University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin August 3 - 8, 2008

1999 meeting

• "This was by far the best veterinary meeting I have ever attended. The University of Wisconsin staff deserves the highest accolades. Kudos for an excellent conference."
• "I wish more of my regulatory colleagues could have attended. It was wonderful to have a chance to get to know such interesting folks. Thanks for a great job. I hope the SVM will be able to hold such courses again in the future. I'll certainly recommend to my supervisor that he send as many people as he can again next time."
• "Wonderful opportunities for meeting and talking to people."
• "The mix of international speakers, academicians and government was invaluable."
• "I wish more of my colleagues from the field had attended this year. They would have enjoyed it."
• "All discussions were practical and interactive with good audience participation."
• "The best hospitality of any course I've attended."
• "Superb!"

2001 meeting

• "Participation in this course greatly increased my knowledge of these diseases, but most importantly the potential consequences to our animal industries."
• "I have been to numerous FAD courses and I still learned a lot!"
• "International presenters added valuable economic/political insight."
• "It has given me a much greater appreciation for FADs as differentials when I am in the field dealing with ordinary problems."
• "Even with experience with FADs, this meeting provided real depth of information."
• "Excellent program - one of the best managed courses I've seen."
• "I had a great opportunity to interact with other participants and speakers. The bond was established to obtain and interchange information."
• "One of the best [learning opportunities] since vet school."
• "Everything I expected and much more."
• "I would highly encourage all veterinarians to avail themselves of the opportunity."
• "This was an excellent course. I learned an enormous amount. I am very glad that I was able to participate."
• "Instructors were 'experts' in their field or subject area - and spoke from their personal/professional experience, especially field experience."
• "The international speakers were a major plus in this course - especially the ones involved in specific disease outbreaks; what we can learn from their experiences is invaluable."

2003 meeting

• "The program has been extremely helpful in identifying foreign animal diseases and making me aware of potential threats."
• "Very good speakers who were knowledgeable about the topics."
• “Excellent – very organized.”
• "I would definitely recommend this course to my colleagues!"
• "The best course (training) I have had in 12 years with Fed. Gov., and I have had many."
• "Very enjoyable. I would like to come back."
• "Great job with the social events.  Great opportunity to speak to/meet a number of participants and chance to visit some of the sites in Madison."
• "There were many opportunities for interaction and my horizons were broadened by talking with other participants."
• "Very useful to have the opportunity to learn from real experts, not just the textbook version.  I learned a great deal that will be of great value."
• "Excellent learning experience, excellent course.  It was well worth both time and money."
• "I would attend again!"
• "I thought this was very good and made me much more aware of biosecurity."
• "The interactions and lectures were very stimulating."
• "I feel much better prepared to spot [foreign animal diseases] now."
• "Enjoyed the passion of the instructors in the topics."

2006 Meeting

• "The diversity of speakers, their candor, wealth of knowledge and experience is fantastic."
• "It is invaluable to have [speakers] who have actually seen the diseases."
• "I will highly recommend this course to others."
• "The course truly served to solidify my knowledge as well as bring out new and recent discoveries."
• "Quality and expertise of speakers was outstanding!"
• "The social functions set this meeting apart from all others I have attended."

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