From: IN%"heath@vetethol.demon.co.uk" "Sarah Heath" 23-JUN-2006 05:36:29.74 To: IN%"cabtsgforum@cabtsg.org", IN%"apbc4_um@apbc.org.uk", IN%"esvceforum@esvce.org", IN%"Applied-ethology@sask.usask.ca", IN%"ISAZlist@yahoogroups.com" CC: Subj: Exciting four day behaviour event in Ghent Belgium 21-24 September 2006 Dear All, Plans are well underway now for the four day behavioural event in Ghent Belgium from the 21 September to the 24 September 2006 which incorporates the Annual Congresses of the European College of Veterinary Behavioural Medicine - Companion Animals, the European Society of Veterinary Clinical Ethology and the VDWE (Flemish veterinary behaviour organization). This promises to be a very exciting event and it would be great to see as many delegates from as many countries as possible. The full programmes for the event are now available on the congress website at http://www.behaviour2006ghent.be/ and if you need any more information about the congress please contact the organizing committee via Christine Halsberge on christine.halsberghe@telenet.be or Tiny De Keuster on tiny.dekeuster@telenet.be The deadline for early registration is July 1st 2006 and the application form is available on the website together with information about how to book accommodation in Ghent. I really looking forward to meeting you in Ghent. With very best wishes Sarah Heath President of ECVBM-CA President of ESVCE Behavioural Referrals Veterinary Practice 11 Cotebrook Drive Upton Chester CH2 1RA England Tel: 00 44 1244 377365 Fax: 00 44 1244 399228 For general enquiries Email: admin@vetethol.demon.co.uk To contact Sarah directly Email: heath@vetethol.demon.co.uk From: IN%"Chris.Sherwin@bristol.ac.uk" "CM Sherwin, Animal Health and Husbandry" 23-JUN-2006 07:51:58.99 To: IN%"cabtsgforum@cabtsg.org", IN%"apbc4_um@apbc.org.uk", IN%"esvceforum@esvce.org", IN%"Applied-ethology@sask.usask.ca", IN%"ISAZlist@yahoogroups.com" CC: Subj: ISAE2006 Dear All, The full programmes for ISAE2006 to be held in Bristol 2006 have now been uploaded to the Congress web-site. This promises to be an exciting an informative congress and we hope to see as many delegates as possible. Chris Sherwin ISAE 2006 Congress Organiser ---------------------- Chris Sherwin Senior Research Fellow in Animal Behaviour and Welfare Division Clinical Veterinary Science University of Bristol Chris.Sherwin@bristol.ac.uk Phone 0117 928 9486 From: IN%"heath@vetethol.demon.co.uk" "Sarah Heath" 29-JUN-2006 04:31:51.62 To: IN%"avsab@yahoogroups.com", IN%"cabtsgforum@cabtsg.org", IN%"apbc4_um@apbc.org.uk", IN%"Applied-ethology@sask.usask.ca", IN%"esvceforum@esvce.org", IN%"ISAZlist@yahoogroups.com" CC: Subj: IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT INTERNATIONAL VETERINARY BEHAVIOUR MEETING IN 2007 CALL FOR PAPERS 2007 6th INTERNATIONAL VETERINARY BEHAVIOUR MEETING 17-19 June, 2007 - RICCIONE, (RIMINI), ITALIA IVBM is pleased to announce the Call for Papers for the 2007 Scientific Sessions to be held in Riccione, Italia from 17-19 June 2007. Scientists and practitioners from all related disciplines are encouraged to submit abstracts for consideration. These may be in the form of original (unpublished) research results, case studies or scientific reviews. Final presentations will be in the form of oral presentation and poster. Speakers of oral presentations will receive complementary registration for the conference. Poster presenters will receive free proceedings upon their registration. The deadline for submission of abstracts is December 1, 2006. Abstracts should be e-mailed as an attachment to clara.palestrini@unimi.it. Please use Microsoft Word for Windows when submitting an Abstract. Accepted contributed oral presentations will be of 20 minutes duration plus 10 minutes for questions. No anonymous abstracts will be accepted. Participants will be notified by 1 February 2007 of the selections. Manuscripts will then be due no later than 1 March 2007. Details will be included with notification All submissions will be triple reviewed anonymously. Each paper will be evaluated according to both its scientific merit (see guidelines below for different types of submission), originality and interest to the discipline. All papers meeting the threshold of acceptability will then be considered according to the following selection criteria Outstanding scientific merit Originality / Interest Speaker and topic diversity The committee is not responsible for abstracts not received due to improper submission. Instruction for Abstracts Abstracts must be written in English and not exceed 500 words, excluding title, authors' name and addresses. Use an MS Word-compatible word processing program. Please use Times New Roman 12 pt, single spaced in the main text. Proposals must consist of previously unpublished material. All abstracts MUST include the following information on a separate cover page for the abstract: * Give the full title of the manuscript, followed by the initials and surname of authors but NOT qualifications, and postal address of authors on different lines * Centre the title in bold capital letters * Name of the author(s) should be centered under the title in bold upper and lower case without reference to qualifications * Institutional address should be centered under the title in bold upper and lower italicized case * The author for all correspondence should be indicated after this and an email address provided only for this contact. This may or may be not the presenting author. * Information on preferred format: . Presented paper . Poster . Either * Text (on a separate page). The primary heading should draw on the following: Title, Introduction (to include the aim of the presentation), Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion and Conclusion. No References are requested at this stage. Please do not submit abstracts if you will not be in attendance at the meeting. In order to balance the program, the Scientific Committee may limit the number of presentations given by a single individual. Fees for the congress will be announced shortly. We look forward to seeing you all in Riccione. For further information please contact: Dr. Clara Palestrini Dr. Simona Cannas tel.*39.(0)2.50318049 - fax *39.(0)2.50318030 e-mail - clara.palestrini@unimi.it simvet@libero.it Behavioural Referrals Veterinary Practice 11 Cotebrook Drive Upton Chester CH2 1RA England Tel: 00 44 1244 377365 Fax: 00 44 1244 399228 For general enquiries Email: admin@vetethol.demon.co.uk To contact Sarah directly Email: heath@vetethol.demon.co.uk