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Association of Zoo Veterinary Technicians

2008 Conference Update:

Buttonwood Park Zoo

 

 

General Information: 
Oct 1st- A&R/Executive meeting
Oct 2nd- A&R/Wet labs/Icebreaker
Oct 3rd- Papers/Night out?
Oct 4th- Papers/Dinner Theatre
Oct 5th- Papers/Zoo Day
Oct 6th- Papers/Banquet
Oct 7th- Post Conference Trip- (Whale Watch/ NEAQ visit)

Post Conference Trip- New England Aquarium (NEAQ), whale watch/visit www.neaq.org.  You can download a copy of the whale watch brochure off their website. This will be an all day trip. 9:30-12:30 WW/ 1:30-5:00 visit.  It takes about an hour to get to Boston.
                                 
Hotel- Hampton Inn/Westport- Room Rates (King/Double) $79 plus 9.7% tax.  Includes complimentary breakfast with one rotating hot item daily. The conference rate code is CZV.

Airport Information- The Hampton Inn/Westport is located 27 miles from TF Green Airport in Warwick, RI and 55 miles from Logan International in Boston, MA.  Trust me when I say it is much easier to fly into TF Green than Logan!  Unless you are visiting family, friends or have no other choice.   Please remember you are coming to Massachusetts but want to fly into Rhode Island. (Looking into transportation to and from hotel). The airport code is PVD.

Registration Fee-  $250 for non-members, $200 for members, $175 for students.

Dinner Theatre- Joey and Maria’s Italian Comedy Wedding.  To see a preview of the show go to http://www.comedywedding.com/shows/joeymarias.cfm

Wet labs-   Fish diagnostics/ Thermograph imaging/Scientific writing and Adult/Child CPR/AED/First Aid certification.

Other Ideas- I am bringing back roundtable discussion.  Do you have a topic in mind? Let me know and we will try our best to fit it in the program.

I will give you more info as it comes.  Any questions/comments/ideas contact me: Tina DeMedeiros (508) 991-6178 x19 or Tina.Demedeiros@newbedford-ma.gov