INDUSTRY EVENTS Calendar 2015
1 JANUARY Bay Area Pet Expo January 17, 2015 in San Jose, CA http://www.bayareapetexpo.com/ Reno Pet Expo January 17, 2015 in Reno, NV http://www.renopetexpo.com/ NAVC Conference The North American Veterinary Community January 17-21, 2015 in Orlando, FL http://navc.com/conference/ World of Pets Expo Premier Events, Inc. January 23-25, 2015 in Timonium, MD http://worldofpets.org/mdmain.shtml PIDA Management Conference Pet Industry Distributors Association January 26-29, 2015 in Bonita Springs, FL http://www.pida.org/events/management_conf_annual_meeting.cfm
FEBRUARY 2 VSIPP Conference Veterinary Specialists in Private Practice February 5-7, 2015 in Savannah, GA http://vsipp.com/2015conference/index.html The Business of Saving Lives Conference Helen Woodward Animal Center February 5-7, 2015 in San Diego, CA http://www.animalcenter.org/boslconference/ Vegas Pet Expo February 7, 2015 in Las Vegas, NV http://www.vegaspetexpo.com/ World of Pets Expo Premier Events, Inc. February 14-15, 2015 in Hampton, VA http://worldofpets.org/vamain.shtml Western Veterinary Conference February 15-19, 2015 in Las Vegas, NV http://www.wvc.org/conference Groom Expo West February 19-22, 2015 in Pasadena, CA http://www.groomexpowest.com/ American Pets Alive! Conference February 20-22, 2015 in Austin, TX http://www.americanpetsalive.org/conference/ Southern California Pet Expo February 21-22, 2015 in Pomona, CA http://www.socalpetexpo.com/ San Diego Pet Expo February 28, 2015 in Del Mar, CA http://petexposandiego.com/ VOS Conference Veterinary Orthopedic Society February 28-March 7, 2015 in Sun Valley, ID http://www.vosdvm.org/ Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show February 16-17, 2015 in New York, NY http://www.westminsterkennelclub.org/
3 MARCH Global Pet Expo American Pet Products Association Pet Industry Distributors Association March 4-6, 2015 in Orlando, FL http://globalpetexpo.org/ NAPPS Annual Conference & Small Business Forum National Association of Professional Pet Sitters March 5-7, 2015 (Virtual) http://www.petsitters.org/annual_conference.php Atlanta Pet Fair March 5-8, 2015 in Atlanta, GA http://www.atlantapetfair.org/ AAVMC Annual Conference Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges March 11-15, 2015 in Washington, DC http://aavmc.org/events/?id=61 AAHA Conference American Animal Hospital Association March 12-15, 2015 in Tampa, FL https://www.aaha.org/tampa_2015/ South Florida Pet Expo March 21, 2015 in West Palm Beach, FL http://www.southfloridapetexpo.com/ San Antonio Pet Expo March 21, 2015 in San Antonio, TX http://www.sanantoniopetexpo.com/ Tampa Bay Pet Expo March 28, 2015 in Tampa, FL http://www.tampabaypetexpo.com Animal Care Expo The Humane Society of the United States March 30-April 2, 2015 in New Orleans, LA http://www.animalsheltering.org/training-events/expo/
APRIL 4 ICCFA Annual Convention & Exposition International Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral Association April 8-11, 2015 in San Antonio, TX http://www.iccfa.com/group/2015-annual-convention-exposition America s Family Pet Expo World Pet Association April 10-12, 2015 in Costa Mesa, CA http://petexpooc.com/ ICARE 2015 International Conference on Avian Herpetological and Exotic Mammal Medicine April 18-23, 2015 in Paris, France http://www.icare2015.eu/ Northwest Grooming Show April 23-26, 2015 in Tacoma, WA http://www.barkleigh.com/northwest/ Beantown Pet Expo April 25, 2015 in Plymouth, MA http://beantownpetexpo.com/ Seattle Pet Expo April 25, 2015 in Seattle, WA http://seattlepetexpo.com/ Petfood Forum Watt Global Media April 27-29, 2015 in Kansas City, MO http://www.petfoodindustry.com/petfoodforum.aspx Pet Industry s Top2Top Conference Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council April 28-30, 2015 in Carlsbad, CA http://www.pijac.org/top2top
5 MAY Groom Classic Trade Show Mink International May 1-3, 2015 in Kansas City, MO http://www.groomclassic.com/ Dallas Pet Expo May 2, 2015 in Dallas, TX http://www.dallaspetexpo.com/ Pet Boarding and Daycare Expo West 2015 May 5-7, 2015 in Burbank, CA http://www.petboardingexpo.com/ Zoomark International BolognaFiere May 7-10, 2015 in Bologna, Italy http://www.zoomark.it/home/2804.html Phoenix Pet Expo May 9, 2015 in Scottsdale, AZ http://www.phoenixpetexpo.com/ BlogPaws May 28-30, 2015 in Nashville, TN http://blogpaws.com/events/2015-conference/ Charlotte Pet Expo May 30, 2015 in Charlotte, NC http://www.charlottepetexpo.com/ Greater New York Pet Expo May 30, 2015 in Long Island, NY http://www.newyorkpetexpo.com/
JUNE Intergroom June 5-8, 2015 in Somerset, NJ http://www.intergroom.com/ 6 Houston Pet Expo June 13, 2015 in Pasadena, TX http://www.houstonpetexpo.com/ Minnesota Pet Expo June 13, 2015 in Minneapolis, MN http://minnesotapetexpo.com/ PacVet 2015 Pacific Veterinary Conference June 18-21, 2015 in Long Beach, CA http://www.pacvet.net/ PetQuest June 25-28, 2015 in Wilmington, OH http://www.pqgroom.com/ Steel City Pet Expo June 27, 2015 in Pittsburgh, PA http://steelcitypetexpo.com/
7 JULY AVMA Annual Convention American Veterinary Medical Association July 10-14, 2015 in Boston, MA http://www.avmaconvention.org/avma15/public/enter.aspx Nashville Pet Expo July 11, 2015 in Nashville, TN http://nashvillepetexpo.com/ Richmond Pet Expo July 11, 2015 in Richmond, VA http://richmondpetexpo.com/ Best Friends National Conference Best Friends Animal Society July 16-19, 2015 in Atlanta, GA http://bestfriends.org/what-we-do/events/conference/ SuperZoo World Pet Association July 21-23, 2015 in Las Vegas, NV http://www.superzoo.org/ Windy City Pet Expo July 25, 2015 in Schaumburg, IL http://www.windycitypetexpo.com/
AUGUST Austin Pet Expo August 1, 2015 in Austin, TX http://www.austinpetexpo.com/ 8 All American Grooming Show August 6-9, 2015 in Wheeling, IL www.aagrmgshow.com Women in the Pet Industry Conference & Awards Show Women in the Pet Industry August 13-15, 2015 in Portland, OR http://womeninthepetindustry.com/conference2015/ Memphis Pet Expo August 15, 2015 in Memphis, TN http://memphispetexpo.com/ Denver Pet Expo August 22, 2015 in Denver, CO http://www.denverpetexpo.com/ Oklahoma City Pet Expo August 22, 2015 in Oklahoma City, OK http://okcpetexpo.com/ ExoticsCon Association of Avian Veterinarians Association of Exotic Mammal Veterinarians Association of Reptilian and Amphibian Veterinarians August 29-September 2, 2015 in San Antonio, TX http://exoticscon.org/
9 SEPTEMBER Pet Sitter World Educational Conference & Expo Pet Sitters International September 11-14, 2015 in Myrtle Beach, SC http://www.petsit.com/2015-pet-sitter-world Cleveland Pet Expo September 12, 2015 in Cleveland, OH http://amazingpetexpocleveland.com/ Surf Dog Surf-A-Thon Helen Woodward Animal Center September 13, 2015 in San Diego, CA http://www.animalcenter.org/events/surfdog/ Groom Expo September 17-20, 2015 in Hershey, PA http://www.groomexpo.com/ New England Pet Expo September 19, 2015 in Wilmington, MA http://www.newenglandpetexpo.com/ Virginia Beach Pet Expo September 19, 2015 in Virginia Beach, VA http://www.virginiabeachpetexpo.com/ Southwest Veterinary Symposium September 24-27, 2015 in Fort Worth, TX http://www.swvs.org/ Backer s Total Pet Expo Fall Trade Show H.H. Backer Associates Inc. September 25-27, 2015 in Chicago, IL http://www.totalpetexpo.com/fall
OCTOBER 10 New England Grooming Show October 2-4, 2015 in Sturbridge, MA http://www.newenglandgrooms.com/ Hartford Pet Expo October 3, 2015 in Hartford, CT http://hartfordpetexpo.com/ Wild West Veterinary Conference October 7-11, 2015 in Reno, NV http://wildwestvc.com/ Portland Pet Expo October 11, 2015 in Portland, OR http://www.portlandpetexpo.com/ Atlantic Coast Veterinary Conference October 12-15, 2015 in Atlantic City, NJ http://www.acvc.org/ Summit for Urban Animal Strategies October 14-17, 2015 in Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada http://www.urbananimal.com/#!summit/c12w3 VCS Annual Conference Veterinary Cancer Society October 15-17, 2015 in Tysons Corner, VA http://www.vetcancersociety.org/conference/ ACVS Surgery Summit American College of Veterinary Surgeons October 21-24, 2015 in Nashville, TN https://www.acvs.org/surgery-summit Saint Louis Pet Expo October 24, 2015 in St. Charles, MO http://www.stlpetexpo.com/ BarkWorld Conference & Expo October 30-November 1, 2015 in Atlanta, GA http://www.barkworldexpo.com/
11NOVEMBER Aquatic Experience Chicago World Pet Association November 6-8, 2015 in Schaumburg, IL http://aquaticexperience.org/ Pet Boarding and Daycare Expo November 10-12, 2015 in Hershey, PA http://www.petboardingexpo.com/ ABVP Symposium American Board of Veterinary Practitioners November 12-15, 2015 in New Orleans, LA http://www.abvp.com/symposium Miami - Ft. Lauderdale Pet Expo November 14, 2015 in Miami, FL http://www.miamipetexpo.com SAWA Annual Conference Society of Animal Welfare Administrators November 16-18, 2015 in St. Petersburg, FL http://www.sawanetwork.org/ Tuscon Pet Expo November 22, 2015 in Tuscon, AZ http://tucsonpetexpo.com/
DECEMBER Holiday Pet Expo December 5, 2015 in Pomona, CA http://holidaypetexpo.com/ 12 AAEP Annual Convention American Association of Equine Practitioners December 5-9, 2015 in Las Vegas, NV http://www.aaep.org/info/annual-convention