Aust Vet J Vol 77, No 11, November 1999708

News

ONE of the two plenaries of the Conference titled “Creed& Greed” will feature a debate on animal welfare versuseconomics, using a prominent personality as the host to

two teams of up to six veterinarians in each. The second plenaryis based on the conference theme “Vets beyond 2000”.On the social scene, the opening ceremony and “Welcome to WA”will take place in Observation City on the Sunday evening, 25thJune. For the Tuesday evening dinner function, the LocalArrangements Committee selected two separate wineries as thevenues. Sandalford and Houghtons wineries are very differentestablishments, Sandalford being a distinctly old and charming

venue and Houghtons, a new development with just as much tooffer, just in a different package. There is no doubt the ambienceof both venues is sure to be enjoyed by all those attending the din-ner. The more formal Conference Dinner planned for theThursday evening 29th June, is to be held in RendezvousObservation City ballroom. Traveland Groups on Freecall 1300656 556 will again offer a range of incentive travel options toPerth in June. These incentives and pre- and post-conferencepackages, will be advertised in future editions of the AVJ and inthe Conference Handbook (due for distribution in March 2000).The preliminary brochure and first registration form for theConference is included with this issue of the AVJ.

AVA AnnualConference Perth:

25-30 June 2000The venue for the AVA Conference in June 2000, isRendezvous Observation City, located on theforeshores of Scarborough Beach in Perth. At thisstage 15 Special Interest Groups have nominatedto hold sessions during the week-longConference. Tuesday and Wednesday are themost popular days, with 11 concurrent sessionsrunning in the venue (plus two external field tripson Wednesday and one on Thursday). Government House – Perth