Program Schedule Summary 

 

Summary of AAVLD Symposia, Workshops, and Other Activities

 

Date Meeting Description Time Room Name Additional Registration Required Additional Fee to Attend More Information
  THURSDAY –  October 15, 2026          
10/15 AAVLD Accreditation and Quality Assurance Symposium 7:15 AM-12:00 PM Ballroom A Yes $150.00 Click Here
10/15 AAVLD Informatics Symposium: Connecting Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratories - Building the AAVLD Interoperability Framework 8:00 AM-12:00 PM  Ballroom C Yes $48.00 Click Here
10/15 AAVLD Laboratory Technology and Epidemiology Symposium - One Health, Many Scales: Macro to Molecular Epidemiology 8:00 AM-12:00 PM  Ballroom B Yes $90.00 Click Here
10/15 Past, Present, Future: Fish Health Laboratory Testing 1:00 PM-4:00 PM Hall of Ideas FG Yes FREE Click Here
10/15 AAVLD Parasitology Symposium - Identifying Metazoan Parasites of Veterinary Significance in Histological Sections 1:00 PM-5:00 PM Ballroom C Yes $100.00 Click Here
10/15 AAVLD Laboratory Technology Symposium - Sequence, Verify, Trust: The QA Imperative in NGS 1:30 PM-5:30 PM Ballroom B Yes $135.00  
10/15 AAVLD New, Retired and Life Member Reception - Sponsored by Promega Corporation 5:30 PM-6:30 PM Hall of Ideas HI      
  FRIDAY – October 16, 2026          
10/16 CL Davis/SW Thompson Diagnostic Pathology Symposium - Molecular Diagnostics for Pathologists: Development, Interpretation, Strengths, and Limitations of Molecular Tests 7:00 AM-4:00 PM Lecture Hall Yes $165.00 Click Here
10/16 AAVLD Bacteriology Mini-Symposium: Antibiograms in Veterinary Diagnostic Labs: Antibiogram Generation Workshop and Discussion of Implementation and Use 7:30 AM-12:00 PM Ballroom A Yes $145.00 Click Here
10/16 Welcome to our Theater: Musculoskeletal Disease of the Racehorse 4:00 PM-6:00 PM Lecture Hall Yes FREE Click Here
10/16 AAVLD President's Reception, Banquet and Foundation Auction 6:00 PM-9:00 PM Exhibit Hall A      
  SATURDAY – October 17, 2026          
10/17 Latin Comparative Pathology Group Presents - Theileria Orientalis Piroplasms: Presentation, Pathogenesis, and a Pathologist's Perspective  7:00 AM-8:00 AM Lecture Hall Yes FREE Click Here
10/17 AAVLD Interpretive Pathology Mock Examination   6:00 PM-8:30 PM Lecture Hall Yes FREE Click Here
10/17 AAVLD Professional Enrichment Symposium: Neurodiversity in the Workplace 6:30 PM-8:30 PM Meeting Room KOLP Yes $25.00  
10/17 Saturday Night Reception - Hosted by VMRD, Inc. 8:00 PM-11:00 PM Rooftop Gardens      
  SUNDAY – October 18, 2026          
10/18 Emerging Issues Seminar - The Re-emergence of the New World Screwworm: Diagnostic Challenges and Implications for the United States - Sponsored by the AAVLD Pathology Committee 7:00 AM-8:00 AM Lecture Hall Yes FREE Click Here
10/18 USAHA/AAVLD Awards Ceremony and Luncheon 12:00 PM-1:30 PM Exhibit Hall A      
10/18 Pathology Committee Sunday Seminar: Calf Conundrums: Investigation, Diagnosis, and On-Farm Implications for Calf Cases 2:00 PM-5:00 PM Lecture Hall Yes $90.00 Click Here
10/18 Ultimate Diagnostics! Poisons and Path 5:00 PM-6:00 PM Lecture Hall Yes FREE Click Here
10/18 Presidents' Reception 5:30 PM-6:30 PM Rooftop Gardens      
10/18 USAHA/AAVLD Presidents’ Dinner with Keynote Address 6:30 PM-9:00 PM Exhibit Hall A      
  MONDAY – October 19, 2026          
10/19 AAVLD Past Presidents' Breakfast  7:00 AM-8:00 AM Dane Room      

 

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