NEWSLETTER JUNE 2015 Registration is open We encourage you to take advantage of early registration fees until 31 July 2015 to attend the symposium. To register, please go to this site: http://isvee2015.org/registration2/registration-information/. Workshops Ten pre- and 16 postsymposium workshops http://isvee2015.org/workshops2/pre-symposium-workshops-anddates/ are being considered. The last day for participant registration is 1 July 2015! You can register here: http://isvee2015.org/registration2/registration-information/. Bursary Awards ISVEE 14 will offer a minimum of 10 bursaries to graduate students or delegates from countries with low-income or lowermiddle-income economies. Applicants from other countries can be considered. For more information, go here: http://isvee2015.org/registration2/student-bursary-awards/. Scientific Program: Update The organizing commitee of ISVEE 14 is very grateful for the professional service provided by 15 scientific committee members and 45 designated reviewers http://isvee2015.org/news-announcements/important-dates/ who recently completed a peer-review process for selection of 430 abstracts for oral presentation and 430+ abstracts for poster presentation. A total of 862 abstracts were submitted for poster (n = 144) or oral presentation (n = 718) by 628 authors from 54 countries. Following a recommendation by the ISVEE International Management Committee, ISVEE delegates will be allowed to present one oral presentation only, so more delegates have the opportunity to present their work by using the oral platform. During the peer-review process, 582 of 718 abstracts were initially considered for oral presentation (i.e., abstracts with two scores of nine or higher assigned by both a 1 NEWSLETTER Alfredo Dájer, President of the Organizing Committee of ISVEE14 Air Travel to Merida Please check with your travel agency or go on-line for best options to fly into or reach Merida (MID). There are nonstop flights to Merida from Mexico City (MEX), Houston (HOU), and Miami (MIA). You can also fly to Cancun (CUN) then take a bus or a rental car to Merida (308 km or 192 miles) (4h30min ride by bus ; 3h30min frive by car). Hotels in Merida We have selected seven hotels that you can consider during your stay in Merida. Three hotels are located in the Hotel Zone (Hyatt Merida, Ibis Merida, and Fiesta Americana), two are on Paseo de Montejo (El Conquistador and Victoria Merida), and two more are in the historic part of Merida (Caribe Merida and El Castellano). In addition, there are two hotels (Fiesta Inn and Holiday Inn Express) near the Convention Center Siglo XXI that you can consider. To check rates and make reservations, please go here: http://isvee2015.org/venueaccomodation/hotels/. JUNE 2015 scientific committee member and a designated reviewer; the maximum score by each reviewer = 15). Ninety-seven authors had two or more abstracts initially considered for oral presentations, and they were asked to select one. This action allowed to initially select 430 abstracts for oral presentation by 430 authors. Currently, the scientific committe is in a process for selecting 43 (10%) additional abstracts for backup oral presentation from a pool of 152 abstracts with two scores of nine or higher assigned by a scientific committee member and a desisgnated reviewer. The plan is to produce a first and a second draft of the scientific program in August and September 2015, respectively. For more information about the scientific program (i.e., keynote speakers and two mini-symposia on One Health and National Veterinary Services), please visit the ISVEE 14 website at www.isvee2015.org. Social Program: Update We are planning daily social activities for ISVEE delegates and their families. On Day 0 (Monday, 2 November), you are invited to attend a Welcome Cocktail at Fiesta Americana Hotel’s Terraza Montejo from 18.00h to 19.30h (cost is included in the registration). On Day 1 (Tuesday), the Master of Preventive Veterinary Medicine and One Health Institute at the University of California, Davis invite you to attend a MPVM-One Health Reception from 20.00h to 22.00h at Fiesta Americana Hotel (no charge). This event will be an opportunity to reconnect with colleagues and learn about UC-Davis programs. On Day 2 (Wednesday), we are organizing a Social Gathering in Izamal, an important site of Maya civilization during 600-800 AC. After the Spanish conquest of Yucatan, a Franciscan Monastery was built during 1553-1561 (on top of one of the Mayan temples PapHol-Chac, home of Mayan priests). Izamal was visited by Pope John Paul II in 1993. Today, Izamal is a colonial town 70 km (40 miles) East from Merida; a 45 to 60-minute bus ride from the Convention Center. ISVEE 2 NEWSLETTER JUNE 2015 delegates will have the opportunity to socialize and network during the bus rides to/from Izamal, dinner (exquisite Yucatecan cuisine) at the atrium of the Monastery, walking around Izamal’s Main Square, visiting the Franciscan Monastery, or the Cultural and Handcraft Center. Departure time is 17.45h from the Convention Center Siglo XXI. Arrival time is 18.45h. Dinner time is from 19.00h to 21.30h. Departure to Merida City is 22.00h and arrival time is 23.00h (Cost is 35 USD per person; includes bus transportation and dinner). On Day 3 (Thursday, 21.00h to 22.00h), you can enjoy Yucatecan music and dance at Parque Santa Lucía in the downtown area https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsjzrUS3Hbo (open to the public; no charge). Finally, On Day 4 (Friday, 19.30h to 1.00am Saturday), you are cordially invited to attend the ISVEE 14 Banquet at Quinta Montes Molina www.laquintamm.com (400 meters from Hotel Fiesta Americana on Paseo de Montejo). The Banquet program includes: String Orquestra of the Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán from 19.30h to 21.00h; dinner from 20.00h to 21.00h; Folkloric Ballet of the Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán from 21.15h to 22.00h; ISVEE Awards from 22.15h to 23.00h; and Live Music (Salsa) from 23.00h to 1.00h (Cost is included in registration of ISVEE delegates; cost for companions in $80 USD per person). Call for Proposals to Host ISVEE 16 The ISVEE International Management Committee (IMC) is now accepting proposals to host ISVEE 16 in year 2021. Guidelines for preparation and submission of proposals are included in the ISVEE Bylaws (Addendum A) and are posted here http://isvee2015.org/news-announcements/organizingcommittee/. For more information, please contact Arjan Stegeman, chair of the ISVEE IMC via email at [email protected]. Contact information of all members of the ISVEE IMC is posted here http://isvee2015.org/news-announcements/isvee-international-management-committee/. For more information about ISVEE 14 Yucatan 2015, please contact Jose Alberto Erales at [email protected] or Jorge Hernandez at [email protected]. 3
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