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 ANIMAL
TRANSPORTATION
ASSOCIATION |
29th International
Conference
April 6 - 9, 2003
Wyndham City Center Hotel - Washington,
D.C.
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Conference Proceedings
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TABLE OF CONTENTS |
Session 1
Zipped
PDF file (v.5.0) 514kb, 12 pages |
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List of Attendees |
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Opening Session,
Opening Remarks, Introduction to the Conference Program and
Invitation to Vienna for 2004 |
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Keynote Speaker
- Dr. Chester A. Gipson, USDA/APHIS, Animal
Care |
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Session 2
Zipped
file (v.5.0) 779kb, 42 pages |
| SECURITY'S IMPACT ON THE ANIMAL TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY |
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TSA: Security Measures for
Transport of Animals by Air
William F. Carleton, Cargo Security
Inspector, Aviation Regulatory Inspection Division, TSA |
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An Airline's Perspective:
Security's Impact on Charters/Freighters and Airports
Calvin Harmon, Senior Vice President Sales &
Marketing, Evergreen International Airline |
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An Update on Security Issues that
Impact Ocean Vessel Shipments
Bjorn Clausen, Managing Director, Corral Line ApS |
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Security Issues In Commercial
Agricultural Transportation in the USA:
A panel discussion by the American Trucking
Association
Fletcher R. Hall, Executive Director, Agricultural
Transporters Conference
Jack Legler, Director, Trucking Security and Operations
Martin Rojas, Director for Customs, Immigration and
Cross-Border Operations |
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Session 3
Zipped
PDF file, 9109kb, 43 pages |
| THE
FUTURE OF ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION AND ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTATION |
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One Step at a Time: From
Carbon Paper to Computerized to Electronic International Heatlh
Certificates
Dr. Osmundo Castilla, Staff Veterinarian, USDA,
APHIS, VS, NCIE |
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"eTickets" for Animal Health
Regulatory Management
Kevin Maher, President, GlobalVetLink,
L.C. |
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RFID's: Radio Frequency
Identification Devices
Barbara Masin, Vice-Presient of Marketing,
Electronic Identification Devices |
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A Panel Discussion:
Microchips - Their Differences, Similarities and Usage by Species
Dr.
Gary Weber, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association
Anna Melino, Rare Imports/Exports
Michael Kuntz, Merck & Co
Dr. Walter Woolf, Air Animal, Inc
Dr. Dan Knox & Kathleen Hwang, AVID. |
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Session 4
Zipped
PDF file, 1734kb, 70 pages |
| HOW A
DISEASE OUTBREAK CAN AFFECT TRANSPORTATION OF ANIMALS |
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An Update on the West Nile Virus
Outbreak in the USA
Dr. Timothy R. Cordes, Senior Staff
Veterinarian, USDA/APHIS, Emergency Programs |
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Disease Outbreaks Can Affect Your
Insurance Rates
Nial McKibbin, Bloodstock Underwriter,
Catlin Underwriting Agencies, Ltd. |
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Session 5
Zipped
PDF file, 1276kb, 54 pages |
| ADMINISTRATION
OF VETERINARY DRUGS BY ATTENDANTS DURING TRANSIT |
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Introduction &
History
Joseph N. Santarelli, Sr., Mersant
International Forwarders Ltd |
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An Underwriter’s Perspective:
Its Affect on Insurance
Nial McKibbin, Bloodstock Underwriter, Catlin Underwriting Agencies,
Ltd.
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OIE’s
Role In Developing Protocols for Animal Transport
Dr. Peter Fernandez, Associate Administrator, USDA/APHIS
International Services |
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FDA – Approved Drug Use in
Transport of Horses: The Compliance Side of the Coin
Dr. Gillian Anne Comyn, Veterinary Medical Officer for the Office of
Surveillance & Compliance with the USDA Food & Drug Administration
(FDA), Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM)
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FDA
– Approved Drugs for Use in Emergency Equine Situations – Air/Sea
Transportation
Dr. Tania D. Woerner, Veterinary Medical Officer for the Office of
Office of New Animal Drug Evaluation with the USDA Food & Drug
Administration (FDA), Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM)
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New Zealand’s Quality
Assurance Program (QAP) for the Use of Prescription Animal Remedies
for the Safe Sea and Air Transport of Horses
Dr. Ivan Bridge, President-Elect of the New Zealand Equine
Veterinary Association (NZEVA)
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OPEN FORUM: “Carriage of
Prescription Drugs by Grooms Traveling with Horses by Sea & Air”
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6/22/03: The remaining sessions will
be added shortly. Please Check Back Again Soon! |
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Conference Program
List of Attendees
Photo
Gallery
Annual
Membership Meeting Minutes
A SPECIAL THANKS to the
2003
conference sponsors,
exhibitors and supporters of AATA
Attendees were presented with
unique conference packets
provided by
Mersant International Ltd
(zipper pouches generally used
for horse shipment documents)
which worked great for keeping
conference materials together.
Air Animal
donated name badge
holders with velcro and a zipper pocket that
can be used over and over again
to carry money, airline tickets
and ID cards when traveling.
Our thanks to Mersant and
Air Animal for their
contributions and support. |
