Back to York for 2002

Following a successful move from Scarborough to the University of York for the 2001 Annual Branch Meeting, we are returning there for 2002. Those who attended last year will know that the campus facilities are good and, once again, we will be joining both BSAS and ISAE, whose annual meetings run concurrently with our own.

You will, by now, have received the full Programme and Application Form for the meeting which will commence at 10.45am on Tuesday 9 April with a session of five submitted papers on aspects of Nutrition. Following lunch, the afternoon is devoted to an important joint mini-symposium on “Lighting for Poultry”, consisting of four invited and three submitted papers. This session is dedicated to Professor Trevor Morris for his work and achievements in lighting for poultry. Prof Morris has agreed to be present for the papers and for the Branch Dinner later in the day.

The 2002 Gordon Memorial Lecture will take place at 5pm, when Professor Fred Davidson of the Institute of Animal Health Compton Laboratory will speak about “Immunology”. This will be followed by the Gordon Memorial Reception and then, at 8pm, by the WPSA UK Branch Annual Dinner. This is always a pleasurable occasion, not to be missed.

WPSA (UK Branch) AGM

The Annual General Meeting of the Branch will take place at 8.30 am on Wednesday 10 April in Room L001 of the Exhibition Centre. This is an important event in the Branch’s year and is your opportunity to contribute your views to the running of the Branch. A number of new initiatives have been introduced this year and ideas are always welcome to help us to remain an attractive and vibrant association. This year we have a new President and two Council Members to elect. You will also be receiving details of the arrangements being made for the 27th Poultry Science Symposium to be held in Bristol in July 2003 on “The welfare of laying hens”. Please come along to the AGM, early as it is in the morning, and help us to help you.

Final papers and posters

The final morning of the meeting includes two consecutive on Behaviour/Welfare and the final sessions of submitted papers, one on aspects of Physiology/Growth/Health/Environment. There will also be ample opportunity for discussion on the 24 posters which have been submitted.

We have more papers than ever this year and an excellent display of posters. What the Programme Committee and its Chairman Dr Paul Rose would now like to see are more delegates!

President’s Prizes The two 2002 President’s Prizes (£100 and a framed certificate) will be awarded immediately following the meeting to the young scientists who have presented the best paper and the best poster submitted at the Annual Meeting.