AAVA 2023 Conference
When: July 20-23. Starts with a welcome reception on Thursday evening/night and ends around 1 PM on Sunday
Where: Conner Ballroom, Billingsly Student Center
3950 E Newman Road, Joplin, MO 64801
Registration
All attendees, including presenters, must register for the meeting. Please note that this link is for registration only. Registration will be canceled if registration fees are not paid.
Registration fees through April 17th
- Faculty/staff $ 400
- Student $ 250
- Retiree $ 200
Registration fees after April 17th
- Regular $ 500
- Student $ 350
- Retiree $ 300
To register, click this link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/8S2WMZ3
Vendors should contact Shireen Hafez (shafez@vt.edu)
To pay registration fees, click below:
(NOTE: Receipt of payment will show as paid to the PayPal account of “Karen Hershberger-Braker.” Registration fees are non-refundable. )
Abstract Submission
- Presenters have to register for the meeting through the link provided above.
- Abstract submission deadline: April 17 at 5 PM. Wordcount limit is 300.
- To submit an abstract, click this link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/8TKFY6J
- If you are submitting multiple abstracts, submit one abstract at a time using the link.
- Only the presenter should submit the abstract.
Hotel reservation
Will be announced.
Area airports
- Joplin Regional Airport: 8 miles to the conference site, least flight options to some destinations, great options for certain destinations
- XNA Northwest Arkansas National Airport: 65 miles to the conference site, a bigger airport and has a lot of options
- Springfield-Branson National Airport: 65 miles to the conference site, a lot of options
- Tulsa International Airport: 113 miles to the conference site; Southwest flys from Tulsa
We are looking forward to seeing you!!!!!!!!!!
Message from the President

Welcome to the website of the American Association of Veterinary Anatomists. The AAVA is a non-profit membership organization dedicated to the advancement of veterinary anatomical science. We are continuing to update this site in the hopes that it will serve as a useful resource for veterinary anatomists. We have links to a number of sites including a repository of anatomical photos. I have used the latter to supplement pictures I use on presentations and they were very handy when we were shutdown due to the pandemic.
Thank you for your interest in our association. Stay safe and get vaccinated. Hopefully things will eventually get back to some semblance of “normalcy”. If you have questions that this site does not answer, please feel free to contact me at crossdt@missouri.edu.
Dave Cross, AAVA President