| Wednesday, October 15 |
| 8:00-11:00 |
CETA/ACTE Certification Committee Meeting |
| 9:00-4:00 |
AETA Board of Directors Meeting |
| 11:00-6:00 |
CETA/ACTE Board of Directors Meeting |
| 1:00-5:00 |
CETA/ACTE Certification Exam |
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| Thursday,
October 16 |
| 8:00-12:00 |
Golf Tournament at Shoal Creek (Sponsored by Partnar Animal Health, Inc. & Reproduction Resources) |
| 8:00-5:00 |
Cyber Café (Sponsored by Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health USA) |
| 9:00-12:00 |
AETA Certification Exam (for members seeking new certification) |
| 12:00-5:00 |
Registration |
| 12:00-5:00 |
Exhibit Set-Up |
| 2:00-5:00 |
"ET 101: Basics of Embryo Transfer" (presented by Drs. Randall Hinshaw and William Beal) |
| 2:00-5:00 |
Emerging Technologies (presented by Drs. Charles Looney and Brad Lindsey) |
| 6:00-10:00 |
Preconference Social at Union Station |
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(Sponsored by Bioniche Animal Health USA, Inc. & Bioniche Animal Health Canada, Inc.) |
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| Friday, October
17 |
| 7:00-7:00 |
Exhibits |
| 7:00-5:00 |
Registration |
| 7:00-5:00 |
Cyber Café (Sponsored by Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health USA) |
| 7:00-8:00 |
Continental Breakfast |
| 7:45-8:00 |
Introduction of Sponsors |
| 8:00-8:45 |
Scientific Session: "Controlling and Dominating: The Story of a Single Follicle and its Desire to Destroy a Perfectly Good Superstimulation" (presented by Dr. Richard Pursley) |
| 8:45-9:45 |
Scientific Session: "Donor Synchronization/Superovulation Programs Used in the Field" (presented by Drs. Reuben Mapletoft, Kirk Gray, and Richard Pursley) |
| 9:45-10:15 |
Break (Sponsored by Reproduction Resources) |
| 10:00-2:30 |
Companion Tour: The Culinary Center of Kansas City (includes lunch) |
| 10:15-11:00 |
Scientific Session: "Pregnancy Rates of Transferred Embryos following the Addition of a Prostaglandin F2a receptor blocker to the Collection Media" (presented by Dr. Mitch Hockett) |
| 11:00-12:30 |
AETA Annual Business Meeting |
| 11:00-12:30 |
CETA/ACTE Annual General Meeting |
| 12:30-1:30 |
CETA/ACTE New Board of Directors meeting |
| 12:30-1:30 |
Lunch (Sponsored by Pfizer Animal Health USA) |
| 1:30-2:15 |
Scientific Session: "Impact of Nutrition on Embryo Quality in Cattle" (presented by Dr. Jose E. Santos) |
| 2:15-3:00 |
Scientific Session: "Equine ET - Our Experiences Starting a Recipient Herd" (presented by Dr. Peter Sheerin) |
| 3:00-3:30 |
Break (Sponsored by I.M.V. International Corporation) |
| 3:30-4:30 |
Scientific Session: "Long Term Care Insurance and the Veterinarian's Estate" (presented by Dr. Christopher Allen) |
| 4:30-5:15 |
AETA & CETA/ACTE Joint Convention Committee Meeting |
| 5:15-5:45 |
AETA New Board of Director's Meeting |
| 6:00-7:00 |
Reception |
| 7:00-9:00 |
Awards Banquet & Entertainment
(Awards Banquet Speaker sponsored by Biogenics, Inc.)
(Awards Banquet Sponsored by: Duzan Insurance Agency, Embryo Armor Technologies, Estrotect, Ovitra Biotechnology, Inc., and Veterinary Concepts) |
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| Saturday, October
18 |
| 6:30-7:30 |
AETA Past Presidents/BOD Breakfast |
| 7:00-3:30 |
Exhibits |
| 7:00-5:00 |
Registration |
| 7:00-5:00 |
Cyber Café (Sponsored by Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health USA) |
| 7:00-8:00 |
AETA Certification Open Forum |
| 7:00-8:00 |
Continental Breakfast (Sponsored by Professional Embryo Transfer Supply, Inc.) |
| 7:45-8:00 |
Announcements |
| 8:00-8:15 |
FORUM: FAA Liquid Nitrogen Shipping Regulations Update |
| 8:15-9:00 |
Scientific Session: "Sex Semen a Reality" (presented by Juan Moreno) |
| 9:00-9:45 |
Scientific Session: "Experiences in IVF, flushing with sexed semen, and timed transfers" (presented by Drs. Jose Molina and Jon Schmidt) |
| 9:30-2:30 |
Companion Tour: The Best of Kansas City Tour (Arabia Steamboat Museum & Webster House with lunch) |
| 9:45-10:15 |
Break (Sponsored by Professional Embryo Transfer Supply, Inc.) |
| 10:15-11:00 |
Scientific Session: "Cryobiology of Reproductive Cells and Tissues" (presented by Dr. John Critser) |
| 11:00-11:15 |
USDA & APHIS Updates (presented by Dr. Sara Kaman) |
| 11:00-12:30 |
CETA/ACTE Information Session |
| 11:15-11:30 |
Cooperator Committee & USLGE Updates |
| 11:30-12:30 |
AETA Certification exam (for members renewing certification) |
| 12:30-1:30 |
Lunch |
| 1:30-2:15 |
Scientific Session: "Applications of DNA Testing in Breeding Programs Utilizing Embryo Transfer" (presented by Dr. Richard Thallman) |
| 2:15-3:00 |
Scientific Session: "Small Ruminant Embryo Transfer" (presented by Dr. Gary Vannoy) |
| 3:00-3:30 |
Break (Sponsored by Minitube Of America, Inc.) |
| 3:30-4:15 |
Scientific Session: "Embryo Observations and Comparisons" (presented by Dr. Mike Kieler) |
| 4:15-5:00 |
Scientific Session: Vet/PhD Open Forum |
AETA Members: This course has been submitted (but not yet approved) for 14.5 hours of continuing education credit in jurisdictions which recognize AAVSB R.A.C.E. approval; however participants should be aware that some boards have limitations on the number of hours accepted in certain categories and/or restrictions on certain methods of delivery of continuing education. Call 217-398-2217 or E-mail: aeta@assochq.org for further information. |
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