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OVTE 2025 Conference

ONTARIO VETERINARY TECHNICIAN EDUCATORS

OVTE 2025 CONFERENCE

May 26 - 28, 2025


 

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Registration Information

Registration opens March 25, 2025

IMPORTANT: Pre-registration is required to attend the OVTE Conference.

Fees

There is no cost to attend the conference.

Register Online

Conference Registration closes May 9, 2025

 

 

OVTE 2025 CONFERENCE AGENDA

Monday, May 26, 2025

Time Activity  Location 
3:00 - 4:30 pm Arrive at Hotel Willow Barrel Retreat or Erie-O Motel, Erieau, ON
5:15 pm
Bus leaves Erieau lodging for dinner
Meet in front of Willow Barrel Retreat or Erie-O Motel
5:30 - 6:00 pm
Registration
Drinks and Mingling
Willow Ridge Golf and Country Club, Blenheim, ON
6:00 pm Welcome, Dinner, Keynote Speaker

Willow Ridge Golf and Country Club, Blenheim, ON

8:30 pm
Bus leaves Willow Ridge Golf and Country Club to return delegates to hotels in Erieau

Meet in the parking lot of the Willow Ridge Golf and Country Club

Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Time Activity Location
8:00 - 8:45 am Breakfast  Wilson Hall, Ridgetown Campus
8:45 - 10:45 am Tours of Veterinary Technology Building and Campus Wagon Tours

Split into 2 groups - map to be provided 

Veterinary Technology Parking Lot

10:45 - 11:00 am Coffee Break Veterinary Technology Lounge
11:00 am - 1:00 pm VT Model Making Workshop Veterinary Technology - map to be provided
1:00 - 2:30 pm Trade Show Willson Hall Cafeteria
1:00 - 2:30 pm Lunch Willson Hall Cafeteria
2:30 - 4:30 pm
New Technologies and AI in Teaching - Bring your own device
RDC Pioneer Lecture Theatre
4:30 - 4:45 pm Coffee Break  RDC Foyer
4:45 pm Return to Hotel  Enjoy hotel activities
6:30 pm

Walk or Drive to Dinner @ Bayside Brewing

(20-minute walk or 3-minute drive along the quaint Erieau boulevard from Willow Barrel; Erie-O Motel very short walk)

Bayside Brewing Company in Erieau
8:00 pm
Bus leaves Bayside to Level UP! Arcade and Bowling, Blenheim
Meet in front of Bayside Brewing Company.
10:00 pm
Bus leaves Level Up! Arcade to return to Erieau accommodations
 
Meet in the parking lot of Level Up! Arcade

Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Time Activity Location
8:00 - 8:45 am Breakfast  Willson Hall, Ridgetown Campus
8:45 - 10:30 am OVTE Annual General Meeting RDC Pioneer Lecture Theatre
10:30 - 10:45 am Coffee Break RDC Foyer
10:45 am - 12:15 pm Guest Speaker - Student Study Habits and Time Management RDC Pioneer Lecture Theatre
12:15 pm Boxed lunches - Safe trip home! Pick up RDC Foyer

Conference Sponsorship

Bronze Level

Sponsors Sponsors

Benson Medical

Central Sales

Dispomed

Hill's

MedVant

NVA

 

 

Summit Veterinary Pharmacy

Vet Purchasing

Veterinary Dental Supplies

VETREX Group Inc.

Wilson Equipment

 

 

   
   

Reviewed 05/21/2025