Document type: Conference announcement from Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW)
Dates: 10-11/07/2024
Venue: Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas de Abel Salazar (ICBAS), University of Porto, Portugal
Overview: A fundamental element of UFAW's mission is the dissemination of evidence-based animal welfare information, so we are delighted to be holding our annual conference on 10 - 11 July 2024 in Porto, Portugal. This conference will serve as a platform for a diverse array of presentations encompassing all areas of animal welfare science and feature both talks and posters. [...]To ensure that the latest developments in animal welfare science are open to all, we will also be making the talks and poster presentations available online.
The conference will include both talks and poster presentations, alongside keynote presentations including: Professor Clare Palmer (Texas A&M University, USA)
This event will be of interest to the growing international community concerned with animal welfare and to those working on biomedical research, food animal production, slaughter and companion animal rehabilitation, captive wild animals and policy makers.
Call for abstracts
We welcome contributions that explore one or more of the disciplines that inform our understanding of animals and their welfare, including applied ethology, veterinary science, physiology and policy. Contributions can take one of the following formats:
- Talk (15 minutes plus 5 minutes questions)
- Short talk (3 minutes plus 2 minutes questions)
- PosterTo submit an abstract, please click here.
Conference timetable
- Deadline for submission of abstracts - 1 February 2024
- Registration opens - 16 February 2024- Notification of abstract acceptance - by 1 March 2024
- End of Early Registration - 14 April 2024
- Deadline for receipt of amendments to accepted abstracts - 31 May 2024
- Start of conference - 10 July 2024, 08.30 (GMT+1)
- End of conference - 11 July 2024, 18.00 (GMT+1)
Registration
Registration will open on 16 February 2024. More details will be available shortly.
If you have any questions about this event, please contact Dr Stephen Wickens at events@ufaw.org.uk.
