, provides a $250 stipend for each student poster presenter who attends the meeting to participate in the session. Those selected for poster presentation will be expected to supply a brief paper, formatted for publication in the conference proceedings, by November 12. The guidelines for preparing posters for the display are available at aasv.org/annmtg/2021/posters.php.

Veterinary Student Poster Competition

The presenters of the top fifteen poster abstracts compete for scholarship awards ranging from $200 to $500 in the Veterinary Student Poster Competition, sponsored by United Animal Health. See aasv.org/annmtg/2021/postercomp.htm for poster judging details.

Complete information for preparing and submitting abstracts is available on the AASV website at aasv.org/annmtg/2021/studentseminar.htm. The rules for submission should be followed carefully. For more information, contact the AASV office by phone, 515-465-5255, or email, aasv@aasv.org.

Call for abstracts – Research Topics session

Plans are underway for the 52^nd annual meeting of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV), to take place February 27 – March 2, 2021 in San Francisco, California. As part of the meeting, there will be a session highlighting research projects related to swine health and production. Abstracts are now being accepted for potential presentation during the Research Topics session, which will be held Sunday, February 28.

Those interested in making a 15-minute oral presentation should submit a 1-page abstract on applied research related to swine health and production issues (virology, bacteriology, parasitology, environment, food safety, odor, welfare, etc) to aasv@aasv.org by August 14, 2020. Include the presenting author’s name, mailing address, phone number, and email address with each submission.

Abstracts not selected for oral presentation will be considered for poster presentation. All submitting authors will be notified of selection results in September. Authors of abstracts selected for oral or poster presentation must provide their paper, formatted for publication in the meeting proceedings, by November 12, 2020.

PLEASE NOTE: Participation in the Research Topics oral and poster session is at the presenter’s expense. The presenting author is required to register for the meeting (nonmember participants may register at the AASV regular member rate). No speaking stipend or travel expense reimbursement is paid by the AASV.

Call for abstracts – Industrial Partners sessions

The American Association of Swine Veterinarians invites submissions for the Industrial Partners oral and poster sessions at the 52^nd AASV Annual Meeting. This is an opportunity for commercial companies to make brief presentations of a technical, educational nature to members of the AASV. The conference will be held February 27 – March 2, 2021 in San Francisco, California.

The oral sessions consist of a series of 15-minute presentations scheduled from 1:00 to 5:00 pm on Sunday afternoon, February 28^th. A poster session takes place the same day. Poster authors will be required to be stationed with their poster from noon until 1:00 pm, and the posters will remain on display throughout the afternoon and the following day for viewing.

SUBMISSION PREREQUISITE: All companies submitting topics for presentation during the Industrial Partners sessions must register to participate in the AASV Technical Tables Exhibit before October 1^st.

Restricted program space necessitates a limit on the number of presentations per company. Companies that are a member of the Journal of Swine Health and Production (JSHAP) Industry Support Council and sponsor the AASV e-Letter may submit three topics for oral presentation. Companies that are either a member of the JSHAP Industry Support Council or sponsor the AASV e-Letter may submit up to two topics. All other companies may submit one topic for oral presentation. In addition, every company may submit one topic for poster presentation, but the topic must not duplicate the oral presentation. All topics must represent information not previously presented at the AASV annual meeting or published in the meeting proceedings.

To participate, send the following information to aasv@aasv.org by October 1, 2020:

1. Company name
2. Presentation title
3. Brief description of the presentation content
4. Presenter name and contact details (mailing address, telephone number, and email address)
5. Whether the submission is intended for oral or poster presentation

Receipt of submissions will be confirmed by email. Presenters will be notified of their acceptance by October 15 and must submit a paper by November 12 for publication in the meeting proceedings. Failure to submit the paper in a timely manner will jeopardize the company’s future participation in these sessions.

All presenters are required to register for the meeting, either as a Tech Table representative, or as an individual registrant (nonmember oral and poster presenters are eligible to register at the AASV regular member rate). AASV does not provide a speaking stipend or travel reimbursement to Industrial Partners presenters.