Portugal to Host International Conference of Alternatives to
Animal Experimentation on January 26-27, 2013The Portuguese Society for Humane Education (SPeDH) Will Host an International Conference of Alternatives to Animal Experimentation (ICAAE). The Conference will be held at the 26th and 27th of January 2013, in Almada (Portugal). Day 1: 26th January
09h00-10h00
Registration
Session 1: Animal Experimentation: Past and Future10h00-10h30
Opening Session
Representatives from Portugal's DGV, Almada's City Hall
and Order of Veterinarian Doctors 10h30-11h30
Keynote Lecture - Animal Experimentation: Past and Future
Professor Emeritus Marc Bekoff 11h30-12h00
Limitations of Animal Experimentation
Dr. Andrew Knight 12h00-12h30
FRAME's Alternatives Laboratory
Dr. Andrew Bennett 12h30-13h00
Open Debate 13h00-14h00
Lunch Break Session 2: The new paths of Europe, for Citizenship and Ethics14h00-14h30
European Legislation on the Use of Animals in Biomedical Research
Susanna Louhimies and Marcelle Holloway (EC DG ENV) 14h30-15h00
Portugal as Part of the European Reality: Are We Doing It Right?
Dr. Ana Paula Martins 15h00-15h30
ECVAM Validation Processes
Dr. Valerie Zuang 15h30-16h00
Challenges and Achievements of a 3R Center
Dr. Andrew Knight 16h00-16h30
Open Debate 16h30-18h00
Coffee Break and Poster Session Please see PDF of the program. For further information, registration, and poster submission see ICAAE website. For further enquiries, please feel free to contact us by e-mail. | 
