14th Annual Georgia Veterinarians Day at the Capitol

Wednesday, January 29, 2020
7:30AM – 12:30PM
Check-in begins at 6:30AM

Location:
Georgia Railroad Freight Depot – Blue Room
65 Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr.
Atlanta, GA 30303

Why you should attend:

• 5 hours of FREE CE for GVMA Members, including 2 hours of LEAP!
• Free breakfast and lunch
• Learn the important role veterinarians can play in shaping public policy
• Interact with state elected and government officials and see the Georgia Assembly in action
• Presentations from elected officials – past speakers have included the Secretary of State, Commissioner of Agriculture, and many prominent Senators and Representatives.
• Examination of legislative issues that affect veterinarians (your votes on the issues outlined on the registration form will determine these). Please invite your legislator to attend the breakfast. It’s convenient and free – why wouldn’t they want to attend? Plus, this is your chance to introduce your legislator to veterinary medicine!

Schedule:

6:30 AM: Registration
7:00 AM: Breakfast/Time with Legislators
7:30 AM: Welcome: Dr. Jill Lancaster – President, GVMA
8:00 AM: Dr. Lisa Nolan – Dean – UGA CVM
8:15 AM: Dr. Robert Cobb – Georgia State Veterinarian
8:30 AM: Dr. Vince Obsitnik/ Bryan Fiveash (Fiveash/Stanley) – Overview of State Legislative Issues
9:00 AM: Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black
9:20 AM: AVMA Update – Dr. Seyedmehdi Mobini, GVMA/AVMA Delegate
9:30 AM: Scott Hilton, Executive Director, Georgians First Commission
9:50 AM: Table Topics/Discussion Tables Report Out
10:30 AM: Legal Issues Discussion of Table Topics
11:00 AM: Legal Issues/Mandatory Reporting of Dogfighting/Domestic Animal Law
12:30 PM: Lunch/Closing Remarks/Dismissal

This event is sponsored by the GVMA Advocacy Committee at no cost to members. Non-members are asked a fee of $250.

If you are planning to invite any legislators, please do so for breakfast (they are welcome to come to lunch if they can’t come for breakfast).

For questions, please email gvma@gvma.net