December 2014 - In This Issue:

VOS Announces 2015 Conference Schedule

VOS 2015 Now Includes a Full Day on Friday, March 6

Did You Catch These Travel Articles About Sun Valley?

VOS 2015 Conference Sponsors and Exhibitors

Sun Valley at Christmas. Photo courtesy of Sun Valley Resort.

Greetings,

If you haven't registered yet for the VOS 2015 conference, be sure to register today! Early-bird registration ends today Monday, December 15, so this is your last chance for a discounted rate. You also need to reserve your lodging through Penny Smith of Ski.com to receive the lower rate.

The VOS board has been hard at work finalizing the plans for the VOS 2015 conference, to be held February 28-March 7 in beautiful Sun Valley, Idaho.

Please be sure to check out our conference schedule below and see the list of all the sponsors and exhibitors who have committed thus far. If you are thinking about sponsorship but haven't jumped on board yet, please contact Randy Basinger or Janet Van Dyke about available opportunities.

On behalf of the VOS board and staff, happy holidays and best wishes for the new year!

Mike Karlin

Communication Chair

Photo courtesy of Sun Valley Resort

REGISTER NOW FOR VOS 2015!

Registration is now open for the next Veterinary Orthopedic Society conference, to be held February 28 to March 7, 2015, at the Sun Valley Inn in Sun Valley, Idaho.

To receive the early-bird discount, be sure to register by today, December 15, 2014, and also secure your lodging through Penny Smith of Ski.com.

Register for VOS 2015 Conference

We have also opened reservations for lodging, airfare, lift tickets and other transportation needs. To receive a discount on your registration, you must reserve your lodging with Ski.com.

Make lodging and travel reservations

For questions or travel reservations, contact Penny Smith of Rocky Mountain Tours, a division of Ski.com, at penny.smith@ski.com or 800-525-7547, ext. 3420.

Photo courtesy of Sun Valley Resort

VOS 2015
CONFERENCE SPONSORS AND EXHIBITORS

Thank you to the following sponsors who have committed thus far.

GOLD SPONSORS

Depuy Synthes

Elanco

New Generation Devices

GOLD CONSORTIUM -

Partners in Veterinary Therapeutics

Canine Rehabilitation Institute

SILVER SPONSORS

BRONZE SPONSORS

Epica Medical Innovations

IMEX Veterinary, Inc

Intrauma

Securos

SpectraVet Phototherapeutics

Vet-Inc

Veterinary Instrumentation

Veterinary Transplant Services

Zoetis

ENDOWED MARK BLOOMBERG RESIDENT RESEARCH AWARDS

AO Vet North America

Merial

New Generation Devices

Orthomed

Securos

VOS Past Presidents

EXHIBITORS

Aratana Therapeutics

ArthroDynamic Technologies

Biovision Veterinary Endoscopy, LLC

Covidien

Dechra Veterinary Products

Handicapped Pets, Inc

Jorgensen Laboratories

Nutramax Laboratories Veterinary Sciences, Inc

Orthomed NA

Orthoview Vet-Meridian Technique Ltd

SCIL Animal Care Company

Vet Books Success Concepts

Veterinary Orthopedic Implants

Interested in being an exhibitor or conference sponsor? Space is limited, but some opportunities are available. Please contact Dr. Janet Van Dyke for exhibits (janetvandyke@me.com) or Dr. Randy Basinger for sponsorship (vetsurgdoc@gmail.com).

VOS OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
2014-15

Kenneth Bruecker

President

Mike Kowaleski

Past President

Steve Petersen

President Elect

R. Mark Daye

Treasurer

W. Michael Karlin

Communication

Randy Basinger

Advertising / Publicity Sponsor Chair

Andy Bathe

Scientific Program

Reunan Guillou

Scientific Program, Assistant Chair

Laurent Guiot

Awards

Derek Fox

Research

Janet Van Dyke

Exhibit Chair, Advertising / Publicity / Sponsor Co-Chair

Chris Horstman

Director, Education Foundation

John Chandler

Assistant Director, Education Foundation

Maralyn R. Probst

Executive Secretary

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UPCOMING EVENTS

2015 42nd Annual Conference

February 28-March 7, 2015

Sun Valley, Idaho

2016 43rd Annual Conference

February 27-March 5, 2016

Big Sky, Montana

REGISTER TODAY TO GET THE EARLY-BIRD DISCOUNT!

Be sure to register for the VOS 2015 conference in Sun Valley by today, December 15, to receive the early-bird discount! Don't wait and miss out on the savings! You will also need to secure your lodging through Penny Smith of Ski.com to receive the lowest rates.

Use the links below or at the left to register for the conference and make your travel arrangements.

Register for VOS 2015 Conference

Make lodging and travel reservations

Photo courtesy of Sun Valley Resort

VOS ANNOUNCES 2015 CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

The VOS board of directors is pleased to announce the 2015 conference schedule. Please note that that there will be presentations each morning and afternoon through Friday, March 6.

Note: Schedule is tentative.

Saturday, February 28, 2015
8-10 p.m.		Registration/Welcome Reception

Sunday, March 1, 2015
9 a.m.-3 p.m.		Exhibitor Setup
3:30-6 p.m.		Scientific Session: Forelimb Orthopedics Moderator: Ken Bruecker 6 Abstracts
6-7 p.m.		Jacques Jenny Lecture by Roy D. Altman, MD
7-9 p.m.		Exhibitor Showcase Hors d'oeuvres and Cash Bar

Monday, March 2, 2015
7-9 a.m.		Scientific Session: Hindlimb Orthopedics Moderator: Laurent Guiot 5 Abstracts
4-6 p.m.		Scientific Session: Regenerative Medicine and Osteoarthritis Moderator: Reunan Guillou 5 Abstracts
6-7 p.m.		Jacques Jenny Lecture 2

Tuesday, March 3, 2015
7-9 a.m.		Scientific Session: Hindlimb Orthopedics 2 Moderator: Steve Peterson 5 Abstracts
4-6 p.m.		Scientific Session: Equine Orthopedics Moderator: Jose Garcia Lopez 6 Abstracts
6-7 p.m.		Jacques Jenny Lecture 3

Wednesday, March 4, 2015
7-9 a.m.		Scientific Session: Bloomberg Award Presentations Moderator: Andy Bathe
10:30 a.m.		Ski Race
12 noon		Picnic
4-6 p.m.		Scientific Session: Hindlimb Orthopedics 3 Moderator: Mike Kowaleski 5 Abstracts
6-7 p.m.		Jacques Jenny Lecture 4
7-11 p.m.		Foundation Night with Poster Session, Food and Cash Bar, Silent Auction and Comedian.

Thursday, March 5, 2015
7-9 a.m.		Scientific Session: Radiology Moderators: Russ Tucker, Alex Valdes
9 a.m.-12 noon		Exhibitor Teardown
4-5:30 p.m.		Membership Meeting
6:30-11 p.m.		Cocktails/Banquet

Friday, March 6, 2015
7-9 a.m.		Scientific Session: American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Moderator: Janet Van Dyke 6 Abstracts
4-6 p.m.		Scientific Session: American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Moderator: Janet Van Dyke 5 Abstracts

VOS 2015 CONFERENCE NOW INCLUDES A FULL DAY ON FRIDAY, MARCH 6

We would like to announce that there will be presentations at the VOS 2015 conference each morning and afternoon through Friday, March 6. Our previous mailing indicated that there would be no presentations on Friday afternoon. We want to be sure that everyone is aware of this as they make their travel and housing plans.

Be sure to mark your calendar for what promises to be a great VOS conference!

Photo courtesy of Sun Valley Resort

DID YOU CATCH THESE TRAVEL ARTICLES ABOUT SUN VALLEY?

Just in case you missed it last month ... we're sharing a few links to recent articles about Sun Valley. Take a few minutes during the holidays to read up on this historic destination and the many activities available in the area.

"36 Hours in Sun Valley, Idaho"
The New York Times

"Nostalgia can feel like the dominant mode at the Sun Valley Resort near Ketchum, Idaho, which was founded by W. Averell Harriman in 1936 to bring passengers to the West on the Union Pacific Railroad. Just check out the photographs in the hallways at the Sun Valley Lodge - isn't that Gary Cooper, Janet Leigh, Lucille Ball? All were high-glam-quotient visitors to this resort during its Hollywood glory days. (These days, it's a favorite of perhaps less-photogenic tech moguls and their pals.)" Read more ...

"Three Perfect Days: Sun Valley, Idaho"

Hemispheres Magazine

"The first modern skier to spend three perfect days in Sun Valley, Idaho, was Austrian Count Felix Schaffgotsch. In 1936, diplomatically destined Averell Harriman, the president of Union Pacific Railroad, commissioned Schaffgotsch to search for what could become the American West's version of the popular Swiss winter sports center St. Moritz. Schaffgotsch hoped to discover a meteorological Rubik's Cube: a perfect mix of freezing but not frigid temperatures and deep but not impassable or unskiable snow. He was looking for a place where indigo skies framed each day and powerful storms ruled the night. And he wanted it all surrounded by towering mountains. Last, this perfectly powdery place should have an authentic Western town." Read more ...

"Expert Advice: Where to Ski Now"

Men's Journal

"The Warm Springs ski run on Bald Mountain in Sun Valley, Idaho, is considered by many to be the best stretch of downhill in the country. The two-mile-long, top-to-bottom screamer charges straight through a natural gully with banked sidewalls before opening up to the width of a California freeway." Read more ...

"Get Out There"

Sun Valley Magazine

"'Nordic Town, USA' (also known as Sun Valley, Idaho) is a community that truly celebrates cross country skiing. Like the five Olympic rings, the coaches, athletes, community, events and terrain of the Wood River Valley link together to create a history-and a future-for Sun Valley's Nordic scene that is steeped in Olympic tradition." Read more ...

Visit the VOS website to register for the conference and make lodging and travel reservations for Sun Valley.

Photo courtesy of Sun Valley Resort

Thank you to the following companies for supporting the Veterinary Orthopedic Society.

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