Welcome to the 42nd Annual Conference of the International Association for Aquatic Animal Medicine.
This year we have 115 abstracts in the proceedings, comprised of 28 posters and 87 oral presentations, including 25 by students of various types (undergraduate, graduate, veterinary and post-doctoral students, interns and residents). The breakdown of species includes are 10 general marine mammal or aquatic animal abstracts, 39 cetacean, 31 pinniped, 13 fish, 7 turtle, 6 manatee, 5 bird, 3 invertebrate and 1 otter abstract. This year for the first time a committee reviewed abstracts and made recommendations on the type of presentation (poster or oral).
It's been an honor to serve as President-elect and plan the 2011 conference in Las Vegas. I've learned so much along the way and gotten to know lots of new people including our student members. They are the future of this organization and the aquatic field. Please take time to talk to them, share your experiences and encourage them. In fact I encourage all of you to get more involved with IAAAM whether now or in years to come.
Lizza M. Mazzaro
2011 Program Chair and IAAAM President-Elect
Paul D. Pion, DVM, DipACVIM
President, Veterinary Information Network
2011 IAAAM Proceedings Partner
Special note: The IAAAM Conference Proceedings Archive is now complete. The archive contains proceedings from 1968 to 2011.
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- available before you arrive.
- easily searchable by speaker, keyword, or full text.
- available to you anytime, anywhere that you have access to an internet connection.
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- Read the brief guide below to get the most from the IAAAM Congress 2011 Proceedings Online.
- Preview AND PRINT the notes for sessions you plan to attend at the conference.
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