Schedule at a Glance

Saturday, January 17, 2026

  • 8:30 am – 4:00 pm      NC1202 Annual Meeting
  • 10:00 am – 12:00 pm ACVM Board of Directors Meeting
  • 12:30 pm – 3:30 pm    AVEPM Workshop
  • 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm    NC1192 Annual Meeting 
  • 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm      3MT Competition

Sunday, January 18, 2026

  • 8:30 am – 10:00 am    Animal Vaccinology Research Symposium
    • Featured Speakers
      • Alan Young BS, PhD
      • Mahesh Kumar BS, MS, PhD
  • 8:30 am – 10:00 am    CRWAD Research Abstracts
  • 10:00 am – 10:30 am Break
  • 10:30 am – 12:00 pm Animal Vaccinology Research Network Symposium (continued)
    • Featured Speakers
      • TBN
      • Panel Discussion (moderated by Dr. John Wycoff)
  • 10:30 am – 12:00 pm CRWAD Research Abstracts
  • 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm    Break (Lunch on own)
  • 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm    CRWAD Fellows Luncheon (Invite only)
  • 1:30 pm – 2:45 pm      CRWAD Council Keynote
    • Featured Speakers
      • Qijing Zhang BVSc, MS, PhD
  • 2:45 pm – 3:30 pm      CRWAD Special Symposium: The Use of Artificial Intelligence in Animal Health Research
    • Featured Speaker
      • Cesar de la Fuente, PhD
  • 3:30 pm – 4:00 pm      Break
  • 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm      CRWAD Special Symposium (continued)
    • Featured Speakers
      • Beatriz Martinez Lopez, DVM, MPVM, PhD
      • Brad White, DVM, MS
      • Panel Discussion

Monday, January 19, 2026

  • 8:30 am – 10:00 am    ACVM Distinguished Microbiologist Symposium
    • Featured Speakers
      • Yung-Fu Chang, DVM, MS, PhD, ACVM Distinguished Veterinary Microbiologist
      • Eric R Burrough, DVM, PhD, DACVP
  • 8:30 am – 10:00 am    CRWAD Research Abstracts
  • 10:00 am – 10:30 am Break
  • 10:30 am – 12:00 pm ACVM Distinguished Microbiologist Symposium (continued)
    • Featured Speakers
      • Sreekumari Rajeev, BVSc & AH, PhD, DACVM, DACVP
      • Mark Lawrence, DVM, PhD
  • 10:30 am – 12:00 pm  CRWAD Research Abstracts
  • 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm    Break (Lunch on own)
  • 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm    AAVI Luncheon (Ticketed Event/RSVP Needed)
  • 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm      AAVI Distinguished Immunologist Symposium
    • Featured Speakers
      • Jodi McGill MS, PhD, AAVI Distinguished Veterinary Immunologist
      • Bonnie Mallard, MS, PhD
  • 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm      CRWAD Research Abstracts
  • 3:00 pm – 4:15 pm      CRWAD Business Meeting
  • 4:15 pm – 5:45 pm      AAVI Symposium (continued)
    • Featured Speakers
      • Crystal Loving, PhD
      • John Diver, PhD
  • 4:15 pm – 5:45 pm      CRWAD Research Abstracts
  • 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm      CRWAD Poster Reception

Tuesday, January 20, 206

  • 8:30 am – 10:00 am    AVEPM Calvin Schwabe Symposium “Science’s Social Contract: Epidemiology in the Real World”
    • Featured Speakers
      • Stuart Reid, CBE, BVMS, PhD, DVM, DipECVPH, FRSE, FRCVS, Calvin Schwabe Award
      • H. Morgan Scott, DVM, PhD
  • 8:30 am – 10:00 am    CRWAD Research Abstracts
  • 10:00 am – 10:30 am Break
  • 10:30 am – 12:00 pm AVEPM Calvin Schwabe Symposium (continued)
    • Featured Speakers
      • Dan O’Neill, MVB, PGCertVetEd, FHEA, MSc(VetEpi), PhD, FRCVS
      • TBN
      • Gearhart Awardee
  • 10:30 am – 12:00 pm CRWAD Research Abstracts
  • 12:15 pm – 1:30 pm    CRWAD Closing and Award Presentations
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