Seminar
8:00 - 10:15 AM, Room 321
Nest Building as an Indicator of Mouse Health and Welfare
Speaker: Brianna Gaskill

Platform Session
9:00 - 9:15 AM, Room 327
Can Seeds Help with the Daily Grind?
Speakers: Kate Pritchett-Corning, Brianna Gaskill

Panel
12:00 - 2:00 PM, Room 339
You Want Me to Swab What? Fresh Perspectives on Environmental Monitoring
Panelists: Charlie Clifford, Kate Pritchett-Corning, Ken Henderson, Guy Mulder, William White

Panel
12:00 - 2:00 PM, Room 341
Jumpstart Your Career: The Reinvention of the Laboratory Animal Professional
Panelist: Ann Murray

Seminar
2:45 - 5:00 PM, Ballroom III
Mouse Ulcerative Dermatitis - Perspective on a Persistent Problem
Speaker: Kate Pritchett-Corning

Seminar
8:00 - 10:15 AM, Room 321
Managing Aggression in Laboratory Animals
Speakers: Kate Pritchett-Corning, Christina Winnicker

Seminar
8:00 - 10:15 AM, Ballroom IV
Responding Effectively Against Congressional Threats to Science
Speaker: Karen Montijo

Workshop
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Room 348
Writing Standard Operating Procedures that Work
Presenter: Ann Murray

Special Topic Lecture
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Ballroom IV
Charles River Ethics and Animal Welfare Lecture - Science, Business and Animal Research: The 3Rs as a Catalyst for Change
Moderator: Marilyn Brown
Speaker: Kathryn Chapman, NC3Rs

Seminar
8:15 - 10:15 AM, Ballroom IV
Rodent Housing Density Exceptions to the Guide: Performance Standards in Action
Speakers: Kate Pritchett-Corning, Guy Mulder

Platform Session
10:15 - 10:30 AM, Room 327
Investigation of Commonalities Among Laboratory Animal Facilities Associated with the Group A Rotavirus Outbreaks in Spring 2013
Speakers: Ken Henderson

Workshop
12:15 - 5:00 PM, Offsite
Introduction to Rodent Surgery: Ovariectomy and Castration in the Rat
Faculty: Sera Murray, Yiying Luo, Thomas Ross

Panel
12:30 - 2:00 PM, Room 341
Euthanasia: New Directions
Panelist: Kate Pritchett-Corning

Panel
12:30 - 2:00 PM, Room 343
The Credentialed Veterinary Technician in the Laboratory Animal Science Community
Panelist: Ann Murray

Platform Session
4:00 - 4:15 PM, Room 314
Rederivation of Guinea Pigs via Hysterectomy
Speakers: Kate Pritchett-Corning, Guy Mulder

Platform Session
8:15 - 8:30 AM, Room 327
Decreasing Repetitive Strain Injury Through an Early Symptom Management Program
Speakers: Mary Gregoire, Randy Boles, Guy Mulder

Platform Session
8:30 - 8:45 AM, Room 314
Rodent Pathogen Prevalence as Determined from the Direct Screening of Index Rodents by PCR Compared to Indirect Sentinel Screening by Traditional Methods
Speaker: Ken Henderson

Platform Session
10:45 - 11:00 AM, Room 327
Housing Hamsters and Gerbils in the Same Secondary Enclosure
Speakers: Kate Pritchett-Corning, Guy Mulder

Special Topic Lecture
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Ballroom I
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Environmental Enrichment
Speaker: Christina Winnicker

Panel Discussion
12:30 - 2:00 PM, Room 343
International Rodent Microbial Surveillance
Panelists: Kate Pritchett-Corning, William Shek