WAVMA Officer & Director-at-Large Election Results, 3 August 2009 PDF Print E-mail
INFORMATION

     We inform you, that our colleague Fotini Athanassopoulou, Professor of the Veterinary School of the University of Thessaly-Greece, was elected President of the World Aquatic Veterinary Medical Association-WAVMA). 
     This election is of great importance because is the first time that a Greek President is elected and it happens to be an active member of the Hellenic Veterinary Medical Sociaty-HVMS as well. The honour is very great and it is worth to congratulate her. More information you can find below:

 

http://www.wavma.org/

WAVMA, 3 August 2009

Officer & Director-at-Large Election Results

The following nominees were elected at the 2009 WAVMA Annual General Meeting to serve as Officers and Directors for 2010.  With the exception of one candidate who will immediately assume the duties of President-Elect (due to the unfortunate resignation of Dr. Otis Miller), these elected officials assume or continue their duties, and also serve as members of the Executive Board, beginning January 1, 2009.

 President-Elect (2009)

Fotini Athanassopoulou DVM, PhD, MRCVS (Greece)

President-Elect (2010)

Julius Tepper DMV (USA)

Secretary (2010)

Chris I. Walster BVMS, MVPH, MRCVS (UK) - reelected

Treasurer (2010)

Dusan Palic DVM, PhD (USA) - reelected

Directors-at-Large (2010)

Peter Werkman DVM (Netherlands)

            Paul Hardy-Smith BVSc (Hons.), Grad. Dip. (Aqua), GAICD, MRCVS

                (Australia) - reelected

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WHO ARE WE

The mission of the World Aquatic Veterinary Medical Association is to serve the discipline of aquatic veterinary medicine in enhancing aquatic animal health and welfare, public health and seafood safety, in support of the veterinary profession, aquatic animal owners and industries, and other stakeholders.

 

The purpose of the World Aquatic Veterinary Medical Association is:

  1. To serve aquatic veterinary medicine practitioners of many disciplines and backgrounds by developing programs to support and sustain members, and the aquatic species industries that they serve.
  2. To identify, foster and strengthen professional interactions among aquatic medical practitioners and other organizations around the world.
  3. To be an advocate for, develop guidance on, and promote the advancement of the science, ethics and professional aspects of aquatic animal medicine within the veterinary profession and a wider audience.
  4. To optimally position and advance the discipline of aquatic veterinary medicine, and support the practice of aquatic veterinary medicine in all countries.

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