The International Ferret Congress is pleased to announce its 2008
Ferret Symposium to be held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at the Holiday Inn Pittsburgh Airport Hotel on November 7-9, 2008. Please mark your calendars and plan to attend. This event promises to be the biggest
and best one yet!
The speakers will be are some the top people in the ferret community.
In addition, therewill be an assortment of other activities, including vendors, raffles, reception with celebrity auction, optional banquet
dinner, and more.
This year speakers are:
Jeanne
Carley - who needs no introduction - will be attending and giving a
very wonderful, funny and NEW presentation along with new photos of our
favorite creatures! If you have never seen her, believe me, she is not
to be missed! Be prepared to laugh and let go with your best AAAWWWWs.
Our MC this year will be Joel Vanderbush. If you met him at the Portland symposium, you know how funny and personable he is.
Additionally - and on the educational side - we have confirmed Dr. Jeorg Mayer, who is the developer of the Tufts University Chemotherapy protocol on which so many of us have come to rely.
Dr. Ruth Heller will present on distemper and her important vaccine titer study.
Dr.
Tyrell, a specialist in heart disease in ferrets, will present a talk
on the various heart ailments seen in ferrets. Heart problems are being
diagnosed with increasing frequency.
Dr.
Robert Wagner will be discussing ferret reproductive and neonatal
diseases, geared to breeders and non-breeders alike....and Barb Carlson
will be talking about home health care for the sick and/or recovering
ferret.
Ailigh Vanderbush will present information on kit socialization, as well as adult behavioral problems.
We
are happy to announce that inflation has not affected symposium prices.
They remain stable at last year's level, so everyone, come on and sign
up.
Much more to follow! This event is shaping up to be the biggest and best one yet. We hope to see you all there.
The room rate is $95 ... and many more details will be following
shortly. Please mark your calendars now! Keep an eye on the IFC website.