Thursday April 12th – Golden Eagle Room

7:00 - 8:30am – Registration

8:30 – 9:00am – Opening and Welcome Remarks – Rick Alvarez, SDAALAS 2007 President

9:00 – 10:30am – Simply Speaking, The No-Sweat Way to Prepare and Deliver Winning Presentations – David Greenberg, Professional Speaker and Presentation Coach

10:30 – 11:00am – Break, Visit with the Vendors

11:00 – 11:45am – Laboratory Animal Pain Assessment and Analgesia – Dr. Cheryl Blaze

11:45 – 12:15pm – Naval Medical Center San Diego, Our Animals Save Lives – Dr. Patty Chen

12:15 – 1:00pm – Vendor Appreciation Lunch

1:00 – 1:40pm - Spotted Hyenas (Crocuta crocuta) as Research Animals:  Considerations in Husbandry and Housing – Dr. Kathy Moorhouse

1:40 – 2:15pm – Alternatives in Anima Research – Joe Bielitzki

2:15 – 3:00pm – Laboratory Animal Euthanasia – Dr. Jennifer Fujimoto

3:00 – 3:15pm – Break, Visit with the Vendors

3:15 – 4:00pm – Environmental Enrichment for Multiple Species – Dr. Karen Froberg

4:00 – 4:30pm – A Technique for Body Condition Scoring for Non-Human Primates – Dr. Karen Clingerman

4:30 – 5:00pm – To Talk or Not to Talk: Biomedical Research and You – Dr. Amanda Banks

Thursday April 12th – Morrison Room

11:00 – 11:45am – Non-GLP Animal Study Management Practices, Past, Present, and Future – Eric Ibsen

11:45 – 12:30pm – Gossip is Good – Communication, Transparency & the Advancement of Animal Research Related Ethics – Dr. Kent Osborn

12:30 – 1:00pm – Biosecurity in the Modern Vivarium – Dr. Phil Richter

1:00 – 1:45pm – Vendor Appreciation Lunch

1:45 – 2:30pm – Training Laboratory Animal Scientists – Dr. Lynn Anderson

2:30 – 3:15pm – Biocontainment Training – Dr. Paul Spurlock

3:15 – 3:30pm – Break

3:30 – 4:15pm  - Working in a New State of the Art Facility Designed by Picasso – Pete Willhite

4:15 – 5:00pm – Evolution of Training and Education in LAS – Bruce Kennedy, 2007 National AALAS President 

Thursday April 12th – Doric/Ionic Room

11:00 – 11:40am – A Day in the Life of a Marine Mammal Veterinarian – Dr. Sam Ridgway

11:40 – 12:15pm – Aquatic Animal Medicine – Dr. Judy St. Leger

12:15 – 1:00pm – Vendor Appreciation Lunch

1:00 – 1:40pm – Frog Biology, Endocrine Disruptors in frogs – Dr. Tyrone Hayes

1:40 – 2:20pm – Frog Pathogens – Dr. John Parker

2:20 – 3:00pm – Zebra fish Pathogens – Dr. Michael Kent

3:00 – 3:15pm – Break

3:15 – 4:00pm – Water Quality for Zebra fish – Mark Francis

Thursday April 12th – Square and Compass Room

11:00 – 12:30pm – From Technician to Manager Workshop – Dr. Ann Turner

1:00 – 4:00pm – Workshop on Security Awareness – Norman Mortell, Agenda Security Group

Thursday April 12th – Shell Room

11:00 – 11:45pm - IACUC Continuing Education – Deb Frolicher

1:00 – 4:00pm – Developing an AALAS Training Program Workshop 

Thursday April 12th – Watts Room

1:00 – 3:00pm - GLP 101 – Debbie Garvin

3:00 – 3:15pm – Break

3:15 – 4:15pm – Sensitivity Training – Craig Sem 

Thursday April 12th – Herald Room

11:00 – 12:00pm – TBR and Branch Meeting

 Thursday April 12th - Off-Site Workshops

Please note that busses will depart promptly from the Scottish Rite Center entranceway at noon 

1)  Rodent Cannulation Surgery - 12:00 – 4:00pm

2)  Rodent Necropsy Techniques - 12:00 – 4:00pm

Friday April 13th – Golden Eagle Room

7:00 - 8:30am – Registration

8:30 – 9:15am – Public Outreach and Security – Norman Mortell

9:15 – 9:45am – The Road to National AALAS Presidency – Bruce Kennedy

9:45 – 10:30am – Laboratory Animal Anesthesia and Pain Management – Dr. Jennifer Fujimoto

10:30 – 10:45am – Break

10:45 – 11:20pm – Infant Mortality in Vervet Monkeys – Dr. Greg Lawson

11:20 – 12:20pm – Dental Care in Exotic Species – Dr. Dave Fagan

12:20 – 1:00pm – Vendor Appreciation Lunch

1:00 – 1:45pm – An FBI Perspective on Animal Rights Terrorism – Arlene Arzola- Kloch

1:45 – 2:15pm – Overview of the Navy Marine Mammal Program – Stephen Cassle and Nathan Daughenbaugh

2:15 – 3:00pm – Intubation Techniques in Laboratory Animal – Dr. Cheryl Blaze

3:00 – 3:15pm – Break

3:15 – 3:50pm – A Wild Animal Experience – Tom Hilgert

3:50 – 4:40pm – An Update on the National Association for Biomedical Research – Mary Hanley

4:45 – 5:00pm – Closing Remarks

Friday April 13th – Morrison Room

8:00 - 11:00am – Roundtable Event, Preparing for an AAALAC Inspection – Dr Herod Howard, Jennifer Castle, Tom Barmeyer, Dr. John Young

11:00 – 11:15am - Break

11:15 – 12:00pm – Occupational Health and Safety for You and Your Facility – Dr. Beth Ford

12:00 – 12:40pm – Vendor Appreciation Lunch

12:40 –1:40pm – The Drug Discovery Process, Discovery to Commercialization – Dr. Karol Godwin

1:40 – 2:10pm – The Academy of Surgical Research – SRS, SRT, and SRA: What are these acronyms? – Tim Edwards

2:10 – 2:40pm – Essential Resources for Laboratory Animal Training – Stacy Pritt, LAWTE President

2:40 – 3:10pm – CMAR – Is it for You? – Shelly Courtney

3:10 – 3:25pm – Break

3:25 – 4:00pm – LAMA, Past, Present, and Future – Regina Correa-Murphy, LAMA President

4:00 – 4:30pm – RALAT, RLAT, RLATG – To Be or Not To Be – That is the Question – Dr. Marc Hulin

4:30 – 4:45 - My Experience as the SDAALAS Technician of the Year – Orlando Coons

4:45 – 5:00pm – Closing Remarks in the Golden Eagle Room 

Friday April 13th – Doric/Ionic Room

8:00 – 8:45am –Rodent Surgical Services Overview – Aimee Schwartz

8:45 – 9:30am – PK for Beginners – Kevin Salyers

9:30 – 10:15am – Surgical Models Used in PK Studies – Dr. Marc Hulin

10:15 – 11:00am – Cardiology 101 – TBD

11:00-11:15am – Break

11:15 – 12:00pm – Transgenics for Beginners – Carol Akita

12:00 – 12:40pm - Vendor Appreciation Lunch

12:40 – 1:20pm – Rodent Behavioral Models: Balancing Mice, Swimming Rats, and Avoiding the Dark Side! – Dr Karen Clingerman

1:20 – 2:10pm – Oncology 101 – Antonio Boccia

2:10 – 2:40pm – Inflammation Animal Models – Charles Chapman

2:40 – 3:10pm - Diabetes Animal Models – Luis Alvarad

3:10 – 3:25pm – Break

3:25 – 4:00pm – Rodent Models of Stroke – Dr. Marc Hulin

4:00 – 4:45 – Pathology 101 – Danielle Kyricopoulos

4:45 – 5:00pm – Closing Remarks in the Golden Eagle Room 

Friday April 13th – Square and Compass Room

9:00 – 12:00pm – Improving Employee Motivation and Productivity Workshop – Martin Seidenfeld

1:00 – 4:00pm – Workshop on Security in Recruitment – Norman Mortell, Agenda Security Group 

Friday April 13th – Herald Room

9:00 – 10:30pm – District 8 Council Meeting 

Friday April 13th -  Off–Site Workshops

 Please note that busses will depart promptly from the Scottish Rite Center entranceway at 8a.m.