Mini Leadership Academy at TriBranch Symposium 2014

We are excited to announce that we are holding a Mini Leadership Academy on Mon June 9, 2014, for 20 District 1 and District 2 participants of the TriBranch Symposium 2014.   The program will run from 12-5 pm.

This event is FREE to registrants and lunch will be provided! You must be registered for the Symposium to be eligible to participate. Spots will be reserved on a first-come first-served basis. Join us for this special event to learn about serving on committees both locally and within National AALAS!

Speakers include:

• Dr. Ann Turner: AALAS Exec Director 
• Dr. Scott Mischler: Current AALAS President (Dist 1) 
• Dr. Scott Perkins: Past AALAS President 2009 (Dist 1) 
• Dr. Laura Conour: President-Elect 2015 (Dist 2) 
• Deb Benner: AALAS Treasurer (Dist 2)

The deadline for registration is May 26, 2014.  

Please contact Vicki Giroffi to register for this special event. Please enter in the subject line MLA TB 2014 and in the body specify your name, Institution, cell #, and home branch of AALAS.

The Jon Githens Memorial Golf Outing

The Annual Jon Githen Memorial Golf Outing will be held at the Harbor Pines Golf Course on Monday, June 9, 2014.  Registration is due May 29, 2014 and forms can be downloaded on the TriBranch Page.  If you can not attend and would like to sponsor the event go to this link.

We hope to see you there!

 

 

     

Submit Your Abstracts NOW for a Poster or 'What's Your Diagnosis' for TriBranch 2014

You still have time to submit an abstract for a Poster or a Clinical and Husbandry and Facility Management case for "What's Your Diagnosis?".  Even though the deadline is March 31, 2014, do not wait for the last minute!  Submit now! 

 

Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow?!?!

If you are like me, you are wondering if the snow will ever end and where it will go!  At first it was pretty!  Then you thought it was a nice vacation, but now it is just frustrating!  There is hope for your winter doldrums!  Think summer! Think the beach! Think  Atlantic City! Think outlets! Think TriBranch!  What better way to do that then to write your abstract for a poster or presentation? So find your favorite blanket, open a bottle of wine, and write your abstract today!  It will soon be over!  See you in June!

What's Your Diagnosis?

Back by popular demand, the What’s Your Diagnosis session will run again this year at our next Tri-Branch Conference! 

Similar to the ever popular event held each year at the National AALAS Conference, participants will have the opportunity to showcase their problem solving and presentations skills.

Like last year, we are seeking volunteers to present clinical and husbandry/facility management cases in an interactive format.

Presenters will describe the presenting complaint, and discuss with the audience the diagnostics or methods used to identify, and solve or manage the problem.  Audience participation will be encouraged.

Abstracts need to be submitted to Rodolfo Ricart (ricartar@mskcc.org) before March 30^th 2014. 

Animal care technicians, facility managers, research technicians and veterinary residents are strongly encouraged to submit abstracts. 

Accepted presenters will be granted free registration to the conference.

Time is Running Out! Submit your Abstract Now!

Tribranch Symposium 2014
June 9-11, 2014
Atlantic City Convention Center
Atlantic City, NJ

Deadline for abstract submissions:   FEBRUARY 15, 2014

We are soliciting presentations on the following topics (but not limited to)

•  Gnotobiotics
• Mouse Model Enhancements
• Aquatics
• Sentinel surveillance/ Vivarium Biosecurity
• Surgical Technique refinements
• Enrichment
• Breeding Colony Management
• Advancements in Pain Management

 Submission instructions and deadline information can be found here:
www.Tribranch.org

Submit Now!

The Metro New York Branch, New Jersey Branch, and Delaware Valley Branch invite you to present your innovative ideas to the laboratory animal science community. 

TriBranch will be held June 9-11, 2014, at the Atlantic City Convention Center in Atlantic City, NJ.  This year's theme is "Innovation".  Has your company or facility changed a process recently?  Has opening a new building necessitated the change in practices?  Have you modernized your operation?  Have you changed training methods? We want to see you!

Now is the time to submit your TriBranch abstracts for not only "Innovation" topics but all Technical, Scientific, and Institutional presentations! Please consider sending in your abstract today for a poster, presentation, or What’s Your Diagnosis!

Deadline for abstract submissions is February 15, 2014...only ONE MONTH AWAY!!

For more details and to download the submission form, please visit:

http://www.tribranch.org/ataglance14.html or http://www.tribranch2014.blogspot.com/

Questions? Contact Julia Krout, Program Chair, at KroutJ@mskcc.org or Xiomara Santiago, Poster Chair, at tribranchposters@gmail.com