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• The Canadian Asssociation for Laboratory Animal Science Symposium

  • Start
    Saturday, May 05, 2018
  • End
    Tuesday, May 08, 2018
  • Location
    Québec City, QC

  

  Registration Now Open!

  Please click here to register - don't miss out on early-bird rates until April 6th!

  The 57^th Annual Symposium will be held in Québec City, QC from May 5-8, 2018 at the Hilton Québec and Québec City Convention Centre. CALAM/ACMAL Members should plan to attend for:

  Sunday, May 6th  | 1:00PM - 3:00PM

  Annual General Meeting

  Come meet the Board of Directors, cheer on the Charles River Award Winner and learn more about your association and how to get involved. 

  Monday, May 7th | 12:00PM - 2:00PM

  CALAM/ACMAL Luncheon

  Featuring guest speaker Dr. Daniel Pang, Université de Montréal

  Monday, May 7th | 2:00PM - 4:30PM

  CALAM/ACMAL Scientific Session

  The Digital Vivarium | Speakers: Dr. Felix Wolf & Dr. Ian Welch

  Register Today!

  Registration Now Open!

  Please click here to register - don't miss out on early-bird rates until April 6th!

  The 57^th Annual Symposium will be held in Québec City, QC from May 5-8, 2018 at the Hilton Québec and Québec City Convention Centre. Plan to attend for:

  • a chance to network with LAS professionals from across the country
  • small class size workshops
  • talking posters
  • vendor technical presentations
  • posters
  • scientific talks
  • exhibit hall
  • a variety of social events

  It is the perfect education and networking opportunity for all those involved in animal-based science.

  http://calas-acsal.org/Apps/Pages/calas-symposium

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• CALAM/ACMAL Luncheon

  • When
    Monday, May 07, 2018
  •  
    12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

  All CALAM/ACMAL Members are invited to the CALAM Luncheon at the 57^th Annual CALAS/ACSAL Symposium in Québec City, QC on Monday, May 7th, 2018 from 12:00PM to 2:00PM. 

  • Featuring guest speaker Dr. Daniel Pang, Université de Montréal

  Click here to register for the symposium!

  
  

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• Health and Husbandry of Aquatic Laboratory Animals

  • Start
    Monday, May 14, 2018
  • End
    Tuesday, May 15, 2018
  • Location
    Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PEI

  This workshop will be offered at the Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PEI.

  The target audience for this workshop includes Attending, Clinical or Consulting Veterinarians, Facility Managers, Aquatic Facility Technicians, and Animal Care Committee Members working with academic or research institutions that house laboratory aquatic animals and/or review animal care protocols involving manipulating fish in the wild. The workshops provide exposure to the CCAC Guidelines on Fish, Specific Challenges Aquatic Species present for Animal Care Committees, Welfare Assessments and Clinical Care of Aquatic Species and hands-on experience technical and clinical procedures for aquatic laboratory animals.
  The Workshops are designed to be stand-alone, 2 day sessions depending on registrants experience level, however they may be taken consecutively. Certificates of Completion are provided. 

  
   The on-line course, The Experimental Fish, is considered a pre-requisite for the workshops.  See: http://www.upei.ca/professionaldevelopment/course/experimental-fish

  
  For more information and for registration: http://www.upei.ca/programsandcourses/canadianaquaculture-institute
  

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• Advanced Aquatic Animal Care and Husbandry

  • Start
    Wednesday, May 16, 2018
  • End
    Thursday, May 17, 2018
  • Location
    Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PEI

  This workshop will be offered at the Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PEI.

  
  The target audience for this workshop includes Attending, Clinical or Consulting Veterinarians, Facility Managers, Aquatic Facility Technicians, and Animal Care Committee Members working with academic or research institutions that house laboratory aquatic animals and/or review animal care protocols involving manipulating fish in the wild. The workshops provide exposure to the CCAC Guidelines on Fish, Specific Challenges Aquatic Species present for Animal Care Committees, Welfare Assessments and Clinical Care of Aquatic Species and hands-on experience technical and clinical procedures for aquatic laboratory animals.

  
  The Workshops are designed to be stand-alone, 2 day sessions depending on registrants experience level, however they may be taken consecutively. Certificates of Completion are provided. 

  
   The on-line course, The Experimental Fish, is considered a pre-requisite for the workshops.  See: http://www.upei.ca/professionaldevelopment/course/experimental-fish

  
  For more information and for registration: http://www.upei.ca/programsandcourses/canadianaquaculture-institute
  

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• Toronto Zebrafish Health and Husbandry Symposium

  • When
    Friday, June 01, 2018
  • Location
    Hart House, University of Toronto

  REGISTRATION: https://torontozebrafishhandhsymposium.eventbrite.com
  

  This free event will be of interest to everyone who works with zebrafish including lab staff. Topics covered will include the housing and care of zebrafish, as well as how to monitor the health of these animals.
  

  Hosted by the University of Toronto Division of Comparative Medicine and the Research Oversight and Compliance Office.

  For more information, click here.

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• ICLAS 2018 General Assembly

  • Start
    Sunday, June 17, 2018
  • End
    Wednesday, June 20, 2018
  • Location
    Goiania, Goias, Brazil

  Following will be a scientific meeting hosted by the Brazilian Association for Laboratory Animal Science (SBCAL), with the Federation of South American Associations for Laboratory Animal Science (FESSACAL), and ICLAS, June 17-20, with pre-congress workshops on June 16.
  

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• 2018 ESLAV/ECLAM/AAALAC/SECAL Conference

  • Start
    Monday, October 15, 2018
  • End
    Tuesday, October 16, 2018
  • Location
    Barcelona

  Registration for the 2018 ESLAV/ECLAM/AAALAC/SECAL Congress in Barcelona is now open.

  Please, go to: http://www.barcelonacongress2018.com where you will find relevant information.  The preliminary program will be made available online shortly.

   

  For questions, please email the Technical Secretariat via the ‘Contact’ page.

  
  

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• "Animal Models and Preclinical Research 2019"

  • Start
    Sunday, May 05, 2019
  • End
    Thursday, May 09, 2019
  • Location
    Varadero, Cuba

  The Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology of Havana (CIGB), the Cuban Society of Pharmacology, The National Center for the Production of Laboratory Animals (CENPALAB) and the Organizing Committee have the pleasure to announce the International workshop "Animal Models and Preclinical Research 2019" (AniMod 2019), to be held from May 5st to 9st, 2019 in Varadero, Cuba, the country in the Caribbean with endless summer.
  

  For more information, please click here.

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