“The 50th Annual Conference of the Northeastern Anthropological Association will be held March 5-7, 2010, at the Marriott Hotel in Amherst, New York, adjacent to the campus of the State University of New York at Buffalo (UB). UB, which hosted the first NEAA conference, is pleased to be able to sponsor and host this 50th anniversary conference. We have chosen as our theme 'Borders, Margins, and Passages'. Buffalo, which sits on an international border, is an ideal location from which to think about these critical issues in contemporary anthropology, as borders become blurred or erased in an age of globalization; refugees and immigrants dominate attention to national identities; and anthropologists increasingly find that fieldwork takes on global dimensions. Registration fees will be the same as last year: Professional rate: $40; Student rate: $25. The Saturday banquet will be $25 per person. This year the NEAA will use an online conference planning system for registration and for collecting proposals for paper presentations and sessions. Conference participants can check the NEAA Website, <www.neaa.org>, for a link to that system. Paper and poster abstracts and proposals for organized sessions should be submitted by January 15, 2010.”
The Third Annual Enrichment Extravaganza, an Environmental Enrichment and Behavioral Management Symposium, will be held on April 15, 2010, at the National Conference Center at the Holiday Inn, East Windsor, New Jersey. The event, sponsored by the New Jersey Association for Biomedical Research and Merck & Co., Inc., will feature speakers, workshops and vendors. For more information, contact Gregory O. Voronin, DVM [e-mail: gregory_voronin@ merck.com].
The Animal Transport Association (AATA) announces that its 2010 annual conference will be held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, May 9-12, 2010. The goals of the Association are to further the ability for animals to be transported and to ensure that this transport is carried out in a humane manner, consistent with all applicable rules and regulations. The AATA acts to monitor the myriad of regulations and policies that affect this transport, as well as the transport of exotics, livestock, companion animals, equines and many other species. The 2010 Florida conference will have a specific track geared towards issues and concerns involving the transport of laboratory animals. If you wish to be kept informed about programming and registration information, contact Matt Block and ask to be placed on the distribution list. Additionally, AATA is seeking sponsors and exhibitors who may be interested in having a presence and promoting their business at this international event. For further details, contact Matt Block, Chair–Sponsorships and Exhibits, AATA-2010 [305-588-0998; e-mail: matt.block@wwprimates.com]; or see <www.aata-animaltransport.org>.
The International Society for Comparative Psychology is organizing its 15th Biennial Meeting in Hyogo, Japan, May 19-21, 2010. Check the program and consider submitting an abstract for an oral or poster presentation: <www.ComparativePsychology.org>.
The Annual Forum of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine will take place June 9-12, 2010, in Anaheim, California. For information, see <www.acvimforum.org/websites/forum2010/index.php?p=358> or call 800-245-9081 (U.S. and Canada only).
The American Society of Primatologists will meet June 16-19, 2010, in Louisville, Kentucky. Abstracts for all presentations will be due January 29th, 2010. See <www.asp.org/meetings/index.html>.
The 2010 American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) National Meeting will be held in Atlanta, Georgia, July 31th to August 3rd, 2010. See <www.avmaconvention.org>.
Measuring Behavior 2010, the 7th International Conference on Methods and Techniques in Behavioral Research, will be held in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, August 24-27. This Conference will be chaired by Boris de Ruyter, of Philips Research. The Program Committee will be co-chaired by Emilia Barakova, of Eindhoven University of Technology, and Andrew Spink, of Noldus Information Technology. Like the previous meetings, Measuring Behavior 2010 will offer oral papers; poster presentations; technical demonstrations; training sessions; user meetings; scientific tours; an exhibition of scientific books, instruments and software; and a social program. This conference focuses on methods, techniques, and tools in behavioral research in the widest sense: from neuroscience and zoology to psychology and consumer behavior, and from human factors research to public safety and smart homes. For information, see <www.measuringbehavior.org>.
The American Zoological Association’s 2010 Annual Conference will be held September 11-16 in Houston, Texas, hosted by the Houston Zoo. See <aza.org/ConfWork/AC_Intro/index.html>.
"On the heels of an enormously successful XXII Congress in Edinburgh, the International Primatological Society is pleased to announce that our XXIII Congress will be held September 12-18, 2010, in the historic city of Kyoto, Japan. The Congress theme is the "Quest for Coexistence with Nonhuman Primates", and it promises to be one of the most exciting meetings of primatologists of the century. Please mark this week of September on your calendars now and plan your academic and research schedules so that you are available to travel during this period of the school year; this meeting should not be missed! For more information on IPS 2010 please see the Congress Website at <www.ips2010.jp>." – Katie Leighty
An International Course on Laboratory Animal Science IV will be held October 4-15, 2010, in Vari, Greece, organized at the Biomedical Sciences Research Center (BSRC) Alexander Fleming – Vari. The objective of this course is to present basic facts and principles that are essential for the humane use and care of animals and for the quality of research. The contents of the course are in line with recommendations of the Federation of European Laboratory Animal Science Associations regarding the training of the young scientist whose research involves the use of vertebrate animals. For information and application forms, please contact Marie Kamber, BSRC Alexander Fleming, 34, Alexander Fleming Str., P.O. 16672, Vari, Greece [00 30 210 9656310; Fax: 00 30 210 9656563; e-mail: kamber@fleming.gr]; and see <www.fleming.gr>.
20th International Zoo Educators’ (IZE) Biennial Conference will be held October 19-23, 2010, at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, Florida. For more information, see <www.izea.net>. Behavior 2011, the joint meeting of the Animal Behavior Society and the International Ethological Conference (IEC), will be held July 25-30, 2011, at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. More information about the meeting is available at <www.indiana.edu/~behav11>.
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