IAAAM Annual Conference

Hosted by the Alaska SeaLife Center

 

Program Agenda

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Friday, May 13

Arrival at Hotel Edgewater for Board Members and Workshop Participants
8:00 - 5:00    Oil Spill Response Workshop
4:00 - 7:00    Registration (Hotel Edgewater)

 

Saturday, May 14

Registration    (Hotel Edgewater)
Board meeting at Alaska Sealife Center

8:00 - 12:00    Oil Spill Response Workshop continued
1:00 - 5:00      Sea Otter Necropsy and Sampling Wet Lab
1:00 - 5:00      Infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus (IHNV) in salmonids in Alaska
1:00 - 5:00      Parts and Pieces: Collecting for the Future

6:00      Icebreaker - Alaskan appetizers, hosted bar/drinks at Chinooks

 

Sunday, May 15

Registration     (Hotel Edgewater)

8:00 - 8:10       Welcome and Opening of Meeting (Liberty Theater)
8:10 - 10:00     Qutekcak Native Tribe Dancing Drum Group and Plenary Session
10:00 - 10:30   Break
10:30 - 11:30   Scientific Session (Diagnostics)

11:30 - 1:00     Lunch on own

1:00 - 3:00       Scientific Session (Clinical Cases I)
3:00 - 3:30       Break
3:30 - 5:30       Scientific Session (Clinical Cases II and New Methods)

5:30       Dinner on own

6:00 - 8:00       Student Workshop and Reception (includes dinner)

9:00       Mid-Night Fun Run to Exit Glacier

 

Monday, May 16

8:00 - 9:45       Scientific Session (Unique Critters)
9:45 - 10:15     Break
10:15 - 11:45   Scientific Session (Immunology)

11:45 - 1:15     Lunch on own

1:15 - 2:45       Scientific Session Rae Building (Clinical Fish Practice I) 
1:30 - 2:45       Scientific Session (Health and Risk Assessment of Wild Dolphins)
2:45 - 3:15       Break
3:15 - 4:30       Scientific Session Building (Clinical Fish Practice II)
3:15 - 4:30       Scientific Session (An Update on Erysipelas in Cetaceans)
4:45 - 6:15       Business Meeting

7:00 - 9:00       Poster Session with Wine & Cheese Reception (Hotel Edgewater)

 

Tuesday, May 17

8:00 - 9:15       Scientific Session Rae Building (Natural Resources: Fish)
8:00 - 9:00       Scientific Session (Strandings)
9:00 - 10:00     Scientific Session (Sea Otters)
9:15 - 10:00     Scientific Session Rae Building (Aquaculture and the Environment I)
10:00 - 10:30   Break
10:30 - 12:15   Scientific Session Rae Building (Aquaculture and the Environment II)
10:30 - 12:15   Scientific Session (Microbiology and Pathology)

12:15 - 1:30     Lunch on own

1:30 – 2:30       IAAAM Fish Practitioner Sub Group Meeting – Rae Building
Or
12:15 - 4:30    Conference Tour Day

Suggested options:

  • Kayaking
  • Hiking/Fishing
  • Dog sled rides
  • Exit Glacier/Kenai Fjords National Park
  • Alaska SeaLife Cente

4:30                Load Buses at ASLC for Harbor Departure
5:00 - 10:00     Resurrection Bay Cruise and Salmon Bake, Auction

 

Wednesday, May 18

9:00 - 10:00     Scientific Session (Virology)
10:00 - 10:30   Break10:30 - 11:30   Scientific Session (Reproduction)
11:30 - 12:30   Scientific Session (Anesthesia)

12:30 - 2:00     Lunch on own

2:00 - 3:15       Scientific Session (Toxicology)
3:15 - 4:45       Scientific Session (Vet Design Input for Displays)

6:00 - 7:00       Alaska SeaLife Center Tours
7:00 - 8:00       Cocktails and Entertainment (ASLC)

8:00 - 10:30     Banquet and Awards Ceremony