Sponsored by: Elanco
001, 004, 011T, 014T
Lee Palmer, William Muir, Darci Palmer, Sean Smarick
Talisha Moore, Katheryn Wolfe
Sip, nosh & chat with new and old friends and colleagues.
Sponsored by: Thrive Pet Healthcare
Where industry leading employers and qualified candidates meet.
Sponsored by: VCA
Grab a drink, unwind and browse the exhibit hall at your own pace.
Don’t miss the exhibit hall where our exhibitors will showcase innovative products & technology, have show special discounts and can’t wait to share them with you!
Exhibit Hall Hours:
Thursday 9/8 @ 9:00-4:30
Friday 9/9 @ 9:00-6:30
Saturday 9/10 @ 9:00-1:30
Live CPR action, semi-final & final rounds will be happening on the show floor on Thursday & Friday @ 12-1:30!
In-person guests can participate in our Exhibit Hall Scavenger Hunt by visiting select vendors!
Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center
900 E. Market Street
San Antonio, TX 78205
Host Hotel – Grand Hyatt San Antonio River Walk
600 E Market St
San Antonio, TX 78205
210-224-1234
1 min walk (242ft) from Convention Center.
San Antonio Marriott Riverwalk
889 E Market St.
San Antonio, TX 78205
210-224-4555
1 min walk (200ft) from Convention Center.
San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter
101 Bowie St.
San Antonio, TX 78205
210-223-1000
4 min walk (0.2mi) from Convention Center.
HOTEL SOLICITATION ALERT
IVECCS attendees and exhibitors must be very careful in dealing with anyone offering hotel rooms for sale except for VECCS. VECCS is aware that IVECCS conference attendees and exhibitors have been approached by other businesses representing that they have blocks of hotel sleeping rooms for sale. If these businesses do in fact have such room blocks, and they make no misrepresentations in contacting attendees and exhibitors, this practice is legal and VECCS cannot prohibit anyone from doing business with them.
However, to be very clear, VECCS has only contracted with the hotels directly and has not contracted with any other company for room block sales or management. VECCS cannot and will not vouch for the business practices of any other companies offering hotel rooms for VECCS’s conferences. Some of these businesses engage in the following practices that can harm attendees as well as VECCS:
Selling fictitious reservations and credit card fraud: With this practice, conference attendees believe they have made a reservation. However, they arrive at a hotel to find that no reservation was made and their credit cards may have been charged.
Misrepresentations resulting in bookings outside the block: These businesses may misrepresent themselves in many ways in order to entice attendees to book through them. Examples include “bait and switch,” where they sell reservations that are inferior to what was promised (such as further from the conference site), or say that the official hotel blocks are full when they are not.
Trademark infringement: In this case, these businesses will utilize VECCS’s name and trademarks, including logos and conference names, when corresponding with conference attendees in order to make it appear that they are official agents of VECCS or the hotels when they are not.
Unauthorized access, use and selling of data: These businesses may obtain lists of past, current or prospective conference attendees through a variety of means, including unauthorized use of websites or data bases. In some cases, they may also purchase lists from sources that are not authorized to sell the data.
Obtaining inventory through misrepresentation or omission: In many cases, these businesses obtain room inventory by deceiving the hotels or their wholesalers through misrepresentation or failure to disclose their intent.
VECCS negotiates with hotels for blocks of rooms and obtains concessions from hotels if VECCS meets its guaranteed room blocks. Rooms sold through anyone other than VECCS and its official agents may not be credited to VECCS’s room blocks by the hotels, and, if the room blocks do not fill, VECCS could be subject to attrition fees. Book your hotel ONLY through the links provided as VECCS cannot guarantee any reservations booked elsewhere. Please notify VECCS should you be contacted by anyone other than VECCS regarding hotel reservations.
Cancellation requests received on or before June 30th will receive 80% refund or can be changed to a Virtual Registration and refunded the difference.
Cancellation requests received July 1st – July 31st will receive 50% refund or can be changed to a Virtual Registration and refunded the difference.
Any cancellation requests received on or after August 1st will not be refunded. Registrations are non-transferrable.
VECCS membership dues are non-refundable.
REGISTRATION CHANGES
After receipt of Registration Confirmation, you may add courses online or request changes to your Workshop or Lab course selections by contacting the Registration Center. Please email changes to: [email protected] or call 1 (888) 491-0569 for support.
Note that a $10 fee will be charged for changing your registration, i.e. removing a Workshop or Lab course. Fee does not apply if adding a Workshop or Lab course.
The virtual registration includes 4 tracks per day that will be live-streamed, during the in-person sessions in San Antonio, TX. This means you can watch the live stream via the show planner, at the times listed in the program (CST) and will then be able to view them on-demand for 30 days. CE pending RACE approval.
These sessions are indicated on the program schedule, with the wifi icon .
Click here for Exhibitor information and if you don’t find what you need there, please email [email protected]
For Career Fair information please email [email protected]
Click here for detailed CE information.
Click here to login to your membership account, but if you need further assistance please email [email protected].
For general IVECCS questions, call the VECCS office at 210-698-5575 or email us at [email protected]
Once registered, for registration changes or questions email [email protected]
For help with your Show Planner email [email protected]