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The NCAB Seminar Poster Committee is accepting abstracts for posters!  Share your research and ideas with the laboratory animal science community and compete for a chance to win cash prizes. The deadline for abstract submissions is July 1, 2019.

Cash prizes and ribbons are up for grabs and presenting authors have Wednesday's registration fee waived. Awards will be presented Wednesday afternoon. Categories include: Technical / Clinical, Scientific / Laboratory Investigation, and Husbandry/ Management.

To submit your abstract, please complete the Abstract Form and send by email to the NCAB Seminar Poster Committee.

NCAB follows National AALAS guidelines for abstracts. For abstract guidelines and recommendations visit the AALAS website here: https://www.aalas.org/national-meeting/submission/abstracts

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NOMINATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY JUNE 21, 2019

A laboratory animals best friend is a caring Animal Technician

Lab Products, Inc. is pleased to announce the 16th Annual Lab Products Animal Technician Award Program. This program is designed to reward a deserving animal care technician from each of the 8 AALAS Districts and Canada with the opportunity to attend their first National AALAS Meeting. The award is limited to animal care personnel, with at least one year of laboratory animal care experience, that have never attended a National AALAS Meeting. Recipients of the Lab Products Animal Technician Award will each receive an award recognition plaque; airfare, hotel and registration for the National AALAS Meeting; one year membership to National AALAS and  $350 to cover incidentals while attending the AALAS Meeting. For more information write Lab Products, Inc., P.O. Box 639, Seaford, DE 19973.

Award Benefits: (participation, recognition, public speaking, and decision making).

• Allow a deserving animal care worker from each of the 8 AALAS Districts and Canada to attend a National AALAS Meeting for the first time.
• Recognize the recipient at a special social function during the 2019 Denver, CO AALAS Meeting for formal presentation of the Award.
• Encourage the recipient to speak at a Branch Meeting on their experiences at AALAS, thereby allowing them to gain experience in public speaking and to promote the AALAS experience to other technicians.
• The recipient will serve as a member of the Award Selection Committee for the next year. This will allow them the experience and involvement in a decision making process that will affect their peers.

Award Selection Criteria: 

• Nominee must have a minimum of 1 years work experience in a laboratory animal facility. 
• Nominee must be a working supervisor, animal care worker or animal health technician. (Managers, Assistant Directors, etc. are not eligible). 
• The nominee must be someone that actually performs hands on animal care work or works in the cage wash area.
• The nominee must be someone that would not be eligible for travel funds (from the University, Institution or Company) to attend a National AALAS meeting. 
• This award is intended to provide deserving animal care technicians with the opportunity to attend their first National AALAS Meeting. Therefore, only nominees that have never attended a National AALAS Meeting will be eligible.

Award Selection Committee:

The 2018 Award recipients will form the Award Selection Committee for selection of the 2019 Award Recipients.

Nomination Process:

• Nominations should be submitted by letter, detailing the Technicians' work history, accomplishments, community involvement, and describing how this travel award will benefit the technician and their facility. AALAS/CALAS Branch membership, and involvement in branch AALAS/CALAS activities, will be considered in the award selection.
• Supporting letters are encouraged and will be considered, but are not required.
• Send nominations to:

Attn: Awards Selection Committee
Lab Products, Inc.
P.O. Box 639,
Seaford, DE 19973

Ph. 800-526-0469
Fax 302-628-4309

Award recipients will be notified by August 2, 2019.

NOMINATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY JUNE 21, 2019

The Spring 2019 NCAB Newsletter is now available. Please download and share with your colleagues!

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curiousSCIENCEwriters (https://curioussciencewriters.org) is an innovative steAm initiative that trains high school communicators to bring complex science to the general public through the collaborative effort of writers, editors, artists and social media coordinators.

Applications are now being accepted for the 2019 Summer Program which includes a week-long boot camp in the DC/MD area for students currently in grades 10/11 followed by a month of writing under the guidance of a professional science communications mentor. https://curioussciencewriters.org/2019-program/

Learn More and Apply

Curious Science Writers 2019 Summer Program Description

Highlights

• With guidance from professional communications mentors, students will research, write, edit, design and promote original bioscience stories for the public. 
• Training includes learning the fundamentals of interviewing a scientist, analysis of exemplary science writing, skill building and practice in the entire process of story development. 
• Participants will also learn how to find credible expert sources, apply biomedical ethics considerations, communicate risk, interpret statistics and more. 
• Stories are then shared through a variety of outlets including the cSw website and Facebook page 

COST: $450 – full and partial scholarships may be available.

Key Dates

• Application Period: Open until June 1, 2019
• Boot Camp: July 22 – 26, 2019. Daily program from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the campus of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB), Bethesda, MD. Lunch and snacks provided. 
• Story Development: July 26 – August 26, 2019: *Working with a professional communications mentor, each writer will produce a carefully researched, clear and compelling biomedical science story for a general audience. These interactions will take place online (via email, Skype) or by telephone. 

Candidates will be notified of acceptance within two weeks of the receipt of completed applications.

More Information

• To read stories by current and previous cSw student staffers or to apply, visit https://curioussciencewriters.org.
  
• Questions can be emailed to Questions for Curious Writers

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On behalf of Melissa Hostrander, DVB AALAS Lab Animal Seminar Day Chair:

Join your colleagues for a day filled with great speakers, vendor interaction and networking! The seminar will have something for everyone; focusing on technicians, management and regulatory areas. Visit www.dvbaalas.org/dvb-lab-animal-seminar.html for attendee registration !

Learn More at DVB AALAS

Sponsorship

For those looking for a sponsorship opportunity? There are various ways to get involved, don’t delay. If you would like to be a sponsor for the event, please visit https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07eg5jwk5yde76f6c9&oseq=&c=&ch=

Hotel

Looking to avoid driving the morning of the seminar? There are hotel blocks reserved. Book your hotel room before May 20th ! Information for securing your room can be found at www.dvbaalas.org/dvb-lab-animal-seminar.html

The wonderful day takes place at the Valley Forge Casino, King of Prussia, PA and is easily accessible via car or train.

Read the latest AALAS news in the April LAS Pro Newsletter. The 2019 AALAS Election candidate slate is announced. Please review voting information for the June election. LAS Pro is also surveying readers. Complete the survey and help your association's magazine grow. Reserve your spots in the upcoming April, May, and June webinars. More news and updates included, be sure to check it out. And, remember to follow AALAS on Instagram!

Read the April 2019 AALAS Pro Newsletter

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ClearH2O and ASAP present Gel Technology and Improving Laboratory Animal Care and Research Outcomes

09:15 - 09:45 AM - Marmoset Session
10:00 - 11:00 AM - Rodent Session

NIH Campus Building 49, Conference Room 1A51

Light refreshments & pastries provided.

ClorDiSys invites you to join us at a workshop on decontamination involving chlorine dioxide gas, liquid chlorine dioxide, and ultraviolet light. This free educational session will explore the various methods of disinfection and sterilization available, allowing you to make informed decisions when reviewing your contamination control plan. The workshop is held at the Radisson Washington DC-Rockville on Wednesday, March 27th at 8:30am. Breakfast and lunch are provided.

For additional information and to registrater, please visit: www.clordisys.com/pdfs/workshops/Rockville

Read February's AALAS news in the LAS Pro Newsletter. Enjoy a sneak peek at two AALAS Serves articles from the upcoming LAS Pro magazine. Learn how to get involved with your association, including through our new Instagram account. Consider participating in the 2019 Compensation Survey and reserve your spots in the upcoming February, March, and April webinars.

Read the February 2019 LAS Pro Newsletter

Nominations are now being received for the 42nd annual Charles River Prize. This award will be presented in Denver, CO at the 70th AALAS National Meeting, October 13-17, 2019. The deadline for submission is April 1. 

Learn More and Nominate a Colleague