2011 AETA & CETA/ACTE Joint Scientific Convention

American Embryo Transfer Association (AETA) and
Canadian Embryo Transfer Association (CETA/ACTE)

August 25-27, 2011
San Antonio, Texas, USA

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Program

Sponsors & Exhibitors

A Special Thank You To Our
2011 Joint Convention Sponsors

A Special Thank You To Our
2011 Joint Convention Exhibitors

PLATINUM SPONSOR
Bioniche Animal Health, USA
Sponsored: Pre-conference social ~
Thursday, August 25

SILVER SPONSORS
Merck Animal Health
Small Ruminant Wet Lab ~ Thursday, August 25 &
Lunch ~ Saturday, August 27

Minitube of America
Sponsored: Morning Breaks ~ Friday, August 26
& Saturday August 27

Pfizer Animal Health
Sponsored: Companion Tours ~ Friday, August 26
& Saturday, August 27

Professional Embryo Transfer Supply, Inc. (PETS)
Sponsored ~ Lunch, Friday, August 26 & Convention Donation

BRONZE SPONSORS
Agtech Inc.
Sponsored: Afternoon Break ~Friday, August 26

Partnar Animal Health
Sponsored: Golf Tournament ~ Thursday, August 25

Reproduction Resources
Sponsored: Golf Tournament ~ Thursday, August 25

Veterinary Concepts
Sponsored: Afternoon Break ~ Saturday, August 27

FRIEND SPONSORS
Duzan Insurance Agency
Sponsorship: Convention Donation

AgriLabs, Inc.
Agtech, Inc.
BCF Technology USA Ltd., LLC
Biogenics Inc.
Bioniche Animal Health USA
BioZyme, Inc. – VitaFerm
Boland Vet Sales
ICPbio Reproduction
IMV Technologies USA
Minitube of America
Partnar Animal Health
Professional Embryo Transfer Supply, Inc. (PETS)
Rafter D. Genetics
Reproduction Resources
SEC Repro Inc.
Trans Ova Genetics
Universal Ultrasound
Veterinary Concepts
Veterinary Sales and Service

PROGRAM

Wednesday, August 24
8:00 am – 11:00 am	Meeting: CETA/ACTE Certification Committee Meeting
7:30 am – 4:30 pm	Meeting: AETA Board of Directors Meeting
11:00 am – 6:00 pm	Meeting: CETA/ACTE Board of Directors Meeting>
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm	Exam: CETA/ACTE Certification Exam (for initial certification)
Thursday, August 25
6:30 am – 1:00 pm	Social: Golf Tournament
9:00 am – 12:00 pm	Exam : AETA Certification Exam (for initial certification)
8:00 am – 12:00 pm	Small Ruminant Wetlab - Ticketed Event (limited participation) Presented by: Dr. Sam Castleberry
12:00 pm – 5:00 pm	Exhibit Set-up
12:00 pm – 5:00 pm	Registration
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm	Seminar: Timely Topics (Informal stations) (Topics include: labelling, morphology and grading of embryos, exporting, trypsin treatment & freezing, ultrasound, record keeping & computer systems and superovulation)
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm	Pre-Conference Social: The Buckhorn Saloon and Museum
Friday, August 26
6:45 am – 5:00 pm	Registration
6:45 am – 7:00 pm	Exhibits Open
6:45 am – 7:45 am	Breakfast
6:30 am – 8:30 am	Companion Tour: Segway Breakfast Tour
7:45 am – 8:00 am	Welcome
8:00 am – 9:15 am	Session: Follicular Reserve Presented by: Dr. James Ireland
9:15 am – 10:30 am	Session: Handling Cattle Presented by: Dr. Temple Grandin
10:30 am – 11:00 am	Break
11:00 am – 12:30 pm	Meeting: AETA Business Meeting
11:00 am – 12:30 pm	Meeting: CETA/ACTE Annual General Meeting
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Meeting: CETA/ACTE New Board of Directors Meeting
1:30 pm – 2:15 pm	Session: Heat Stress, Resynchronization, AI vs ET in large commercial dairy Presented by: Dr. Todd Bilby
2:15 pm – 3:00 pm	Session: Embryo transfer recipients: What works and what doesn’t work? Presented by: Dr. Cliff Lamb
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm	Break
3:30 pm – 5:30 pm	Session: Practitioners Forum
3:30 pm – 5:30 pm	Session: Small Ruminant Forum
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm	Social: Cocktail Reception
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm	Social: Banquet
Saturday, August 27
6:30 am – 7:30 am	AETA Past Presidents Breakfast
6:45 am – 5:00 pm	Registration
6:45 am – 3:30 pm	Exhibits Open
6:45 am – 7:45 am	Breakfast
9:30 am – 2:00 pm	Companion Tour: Interactive Museum Tour and Lunch served at the Tower of the Americas
7:45 am – 10:15 am	CETA/ACTE session: Information Session
7:45 am – 8:45 am	AETA session: FDA-CVM update
8:45 am – 9:30 am	AETA session: AETA Certification Session
9:30 am – 10:15 am	AETA session: Insurance Presented by: Duzan Insurance & HUB
10:15 am – 10:45 am	Break
10:45 am – 12:00 pm	Session: Genomics, The science behind the numbers Presented by: Drs. Kevin DeHaan & Curt VanTassell
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm	Lunch
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm	Session: Transgenics Presented by: Dr. Chuck Long
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm	Session: Principles of cryopreservation of mammalian embryos Presented by: Dr. George Seidel
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm	Break
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm	Session: What can go wrong when cryopreserving embryos? Presented by: Dr. George Seidel & Dr. John Hasler
4:30 pm – 5:00 pm	Wrap-up

Canadian Embryo Transfer Association / Association Canadienne de Transfert d'Embryons
Box 39, 595 County Road #44
Kemptville, ON Canada K0G 1J0
Tel: 613-258-5944 (Ext 313) Fax: 613-258-3719
Email


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