Deadlines

Early Registration Deadline
June 19

Hotel Reservations
Group Rate Blocks SOLD OUT

Oral Presentation Upload
July 7, 11:59 PM CDT

Online Regstration Ends
July 11, 11:59 PM CDT

Deadlines

Early Registration Deadline
June 19

Hotel Reservations
Group Rate Blocks SOLD OUT

Oral Presentation Upload
July 7, 11:59 PM CDT

Online Regstration Ends
July 11, 11:59 PM CDT

JAM Welcomes Interbull to Orlando!

The 2015 Interbull Annual Meeting will take place July 9–12, 2015, at the Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando, Florida, on the four days leading up to the start of the 2015 ADSA®-ASAS Joint Annual Meeting (JAM). Interbull is a subcommittee of ICAR and is completing 31 years of existence in 2014. Interbull includes 50 organizations from 32 countries on 5 continents, who participate in Interbull activities involving international genetic evaluations of dairy bulls (83 populations from 6 breeds, delivering about 200,000 evaluations for 40 different traits, 3 times a year).

A separate registration fee is required to attend the full Interbull Annual Meeting, and a special student rate is available. The Interbull meeting is a ticketed event, and those interested in attending can add this to their JAM registration or can register for the Interbull Annual meeting only.

The Interbull morning and afternoon sessions on Sunday, July 12, will be held jointly with JAM. All JAM attendees are invited to attend the Sunday Interbull–JAM Joint sessions at no cost, but must reserve a seat when registering for JAM (ticketed item: Sunday Interbull–JAM Joint Session, Registration Fee = $0).

Program Outline as of September 15, 2014

The Interbull 2015 Annual Meeting is hosted by the 2015 JAM

New at the 2015 JAM

  • Graduate Student Member Early Registration Rate of only $75!
  • Interbull/JAM joint session, including two genetics symposia on Sunday—Free to registered JAM attendees!
  • Free Wi-Fi in public meeting areas and exhibit hall (in addition to sleeping rooms)
  • Reorganized poster area with wider aisles and more room for networking
  • JAM Poster app: View posters on your mobile device, connect with poster presenters, and share interesting posters with colleagues
  • Enhanced JAM mobile-optimized website
  • Invited-speaker bios in mobile MyProgram

Be sure to attend the premier animal and dairy science gathering in the world!

All Pricing Rolled Back to 2013 JAM Rates!
Graduate Student Member Early Registration Rate Reduced by 25% from 2013.

PROGRAM DIVERSITY

JAM presents a diverse scientific program offering of over 2,200 oral and poster presentations from scientists around the globe. Enjoy more than 40 symposia, workshops, and pre-conference events presented by the world's leading animal and dairy scientists. Topics include animal health and well-being, dairy food science, dairy production, animal and human nutrition, livestock transport, food safety, and production and management. Over 100 exhibitors will gather at one place and time to make it easy for attendees to discover innovative products, services, and solutions.

STILL ON THE FENCE?

96% of survey respondents would recommend JAM to a colleague.

50% of survey respondents ranked the 2013 JAM as the top animal/dairy science meeting attended in the previous two years.

CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS

Need ARPAS CEUs? The JAM has been approved for up to 21 continuing education units (CEUs). RACE Credits are available, too.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Post your resume at the Job Resource Center located in the exhibit hall and visit with academic, industry, and government leaders.

A TRUE GLOBAL GATHERING

Over 50 countries will be represented at JAM! Take advantage of a truly global conference in an easy-to-reach location, with great domestic and international air service.

STUDENT INVOLVEMENT

In addition to the variety of scientific programming, students can participate in valuable oral and poster presentation competitions and enjoy a full itinerary of social activities.

NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES

JAM offers multiple formal and informal networking opportunities for attendees. Interact with attendees from more than 1,500 organizations represented at JAM!

66% of attendees brought home 1 to 3 new ideas and 30% more than 3!
60% of attendees made 2 to 5 new contacts and 14% more than 5!

61% of attendees brought home 1 to 3 ideas from a species or discipline other than their primary area of focus.

REGISTRATION FEE INCLUDES

Opening Reception, Global Networking Reception, Sunday Late-Breaking Abstract session, free WiFi in the exhibit hall and meeting areas, coffee and pastries during poster sessions, our always-well-attended ice cream social, and meeting with really nice people!

FAMILY ATTRACTIONS

Families can enjoy many Orlando attractions—Disney World, Universal Studios, Islands of Adventure, Wet-n-Wild, SeaWorld, and Aquatica—all within a short shuttle or taxi ride from the resort. Special Meeting/Convention ticket prices for Walt Disney World® and Universal Orlando® Resort will be available to JAM attendees in advance of the meeting, online. Also, tickets for many Orlando attractions can be purchased through the Concierge Desk at the Rosen Shingle Creek. See also: ASAS JAM Events

2013 JAM ATTENDEE TESTIMONIALS

“There is not a better animal science meeting, anywhere. Well run, great programs, grand opportunities for learning.”

“Throughout my career, the JAM has been the single largest contributor to my professional development.”

“Always worth the time and money to attend.”

Read all of the JAM 2013 testimonials

Plan now to attend this can't-miss meeting!

Don’t Miss JAM 2015 Sunday Pre-Conference Events!

  • Teaching Workshop: Changing the animal science teaching and learning paradigm—An interactive workshop on how to use case study teaching to foster critical thinking and classroom discussion
    Ticketed
  • Triennial Reproduction Symposium: Developmental programming of fertility
    Ticketed
  • Joint Interbull/JAM Breeding and Genetics Symposium: Milk spectral data: Cost-effective information to improve expensive and limited traits in dairy cattle
    Free
  • Joint Interbull/JAM Breeding and Genetics Symposium: Use of genomics to improve limited and novel phenotypes in animal breeding
    Free
  • Late-Breaking Abstracts (Sunday afternoon)
    Free

Platinum Sponsors

Elanco Animal Health

Interbull Sponsors

CDCB Euro Genomics Illumina World Wide Sires

Gold Sponsors

American Dairy Science Association (ADSA) ASAS Foundation Diamond V DMI  Dairy Research Institute EAAP Merck Animal Health Pancosma USA Inc.

Silver Sponsors

DuPont

Bronze Sponsors

Adisseo ADM Animal Nutrition Agropur Ajinomoto Animal Nutrition North America American Association of Mycobacterial Diseases (AAMD) APC, Inc. Bayer Animal Health BIOMIN America Inc. Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding (CDCB) Kemin KTG North America, LLC Novus International Inc. USDA - NIFA

Donors

Arm & Hammer Animal Nutrition BASF Corporation Bruker Optics, Inc. Chr Hansen Dairy Nutrition Plus GrowSafe Systems Jefo Nutrition Inc. Phibro Animal Health Corporation Vetagro Inc.

Contributors

QualiTech, Inc. United Animal Health Inc. Virtus Nutrtion Zoetis

ASAS Sponsors

Alltech ASAS Foundation ASAS Past President's Club Elanco Animal Health National Block and Bridle University of Connecticut University of Florida Washington State University Zoetis
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