March 27-29, 2024 at the Hilton Peachtree City Atlanta Hotel & Conference Center

2443 HWY 54 West
Peachtree City, Georgia, 30269, USA

If you would like to share your photos from the conference, send them to chasehi@musc.edu. 

UPDATE 2/26/24: "Comprehensive Guide to the NZW Rabbit Undergoing Surgery" is cancelled.

We are so excited to see you this year for our annual conference and awards banquet! Like last year, this will be a hybrid in-person and virtual conference utilizing the Whova App. All speakers will be in-person, but those unable to attend in-person can log-in and participate remotely. 

• Gentelligence: Bringing Multigenerational Challenges into Intergenerational Success – Hillary Chase, BS, LAT
• Going Back to Nature; The Benefits of Wood Enrichment – Karen Froberg-Fejko, VMD, LATg
• The Unexpected Benefits of Building a Technical Services Core – Rebecca Gregory, MS, BA, RLATg
• Performing Qualitative Risk Assessments for High-Risk Activities in the Lab Animal Environment – Evan Hutto, MS, CMAR, RLATg
• The Genius of Bird Brains: Avian Contributions to Research – Vanessa Lee, DVM, DACLAM
• Comprehensive Guide to the NZW Rabbit Undergoing Surgery – Sandra Meyer, LVT, RLATg CANCELLED
• Understanding Your Mice Colonies Health: Pathogens to Know – Ruth Mitchell, BBA
• Trimming Time, Maximizing Impact: Short-Course Ivermectin Treatment for Fur Mite Eradication – Cayden Samuels, BA
• Keynote: Time Management IS Life Management – Lisa Secrest, BA, CMAR, RLATg
• Fostering Employee Engagement While Advocating for Animal Research – Rachelle Stammen, DVM, DACLAM
• Introduction to Suturing and Advanced Suturing Techniques – Rebeccah Wood, MA, BS, LVT, RLATg

Please contact the 2024 Program Chair, Rebeccah Wood (rhunte5@emory.edu) with questions.

Wednesday, March 27

11:30am-12:30pm: 2023 BOD Meeting

1:00-4:30pm: Technical Trade Presentations

1:00-2:30pm: Workshop - Introduction to Suturing

2:30-4:00pm: Workshop - Advanced Suturing Techniques 

7:00pm-9:00pm: Dinner and Social Event - GAME NIGHT!

Thursday, March 28

7:30-8:30am: Breakfast

8:30-8:45am: Welcome and Opening Remarks - Thomas L. Joseph, AALAS Executive Director

8:45-11:30am: Tech Talks

11:30am-2:00pm: Meet Your Commercial Partners

12:00pm: Lunch Buffet

2:00-5:00pm: Educational Presentations

6:00-7:00pm: Reception

7:00-9:00pm: Awards Banquet

Friday, March 29

7:30-8:30am: Breakfast

8:30-11:30am: Educational Speakers

12:30-1:30pm: BOD Closing Meeting