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·        UPDATE .... WAVMA 2010 International Aquatic Veterinary Conference, Annual General Meeting & CEPD/Family Cruise of the Greek Islands & Turkey (July 12-19, 2010) 

Click here - to download Preliminary Agenda & Speakers

Conference Registration & Hotel/Cruise Reservations

 

PLEASE NOTE: All Conference delegates should register and make hotel and cruise bookings as soon as possible.

 

After June 1, the block of rooms in the Divani Palace Acropolis Hotel (Conference Venue) and cabins on the Aegean Pearl cruise (CEPD Program) cannot be guaranteed and are on an "as-available" basis.  

 

However, EUROSTAR SA/Travel Plan will confirm availability or provide alternatives immediately on receipt of reservation forms.

 

Click here - to Register for the conference

Click here - to download a Hotel Reservation Form

Click here - to download a Cruise Reservation Form

 

Nominations for 2011 Officers and Directors-at-Large Now Open

 

NOTE: Nomination forms (click here) should be submitted by June 14, 2010.

 

Nominee biographies and absentee ballots will be distributed around June 16.  All ballots will be tallied during the Annual General Meeting in Athens, Greece on July 14.  Elected Officers and Directors will assume their positions January 1, 2011 but will participate as Executive Board observers through December 31, 2010.  

 

 

·        NEW .... 2010 Student/New Veterinarian Aquatic Scholarship Program - go to the "Scholarship" tab on the left for applications and charitable donation information.

 

·        NEW .... 2010 Membership Renewal - use the secure on-line credit card system on the "Join Us" tab on the left.

 

 

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WHO ARE WE

Formed in 2007 as a global not-for-profit Professional Association, the mission of the World Aquatic Veterinary Medical Association is to serve the discipline of aquatic veterinary medicine in enhancing aquatic animal health and welfare, public health and seafood safety, in support of the veterinary profession, aquatic animal owners and industries, and other stakeholders.

The purpose of the World Aquatic Veterinary Medical Association is:

1.      To serve aquatic veterinary medicine practitioners of many disciplines and backgrounds by developing programs to support and sustain members, and the aquatic species industries that they serve.

2.      To identify, foster and strengthen professional interactions among aquatic medical practitioners and other organizations around the world.

3.      To be an advocate for, develop guidance on, and promote the advancement of the science, ethics and professional aspects of aquatic animal medicine within the veterinary profession and a wider audience.

4.      To optimally position and advance the discipline of aquatic veterinary medicine, and support the practice of aquatic veterinary medicine in all countries.

 

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2010 WAVMA Officers & Directors

 

The following elected Officers and Directors serve as the WAVMA Executive Board (January 1 - December 31, 2010):

 

President

Fotini Athanassopoulou DVM, PhD. MRCVS (Greece)

 President-Elect

Julius Tepper DMV (USA)

 Past-President

Hugh Mitchell DVM (USA)

 Secretary

Chris I. Walster BVMS, MVPH, MRCVS (UK)

 Treasurer

Dusan Palic DVM, PhD (USA)

 Directors-at-Large

Peter Werkman DVM (Netherlands)

            Paul Hardy-Smith BVSc (Hons), Grad. Dip.(Aqua), MRCVS (Australia)

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Please feel free to contact any of the Board members with your hopes, desires and comments - see the "Contact Us' page.

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