September

14:

The Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW) will be sponsoring an IACUC 101 conference in Irvine, CA. Contact: Mary Lou James, email: mljames@socket.net.

17:

The Scientists Center for Animal Welfare (SCAW) is offering an IACUC-Advanced seminar in Denver, CO. Contact: email: info@scaw.com; http://www.scaw.com/iacuc-advanced.htm.

23–25:

The American Association of Bovine Practitioners will be holding its 37th Annual Conference in Fort Worth, TX. Contact: http://www.aabp.org/.

23–26:

The 2004 Southwest Veterinary Symposium will take place in Grapevine, TX. Contact: tel: 972-664-9800; email: info@swvs.org; http://www.register-for.com/swvs/index.asp.

30–October 3:

The Jackson Laboratory is offering a workshop, “Colon Cancer in Murine Models and Humans”, in Bar Harbor, ME. Contact: Judi Medlin, tel: 207-288-6326; email: judih@jax.org; http://www.jax.org/courses/events/coursedetails.do?id=38.

October

6:

The 13th Annual Conference of the International Society for Anthrozoology, “Advances in the Science and Application of Animal Training,” will be held in Glasgow, Scotland. Contact: Stephen Wickens, tel: +44 1276 500880; email: wickens@ufaw.org.uk; http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/CCAB/isaz2004.html.

6–7:

The Animal Welfare Information Center (AWIC) will conduct a workshop on “Meeting the Information Requirements of the Animal Welfare Act” in Beltsville, MD. Contact: AWIC, tel: 301-504-6212; email: awic@nal.usda.gov; http://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/awicworkshops/workshopinfo.htm.

6–9:

The 29th World Small Animal Veterinary Association Congress will take place in Rhodes, Greece. Contact: Effie Kontodimou, tel: +30 210 7499300; email: congress@triaenatours.gr; http://www.triaenatours.gr/small_animal/istos.chtm?prnbr=1044.

6–9:

The American College of Veterinary Surgeons will hold its 14th Annual Veterinary Symposium in Denver, CO. Contact: tel: 301-913-9550; email: acvs@acvs.org; http://www.acvs.org/Symposium/.

17–21:

The American Association of Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS) will host its 55th Annual Meeting in Tampa, FL. Contact: tel: 901-754-8620; http://www.aalas.org/.