LAMA/ATA Annual Meeting
The LAMA/ATA annual meeting is perfect for furthering your career in Laboratory Animal Management.
Laboratory Animal Management Association
(in cooperation with the Allied Trade Association)
39th Annual Meeting
April 17-20th, 2023

Hilton Clearwater Beach Resort & Spa
400 Mandalay Ave
Clearwater, FL 33767
Clearwater, FL 33767
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Room Block Dates: April 15-21, 2023
Room Block Cut-Off Date: March 15, 2023
Event Dates: April 17-20, 2023
Room Block Cut-Off Date: March 15, 2023
Event Dates: April 17-20, 2023
Online LAMA room reservations: Click here for the reservation link
Any assistance that you need, please contact Kathi Schlieff at kschlieff@associationsolutionsinc.com at the LAMA headquarters. She will be happy to help.
Schedule
Monday: April 17, 2023
8:00 am – 5:00 pm | Manangement Boot Camp | TBD |
8:00 am – 5:00 pm | M1 Prep Course | TBD |
6:00 pm – 9:30 pm | Kick-Off Reception | TBD |
Tuesday: April 18, 2023
7:00 am – 8:00 am | Breakfast | |
8:00 am – 9:00 am | Welcome Remarks, Morning Session Overview, Charity information, Silent/Live Auction | |
9:00 am – 9:30 am | Positive Intelligence: A Change Management Resource | Dr. Marc Hulin GSK |
9:30 am – 9:35 am | ATA Sponsor | |
9:35 am – 10:05 am | Everyday Outreach | Sarah Gilliam Dana Farber Cancer Institute |
10:05 am – 10:25 am | Break – Silent Auction | |
10:25 am – 10:30 am | ATA Sponsor | |
10:30 am -11:00 am | The “Great Retention”: How to Keep the Best Employees Working in Your Facility | Adrienne Duran MD Anderson |
11:00 am – 11:30 am | The Silo Mentality | Theodore Plemons NIH |
11:30 am – 11:35 am | ATA Sponsor | |
11:35 am – 12:35 pm | Role Playing: How to Use it in the Workplace | Kendra Morris & Anne Kuszpit Janelia |
12:35 pm – 1:00 pm | Lunch – Silent Auction | |
1:00 pm -1:05 pm | ATA Sponsor | |
1:05 pm – 2:30 pm | Today’s Preparation is Tomorrow’s Success – Emergency Planning for the Staffing Perspective | Amanda Coldwell, Bruce Kennedy, Frankie Howell, Doug Brining, Terri Kirsch, Jaime White-Jones, Nirah Shomar |
2:30 pm – 3:00 pm | Leadership in a Post Pandemic World | Vanessa Blake UNC – Chapel Hill |
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm | Colony Management Using Assisted Reproductive Technologies | Robert Taft The Jackson Laboratory |
3:30 pm – 3:40 pm | Break – Silent Auction | |
3:40 pm – 3:45 pm | ATA Sponsor | |
3:45 pm – 4:15 pm | Evolve and Strengthen Your Personnel Traning Programs | Jori Leszczynski & Mitch Moore Colorado University / Allentown |
4:15 pm – 4:20 pm | ATA Sponsor | |
4:20 pm – 4:45 pm | Current Management Topics | Moderator: Program Committee |
4:45 pm – 5:00 pm | Announcements / Silent Auction |
Wednesday: April 19, 2023
7:00 am – 8:00 am | Breakfast | |
8:00 am – 8:15 am | Open Remarks | |
8:15 am – 9:15 am | Diversity in the Workplace | Morag Mackay La Jolla Institute for Immunology |
9:15 am – 9:45 am | Retention in the Great Resigation | Jennifer Hickerson Scripps Institute |
9:45 am – 9:50 am | ATA Sponsor | |
9:50 am – 10:50 am | Introverts & Extroverts – Working Together | Gordon Yee Ancare |
10:50 am – 11:05 am | Break – Silent Auction | |
11:05 am – 11:10 am | ATA Sponsor | |
11:10 am – 12:10 am | Working with Difficult Personalities: How to Survive and Thrive | Dr. Laura Conour & Pamela Straeter Princeton / Bristol Myers Squibb |
12:10 am – 12:40 pm | The Process: A Decisive Decision-Making Tool | Dr. Marc Hulin GSK |
12:40 pm – 12:45 pm | ATA Sponsor | |
12:45 pm – 2:00 pm | Lunch – Keynote | |
2:00 pm – 2:15 pm | Awards Ceremony | |
2:15 pm – 2:25 pm | Break – Silent Auction | |
2:25 pm – 2:30 pm | ATA Sponsor | |
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm | Animal Shipping A to Z, Ghosts of Shipping Past, Present & Future | Eric Syversen Validated Delivery Solutions |
3:30 pm – 3:45 pm | Current Management Topics | Moderator: Program Committee |
3:45 pm – 4:00 pm | Break – Announcements / Silent Auction | |
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm | Team Building/Fund Fair | Steve Benigni & Ken Shapiro Allentown / Pharmacal |
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm | Silent/Live Auction | TBD |
Thursday: April 20, 2023
7:00 am – 8:00 am | Breakfast | |
8:00 am – 8:15 am | Opening Remarks | |
8:15 am – 9:15 am | Perspectives on the Future of Animal Research | Scott Kreitlein & Danielle Henry BHDP |
9:15 am – 9:45 am | Exploring the AAALAC Fellowship | Kelly Patterson LabCorp Early Development |
9:45 am – 10:15 am | Costly Time Warp: Biopharmacuetical Drug Discovery & Development | Dr. Marc Hulin GSK |
10:15 am – 10:30 am | Break | |
10:30 am – 11:00 am | Retail Sales Experience Can Enhance LAS Interface | Amy Ingraham Pharmacal |
11:00 am – 11:30 am | Beyond the Cage: Troubleshooting Poor Breeding Performance in Transgenic Mouse Colonies | Kimberly Gates University of Michigan |
11:30 am – 12:00 pm | Listening Skills | Molly Romick |
12:00 pm – 12:30 pm | Current Management Topics | Moderator: Program Committee |
12:30 pm – 12:45 pm | Closing Remarks – Ron Orta Award Presentation |
* Indicates those eligble for the Ron Orta Award that will be presented at the end of the meeting
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