2018 AVM Heartland Chapter Meeting

 July 26-28, 2018
Lincoln, Nebraska

​To make your reservations please see the information below:
Please call 402-475-4011
Identify yourself as a member of the AVM group at the rate of $109.00 per night.
The hotel does provide an attached parking garage for $15.00 per day.
Hotel check in is at 3:00pm on Thursday, July 26th and checkout will be at 10:00am on Saturday, July 28th. 
Please make your reservations by June 28, 2018! 

Graduate Lincoln Hotel

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2018 Schedule of Events 

Thursday, July 26, 2018
3:00pm
Check into Graduate Hotel-Lincoln
4:00-5:00pm 
Tour of Nebraska Innovation Campus (UNL) ​
6:00pm
Executive Board & Heartland Board Meeting
TBD 
Escape Room Activity
 
Friday, July 27, 2018
8:00-8:30am
Meeting Registration
8:30-9:00am
Welcome AVM Heartland Chapter & National Meeting/Business Meeting
9:15-10:15am
Guest Speaker - Dr. Andrew Benson
Topic - Metagenome Analytics - 16S metagenomics and Salmonella serotyping
10:15-10:45am
Morning Break and Vendor Exhibits
10:45-11:45am
Guest Speaker - Karen Stiles from Nebraska Public Health Laboratory
Topic - Select Agents
12:00-1:00pm
Lunch (catered)
1:00-1:45pm
Tour of the new UNL Veterinary Diagnostic Center
1:45-2:15pm
Afternoon break and Vendor Exhibits
2:30-3:30pm 
Wildlife Encounters (Boesiger Learning Center - UNL NVDC)
3:30-4:30pm
Breakout Round Table Discussions (CLSI Guideline Updates)
6:30pm
Dinner Detectives Event (The Cornhusker Hotel)

Saturday, July 28, 2018
8:00-8:15am
Welcome and Thank you
8:30-10:30am 
Breakout Round Table Discussions
10:30-10:45am
Morning Break and Wrap-up Vendor Exhibits 
10:45-12:00pm
Breakout Round Table Discussions
12:00pm
Meeting Adjourned

We are excited for this years meeting and look forward to sharing this experience with you! 

Meeting Registration Form