2024 Event

2024 IFAAB is being postponed until 2025

Regular Attendee: $135* (register here)
Student Attendee: $100* (register here)
*Includes snacks and lunches during the conference


Conference Schedule

We are planning an exciting in-person conference, and we hope you will join us for a weekend of thought-provoking discussions and relationship building.

Thursday evening (optional)
We will have an optional, low-key get-together on Thursday night for those who come in early enough to say hi!

Friday
Friday breakfast is at the hotel (included) followed by a day of talks with lunch and snacks provided. Student posters will be presented immediately after the daily presentations end.
Dinner is on your own with many restaurants nearby.  

Saturday
Saturday breakfast is again at the hotel followed by a day of talks with lunch and snacks provided. Dinner is TBD, but is likely to be a group dinner out sponsored by one of our incredible sponsors!

Sunday (optional)
Sunday breakfast is at the hotel. Sunday morning will include an optional group tour of the local ASPCA Cruelty Recovery Center (CRC) in Columbus, OH. The ASPCA will sponsor lunch during the tour.

Tour description: At the ASPCA Cruelty Recovery Center (CRC) in Columbus, OH, there are dedicated teams of sheltering, veterinary and animal behavior staff who work together to help animals rescued in national cruelty cases and disaster response. 

The CRC is part of the ASPCA Rehabilitation Services Group, which also includes the Behavioral Rehabilitation Center in Weaverville, North Carolina, and the future Recovery and Rehabilitation Center (R&R), which will be located in Pawling, New York. All three facilities provide opportunities for animals to heal after rescue. As the teams provide integrated care for the animals, they also prioritize the elevation of shelter work through ongoing learning, advancing the animal welfare field through research, developing effective, efficient interventions, establishing new best practices and sharing innovations with other organizations nationwide.

Info on the ASPCA Cruelty Recovery Center: https://www.aspca.org/animal-care-recovery/cruelty-recovery-center


Travel and Hotel Info

Nearest Airport: John Glenn Columbus International Airport: https://maps.app.goo.gl/fsF9BkmRmqcD8pby9

Travel from airport to hotel: The airport is 6.5 miles away from the hotel. We recommend getting a taxi or other private ground transportation to the hotel.

Hotel info: SpringHill Suites Columbus Easton Area (https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/cmhse-springhill-suites-columbus-easton-area/overview/)
Cost: $145 per night

All rooms have a full size sleeper sofa trundle bed, and have a microwave, and mini fridge. Rate includes complimentary breakfast, internet, and parking.

Book your group rate for IFAAB or call 888-236-2427  and ask for the group code TBD to reserve 24 hours a day, 7 days  a week.

Last Day to Book: N/A

2022 Event

The 2022 IFAAB was held in Tucson, AZ on Feb 24-26

2023 Event

Rooms can be booked here: Available Rooms – Hampton Inn & Suites Austin @ The University/Capitol (hilton.com)

BookingCODE: IFA

IFAAB 2023 will be held in beautiful, sunny Austin, TX on February 25-26. 

We are planning an exciting in-person conference, and we hope you will join us for a weekend of thought-provoking discussions

Friday evening (optional): We will likely have an optional, low-key get-together on Friday night for those who come in early enough to say hi!

Saturday: Saturday breakfast is at the hotel (included) followed by a day of talks with lunch and snacks provided. Dinner is on your own with many restaurants nearby.  

Sunday: Sunday breakfast is again at the hotel followed by a day of talks with lunch and snacks provided. 

* All attendees are requested to be fully vaccinated prior to arriving in Austin. Thank you for understanding.

2021 Event

Because of the ongoing pandemic, IFAAB 2021 will be virtual.  Virtual IFAAB will be held May 1st, 2021.  Check back for more information, call for abstracts will go out soon.

 

2020 Event

Due to circumstances beyond our control there will be no IFAAB in 2020. 

Plans for 2021 and beyond are unknown at this time.

Please check back. 

2019 Event

Twenty-eighth Annual Meeting  Phoenix, AZ
Friday, February 8th – Sunday February 10th
NOTE THE DATE CHANGE TO EARLIER IN FEBRUARY!

We will meet at the ASU Psychology Department 2nd Floor Library on the ASU Campus  
950 S McAllister Ave., Tempe, AZ.

Thank you to Mr. Mark Hines and the KONG Company for their generous support of IFAAB.  Please thank Mark when you see him!

PRE-CONFERENCE EXCURSION:  Dr. Lisa Gunter has arranged for a behind the scenes tour, just for IFAAB attendees of the Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center  on Thursday, February 7th at 2:30pm.   We’ll tour their medical facility and then spend most of the time seeing the animals in their various enclosures.  So make your travel plans accordingly!

Please see recommendations for nearby hotels below. Discount codes will be provided on the registration page.

The Forum is limited to the first 25 registrants with acceptable abstracts. This meeting is for people who are experienced in the field, not for those wanting assistance, mentoring, or guidance to enter the field. Everyone who attends must present. Space is limited so we regret we cannot accommodate visitors and onlookers.

2018 Event

Twenty-seventh Annual Meeting will be held in New Orleans, LA
Monday, February 26th – Wednesday February 28th, 2018
Hotel Provincial
1024 Rue Chartres  
New Orleans, LA  70116
Telephone:  (504) 581-4995 Fax:  (504) 581-1018
NOTE THE DAY CHANGE!

The Forum is limited to the first 25 registrants with acceptable abstracts. This meeting is for people who are experienced in the field, not for those wanting assistance, mentoring, or guidance to enter the field. Everyone who attends must present. Space is limited so we regret we cannot accommodate visitors and onlookers.