Today’s Diary entry is sponsored by Vet School Success
Well today was the start of BSAVA Congress! I love the support that BSAVA actually give to students, which is demonstrated by their free student membership and the very low cost (£86!!!) of attending congress! Now congress lasts for 4 days, and in addition to the amazing lectures there is also a great exhibition with all the latest products on display. I was originally planning to blog live as things happened, however the internet access that I was expecting just wasn’t present so kept things simple with just the @vetschooldiary twitter stream – here are my day 1 highlights from BSAVA Congress 2014…
So my day started noticing the new big screen for #bsava2014 tweets, BSAVA is embracing social media which I think is great!
I then bumped into one of my old teachers which was really cool, before heading into the exhibition for the unveiling of the PLH Medical F1 car and to watch the opening lap by Holly!
Heading back I got very lucky and found the Wildlife Vets International stand with Dr John Lewis the Veterinary Director. We had a great conversation as I would love to get the opportunity to work in wildlife and zoological medicine after I graduate!
Heading back into the exhibition I got scared by this somewhat stressed dog…
Before grabbing some new books from Hills Nutrition to go into the university library here!
I got my new vetark cd with loads of cool manuals, videos and useful information for working with exotic pets.
I then met this very disturbing creature that I believe was meant to be a flea… Still not 100% sure I am right here though…
In the evening as I am an international student I got invited to the International Delegates and Speakers reception at Birmingham Sea Life centre which was a great chance to catch up with some friends, and meet some new people. There was a new penguin exhibit opening the week after so we thought it was only rights that we checked it out to ensure animal welfare….
To finish the evening in the underwater water tunnel I learnt how to tell male and female sharks apart. And got to see this amazing giant turtle…
It was an absolutely amazing start to BSAVA Congress 2014, and I really was excited for Friday!