Can’t Miss Events
12/1
Saturday
AAEVT Wet Labs
Circle Oak Equine
Join us in beautiful Petaluma, California for a full day of Rehabilitation focused wet labs. Circle Oak Equine has graciously offered to host the AAEVT for this event and will have their highly trained staff leading demonstrations and hands-on labs with various modes of speciality rehabilitation techniques. Topics to include: Regenerative Medicine, Chiropractic / Acupuncture, Hydro, VibePlate, and Laser / Shockwave Therapies. It is going to be an amazing day and we hope you can join us!
AAEP Welcome Reception
Moscone Convention Center
Sponsored by Henry Schein Animal Health, Rely On Us, and Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital and Rood & Riddle Veterinary Pharmacy.
Surround yourself with friends new and old at the traditional social kickoff to the AAEP convention. Enjoy camaraderie, drinks and hors d’oeuvres.
5:30P – 7:00P
12/2
Sunday
Keynote Address: Creating a Community of Leadership
San Francisco Marriott Marquis
What should the goal of a Leader be? Create powerful teams that support each other and work effectively and collaboratively! Elizabeth “Betsy” Charles, DVM, MA believes we all have the capacity to be exceptional people of influence by learning the skills necessary to become effective communicators, relationship builders and boundary setters. Dr. Charles holds a master’s degree in Organization Leadership and uses that expertise to help veterinary professionals understand how servant leaders can facilitate the development of high functioning organizations. She has presented at over half of the veterinary colleges in the U.S., numerous state VMA’s, the AAEP national convention, NAVC, and the AVMA-VLC. Dr. Charles is the Executive Director of the Veterinary Leadership Institute and the CEO and founder of RadiologyRules.
10:30A – noon. Sponsored by Merck Animal Health
General Membership Meeting & Luncheon
San Francisco Marriott Marquis
AAEVT members are cordially invited to attend the American Association of Equine Veterinary Technicians & Assistants General Members Meeting. The Executive Board will provide a summary of the year’s projects and activities, a financial overview, outline initiatives for 2019, and install the next year’s Board members. Awards for Member of the Year and Regional Contact of the Year will be presented, along with the 2018 Scholarship winners. This is an important opportunity for you to network and stay involved in our Association as we build and grow our community. We hope to see you all there!
12:00P – 1:30P
AAEVT Social, Silent Auction & Raffle
San Francisco Marriott Marquis
Join us for an evening of celebrating our Association! Here’s your chance to network with other members, reconnect with friends, bump into old classmates, get some face-time with your Board members, and just have fun. We will also be hosting our annual Silent Auction and Raffle – the proceeds of which directly go toward providing Scholarships for you and your peers in 2019. What an amazing way to connect and give back!
5:30P – 7:30P
Trade Show Opens
Moscone Convention Center
For exhibitors, the AAEP Annual Convention’s Trade Show is a valuable opportunity to promote your products and services to thousands of equine veterinarians, veterinary students and technicians.
For attendees, the Trade Show offers one-stop shopping with a diverse selection of companies who serve the equine veterinary industry. More than 300 companies exhibit annually.
The three-day 2018 Trade Show opens on Sunday, December 2 and closes Tuesday, December 4.
12/3
Monday
Roundtable: “The AAEVT Community – What We Can Do For Each Other”
San Francisco Marriott Marquis
We’re looking for your feedback! Join us for an open forum to discuss topics such as: Membership benefits, ideas for future CE events, Community building and mentorship projects. What is important right now in our industry to you and how can the AAEVT help? Discussions will be lead by AAEVT Executive Board members: Lindsey Schoelen, Wiss Costanza, Rexanne Morrison, Ali Harman, Katie Soobrian, Deb Reeder, and Nicole LaGrange.
11:30A – 12:30P
12/4
Tuesday
Case Study Presentations
San Francisco Marriott Marquis
AAEVT Members, your peers!, have worked on some very unique medical cases and put together amazing Case Studies to present at this year’s Annual Convention. Listen to Technicians and Assistants tell, first-hand, about their experiences, findings, and results on these very interesting cases. Topics to include: Standing vs. Anesthetize MRIs, Cervical Stabilization, Dynamic Endoscopy, Maintaining a Radiograph Repository, Repeat Colic Surgery & Adhesions, Severe Bandage Bows, and more!
3:00P – 5:00P
AAEP Closing Reception – “The After Party”
Moscone Convention Center
Sponsored by Zoetis
Join us at the inaugural “After Party” formerly the Foundation Celebration! Enjoy games, a DJ, dancing and complimentary hors d’oervers, plus beer and wine (until 7:00 p.m.) with your AAEP family and friends. A full cash bar also will be available throughout party.
(Ticket required through AAEP)
5:30P – 8:30P