The Society of Veterinary Behavior Technicians’ (SVBT; www.svbt.org)  third annual Award, in the amount of $1000, will be granted to the highest scoring abstract submitted by a veterinary technician and recommended by the committee. Individuals submitting abstracts for consideration must be professional members of the SVBT. Abstracts for this award should be 2-3 pages in length. The deadlines provided above will apply to this award. In addition, the SVBT will award 1-2 Teaching in Practice Sessions (TIPS) for short communications at the meeting. Contact amandamiller(at)mfire.com or visit www.svbt.org for more information about these submissions. The TIPS submission should be e-mailed to amandamiller(at)mfire.com by December 1, 2008.

ACVB-AVSAB 2009