PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT

ISCFR 2012 - EVSSAR 2012

JULY 26 to 29, 2012

Westin Whistler Resort

Whistler Mountain Village, Whistler, British Columbia, Canada

The Seventh Quadrennial ISCFR

INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON

CANINE AND FELINE REPRODUCTION

In a Joint Meeting with the

15th EVSSAR Congress

(European Veterinary Society for Small Animal Reproduction)

And as a Satellite Meeting  to ICAR

  (International Congress on Animal Reproduction, July 29- Aug 2, Vancouver, BC)

Note: Attendance may be limited depending on early indications of interest in attending and the resulting contracting of meeting space and facilities. Please indicate your interest as early as possible.

 To indicate an interest in attending or participating, and for inclusion on the "ISCFR-EVSSAR 2012" mailing list, please submit your information via the

 ONLINE FORM

Located at the following URL. https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dDZRWXVJZFBKeW1idVdJdk9KZDk3WkE6MQ

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Nearly three days of Plenary Sessions, parallel Research Report Sessions, Roundtable Discussions and Poster Presentations, beginning with mounting of posters and Welcome Ceremony and Opening Session Thursday Evening July 26. The Symposium will close in time for delegates to take charter busses to Vancouver at 3pmSunday, July 29, and to attend the ICAR welcome reception.  TOPICS: Canid, felid and comparative carnivore reproduction; ovarian cycle regulation and contraception; pregnancy biology and management; parturition and perinatology; ovary, oocytes, embryo, testis, and sperm morphology, physiology, culture and cryopreservation; andrology; clinical management, breeding technologies, AI, and cloning; new reproductive technologies; reproductive and mammary disease and management; reproduction of endangered, wild and zoo carnivores; dog and cat models of human reproductive disease.

See the ISCFR-2012 WEBPAGE for further details. The URL is

http://www.ivis.org/iscfr/2012

Thank you.

ISCFR -2012 International Organizing Committee

Michelle Kutzler, Oregon State University, USA

John Verstegen, MiniTub North America & Univ. Wisconsin., USA

Gary England, University of Nottingham, UK

Patrick Concannon, International Veterinary Information Service, USA

“EVSSAR-15, North America 2012" Ad Hoc Congress Planning Committee

Wojtek Nizanski, Wroclaw, POL, Chairman

Tom Rijsselaere, Ghent, BEL

Xavier Levy,  L'Isle-Jourdain, FRA

G. Cecilia Luvoni, Milan, ITA

Sabine Schaefer-Somi, Vienna, AUT

Alain Fontbonne,  Alfort-Paris, FRA

Angelika von Heimendahl, Cambridge, UK

Susi Arnold, Zurich, SUI

“ISCFR-Whistler 2012” - North American Symposium Planning Committee

Cheryl Asa, St Louis, MO

Vickie Meyers-Wallen, Ithaca, NY

Pierre Comizzoli, Washington, DC

Cathy Gartley, Guelph,  ON

Bruce Eilts, Baton Rouge, LA

Rosa Paramo, Mexico City, MX

Alex Travis, Ithaca, NY

Bruce Murphy, Ste. Hyacinth, QUE

Carlos Gradil, Amherst, MA

Michelle Kutzler, Corvallis, OR

John Verstegen, Verona, WI

Patrick Concannon, Ithaca, NY

EVSSAR Executive Board 2011-2012

Wojtek Nizanski, POL,  President

Susi Arnold, SUI, Treasurer

Tom Rijsselaere, BEL, Secretary

Michela Beccaglia, ITA, Editor

Xavier Levy, FRA

Vibeke Rootwelt, NOR

Catherine Lefevre, BEL

 Ragnvi Hagman, SWE

See more about the location.

Venue - Westin Whistler Resort

Whistler, BC, Canada