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If you plan to attend any of these events, or ESPECIALLY if you live in the area where an event is being held and would like to help plan our activities, contact info@lgvma.org. If you are attending some other meeting and want to meet other LGVMA members, keep us posted about that too and we'll put it up on the site.
Upcoming Events - Where you can find LGVMA members
Past Events - Where you could have found LGVMA members
Upcoming Events
These meetings are all attended by LGVMA members, as indicated by our recent Membership Survey. If you are attending one of these meetings and would like to network with other members or if you can help organize social gatherings or act as contact person, please notify us by e-mail at info@lgvma.org. As events develop, we will update this page with details.
- March 11-13, 2010 -
SAVMA Symposium
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
- Info-Booth presence
- Friday, March 12 - Panel discussions
Sponsored by the Gay Straight Veterinary Alliance, (Student Chapter of LGVMA, Madison)
Hall of Ideas J (Diversity in Veterinary Medicine Room)
3:10 p.m. - Discussion Panel: Winning Loyalty and Trust with LGBT Clients and their Pets
4:10 p.m. - Career Panel For Students In The LGBT Community
- Friday, March 12 - LGVMA Social
6:00 - 9:00 p.m. at a wonderful Irish Pub and Restaurant called Brocach Irish Pub ,
7 West Main Street
Come join us for this annual tradition at SAVMA Symposium sponsored by the LGVMA. Everyone is welcome! Come enjoy drinks, appetizers, dinner and great conversation with "Out" faculty and other "out" veterinarians who identify with the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community. Look for Brocach Irish Pub on the State Street "Night on the Town" map.
All students and local veterinarians are invited! Please RSVP to Rachel Kesting at rakesting@wisc.edu.
- Saturday, March 13 - LGVMA Student Leadership Breakfast
7:00-8:30 a.m. at the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine
Open to all interested students & student leaders! There will be vans for your transportation from your hotel to the Vet School for breakfast. In order to get a ride and enjoy breakfast please RSVP to info@lgvma.org or UWGSVA@gmail.com.
- Saturday, March 13 - Diversity Lecture
Hall of Ideas J (Diversity in Veterinary Medicine Room)
1:10 p.m. - Veterinary Medicine & the AIDS Pandemic
- July 7-10, 2010 -
CVMA Meeting
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
LGVMA is planning a Info-Booth in the Exhibit area and a Networking Social Dinner. Stay tued for details. We need volunteers to help staff our booth.
- July 31 - August 3, 2010 -
LGVMA Annual Meeting & AVMA Annual Convention
Atlanta, GA
LGVMA is planning a Info-Booth in the Exhibit area and a Networking Social Dinner. Stay tued for details. We need volunteers to help staff our booth.
Past Events
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February 14-18, 2010 -
Western States Veterinary Conference
Las Vegas, NV
- LGVMA Info-Booth in the Exhibit area
- Networking Social Dinner
Midwest Veterinary Conference
Columbus, OH
- Social Dinner
North American Veterinary Conference
Orlando, FL
- Booth presence in Exhibit area
- Networking social dinner
LGVMA Annual Meeting & AVMA Annual Convention
Seattle, WA
- LGVMA Annual Meeting
- Social & Networking Dinner
- LGVMA Exhibit Hall Booth
ACVIM Forum/CVMA Meeting
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- For the first time ever, LGVMA had a booth in the exhibit area of a major meeting!
- Networking and Social Dinner
SAVMA Symposium
Columbus, OH
- Panel discussion and Social
A Panel Discussion: Veterinary Medicine and the AIDS Epidemic
UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine
Davis, CA
Midwest Veterinary Conference
Columbus, OH
- Social and Networking
Western Veterinary Conference
Las Vegas, NV
- Networking and Social Dinner
North American Veterinary Conference
Orlando, FL
- Breakfast meeting
- Social Dinner
29th World Veterinary Conference
Vancouver, British Columbia
AVMA & LGVMA Annual Meeting
New Orleans , LA
- Dinner and night out
San Francisco Bay Area LGVMA Yappy Hour
- Sponsored by Pets Are Wonderful Support & LGVMA - Food, wine, and dog treats
UC Davis Veterinary Dentistry Seminar
Maui, Hawaii
- LGVMA seminar, dinner, and whale watching.
SAVMA Symposium
Tuskeegee and Auburn, Alabama
- LGVMA GLBT Vet Student Social
Midwest Veterinary Conference
Columbus, OH
- LGVMA Social and Dinner
Western Veterinary Conference
Las Vegas, NV
- LGVMA Social and Dinner
North American Veterinary Conference
Orlando, FL
- LGVMA Social and Dinner
AVMA Annual Meeting
Washington, DC
- Reception and dinner
- Annual meeting
- Sexual Diversity in the Animal Kingdom, lecture by Joan Roughgarden
- Veterinary Diversity Symposium
- Lesbian and Gay night at the Washington Nationals baseball stadium
LGVMA Annual Meeting & AVMA Annual Convention
Honolulu, HI
LGVMA Annual Meeting & AVMA Annual Convention
Minneapolis, MN
The Healing Power of the Human-Animal Bond: Companion Animals & Society
Hollywood, California
North American Veterinary Conference
Orlando, FL
LGVMA Annual Meeting & AVMA Annual Convention
Philadelphia, PA
- Reception and dinner
- Annual Meeting
North American Veterinary Conference
Orlando, FL
- LGVMA Reception
LGVMA Annual Meeting
(& AVMA Annual Meeting)
Denver, CO
North American Veterinary Conference
Orlando, FL
- LGVMA Gathering
Tuft's Animal Expo
Boston, MA
- LGVMA Gathering
- PAWS/MSPCA Phinney's Friends booth in the exhibit hall
LGVMA Annual Meeting
(& AVMA Annual Meeting)
Nashville, TN
- LGVMA Reception
- LGVMA Annual Meeting & Board Meeting
- LGVMA Mammoth Cave trip
San Franciso Pride Events
San Francisco, CA
- PAWS Presentation/Gay Pride Gathering hosted by the LGVMA
- Jim Lear, the PAWS 2002 veterinary extern from the Atlantic Veterinary
College, presented a talk entitled "Providing Care for People and their
Animal Companion's at PAWS: Lessons Learned from the AIDS Epidemic". The
presentation focused on the history and evolution of PAWS, the role of
veterinarians and other animal care professionals in maintaining the bond
between disabled persons and their animal companions, and the role of the
animal care professional as educator and resource center.
- The presentation was followed by a Gay Pride Gathering hosted by the
LGVMA. It was a chance to see the new LGBT Community Center in San Francisco and meet other LGVMAers and friends.
- Jim Lear, the PAWS 2002 veterinary extern from the Atlantic Veterinary
College, presented a talk entitled "Providing Care for People and their
Animal Companion's at PAWS: Lessons Learned from the AIDS Epidemic". The
presentation focused on the history and evolution of PAWS, the role of
veterinarians and other animal care professionals in maintaining the bond
between disabled persons and their animal companions, and the role of the
animal care professional as educator and resource center.
- San Francisco Pride Parade
Pets-DC's Pride of Pets Fun Dog Show
Washington, DC
(LGVMA co-sponsored this event)
North American Veterinary Conference
Orlando, FL
LGVMA held an Informal Dinner
LGVMA Annual Meeting
(& AVMA Annual Meeting, July 14-18)
Boston, MA
Healing Powers Summit
San Francisco, California
"The Healing Power of the Human-Animal Bond: Lessons Learned From the AIDS Epidemic"
LGVMA Annual Meeting (& AVMA Annual Meeting)
Salt Lake City, Utah
- News from Salt Lake City
San Francisco Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered Freedom Day Parade
The LGVMA contingent marched adjacent to the contingent from PAWS-SF.
- For pictures and a story from SF Pride,click here
The Millenneum March on Washington
An LGVMA contingent marched in Washington DC as part of this event.
- To see a view of the gathering crowd from the shoulders of an LGVMA member, click here
- For more pictures and a report from the MMOW, click here
