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AVPA and CPV 2015 Conference in Queenstown open for registration
Key poultry industry issues will be addressed at the upcoming Australasian Veterinary Poultry Association (AVPA) and Commercial Poultry Veterinarians (CPV) joint conference in Queenstown in October and registrations are now open.
The conference is held every six years in New Zealand and offers delegates a valuable opportunity to meet and mix with industry professionals from Australia, New Zealand, USA and Asia.
The revitalised two-day event will feature top international speakers and cover topical industry areas such as antibiotics, welfare, food safety, emerging diseases of poultry and emerging technologies-apps for poultry. There will also be opportunities for networking with other delegates and speakers during the conference.
Delegates will have two days of conferencing concluding with a Gala Dinner on the final night at Walter Peak Station, a short cruise across the lake on vintage steamship the Earnslaw.
The conference is being held on October Monday 12 – Tuesday 13, 2015 at Skyline Conference Centre and delegates will be accommodated at one of Queenstown’s leading hotels, the 5- star Hotel St Moritz (Accor). The conference is now open for registrations to industry professionals (not restricted to veterinarians).
The cost for members (including conference registration, conferencing – with morning and afternoon tea and lunch daily – and gala dinner on the final night) is NZD$300. Accommodation is additional and prices start at a special conference rate of NZD$179 per room, per night, room only (full breakfast an additional NZD$28). Delegates must cover their transport costs to and from Queenstown and the hotel.
Delegates are welcome to arrive early, or stay longer after the conference, and enjoy the conference hotel rate (subject to availability).