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2026 AAVLD/USAHA Annual Meeting

October 15, 2026 - October 21, 2026

Description

AAVLD Members, Joint AAVLD/USAHA Members, 
AAVLD Students and Joint AAVLD/USAHA Students

Time

Visit https://aavco.memberclicks.net/ or https://usaha.org/2026-annual-meeting// to view the schedule.

Location

Monona Terrace Convention Center

Room blocks have been reserved at five hotels near the Monona Terrace Convention Center. For hotel options, rates, and reservation information, please visit https://usaha.org/hotel/.

Government Per Diem Rate Rooms:
Government per diem rate rooms are available at the Hilton Madison Monona Terrace, Best Western Premier Park Hotel, and The Madison Concourse Hotel and Governor's Club. To request a government per diem rate room, please email your preferred check-in and check-out dates and hotel to Kaylin Taylor at kaylin@taylormadeeventco.com. These rooms are limited and reserved for attendees whose travel approval is contingent upon receiving the government per diem rate.

Additional Details:
When booking through one of the hotel reservation links above, you may receive a message indicating that rooms are unavailable. This does not necessarily mean the hotel is sold out; it may simply indicate that one or more of your requested dates is unavailable. If you receive this message, please contact Kaylin Taylor at kaylin@taylormadeeventco.com for assistance.

Contact Information

USAHA
Name: Kelly Janicek
Phone: (816) 671-1144
Email: kelly@usaha.org
Details: ***All registrations MUST be completed online, and payment must be received at least two weeks prior to the start of the meeting to qualify for pre-registration rates. If you have any questions, please ask BEFORE completing your registration. If you experience any issues during the registration process, please contact us using the information provided. Questions regarding your AAVLD membership, contact Reda Ozuna at rozuna@aavld.org.

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To join AAVLD as a new member, visit AAVLD to complete an application - this will allow you access to discounted meeting rates. 

To join USAHA as a new member, visit USAHA to complete an application - this will allow you access to discounted meeting rates. 


>AAVLD members must register using the email address associated with their membership to access the meeting app and receive meeting-related emails. 

No virtual attendance component


AAVLD Symposium Information: 
(Overall meeting registration required below in order to attend symposium(s) 

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AAVLD Accreditation and Quality Assurance Symposium
Thursday Oct. 15 - 7:15 AM-12:00 PM - $150 additional fee

AAVLD Informatics Symposium: Connecting Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratories - Building the AAVLD Interoperability Framework
Thursday Oct. 15 - 8:00 AM-12:00 PM - $48 additional fee

AAVLD Laboratory Technology and Epidemiology Symposium - One Health, Many Scales: Macro to Molecular Epidemiology
Thursday Oct. 15 - 8:00 AM-12:00 PM - $90 additional fee

An Exclusive Afternoon at Promega  <<< click here to register
Thursday, Oct. 15 - 1:00-5:00 PM - Free / registration required


Past, Present, Future: Fish Health Laboratory Testing
Thursday Oct. 15 - 1:00 PM-4:00 PM – Free / registration required 


AAVLD Parasitology Symposium - Identifying Metazoan Parasites of Veterinary Significance in Histological Sections
Thursday Oct. 15 - 1:00 PM-5:00 PM - $100 additional fee 


AAVLD Laboratory Technology Symposium - Sequence, Verify, Trust: The QA Imperative in NGS
Thursday Oct. 15 - 1:30 PM-5:30 PM - $135 additional fee

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AAVLD Bacteriology Mini-Symposium: Antibiograms in Veterinary Diagnostic Labs: Antibiogram Generation Workshop and Discussion of Implementation and Use
Friday, Oct. 16 - 7:30 AM-12:00 PM - $145 additional fee 


CL Davis/SW Thompson Diagnostic Pathology Symposium - Molecular Diagnostics for Pathologists: Development, Interpretation Strengths, and Limitations of Molecular Tests
Friday, Oct. 16 - 7:00 AM-4:00 PM - $165 additional fee 


Welcome to our Theater: Musculoskeletal Disease of the Racehorse
Friday, Oct. 16 - 4:00 PM-6:00 PM – Free / registration required 


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Latin Comparative Pathology Group Presents - Theileria Orientalis Piroplasms: Presentation, Pathogenesis, and a Pathologist's Perspective
Saturday, Oct. 17 - 7:00 AM-8:00 AM – Free / registration required

AAVLD Interpretive Pathology Mock Examination
Saturday, Oct. 17 - 6:00 PM-8:30 PM – Free / registration required 


AAVLD Professional Enrichment Symposium: Neurodiversity in the Workplace
Saturday, Oct. 17 - 6:30 PM-8:30 PM - $25 additional fee

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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
Sunday, Oct. 18 - 7:00 AM-8:00 AM – Free / registration required 


Pathology Committee Sunday Seminar: Calf Conundrums: Investigation, Diagnosis, and On-Farm Implications for Calf Cases
Sunday, Oct. 18 - 2:00 PM-5:00 PM - $90 additional fee 


Ultimate Diagnostics! Poisons and Path
Sunday, Oct. 18 - 5:00 PM-6:00 PM – Free / registration required 

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