The year 2012 will be one of celebrations looking from our Dutch veterinary perspective. We will be commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Royal Netherlands Veterinary Association (KNMvD), 65 years of the Netherlands Association for Companion Animal Medicine (NACAM), 45 years of the European Veterinary Conference Voorjaardagen, and the 10th anniversary of the Equine Programme at the Voorjaarsdagen! Or in other words: “3D vet, it is a celebration…!”

The 2012 conference will be hosting internationally acclaimed speakers in the companion animal programme including Joe Morgen; Diagnostic Imaging, Greg Griffeth; Dermatology, Philip Padrid; pulmonary and emergency medicine, Sandra Newburry; Shelter Medicine), and the former president of our conference Jolle Kirpensteijn; Oncological Surgery).
During the last 10 years the Equine programme has evolved into a major contribution to the Voorjaarsdagen success. The ongoing collaboration with BEVA and AAEP ensures its practical relevance of high caliber withstate-ofthe- art speakers and catches all new developments to keep you up to date on internal medicine, orthopedics, reproduction and diagnostic imaging.

Although this already seems a lot to cover in a few days, Voorjaarsdagen always leaves plenty of time to check what our colleagues and friends from industry have developed last year. They are essential in helping us to run our business even better. At the exhibition floor and during the Voorjaardagen social programme, you will find the opportunity to chat with colleagues and to meet new friends…!

Forty-five years of Voorjaarsdagen deserves a phenomenal celebration for everyone; Kool & the Gang will help us cover Friday night.

It’s time to come together…
and have a good time…!

See you all in Amsterdam!

Sebastiaan Donker

President European Veterinary Conference "Voorjaarsdagen"