Annual Winter Conference
The Scientists Center for Animal Welfare (SCAW) serves as an objective, credible source of information for the research community, the media, and the general public. This is done through our conferences, workshops and publications. SCAW two-day conferences will provide key findings and advances in research animal welfare, explore policy and management issues related to IACUCs and develop awareness of humane care and use of agricultural animals in research.
SCAW has developed a Student Scholarship Fund. If you are a full time student and would like to attend any one of SCAW’s Workshops or Conferences click here for more information.
SCAW conferences and workshops will be reviewed and approved by the American Association of Veterinary State Boards (AAVSB) RACE program and will meet the requirements for continuing education credit for Veterinarians and Veterinary Technicians. Please contact the AAVSB RACE program at race@aavsb.org should you have any comments/concerns regarding SCAW's program’s validity or relevancy to the veterinary profession. SCAW's AAVSB/RACE provider #293. RACE, PRIM&R and AALAS accepts these continuing education credits.
SCAW encourages local institutions and others to co-sponsor our conferences and workshops. Please contact the SCAW office if you are interested in sponsoring a conference or workshop.
Attendance at these conferences is limited to experienced IACUC members and administrators, principal investigators, attending veterinarians, regulatory personnel and laboratory animal care staff.
Please see the links for meeting registration, program, location and accommodation information. Registration fees do not cover the expenses of travel and accommodations.
Special Needs:
Individuals requiring special accommodations should contact the SCAW office prior to the meeting. SCAW is in compliance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1972 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
Future Conferences:
December 4-5, 2023, Menger Hotel, San Antonio, TX
December 9-10, 2024, Menger Hotel, San Antonio, TX
SCAW Annual Winter Conference
Advancing Animal Welfare and Science:
Processes and Principals
Sponsored with UTHSC-SA; OLAW/NIH/DHHS; USDA/APHIS-AC;CITI Program; a-tune Software, Inc.; Tech Software, Inc; and Merck, Inc.
December 4, 2023
Chair: Randall J. Nelson, PhD
Time |
Event |
7:30 |
Light Breakfast and Exhibits |
8:30 |
Welcome and Introduction Randall J. Nelson, PhD |
8:45 |
One Health and Animal Research: The Opportunities, Pitfalls, and Perils Jerrold Tannenbaum, JD |
9:30 |
What Makes a Great Protocol J. G. Collins, PhD |
10:15 |
Break and Exhibits |
10:45 |
The CUSP Sharing Site Has Arrived - Are You on Board Aubrey A. Schoenleben, PhD, CPIA |
11:30 |
Are You Up to Date with OLAW, APHIS and AAALAC International: Q & A for You and Me Axel V. Wolff, MS, DVM; OLAW Representative Elizabeth C. Pannill, DVM; USDA/APHIS/AC Helen E. Diggs, MEd, DVM, DACLAM; AAALAC International Representative |
12:30 |
Lunch |
1:30 |
Break-Out Sessions One Health and Animal Research: The Opportunities, Pitfalls, and Perils Jerrold Tannenbaum, JD Compassion Resilience: Taking Care of the Animals and the People Sally Thompson-Iritani, DVM, PhD, CPIA, CCFP, CHABP When Agriculture Animals are Used in Research Susan B. Harper, DVM, MS, DACLAM |
2:30 |
Break and Exhibits |
3:00 |
Science Versus Animal Welfare in an IACUC Protocol, a Discussion J. G. Collins, PhD Animal Program Communication Challenges: See Something, Say Something Randall J. Nelson, PhD Use of Non-human Primates in Research: The Current Environment Matthew R. Bailey, BA B. Taylor Bennett, DVM, PhD, DACLAM, DACAW Sally Thompson-Iritani, DVM, PhD, CPIA, CCFP, CHABP |
4:00 |
Break-Out Sessions Open Forum: Q&A Axel V. Wolff, MS, DVM; OLAW Representative Elizabeth C. Pannill, DVM; USDA/APHIS/AC Representative CUSP Demonstration and Training Aubrey A. Schoenleben, PhD, CPIA Is Your Institution Ready to Handle FOIA/Open Records Request B. Taylor Bennett, DVM, PhD, DACLAM, DACAW |
5:00 |
Conclusion of First Day |
5:30 |
Reception All attendees and exhibitors are invited to attend the reception sponsored by a• tune Software, Inc. a Transnetyz Company |
Advancing Animal Welfare and Science:
Processes and Principals
Sponsored with UTHSC-SA; OLAW/NIH/DHHS; USDA/APHIS-AC;CITI Program; a-tune Software, Inc.; Tech Software, Inc; and Merck, Inc.
December 5, 2023
Chair: B. Taylor Bennett, DVM, PhD, DACLAM, DACAW
Time |
Event |
7:30 |
Light Breakfast and Exhibits |
8:15 |
Introduction B. Taylor Bennett, DVM, PhD, DACLAM, DACAW |
8:30 |
The 3R’s Collaborative: Better Science – for Both People and Animals Megan R. LaFollette, MS, PhD |
9:15 |
Results to the 2022 The Veterinary Consortium for Research Animal Care and Welfare Guide Revision Priority Survey and Discussion Kate Storves, DVM, DACLAM |
10:00 |
Break and Exhibits |
10:30 |
Zebrafish: What IACUCs Need to Know Michael Esmail |
11:15 |
Sound Public Policy Matthew R. Bailey, BA |
12:00 |
Lunch |
1:00 |
Break-Out Sessions The 3R’s Collaborative: Better Science – for Both People and Animals Megan R. LaFollette, MS, PhD Results to the 2022 VCRACW Guide Revision Priority Survey and Discussion Kate Storves, DVM, DACLAM Consideration of Bioethical Principles in Animal Research Margaret S. Landi, VMD, MS, DACLAM, MBioethics |
2:00 |
Break-Out Sessions Zebrafish: What IACUCs Need to Know Michael Esmail Sound Public Policy Matthew R. Bailey, BA Active Learning Session: Evolving Role of the IACUC: Assuring Compliance by Optimizing Animal Welfare (Registration limited to 30 participants. Please email info@scaw.com to become a registrant. You will receive a return email confirming that you are a participant. If a minimum number of 10 attendees aren't registered, the session will be canceled.) B. Taylor Bennett, DVM, PhD, DACLAM, DACAW John F. Bradfield, DVM, PhD, DACLAM J.G. Collins, PhD |
3:00 |
Break and Exhibits |
3:30 |
Break-Out Sessions Case Studies Ernest D. Prentice, PhD Randall J. Nelson, PhD Axel V. Wolff, MS, DVM; OLAW Representative Elizabeth C. Pannill, DVM; USDA/APHIS/AC Representative Active Learning Session: : Evolving Role of the IACUC: Assuring Compliance by Optimizing Animal Welfare (Continued from 2pm, limited to 30 participants) B. Taylor Bennett, DVM, PhD, DACLAM, DACAW John F. Bradfield, DVM, PhD, DACLAM J.G. Collins, PhD |
4:30 |
Conclusion of Conference |
Menger Hotel
Menger Hotel
404 Alamo Plaza, San Antonio, TX 78205
210-223-4361
www.mengerhotel.com
A block of rooms has been reserved for December 2-6, 2023, for conference attendees at the Menger Hotel. The reduced rate of $159.00 per night single/double plus tax is being offered. Click here to go directly to the reservation link, the deadline for hotel reservations is November 11, 2023.
The closest airport to the Menger Hotel is the San Antonio International Airport and is a 25 minute ride to the hotel on the Supper shuttle. The Supper shuttle is available outside the airport and costs $15.00 one-way, $20.00 roundtrip, Cab fare is $25.00-$30.00 one-way.
Please remember temperatures in the conference rooms tend to get chilly so pack a lightweight sweater or jacket.
404 Alamo Plaza, San Antonio, TX 78205
210-223-4361
www.mengerhotel.com
A block of rooms has been reserved for December 2-6, 2023, for conference attendees at the Menger Hotel. The reduced rate of $159.00 per night single/double plus tax is being offered. Click here to go directly to the reservation link, the deadline for hotel reservations is November 11, 2023.
The closest airport to the Menger Hotel is the San Antonio International Airport and is a 25 minute ride to the hotel on the Supper shuttle. The Supper shuttle is available outside the airport and costs $15.00 one-way, $20.00 roundtrip, Cab fare is $25.00-$30.00 one-way.
Please remember temperatures in the conference rooms tend to get chilly so pack a lightweight sweater or jacket.
About San Antonio
San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011, it was estimated to be the 24th largest metropolitan area in the U.S. with a regional population of 2.2 million according to U.S. Census Bureau figures tabulated by Business First. San Antonio has characteristics of other western urban centers in which there are sparsely populated areas and a low density rate outside of the city. It was the fourth-fastest growing large city in the nation from 2000 to 2006 and the fifth-fastest-growing from 2007 to 2008. The San Antonio–New Braunfels metropolitan area has a population of over 2.14 million based on the 2010 U.S. Census, making it the 25th-largest metropolitan area in the United States and third-largest in Texas.
The city was named for San Antonio de Padua, whose feast day is on June 13, when a Spanish expedition stopped in the area in 1691. Famous for Spanish missions, the Alamo, the River Walk, the Tower of the Americas, the Alamo Bowl, Marriage Island and host to SeaWorld and Six Flags Fiesta Texas theme parks, the city is visited by approximately 26 million tourists per year according to the San Antonio Convention and Visitors Bureau. The city is home to the four-time NBA champion San Antonio Spurs and the annual San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo, one of the largest in the country.
San Antonio has a strong military presence—it is home to Fort Sam Houston, Lackland Air Force Base, Randolph Air Force Base, and Brooks City-Base, with Camp Bullis and Camp Stanley outside the city. Kelly Air Force Base operated out of San Antonio until 2001, when the airfield was transferred over to Lackland AFB and the remaining portions of the base became Port San Antonio, an industrial/business park. San Antonio is home to five Fortune 500 companies and to the South Texas Medical Center, the only medical research and care provider in the South Texas region.
The city was named for San Antonio de Padua, whose feast day is on June 13, when a Spanish expedition stopped in the area in 1691. Famous for Spanish missions, the Alamo, the River Walk, the Tower of the Americas, the Alamo Bowl, Marriage Island and host to SeaWorld and Six Flags Fiesta Texas theme parks, the city is visited by approximately 26 million tourists per year according to the San Antonio Convention and Visitors Bureau. The city is home to the four-time NBA champion San Antonio Spurs and the annual San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo, one of the largest in the country.
San Antonio has a strong military presence—it is home to Fort Sam Houston, Lackland Air Force Base, Randolph Air Force Base, and Brooks City-Base, with Camp Bullis and Camp Stanley outside the city. Kelly Air Force Base operated out of San Antonio until 2001, when the airfield was transferred over to Lackland AFB and the remaining portions of the base became Port San Antonio, an industrial/business park. San Antonio is home to five Fortune 500 companies and to the South Texas Medical Center, the only medical research and care provider in the South Texas region.