THANK YOU ALL!

Thanks to all organizers, sponsors, vendors, presenters and especially attendees for making the 4ICWDS a huge success! It truly takes a village and our community is strong and vibrant. We look forward to tackling the challenges we face in the coming years to continue to move CWD research forward and find practical plans for mitigation, management and remediation.

We uploaded the FINAL agenda with all abstracts here if you would like to download a copy.

For those interested in Dr. Bartz’s papers he discussed in his closing plenary talk, he shares the following bibliography :

UPDATE:

The Sheraton will provide signup sheets for reservable meeting space at the conference, so y’all can organize small group meetings, impromptu breakout discussions, have quiet place to work, etc.

Continuing education credit opportunities at 4ICWDS! We are pleased to announce two continue education opportunities at 4ICWDS. Attendees can earn up to 17.5 CEUs in Category I of the Certified Wildlife Biologist®/Professional Development Certificate Program provided by The Wildlife Society. One CEU can be earned for every hour of classroom-style learning, including attending 4ICWDS. Veterinarians can earn continue education credit through the American Association of Wildlife Veterinarians and the  American College of Zoological Medicine.

The interactive agenda is now LIVE! Oxford Abstracts requires disabling VPN to view the interactive program. Plan your agenda and talks for the meeting. Download the free mobile app for easy navigation of the agenda while at the symposium. You can also access a static-web-baed agenda here.

RELEASE DATE POLICY: Rooms at the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel that have not been reserved by May 1 will be released from the CWD Symposium group block and the established group rate will no longer be available.  Any reservations made on or after May 2 will be subject to the current rate of the hotel rooms at the time of the reservation.

Please feel free to contact the symposium planning committee at 2023cwdsymposium@usda.gov,  if you have any questions. Thank you.

WELCOME to the 4th Annual Chronic Wasting Disease Symposium official website. Bookmark this page and check back here often for information, updates and more. We look forward to seeing you at the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel starting May 31, 2023.

About the Symposium

The 4^th International Chronic Wasting Disease Symposium brings together specialists and interested parties from around the world to address and discuss the unique challenges associated with chronic wasting disease (CWD) and its impacts on wild and captive cervids. Since the last symposium held in Park City, Utah, in 2009, many new scientific discoveries and developments have occurred. This year’s theme “Overcoming Barriers to Control CWD” will focus on these discoveries and provide opportunities for discussion of practical and feasible CWD management and control strategies.    

Who Should Attend

The 4^th International Chronic Wasting Disease Symposium brings together scientific experts, wildlife managers, captive cervid producers, landowners, conservationists, students, and others who are interested in finding solutions and overcoming barriers to controlling this deadly cervid disease. All interested individuals and organizations are invited to attend.

LEGACY SPONSORS

Check out our other sponsors here and for information for becoming a sponsor here.