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 5-6, 2022, Menger Hotel, San Antonio, TX
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:
Challenges and Opportunities
Sponsored with UTHSC-SA; OLAW/NIH/DHHS; USDA/APHIS-AC;CITI Program; a-tune Software, Inc.; Tech Software, Inc; and Merck, Inc.
December 5, 2022
Chair: Randall J. Nelson, PhD
Time |
Event |
7:30 |
Light Breakfast and Exhibits |
8:30 |
Welcome and Introduction Randall J. Nelson, PhD |
8:45 |
Ongoing Challenges Facing the Research Community: The D.C.Perspective Matthew R. Bailey, BA |
9:15 |
Mock IACUC: Dealing With Noncompliance and Other Problems Members: SCAW Board of Directors |
10:00 |
Mock IACUC Postmortem Randall J. Nelson, PhD |
10:15 |
Break and Exhibits |
10:45 |
Key Characteristics of an Effective Animal Care and Use Program Ernest D. Prentice, PhD |
11:30 |
Are You Up to Date with OLAW, APHIS and AAALAC International: Q & A for You and Me Patricia A. Brown, VMD, MS, DACLAM; 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 Managing the USDA Inspection Process: What’s New? What’s Not? B. Taylor Bennett, DVM, PhD, DACLAM, DACAW Ongoing Challenges Facing the Research Community: The D.C. Perspective Matthew R. Bailey, BA Disaster Planning: Prevention, Protection and Rescue Gregory R. Reinhard, DVM, MBA, DACLAM, CPIA |
2:30 |
Break and Exhibits |
3:00 |
Key Characteristics of an Effective Animal Care and Use Program: Your Views, Successes and Problems Ernest D. Prentice, PhD Animal Program Communication Challenges: See Something, Say Something Randall J. Nelson, PhD Identifying and Reducing Self-imposed Regulatory Burden John F. Bradfield, DVM, PhD, DACLA |
4:00 |
Break-Out Sessions Open Forum: Q&A Patricia A. Brown, VMD, MS, DACLAM; OLAW Representative Elizabeth C. Pannill, DVM; USDA/APHIS/AC Representative Understanding and Dealing With The Weaponization of FOIA B. Taylor Bennett, DVM, PhD, DACLAM, DACAW A Conversation with AAALAC: Preparing for AAALAC Site Visit Helen E. Diggs, MEd, DVM, DACLAM; AAALAC International Representative |
5:00 |
Conclusion of First Day |
5:30 |
Reception |
Advancing Animal Welfare and Science:
Challenges and Opportunities
Sponsored with UTHSC-SA; OLAW/NIH/DHHS; USDA/APHIS-AC;CITI Program; a-tune Software, Inc.; Tech Software, Inc; and Merck, Inc.
December 6, 2022
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 |
Setting Standards for Animal Care and Welfare: Where Do We Go from Here? William J. White, VMD, MS, DACLAM, Dipl. ECLAM |
9:15 |
Rodents in Lockdown? How Cage Environments Can Affect Research Data Georgia J. Mason, PhD |
10:00 |
Break and Exhibits |
10:30 |
Providing Guidance in Animal Study Development Elizabeth A. Nunamaker, PhD, DVM, DACLAM, DACAW |
11:15 |
Update on Wildlife: ILAR’s Wildlife Workshop and Listening Sessions Robert S. Sikes, PhD |
12:00 |
Lunch |
1:00 |
Break-Out Sessions Setting Standards for Animal Care and Welfare: Where Do We Go from Here? William J. White, VMD, MS, DACLAM, Dipl. ECLAM Providing Guidance in Animal Study Development Elizabeth A. Nunamaker, PhD, DVM, DACLAM, DACAW Environmental Enrichment Georgia J. Mason, PhD |
2:00 |
Break-Out Sessions IACUC Challenges With Wildlife: In the Gray Zones Robert S. Sikes, PhD Bioethical Principles and the Upper Limit of Harm Margaret S. Landi, VMD, MS, DACLAM, MBioethics Active Learning Session: (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 |
3:00 |
Break and Exhibits |
3:30 |
Break-Out Sessions Protocol Review Case Studies Ernest D. Prentice, PhD Randall J. Nelson, PhD Patricia A. Brown, VMD, MS, DACLAM; OLAW Representative Elizabeth C. Pannill, DVM; USDA/APHIS/AC Representative Active Learning Session (Continued from 2pm, limited to 30 participants) B. Taylor Bennett, DVM, PhD, DACLAM, DACAW John F. Bradfield, DVM, PhD, DACLAM |
4:30 |
Conclusion of Conference |
Value |
We are planning to hold this conference in-person and will follow any COVID protocol appropriate for San Antonio and the State of Texas. Judgement Free Zone |
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 5-8, 2022, for conference attendees at the Menger Hotel. The reduced rate of $152.00 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 12, 2022.
The closest airport to the Menger Hotel is the San Antonio International Airport and is a 25 minute ride to the hotel on the SA Trans shuttle. The SA Trans is available outside the airport and costs $18.00 one-way, $34.00 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 5-8, 2022, for conference attendees at the Menger Hotel. The reduced rate of $152.00 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 12, 2022.
The closest airport to the Menger Hotel is the San Antonio International Airport and is a 25 minute ride to the hotel on the SA Trans shuttle. The SA Trans is available outside the airport and costs $18.00 one-way, $34.00 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.