| WEDNESDAY, October 4, 2006 |
| 8:00 AM – 10:30 AM |
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MEETING: CETA/ACTE Certification Committee |
| 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM |
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MEETING: AETA Board of Directors |
| 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM |
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MEETING: CETA/ACTE Board of Directors |
| 1:30 PM – 5:00 PM |
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EXAM: AETA & CETA/ACTE Certification Exam |
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| THURSDAY, October 5, 2006 |
| 6:00 AM – 1:30 PM |
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SOCIAL: Golf Tournament at Stonebridge Golf & Country Club
SPONSORED BY: Schering Plough Animal Health |
| 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM |
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Registration |
| 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM |
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Exhibit Set-up |
| 2:15 PM – 4:15 PM |
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WET LABS: (participants may attend 2 wet labs)
- Embryo Biopsy – Presented by Dr. Martin Darrow
SPEAKER SPONSORED BY: Bioniche Animal Health Inc.
- Vitrification – Presented by Dr. John Hasler
- Semen Evaluation – Presented by Dr. Brad Stroud
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| 4:20 PM – 8:30 PM |
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SOCIAL: Pre-Conference Social: Wakefield Steam Engine – Sunset Dinner Train
SPONSORED BY: Bioniche Animal Health Inc.
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President’s Reception in Hospitality Suite
COCKTAILS SPONSORED BY: Veterinary Concepts |
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| FRIDAY, October 6, 2006 |
| 6:45 AM – 7:45 AM |
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Continental Breakfast in Exhibit Area
SPONSORED BY: Pfizer Animal Health |
| 6:45 AM – 7:30 PM |
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Exhibits Open |
| 6:45 AM – 5:00 PM |
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Registration |
| 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM |
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Companion Tour: Bus Tour to Gatineau Park & Mackenzie King Estate |
| 7:45 AM – 8:00 AM |
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Introductions and Welcome |
| 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM |
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SESSION: Revisiting trace mineral nutrition for improved reproductive performance
Presented by Dr. Steve Elliot
SPEAKER SPONSORED BY: Tim deWit, Alltech Canada Biotechnology Centre |
| 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM |
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SESSION: Protected fats and fatty acids and effect on reproduction
Presented by Dr. Elliot Block
SPEAKER SPONSORED BY: Church & Dwight Company |
| 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM |
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Break in Exhibit Area
SPONSORED BY: Reproduction Resources |
| 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM |
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MEETING: AETA Annual Business Meeting |
| 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM |
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MEETING: CETA/ACTE Annual General Meeting |
| 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM |
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Lunch
SPONSORED BY: PETS, Inc (Professional Embryo Transfer Supply, Inc.) |
| 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM |
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MEETING: CETA/ACTE New Board of Directors |
| 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM |
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SESSIONS:
- Assessing Semen Quality - Presented by Dr. Patrick Blondin
- Sexed semen technology – Presented by Dr. Richard Remillard
- Sexed semen superovulation trial results – Presented by Dr. Martin Darrow
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| 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM |
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Break in Exhibit Area
SPONSORED BY: Pfizer Animal Health |
| 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM |
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SESSION: Fertilization failure due to mishandled frozen semen - the science & economics of exposure damage and what you can do to prevent it / Update on commercial bovine cloning
Presented by Dr. Brad Stroud |
| 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM |
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SOCIAL: Happy hour and a half |
| 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM |
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SOCIAL: Banquet & Entertainment
ENTERTAINMENT SPONSORED BY: I.M.V. International Corporation
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President’s Reception in Hospitality Suite
COCKTAILS SPONSORED BY: Veterinary Concepts |
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| SATURDAY, October 7, 2006 |
| 6:45 AM – 8:00 AM |
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AETA Past Presidents / Board of Directors' Breakfast |
| 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM |
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Registration |
| 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM |
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Exhibits |
| 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM |
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Continental Breakfast in Exhibit Area
SPONSORED BY: Pfizer Animal Health |
| 10:20 AM – 12:30 P.M. |
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Companion Tour: Ottawa River Boat Cruise |
| 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM |
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BREAKOUT SESSION: ET 101 with a technical slant
Presented by Dr. Reuben Mapletoft & Dr. John Hasler |
| 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM |
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BREAKOUT SESSION: Assisted Reproduction in Small Ruminants: Challenges and Opportunities
Presented by Dr. Hernan Baldassarre |
| 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM |
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SESSION: Using ultra-sonography to predict response to superovulation
Presented by Dr. Jean Durocher |
| 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM |
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SESSION:Commercialization of Biotechnology
Presented by Dr. David Faber
SPEAKER SPONSORED BY: Trans Ova Genetics |
| 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM |
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Break in Exhibit Area
SPONSORED BY: PETS, Inc. (Professional Embryo Transfer Supply, Inc.) |
| 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM |
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AETA SESSION: AETA Certification Session/APHIS Update (for AETA members) |
| 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM |
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SESSION: Validation of a monoclonal antibody-based capture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for detection of Campylobacter fetus
Presented by: Dr. John Devenish, CFIA |
| 11:30 AM – 12:15 PM |
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SESSION: Producing healthy calves - biosecurity and management considerations in the ET program.
Presented by Dr. Rich Vanderwal
SPONSORED BY: Wyeth Animal Health |
| 12:15 PM – 1:30 PM |
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Lunch |
| 12:15 PM – 1:30 PM |
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MEETING: Joint Convention Committee Meeting |
| 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM |
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SESSION: Vitrification of Equine Embryos, a field study in a commercial setting
Presented by Dr. Jason J. Hudson
SPEAKER SPONSORED BY: Partnar Animal Health Inc. |
| 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM |
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SESSION: The Effect of Heat Stress & Average Ambient Temperatures on the Superovulatory response of cattle to Ovagen vs. Folltropin
Presented by Dr. Russ Page & Josh Howle
SPEAKER SPONSORED BY: Partnar Animal Health Inc.
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| 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM |
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Break in Exhibit Area
SPONSORED BY: Minitube of America |
| 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM |
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SESSION: Practitioners Forum / Roundtable Discussion
Moderator: Dr. Reuben Mapletoft
SPONSORED BY: Merial Canada Inc
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President’s Reception in Hospitality Suite
COCKTAILS SPONSORED BY: Veterinary Concepts
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