Do you know an AASV member whose dedication to the association and the swine industry is worthy of recognition? The AASV Awards Committee requests nominations for the following five awards to be presented at the 50th AASV Annual Meeting in Florida.

Howard Dunne Memorial Award – Given annually to an AASV member who has made a significant contribution and rendered outstanding service to the AASV and the swine industry.

Meritorious Service Award – Given annually to an individual who has consistently given time and effort to the association in service to the AASV members, AASV officers, and the AASV staff.

Swine Practitioner of the Year – Given annually to a swine practitioner who is an AASV member and who has demonstrated an unusual degree of proficiency in the delivery of veterinary service to his or her clients.

Technical Services/Allied Industry Veterinarian of the Year – Given annually to the technical services or allied industry veterinarian who has demonstrated an unusual degree of proficiency and effectiveness in the delivery of veterinary service to his or her company and its clients as well as given tirelessly in service to the AASV and the swine industry.

Young Swine Veterinarian of the Year – Given annually to a swine veterinarian who is an AASV member, 5 years or less post-graduation, who has demonstrated the ideals of exemplary service and proficiency early in his or her career.

Nominations are due December 15. The nomination letter should specify the award and cite the qualifications of the candidate for the award. Submit to: AASV, 830 26th Street, Perry, Iowa 50220, Fax: 515-465-3832, E-mail: aasv@aasv.org.

Call for submissions – Industrial Partners

The American Association of Swine Veterinarians invites submissions for the Industrial Partners oral and poster sessions at the 50th AASV Annual Meeting. This is an opportunity for commercial companies to make brief presentations of a technical, educational nature to members of the AASV. The conference will be held March 9-12, 2019 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.

The oral sessions consist of a series of 15-minute presentations scheduled from 1:00 to 5:00 pm on Sunday afternoon, March 10. A poster session takes place the same day. Poster authors will be required to be stationed with their poster from noon until 1:00 pm, and posters will remain on display throughout the afternoon and the following day for viewing.

NEW THIS YEAR: All companies submitting topics for presentation during the Industrial Partners sessions must register to participate in the AASV Technical Tables Exhibit before October 1 (see aasv.org/annmtg/2019/techinfo.htm).

Restricted program space necessitates a limit on the number of presentations per company. Companies that are a member of the Journal of Swine Health and Production (JSHAP) Industry Support Council and sponsor the AASV e-Letter may submit three topics for oral presentation. Companies that are either a member of the JSHAP Industry Support Council or sponsor the AASV e-Letter may submit two topics. All other companies may submit one topic for oral presentation. In addition, every company may submit one topic for poster presentation but the topic must not duplicate the oral presentation. All topics must represent information not previously presented at the AASV annual meeting or published in the meeting proceedings.

To participate, send the following information to aasv@aasv.org by October 1, 2018:

1) Company name 2) Presentation title 3) Brief description of presentation content 4) Presenter name and contact details (mailing address, telephone number, and e-mail) 5) Whether the submission is intended for oral or poster presentation

Receipt of submissions will be confirmed by email. Presenters will be notified of their acceptance by October 15 and must submit a paper by November 15 for publication in the meeting proceedings. Failure to submit the paper in a timely manner will jeopardize the company’s future participation in these sessions.

All presenters are required to register for the meeting either as a Tech Table representative or as an individual registrant (nonmember oral and poster presenters may register at the AASV regular member rate). AASV does not provide a speaking stipend or travel reimbursement to Industrial Partners presenters.

Continue the tradition: Share your tip

It’s been nearly 50 years since the AASV was formed and swine veterinarians began meeting to increase their knowledge and enhance their client services. Since then, the “Practice Tips” session has proved to be one of the most enduring and popular sessions of the annual meeting. It seems that nothing beats hearing a colleague share a solution to a situation that has stymied others.

Whether you’ve been in practice 50 years, 5 years, or 5 months, you’ve experienced challenges and found a way to deal with them. You’ve streamlined a previously inefficient process. You’ve discovered a new way to do an old task. You’ve found inspiration to keep going, get better, and work smarter. Don’t keep it to yourself – share it with your colleagues in the “AASV’s Got Talent” practice tips seminar on Saturday, March 9 during the 2019 AASV Annual Meeting.

Contact Dr Jeff Harker (jharker@amvcms.com) or the AASV office (aasv@aasv.org) to volunteer your tip. There is no proceedings paper required, and you may even win a cash prize!

AASV changes student abstract submission process

AASV has issued the call for abstracts for the 2019 Student Seminar and Poster Session, the starting point for scholarship competitions held at the AASV Annual Meeting.  Substantial changes have been made to the procedure and requirements for submitting student abstracts.  Please see (and read carefully) the complete abstract submission information at www.aasv.org/annmtg/2019/studentseminar.htm.

What’s new?

• All abstracts will be submitted online at aasv2019.exordo.com. Do NOT email abstracts.
• A free Ex Ordo account (name, email address, and password) is required for submission. Since email confirmation of the account is required prior to submission, each student should set up his/her account well in advance of the abstract due date.
• Abstracts are limited to 550 words of text, plus one table OR figure (.png or .jpg file only).
• Abstracts should not contain references.
• Abstracts should not include any identifiers (ie, names, school, state, country, diagnostic lab name, farm name, etc).
• Students provide information for two, and only two, authors – themselves and their mentor. Additional authors may be added after the abstract is accepted.
• Both authors receive automatic email confirmation from Ex Ordo, including a copy of the abstract, when the abstract submission is complete.
• Students may log into Ex Ordo to edit their submission any time up until the abstract due date.

What’s the same?

• The abstract due date is firm: September 19, 2018 at 11:59 pm CDT. Start early!
• Each student may submit only one abstract.
• A panel of private practitioners, academicians, and industry veterinarians will score the abstracts to select the oral and poster presentations.
• The review panel does not see the author information associated with each abstract.
• The abstract scoring rubric is the same as before and can be found at www.aasv.org/anmtg/2019/studentseminar.htm.
• The abstract submitted via Ex Ordo is used only for review and selection purposes.
• Students whose abstracts are selected for presentation are required to submit a paper to the AASV office by November 15 for publication in the conference proceedings. The proceedings paper is expected to contain identifiers and a full roster of contributing authors.

For complete details, see www.aasv.org/annmtg/2019/studentseminar.htm. Still have questions? Contact Dr Andrew Bowman, bowman.214@osu.edu.