Know Before You Go!
Let us start with a "Thank You" for registering to attend SAVMA Symposium 2025 hosted by UC Davis! We are excited to share our veterinary community with you and look forward to your arrival. As we get closer to the event, we wanted to send a few reminders your way as you prepare for your trip to Davis, California!
What to Bring:
- We highly suggest bringing the following items to ensure a smooth check-in process:
- A government issued form of identification. This can include things such as:
- Military ID
- ID Card
- Passport
- Drivers license
- Your registration confirmation
- If you did not receive an email to your inbox with your registration confirmation, make sure to check your spam/junk folder. If you still cannot find a confirmation email, let us know and we will resend it.
- A government issued form of identification. This can include things such as:
What to Wear:
- If you are signed up for any wet labs/day trips, we recommend packing the following items to ensure your safety during your activities:
- Long pants
- Closed-toed shoes
- Scrubs/Coveralls (if indicated)
- Boots/Disinfectable shoes with good grip (if indicated)
- If you signed up for a wet lab or day trip, an email with additional information and more details on what to bring/wear will be sent out soon.
- If you are attending the ‘Legen-Dairy’ Gala, please be aware that the theme is "Western chic".
- If you need some fitspo for this event, check out our Gala lookbook on our Instagram/website.
- Additionally, please ensure you are registered for the social events if you would like to attend them. Symposium attendees not registered for the social events will not be able to participate in them.
- March in California can sometimes bring unpredictable weather. Be prepared for temperatures ranging from the low 50’s to the low 70’s (Fahrenheit) with the chance of rain. We will be sending out a more detailed weather forecast a week in advance of the event.
Travel:
- For information on how to get to Davis as well as hotel accommodations, please review our travel tab on our website.
- SAVMA Symposium will provide shuttle transportation
- To and from select hotels
- To and from off-campus wet labs/day trips/social events
- Shuttle service is available between our exhibit hall and lecture/wet lab locations
- Davis is a very walkable/bikeable city, with E-Bikes and E-scooters scattered throughout. If you have any questions about transportation or how to navigate Davis, feel free to send us an email and review the transportation schedule on our website/app (coming soon).
What to Expect:
- Don’t forget some of our exciting offerings happening at SAVMA Symposium 2025. We have all kinds of activities you won’t want to miss including:
- Keynote speeches from Dr. Sarah Boston (board-certified surgeon and veterinary comedian) and Dr. Temple Grandin
- Wetlabs including Parasitology (with Dr. Grace VanHoy) and Companion Animal Euthanasia (with Dr. Kathleen Cooney)
- Bovine Palpation Competition
- Lectures from prominent people in industry, including TikTok star Dr. Emily King
- Zuku Trivia Night
- Clinical Skills Relay Race
- AND MORE!
We are so very excited to see you very soon, and we thank you again for registering for SAVMA Symposium 2025. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to send us an email at gmsavmasymposium2025@gmail.com.
We look forward to seeing you soon!
Sincerely,
Haley Konoval + Morgan Lunn
General Managers | SAVMA Symposium 2025