Eastern Wyoming College will be hosting the Northeast Veterinary Technician Educators Association Regional Conference

July 17, 2006

TORRINGTON, WY - Eastern Wyoming College will be hosting the Northeast Veterinary Technician Educators Association Regional Conference on July 20-21.

Conference features throughout the two days include: Higher Education Exhibits, Literature Displays, EWC Veterinary Technology Program Tours, Lecture/Demonstrations, Networking Opportunities, and Ft. Laramie National Historic Site Chuckwagon Dinner & Living History Tour.

Featured speakers at the conference include Charlene Bebko, M.B.A., Ph.D., Professor of Marketing, Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Topic: "Marketing the Vet Tech Graduate"; D.A. Hendrickson, D.V.M., M.S., Diplomat, American College of Veterinary Surgeons, Associate Professor, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO - Topic: "Large Animal Pain Management"; Donal O'Toole, MVB, Ph.D., FRCPath Professor and Head, Department of Veterinary Sciences; Director, Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory, Laramie, WY - Topic: "Agro terrorism - A Veterinary Perspective" & "Unusual Case Presentations; Wyoming State Public Health Veterinarian, Department of Health, Cheyenne, WY - Topic: "Agro terrorism - A Human Health Perspective".

Other conference sessions include Large Animal Nutrition, Equine Dentistry, Animal Behavior, and Obstacles and Barriers to Educational Access and Retention of Traditional & Non-Traditional Students in Higher Education.

For more information and/or to pre-register please call Patti Sue Peterson at 307.532.8268 or Ed Cook Bittner, V.M.D., at 307.532.8267.