Columbus, OH
March 26-29, 2009
March 26-29, 2009
Sponsored by Hills Pet Nutrition®
7:00pm – 11:00pm
Buckeye Hall of Fame Café 1421 Olentangy Rd. Columbus, OH 43212
Dinner will be served. Transportation will be provided from hotels beginning at 6:30pm.
Wear your school pride for an introductory evening of Symposium fun! All SAVMA delegates and SCAVMA President/President-elects are invited. You will also have a chance to meet with the Symposium Planning Committee.
http://www.halloffamecafes.com/buckeye/
Sponsored by Nestle Purina®
7:00 pm – 2:00am
Bar of Modern Art 583 East Broad St. Columbus, OH 43215
Dinner will be served. Transportation will be provided from hotels starting at 6:30pm. Casual dress. **Please wear your red SAVMA Symposium wristband if you have already registered at the Convention Center (before 4pm Thursday). Otherwise we can check your name at BoMA.**
Time to see what Columbus and going to vet school in a capital city is all about. The Bar of Modern Art (BoMA) is truly one of a kind, and the perfect setting to meet and socialize with all 2009 Symposium attendees. Top 40s, country and dance music will all be served up in BoMA’s galleries, balcony and dance floor. Casual buffet dinner will be served at 7pm as well as snacks at 11pm. One free drink ticket to each student. Valid State ID, License or Passport required.
http://www.barofmodernart.com/mn.asp
>>>BAR CRAWL MAP <<< find red Bar Crawl Map in your Symposium registration bags
7:00pm – 2:00am
Registration 7:00pm - 9:00pm to pick up your Symposium Miller Mug and some hors d’oeuvres only at:
The Lodge Bar (Sponsored by Ohio VMA), Brothers (Sponsored by Alpha Psi) & Park Street Patio (Sponsored by Omega Tau Sigma)
**See your school’s registration bar assignment in Survival Guide**
It’s going to be a wild ride!! $2 Miller beers & $5 wells with your Symposium Miller Mug. Tour the many fine establishments of Columbus’ hopping Arena District! Casual dress. Transportation will be provided from hotels starting at 6:00pm. Valid State ID, License or Passport required.
OTS members are welcome to convene at Park Street Patio (non-members also invited).
Alpha Psi members are welcome to convene at Brother’s Bar (non-members also invited).
ALSO Hit up the:
Iams Wii Tournament 7:30-9:00pm at the Lodge Bar — Show us your bowling and guitar hero skills for a chance to win the Wii!
Buffalo Wild Wings Eating Contest 8:00pm at the Park Street Patio — An athletic competition for the most voracious of Symposium-goers! (Only pre-registered teams may participate. All can come cheer them on!)
Ohio VMA Battle of the Bands 9:00-11:00pm at the Lodge Bar — Come watch them compete for a $100 prize!
9:00-9:30 Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever — Representing The Ohio State University
9:30-9:45 Holly Bennett — Representing Texas A&M University
9:45-10:10 Bastard Wing — Representing University of Pennsylvania
10:10-11:00 Bog Spavin — Representing Colorado State University
http://www.arenadistrict.com/
Sponsored by Merial
SHADOWBOX DINNER & SHOW now has a WAIT-LIST!
There are still spaces on the bus to Easton if you would like to shop & eat dinner on your own.
5:00pm – 10:30pm
Shadowbox Cabaret Club 164 Easton Town Center Columbus, OH 43219
Transportation will be provided at 5:00pm from the Columbus Convention Center. The outing is free and you will receive a $15 voucher for dinner at Shadowbox. For those who would rather not spend the evening gallivanting at the Bar Crawl, we will take you out to Easton Town Center for shopping, followed by some unforgettable entertainment at Columbus’ own Shadowbox Cabaret Sketch Comedy & Rock n Roll Club. 7:30pm showing of “Born to Be Wild”.
Space is limited. THERE IS NOW A WAIT-LIST FOR THIS EVENT.
To RSVP: Please email your full name, school and email to evening@savmasymposium2009.com with subject: “Shadowbox”
http://www.eastontowncenter.com/
http://www.shadowboxcabaret.com/
6:00 - 9:00pm
Lemongrass Fusion Bistro 641 North High Street Columbus OH 43215
Free appetizers and drinks. Sponsored by LGVMA. Everyone is welcome. Event is within walking distance of the the Bar Crawl area. (See purple marker just north on: BAR CRAWL MAP)
Join us for an informal panel of “out” veterinarians discussing their experiences being open about their sexuality professionally. Social to follow.
Sponsored by Hills Pet Nutrition ®
7:00pm – 11:00pm
COSI 333 West Broad Street Columbus, OH 43215
Transportation will be provided from hotels. Dinner will be served. Cash bar. Semi-formal attire.
With a view of the city over the Scioto River, a night at COSI will mark our last evening together in Columbus. We will announce the competition winners and SAVMA scholarship recipients, followed by the keynote speaker & comedian Dr. Kevin Fitzgerald.
Columbus natives SWAGG will provide musical entertainment.
http://www.cosi.org/
http://www.swagglive.com/
With a background that ranges from numerous tours as a bouncer with The Rolling Stones, The Who, and The Police, a 25-year career in veterinary medicine that saw him named “Specialist of the Year in Private Practice” in 2006, and over 20-years of performing as a professional stand-up comedian; Kevin Fitzgerald is a true renaissance man. Perhaps best known for his 10 seasons on the popular Animal Planet TV show Emergency Vets, Kevin’s passion for making people laugh is surpassed only by his unwavering dedication to all creatures great and small. He believes it is a great privilege to be in a position where he is able to pursue a dual career doing work that he truly enjoys.
In addition to his numerous appearances on Animal Planet, Kevin has appeared on The NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw, The Today Show with Matt Lauer, Fox News Channel’s Geraldo-At-Large with Geraldo Rivera, The Maury Povich Show, TNN’s
Crooke and Chase, Discovery Channel’s Home Matters, and most recently CBS’s The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. He also hosts a weekly segment on CW2’s morning news show called Animal House, in which he keeps the public informed about pet and animal-related issues. His national radio appearances include The Howard Stern Show, as well as being featured on Paul Harvey’s The Rest of the Story.
In 2006, Kevin was incredibly honored by the opportunity to pay tribute to his friend and colleague, Steve Irwin (The Crocodile Hunter) at the 8th Annual Family Viewers Awards by presenting Steve’s wife Terri with a posthumous lifetime achievement award for her husband. Earlier that year Kevin had appeared as a guest on Steve’s show New Breed Vets on Animal Planet.
As a comedian, Kevin has opened for such diverse and legendary performers as Bob Hope, Diana Ross, The Temptations, and The Neville Brothers. Despite maintaining a busy practice at Alameda East Veterinary Hospital in Denver, Kevin performs to rave reviews at nearly one hundred corporate and fundraising events annually and is in very high demand as a host, guest speaker, and lecturer at universities and veterinary conferences across the country. He believes that laughter is an incredibly important part of everyday life, and that nobody could ever laugh too much.
