October 27–29, 2022
Louisville Marriott Downtown
Louisville, KY
Wednesday, October 26
7:30 am–5:00 pm | AETA Board of Directors Meeting |
7:30 am–5:00 pm | AETA Certification Committee Meeting |
7:30 am–11:00 am | CETA/ACTE Certification Committee Meeting |
11:00 am–5:00 pm | CETA/ACTE Board of Directors Meeting |
1:00 pm–5:00 pm | CETA/ACTE Certification Exam (for initial certification) |
Thursday, October 27
7:30 am–2:00 pm | Golf Tournament (additional registration required) Cosponsored by Partnar Animal Health and Reproduction Resources |
8:00 am–10:00 am | AETA Certification Committee Meeting |
8:00 am–12:00 pm | CETA/ACTE Certification Exam Review (for applicants who wrote the exam) |
10:00 am–12:00 pm | AETA Recertification Session (maximum 50 participants) |
11:00 am–5:00 pm | Registration Open |
12:00 pm–5:00 pm | Exhibit Setup |
2:00 pm–5:00 pm | Preconference Seminar I: Small Ruminant AI and ET (additional registration required) Presented by Dr. Rachael Gately and Dr. David Matsas |
2:00 pm–5:00 pm | Preconference Seminar II: (additional registration required) Oocyte and IVF Embryo Evaluation Presented by Dr. Jennifer Barfield and Dr. Daniela Demetrio OPU Tips and Tricks: “What do I do when…” Presented by Dr. Bill Croushore, Dr. Andre Dayan, and Dr. Matt Bartlett |
6:00 pm–10:00 pm | Preconference Social at Churchill Downs (additional registration required) Sponsored by Vétoquinol |
Friday, October 28
6:45 am–5:00 pm | Registration Open |
6:45 am–5:00 pm | Exhibits Open |
6:45 am–7:45 am | Christian Family Breakfast (additional registration required) Presented by Dr. Glenn Crumpler |
6:45 am–7:45 am | Breakfast Sponsored by PETS |
7:45 am–8:00 am | Welcome and Exhibitor/Sponsor Recognition |
8:00 am–8:30 am | Session 1: Recombinant FSH Presented by Dr. Scott Jaques |
8:30 am–9:20 am | Session 2: Slaughterhouse Beef Embryo Production Presented by Dr. Alex Blonsky and Dr. Brady Hicks |
8:45 am–3:00 pm | Companion Tour: (additional registration required) |
9:20 am–9:50 am | Session 3: Beef Embryos on Dairy – ET and Pregnancy Outcomes Presented by Dr. Clint Walhof |
9:50 am–10:15 am | Break and Poster Session Sponsored by PETS |
10:15 am–11:45 am | AETA Certification Session Presentations by members of the USDA, the AETA Certification Committee, Dr. Keith Poulsen, and Dr. Ashley Swenson |
10:15 am–11:45 am | CETA/ACTE Session |
10:15 am–11:45 am | Student/Technician Session Presented by Dr. Tyler Dohlman and Marianna Jahnke |
11:45 am–12:45 pm | Student/Mentor Lunch All students attending the convention are welcome to attend the student/mentor lunch. Attendees will get food from the main lunch area and then gather in the meeting room to eat (beverages and cutlery will be in the meeting room). |
11:45 am–12:45 pm | Lunch Sponsored by PETS |
11:45 am–12:45 pm | AETA-CETA/ACTE Joint Annual Convention Meeting |
12:45 am-1:45 pm | Session 4: Sex-Sorted Semen Use in AI, ET, and IVF Presented by Dr. Pablo Juan Ross |
1:45 pm–2:40 pm | Session 5: Shipping and Insuring Embryos Presented by John Stoesser |
2:40 pm–3:10 pm | Break and Poster Session Sponsorship Opportunity! |
3:10 pm–4:00 pm | Session 6: Sexcel Sexed Semen Presented by Mike Donnelly |
4:00 pm–5:00 pm | Session 7: Practitioner Forum Donor housing, Young Donor IVF and ET, and Conventional ET on Beef Heifers Topics may change Presented by TBD |
6:00 pm–7:00 pm | Social Hour Open Bar Sponsored by Reproduction Resources |
7:00 pm–10:00 pm | Banquet with Entertainment by Howl at the Moon Dueling Pianos Open Bar Sponsored by Reproduction Resources |
Saturday, October 29
7:00 am–3:00 pm | Exhibits Open |
7:00 am–5:00 pm | Registration Open |
7:00 am–8:00 am | Breakfast Sponsorship Opportunity! |
7:00 am–8:00 am | AETA Past President’s Breakfast |
8:00 am–10:00 am | AETA Business Meeting |
8:00 am–10:00 am | CETA/ACTE Annual General Meeting |
8:45 am–3:00 pm | Companion Tour: (additional registration required) |
10:00 am–10:30 am | Break and Poster Session Sponsorship Opportunity! |
10:30 am–11:30 am | Session 8: Whole System Management of Recipients Prior to Embryo Transfer Presented by Dr. Jordan Thomas |
11:30 am–12:30 pm | Session 9: Donor Management and Synchronization Presented by Dr. Alvaro Garcia Guerra |
12:30 pm–1:30 pm | Lunch Sponsorship Opportunity! |
12:30 pm–1:30 pm | CETA/ACTE New Board of Director’s Meeting |
12:30 pm–1:30 pm | AETA New Board of Director’s Meeting |
1:30 pm–3:30 pm | Session 10: IVF Lab Procedures and Updates Presented by Patti Anderson, MS, Dr. Francois-Xavier Grand, Dr. Marcello Rubessa, and Dr. Bruno Sanchez |
3:30 pm–3:45 pm | Break Sponsorship Opportunity! |
3:45 pm–4:45 pm | Session 11: Human IVF Presented by Dr. Eduardo Kelly |
4:45 pm–5:00 pm | Closing Remarks See you in Orlando from October 26-28, 2023! |