The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) will host the 1st International One Health Congress in Melbourne, Australia, from February 14th-16th, 2011. The event aims to promote a truly global approach to the one health concept. For full details and to register, visit www.onehealth2011.com .
The 2011 International Meeting on Emerging Diseases and Surveillance will take place in Vienna, Austria, from February 4th-7th. Planned topics include emerging zoonoses and animal health threats; methods and models of surveillance, detection and reporting; vaccination; and specific disease threats such as pandemic influenza, bluetongue and TSEs. For more information, visit http://imed.isid.org .
The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) will hold its first Global Conference on Veterinary Legislation in Djerba, Tunisia, from December 7th-9th, 2010. The event aims to strengthen good governance of the national animal health systems and veterinary services of OIE members. For further details, contact trade.dept@oie.int.
The Japanese Society of Clinical Veterinary Medicine will hold its 31st annual meeting in Osaka from November 19th-21st, 2010. Details are available via the association’s website, www.dourinken.com (in Japanese).
The 26th World Buiatrics Congress will take place in Santiago, Chile, from November 14th-18th, 2010. Over 2,000 delegates are expected to attend to receive the latest updates from international experts in buiatric practice. For program details and to register, visit www.wbc2010.com .
The French Equine Veterinary Association, AVEF, will hold its 2010 annual meeting in Bordeaux from November 8th-10th. For more information, visit www.avef.fr .
The 2010 annual conference of the Veterinary Cancer Society will be held at the Loew’s Coronado Bay Resort in San Diego, California, in October. The keynote speakers are Dr Chan from Stanford University and Dr Steve Withrow for Colorado State University. For more information and to register, visit the VCS website, www.vetcancersociety.org .
The National Dairy Research Institute in Karnal, India, will host the second International Animal Industry Expo from October 27th-29th, 2010. For further information and to register, visit www.iaiexpo2010.com .
The 2010 annual conference of the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association will take place in Covington, Kentucky in October. For full details and to register, visit www.ahvma.org .
The American College of Veterinary Surgeons will hold its 2010 annual symposium in Seattle, Washington, in October. For full details and to register, visit the ACVS website, www.acvs.org/symposium .
The Austrian animal nutrition company Biomin is holding its 2010 World Nutrition Forum in Salzburg from October 13th-16th. The event shed light on the trends that will affect animal nutrition and production, and how businesses can take full advantage of key information to move forward. For further details and to register, visit www.worldnutritionforum.info .
The 2nd World Health Summit takes place in Berlin, Germany from October 10th–13th, 2010. For program details and to register, visit www.worldhealthsummit.org .
The Southern European Veterinary Conference (SEVC) will take place from September 30th to October 3th 2010 in Barcelona, Spain. For more details, visit www.sevc.info.
The US Farm Foundation is holding a symposium on zoonotic diseases in Washington DC on September 23rd and 24th, 2010. For program details and to register, visit www.farmfoundation.org .
The British Veterinary Association will hold its 2010 annual congress in Glasgow, Scotland, from September 23rd-25th. The event’s theme, ‘vets and the public good’, focuses on the contribution of the veterinary profession to the whole of society. For program details or to register, visit www.bva.co.uk/events/BVA_Congress.aspx.
