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 The American Association of Avian Pathologists (AAAP) Annual meeting
will be held on August 6-9, 2016 in San Antonio, Texas with the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Annual Meeting.
The AAAP Designated Hotel is the Marriot River Center Hotel
which is 3 blocks from the convention center AAAP Symposium: "Emerging and Reemerging Zoonotic Diseases" will be held on Saturday, August 6, 2016.
The Symposium will be an update on zoonotic avian influenza outbreaks, particularly HPAI H5N1 and most recently, H7N9 outbreaks in humans in China. The featured address for this symposium will be by Dr. Robert O'Connor. Also included will be a presentation on data collection and analysis for effective prevention and control of zoonotic diseases as well as on communicating science-based information to non-scientists e.g. legislators, the media, and the general public. The symposium will conclude with a presentation on the One Health Initiative. The AAAP Scientific Program
will be from Sunday-Tuesday, August 7-9, 2016.
The Keynote speaker will be Dr. Guillermo Zavala who's presentation is titled "Emerging and Reemerging Poultry Diseases: an International Perspective."
The 2016 Lasher-Eckroade History Lecture titled "The history of the first generation Marek's disease vaccines: the science and little known facts" will be presented by Dr. Karel A. Schat.
The Program will consist of oral and poster presentations on topics such as: Antibiotics, Avian Influenza, Avian Leukosis Virus, Bacteriology, Blackhead, Case Reports, Coccidiosis, Diagnostics, Food Safety, Gut Health, Immunology, Infectious Bronchitis Virus, Infectious Bursal Disease, Laryngotracheitis, Marek's Disease, Mycoplasma, Newcastle Disease Virus, Processing, Reovirus, Salmonella, Virology, Wealth of Knowledge, Welfare.
AVMA Registration Is Open
for general registration. Registration can be done here. The VIP Code for Non-speakers is 2016AAAP Poster Presentation Instructions
The poster boards will be horizontal with dimensions of eight feet wide by four feet tall. Each poster board will have two posters. Your presentation must not be larger than four feet by four feet. Push pins will be provided on-site to attach your poster to the board. Poster Board Size: eight feet (2.43 m) long by four feet (1.22 m) tall.  |
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