For many years BVZS has offered steward places at BVZS meetings to undergraduates at Veterinary Schools in the
Before any meeting, students wishing to act as stewards should contact BVZS to put their name forward, preferably via their student BVZS representative on their University Zoological Society committee, or directly to one of the BVZS Council members. The final selection of stewards is chosen by the BVZS Student Liaison Officer who will have been in touch with all the
There will be a list of reserve stewards in case a steward is unable to attend the Meeting. Reserve stewards should register and pay in full for the Meeting. Their registration fee will be refunded by BVZS if they are called on to help out.
Once registered, stewards will be expected to perform the following duties:
1. Meet up with Derek Lyon (DGL) and Victoria Roberts (VR) at the conference venue early on the morning of the 1st day of the Meeting (
2. Once there they will be allocated duties. These will include the following:
· Helping fill delegate packs
· Helping register delegates
· Handing out delegate packs
· Ensuring delegates have paid their registration fees
· Marking off delegates on tick sheets provided
3. Once the 1st day’s registrations have been completed, ensure all monies are accounted for and booked in BEFORE attending the lectures
4. Make themselves familiar with the layout of the venue, as some stewards will be required to direct delegates to wet labs and/or master classes in rooms other than the main lecture hall.
5. Some stewards must attend in the main lecture theatre to hand out the roving microphone during discussion/question times. This duty should be shared equally between the stewards.
6. During the tea/coffee/lunch breaks, check at the registration desk to see if DGL/VR need any help and to perform such tasks as required.
7. Ensure that questionnaires are handed out and that delegates are asked to return completed forms to the registration desk by mid Sunday afternoon.
8. During the meeting to visit the exhibitors’ stands, introduce themselves and liaise with DGL/VR about any problems exhibitors may have.
9. At the end of the meeting to meet with DGL/VR to ensure all in order, that all monies accounted for and generally assist with helping DGL/VR/exhibitors load up their cars and clear the venue.
10. Stewards should liaise between themselves to allocate duties as above and let DGL/VR know who is doing what.
11. No matter what, we at BVZS hope that stewards are able to attend the lectures they are interested in and we will try and share duties so that this is possible. Let DGL/VR know any preferences and it would be appreciated if stewards could prepare short reports on those lectures they do attend. All in all, stewards should be able to enjoy themselves and attend the lectures alongside their tasks. We expect stewards to be polite, neatly presented, computer literate and helpful.
If any potential stewards have any comments or problems, or if they can no longer attend the Meeting, please contact the BVZS Student Liaison Officer (students@bvzs.org) to address any issues as soon as they arise.
DGL/VR
Cambridge University Veterinary Zoological Society
Edinburgh Veterinary Zoological Society
EVZS CONFERENCE: EXOTIC AND MARINE MAMMAL MEDICINE AND CONSERVATION was held on Saturday 20th January 2007
The day's talks were:
Bairbre O'Malley: "Avian structure and function"
Darryn Knobel: "Mad dogs and lone wolves: Infectious diseases and the conservation of Africa's most endangered canid"
James Barnett: "Response to live cetacean strandings in the UK"
Richard Saunders: "First aid treatment of orphaned and injured seals"
With practical sessions by:
Peter Heathcote: Handling and examination of reptiles, and how to deal with dangerous snakes
Gay and Andy Christie: Problem solving: How to manage the wildlife casualty
Glasgow University Veterinary Zoological Society
Guidelines for Student Oral Presentations at BVZS meetings
Guidelines for Student Poster Presentations at BVZS meetings
Oliphant Jackson Memorial Fund
The Second EWDA Student Workshop was held at the Acrotel Athena Pallas Village in the region of Halkidiki in Greece, from April 26 to April 29, 2007! The central theme was Wildlife Conservation and the Threat of Infectious Diseases.
The goal of the workshop was to give an opportunity to veterinary and non veterinary undergraduate and graduate students to meet and share the experience of internationally renowned wildlife health scientists. Not only will participants learn up-to-date and latest knowledge on the threat of infectious diseases to endangered wildlife populations, but they will foremost get acquainted with state-of-the- art scientific reasoning and habits of mind!
The workshop was organized for and by students, to promote the scientific education of students for and by research, through outstanding oral communications presented by leaders in the field, panel discussions, student presentations and roundtables. Graduate students were invited to present a poster of their research project.
The poster of the workshop can be found on: http://www2. hku.nl/~pieter0/ files/ewda_ poster_final_ a4.jpg (copy-paste)
Registration fee: 40 EUR, included full-board housing and a one year student membership to the Wildlife Disease Association for the year 2008. Scholarships provided by the Wildlife Disease Association, the European section of the Wildlife Disease Association and the Field Veterinary Program of the Wildlife Conservation Society were available to partly cover travel costs.
Yours sincerely,
The Organizing Committee of the Second EWDA Student Workshop,
Miriam Maas, Lineke Begeman, Leslie, Annika Krengel, Willem-jan Kitslaar & Sylvia Keijser
Poster: http://www2. hku.nl/~pieter0/ files/ewda poster_final_ a4.jpg (copy-paste)
The workshop was sponsored by:- Piraeus Bank, Wildlife Disease Association, European Wildlife Disease Association, The Field Veterinary Program of the Wildlife Conservation Society, Pfizer, EVL, European Veterinary Laboratory & Viroclinics.
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