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Lab Products 2010 Animal Technician Award |
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Written by Maggie Tam
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Tuesday, 09 March 2010 15:30 |
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7th Annual Lab Products Animal Technician Award A laboratory animals best friend is a healthy, caring Animal Technician Annual Lab Products Animal Technician Award Program. This program is designed to reward a deserving animal care technician from each of the 8 AALAS Districts and Canada with the opportunity to attend their first National AALAS Meeting.
One award recipient is selected yearly from each of the 8 AALAS Districts and Canada. The award is limited to animal care personnel, with at least one year of laboratory animal care experience, that have never attended a National AALAS Meeting. The recipients of the Lab Products Animal Technician Award will each receive an award recognition plaque; airfare, hotel and registration for the National AALAS Meeting; one year membership to National AALAS and $350 to cover incidentals while attending the AALAS Meeting. For more information write Lab Products, Inc., P.O. Box 639, Seaford, DE 19973, or see the award description and nomination information on CompMed or Techlink. Nomination Process: (Nominations must be RECEIVED BYJune 16, 2010)
1) Nominations are to be submitted by letter, detailing the Technicians' work history, accomplishments, community involvement, and describing how this travel award will benefit the technician and their facility. AALAS/CALAS Branch membership, an involvement in branch AALAS/CALAS activities, will be considered in the award selection.
2) Supporting letters are encouraged and will beconsidered, but are not required.
3) Send nominations to:
Attn: Awards Selection Committee
Lab Products, Inc.
P.O. Box 639,
Seaford, DE 19973
Ph. 800-526-0469
Fax 302-628-4309
4) Award recipients will be notified by August 2, 2010.
Award Recipient Requirements:
1) After attending the National AALAS Meeting, the award recipients must present a paper at their next
annual Branch or District AALAS meeting on how the AALAS Meeting experience affected them.
2) Award recipient agrees to attend the Lab Products, Inc., Tuesday night social during the National AALAS
Meeting for a formal award presentation.
3) Award recipient agrees to be a judge for the selection of the next years award recipients.
NOMINATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY JUNE 16, 2010 |
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2010 District 8 Conference |
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Written by Maggie Tam
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Tuesday, 09 March 2010 14:47 |
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2010 District 8 Conference, Mission Palms Hotel, Tempe, Arizona May 5, 2010-May 7, 2010
Participate in workshops featuring Rodent Necropsy, Swine Anesthesia, Rodent Imaging and More!
Presenting Keynote Speaker Rebecca Skloot, author of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. Check out the announcement
Call for Poster Abstracts
- fill out this form and return by April 15, 2010 by email to
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or mail to 75 South 2000 East Ste 311 Salt Lake City UT 84112. Awards: 1st Place $500, 2nd Place $350, 3rd Place $250, and 4th Place $100
Tempe Mission Palms Hotel - A block of rooms has been reserved under D8 AALAS at the rate of $159.00 per night plus 12.07% tax which includes wireless high speed internet access, local and toll-free telephone calls, incoming fax service, daily newspaper delivered to each guest room, in-room coffee service, airport transportation, valet and covered parking, and access to the fitness center. Please use the following number for reservations: 800-547-8705. In order to receive this rate your reservations must be made on or before April 5, 2010.
Advance registration (before March 31st) - $165 ($195 nonmember)
Advance one-day registration - $95 ($125 nonmember)
Regular Registration (April 1-25) - $185 ($215 nonmember)
One-day regular registration - $115 ($145 nonmember)
Late registration (After April 26) - $230
Registration includes admittance to D8 Meeting, Keynote Speaker Event, Breakfast & Lunch on May 6-7 Workshop Registration - $70 - Workshops filled on first come first serve basis. Once a workshop is filled a waiting list will be established. Transportation to and from workshops will be provided. Departure times are the indicated workshop time. Transportation meeting areas are located at the front of the Mission Palms Hotel. Workshops Offered
Basic Suturing - Date TBD (max 15) - Every participant will spend the workshop learning and performing suture patterns and knot tying techniques Rodent Imaging - Date TBD (max 16) - Students will learn the methodology of small animal imaging that researchers use to study biological processes noninvasively and how this aids in the understanding of the pathogenesis and treatment of human disease. They will participate in the hands-on demonstrations of in vivo small animal imaging using state of the art small animal imaging equipment including 7T MRI Rodent Necropsy - Date TBD (max 16) - Students will participate in performing systematic necropsies on rats and mice. They will also be taught the proper methods for collecting and preparing samples for shipments to reference laboratories Swine Anesthesia - Date TBD (max 10) - Participants will spend the workshop performing the basic veterinary nursing skills necessary for providing proper anesthesia to swine models. Students will learn the techniques for placement of endotracheal tubes, venous catheters, and arterial lines Rodent Handling Wet Lab - Date TBD (max 20) - Students will spend their time learning and performing basic techniques for working with rats and mice. Procedures include handling, restraint, sexing, health assessment, injections, blood collections, gavage, and euthanasia
Golf Excursion - $75 - Join the First Annual District 8 Golf Tournament - May 5th: 8:00am Shot Gun Start at ASU Karsten Golf Course rated 4 1/2 stars by Golf Digest "Best Places to Play" - Includes golf fees, cart fees, practice balls before start, official scoring by professional staff and a BBQ following play.
Cancellation policy: Registrations are NOT transferable. Requests for refunds of registration, workshops or wetl ab fees must be submitted in writing 30 days prior to the start of the 2010 District 8 Meeting. A $25 processing fee will be withheld for registrations, and a $10 processing fee will be withheld for each workshop and wet lab. Requests for refunds of registration, workshops or wet labs submitted in writing less than 30 days prior to the start of the 2010 District 8 Meeting will be considered by the District 8 Planning Committee on an individual basis. Please allow up to 30 days for any refund requests to be processed.
Registration is not complete until full payment is received. If you have any questions or comments, please contact Karen Ellevold at
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(801) 581-6430, Penny Noel at
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(801)581-6430.
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2010 SVAALAS Board positions |
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Written by Maggie Tam
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Thursday, 12 November 2009 09:43 |
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SVAALAS Members, The votes are in!! It was a close race and a special thanks goes out to all members that ran for the various SVAALAS Board positions. Congratulations to the following new SVAALAS Board for 2010. Roy Hoagland - Vice President Shandell Solbach – Secretary Rhonda Oates-O’Brien – Treasurer Katie Tsao - Director |
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Written by Maggie Tam
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Saturday, 11 July 2009 16:08 |
Issue 9. (This is a 2.2 MB file. In some cases it takes longer than expected to open so please be patient).
Sampling of articles/information:
* President's message
* Denver National AALAS Meeting 2009
* SVAALAS Awards Nominations
* Job Postings
* Ron Orta Humanitarian Award
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Last Updated on Thursday, 31 December 2009 16:12 |
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