October 27–29, 2023
Orlando, Florida
NOTE: The 2023 conference takes place Friday to Sunday.
Thursday, October 26
7:00 am-5:00 pm | AETA Board of Directors’ Meeting | Suwannee 11 |
7:30 am–11:00 am | CETA/ACTE Certification Committee Meeting | Suwannee 20 |
11:00 am–5:00 pm | CETA/ACTE Board of Directors’ Meeting | Suwannee 20 |
1:00 pm–5:00 pm | CETA/ACTE Certification Exam (for initial certification) | Suwannee 19 |
Friday, October 27
Friday Audio Visual Sponsored by Boviteq
7:00 am-2:00 pm ………………….. | Golf Tournament (additional registration required) Cosponsored by Partner Animal Health and Reproduction Resources | Meet at the Shingle Creek Golf Club at 7:00 am |
8:00 am–10:00 am | AETA Certification Committee Meeting | Suwannee 19 |
8:00 am–12:00 pm | CETA/ACTE Certification Exam Review (for applicants who wrote the exam) | Suwannee 20 |
10:00 am–12:00 pm | AETA Recertification Session (additional registration required) (maximum 50 participants) | Suwannee 19 |
11:00 am–5:00 pm | Registration Open | Panzacola Registration |
12:00 pm–5:00 pm | Exhibit Setup | Panzacola South G2F34H34 |
2:00 pm–5:00 pm | Preconference Seminar I: What’s the Plan? Bovine Embryo Production and Transfer Case Discussion (additional registration required) Presented by ET Practitioners and chaired by Drs. Charles Looney and Alvaro Garcia-Guerra Experienced bovine embryo transfer practitioners will present and discuss cases related to: donor and recipient management; embryo selection, manipulation, cryopreservation, transfer, and pregnancy outcomes; and export requirements. Sponsorship Opportunity! | Panzacola F12 |
2:00 pm–5:00 pm | Preconference Seminar II: Small Ruminant AI and ET (additional registration required) Presented by Dr. Lynn Tait Sponsorship Opportunity! | Panzacola G1 |
6:00 pm–7:00 pm | Social Hour Open Bar Sponsored by Reproduction Resources | Sebastian K Foyer |
7:00 pm–10:20 pm | Banquet Followed by Entertainment by Safia Valines Open Bar Sponsored by Reproduction Resources | Sebastian K |
Saturday, October 28
Saturday Audio Visual Sponsored By Boviteq
6:45 am–5:00 pm …………………………… | Registration Open | Panzacola Registration |
6:45 am–5:00 pm | Exhibits Open | Panzacola South G2F34H34 |
6:45 am–7:45 am | The Broken Wagon Ranch House Breakfast (additional registration required) Presented by Dr. Glenn Crumpler Sponsorship Opportunity! | Suwannee 19 |
6:45 am–7:45 am | Breakfast Sponsored by PETS and MAI | Panzacola South G2F34H34 |
7:45 am–8:00 am | Welcome and Exhibitor/Sponsor Recognition | Panzacola G1F12 |
8:00 am–8:50 am | Session 1: Superovulating and Flushing Cows, How Far Have We Come? Presented by Dr. Gabriel Bó | Panzacola G1F12 |
8:50 am–9:30 am | Session 2: Forty-Two Years of AETA: How Did It Start, and Where Are We Heading? Presented by Dr. Chris Keim | Panzacola G1F12 |
9:30 am–9:45 am | Practitioner Tip: Young Heifer Flushing—Troubleshooting a Difficult Cervix Presented by Dr. Matt Iager | Panzacola G1F12 |
9:45 am–10:00 am | Selected Poster Presentation | Panzacola G1F12 |
10:00 am–10:45 am | Break and Poster Session—Meet the Exhibitors! Sponsored by PETS and MAI | Panzacola South G2F34H34 |
10:45 am–12:00 pm | AETA Certification Session Presentations by members of the AETA Certification Committee and Dr. Ashley Swenson | Panzacola G1F12 |
10:45 am–12:00 pm | CETA/ACTE Session | Panzacola H1 |
10:45 am–12:00 pm | Student/Technician Session: Quality Control in the Embryo Laboratory: Perspectives from Industry and Academia Presented by Drs. Peter Hansen and Rocío Rivera | Panzacola H2 |
12:00 pm–1:00 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. | Suwannee 11 |
12:00 pm–1:00 pm | Lunch Sponsored by PETS and MAI | Panzacola South G2F34H34 |
12:00 pm–1:00 pm | AETA and CETA/ACTE Boards of Directors’ Joint Lunch | Suwannee 20 |
1:00 pm–2:00 pm | Session 3: Predicting and Improving Uterine Function Toward a Successful Pregnancy Presented by Dr. Mario Binelli | Panzacola G1F12 |
2:00 pm–3:00 pm | Session 4: Genomic Testing in Dairy Cattle: Progress, Challenges, and Perspectives Presented by Dr. Francisco Peñagaricano | Panzacola G1F12 |
3:00 pm–3:45 pm | Practitioner Tip: Heifer Laparoscopic OPU Presented by Dr. Edwin “Skip” Coles | Panzacola G1F12 |
5:30 pm–9:00 pm | Conference Social (additional registration required) Sponsored by Vetoquinol | Gatlin Terrace |
Sunday, October 29
Sunday Audio Visual Sponsored By Boviteq
7:00 am–3:00 pm …………………………… | Exhibits Open | Panzacola South G2F34H34 |
7:00 am–4:00 pm | Registration Open | Panzacola Registration |
7:00 am–8:00 am | Breakfast Sponsored by ABT 360 LLC | Panzacola South G2F34H34 |
7:00 am–8:00 am | AETA Past Presidents’ Breakfast | Suwannee 19/20 |
8:00 am–9:30 am | AETA Business Meeting | Panzacola G1F12 |
8:00 am–9:30 am | CETA/ACTE Annual General Meeting | Panzacola H1 |
9:30 am–10:00 am | Break and Poster Session—Meet the Exhibitors! Sponsorship Opportunity! | Panzacola South G2F34H34 |
10:00 am–11:00 am | Session 6: Predicting and Improving Embryo Survival in Cattle Presented by Dr. Peter Hansen | Panzacola G1F12 |
11:00 am–12:00 pm | Session 7: Abnormal Calf Syndrome Presented by Dr. Rocío Rivera | Panzacola G1F12 |
12:00 pm–1:15 pm | Lunch Sponsorship Opportunity! | Panzacola South G2F34H34 |
12:00 pm–1:15 pm | CETA/ACTE New Board of Directors’ Meeting | Suwannee 19 |
12:00 pm–1:15 pm | AETA New Board of Directors’ Meeting | Suwannee 20 |
1:15 pm–2:15 pm | Session 8: Trying to Save the Valuable, Critically Sick Neonatal Calf Presented by Dr. Thomas Divers | Panzacola G1F12 |
2:15 pm–3:15 pm | Session 9: Abnormal Calf Syndrome Case Reports and Panel Discussion Presented by Drs. Thomas Divers, Scott Larsen, Ky Pohler, John Prososki, and Rocío Rivera | Panzacola G1F12 |
3:15 pm–3:45 pm | Break Sponsorship Opportunity! | Panzacola South G2F34H34 |
3:45 pm–4:00 pm | Selected Poster Presentation | Panzacola G1F12 |
4:00 pm–4:15 pm | Practitioner Tip: On the Road Again Presented by Dr. Joel Carter | Panzacola G1F12 |
4:15 pm–5:30 pm | Session 10: 50 Years of IETS and How the Embryo Metabolism Informs Culture Media Development Presented by Dr. Rebecca Krisher | Panzacola G1F12 |
5:30 pm–5:45 pm | Closing Remarks See you in Toronto from October 17 to 19, 2024! | Panzacola G1F12 |