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Guidelines for authors for BVZS Publications found here
BVZS Autumn meeting November 6th-7th 2010
Theme "Recent Advances in Avian Medicine & Surgery" More details and a call for papers click here
Visit to : Dudley Zoological Gardens : on November 5th. Conference hotel is the Village Hotel Hotel in Dudley - UK Accommodation - VILLAGE Leisure Hotels where the scientific sessions will be held.
The programme will be posted in due time.
Registration form can be downloaded here
Delegates are asked to quote booking reference DUDLO51110 when booking rooms at the hotel. Rates are £60 Bed and Breakfast per room per night. The rooms allocated will be held on an allocation basis and be released 14 days prior to the event. When delegates call to make a reservation they will have to make a £25 non-refundable, non-tranferable deposit. Final delegate numbers need to be given to the hotel 14 days prior so book early!
BVZS Satellite Day 2011. March 30th.
More details will be posted
BVZS Spring meeting 2011
It is hoped to have this event at Howletts/Port Lympne Zoo in Kent.
Dates to be finalised soon but likely to be April 30th - May 1st with visits to Howletts/Port Lympne on the friday prior. We have invited Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka of http://www.ctph.org/ to be our invited Plenary speaker and she has kindly accepted the invitation so once more is available this site will be updated
All details of Conference venue for the Scientific session will be posted later.
Theme: Mammalian Medicine & Surgery
To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of BVZS in 2011 a Conference will be on Saturday November 12 and Sunday 13th. The theme will be "Recent Advances in non-domestic Animal Medicine"
The Conference will be held at De Vere Carden Park De Vere : Carden Park and delegates will be able to book accommodation at reduced rates:
Accommodation Booking Service:
Please note that twin bedded rooms are available for those wishing to share accommodation facilities at Carden Park (i.e. students): https://www.conferencebookings.co.uk/delegate/CHSBVZS11
For alternative local accommodation see this link
Facilities at Carden Park prior can be found at: http://www.cardenpark.co.uk/gallery/
Our Plenary speaker will be Dr Lee Durrell Dr Lee Durrell honoured with award | Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust
Carden Park Hotel, Golf Resort & Spa have kindly offered to supply a shuttle bus for those delegates due to join us to celebrate our 50th Anniversary conference and who intend to travel to Cheshire by train. The shuttle will transport attendees from Chester mainline station to the host venue, free of charge on Friday evening (11th November 2011) and again once the conference has finished on Sunday afternoon (13th November 2011) to transfer guests back to the station. See the following website link for the National Rail Enquiries www.nationalrail.co.uk
If this free transfer is something you’d like to take advantage of you will need to notify Derek Lyon by email DGLyon9@aol.com or secretary@bvzs.org at least 4 weeks prior to the conference with your estimated time of arrival and departure into and out of Chester train station. Only if there is sufficient interest in this facility will it be implemented.
N.B. There is plentiful complimentary car parking available onsite for those delegates wishing to drive to the conference.
2012 Meetings It is hoped to have one in Scotland. Council will be reviewing venues
BVZS Spring meeting 2010. Theme "Preventative Medicine" For details of this very successful meeting held in Torquay and Paignton Zoo see the past meetings page at Past Meetings - BVZS
To find a vet who is expert in exotics, please click here
BVZS Wildlife discussiongroupUK has recently been formed. Anyone wishing to join are asked to contact the moderators for further details.
REPTILE LIGHTING LECTURES : Frances Baines has kindly allowed her lectures from the November 2008 BVZS meeting to be posted in the Members' area. Please log in in order to view these.
Reptile Lighting, Photokeratoconjunctivitis and How much UVB do reptiles need?
Welcome to Vetlife - VBF
For those BVZS members who wish to join the BVZS yahoo discussion group please contact the group moderator by clicking here
