Sacramento Valley AALAS

Award Nominations

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Written by Maggie Tam

Hello Fellow SVAALAS Members,

On January 31st, 2020 SVAALAS will hold its 14th Annual Awards Banquet in appreciation of all its members and to honor three SVAALAS members who have proven themselves in the following categories this year:

Technician of the Year:

This award will be presented to the technician who has provided outstanding animal care.  This technician has gone above and beyond the call of duty to assure animals receive exemplary care.

Dr. Lon V. Kendall Member of the Year:

This award will be presented to the individual who has made significant contribution to the SV AALAS branch.  This member has participated making improvement to the branch and moving the branch forward.

Purina Award:

This award will be presented to the member who has made significant contribution to the field of laboratory animal science.  The contribution that this member has made may have improved the overall quality of animal care or participated with others to improve the quality of animal care.

Awards will include a plaque and a monetary token of appreciation for all your efforts and achievements throughout the past year.

Nomination Forms:

Technician of the Year

Dr. Lon V. Kendall Member of the Year

Purina Award

As the year comes to a close, please take this time to honor a fellow SVAALAS member by nominating him or her for an award (you may also nominate yourself.)  All nominations must be received no later than December 20, 2019.  Please use the attached form for your nomination submission, electronic submissions are encouraged.

** Please respond to Emily Slocum This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with your awards nominations.

Thank you for your time and consideration

The 14th. Annual SVAALAS Awards Banquet

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Written by Maggie Tam

The 14th. Annual SVAALAS Awards Banquet

Keynote Address Featuring: Dr. Karen Bales  - " Studying Pair Bonds: Titi Monkeys, Prarie Voles, Seahorses, and Humans"

Please join us for dinner and drinks as we celebrate our award recipients and kick off Technician Appreciation Week!

Date: January 31st, 2020

Time: 6 pm - 9 pm

Location: Davis Veteran's Memorial Center, 203 E. 14th. Street, Davis, CA 95616

$15 New / Renew SVAALAS Membership & Dinner, $20 at the Door Without RSVP

Non-Members Dinner Only: $20 Adult, $5 Child 

Please fill out our SVAALAS Membership Form on our website.

Please RSVP to Emily Slocum, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 209.756.8763 by January 20, 2020.

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Current Newsletter

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Written by Maggie Tam

Current Newsletter:

Issue 28

*Message from the President

*70th Annual AALAS National Meeting

*AALAS Certifications

*Bodega Bay Recap

*Northern California Branch Symposium

*The 14th. Annual Awards Banquet 

*2020 District 8 Meeting

Share your knowledge with SVAALAS

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Written by Maggie Tam

Share your knowledge and expertise with SVAALAS membership! 

We're looking for speakers for our monthly lecture series! These one hour presentations are offered as CEU opportunities for our members every second Wednesday of the month from 5:30-6:30pm.  We're happy to hear from a wide range of topics such as (but definitely not limited to):

-Research projects

-Case studies

-Information on uncommonly used laboratory animal species

-New technology and techniques

-Tips and tricks you've learned and established to keep your animals happy and produce better research results. 

We're happy to hear from every corner of the lab animal world. If you have something you'd be interested in presenting (or a topic you'd like to hear about), please email Taylor Hunsucker at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..