2026 Program
The 2026 Annual Meeting will feature 25 CE for the in-person, and up to 8 CE for the online recorded sessions. The 2026 Annual Meeting's Keynote Speaker will be Dr. John Glisson, with the Lasher-Eckroade History Lecture being headed by Dr. Rudolf Hein.
2026 Program
The 2026 Annual Meeting takes place in Orlando, Florida on July 28-30.
Keynote Speaker
US Poultry Research - past, present and future
Dr. John Glisson
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
8:30 AM - 9:15 AM
Women's Network Luncheon
Speak to Influence- Public speaking workshop
Mary Cheyne
Wednesday, July 29, 2026
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Mary Cheyne aims to develop heart-centered, confident professionals who lead with empathy, not ego. Guided by the philosophy that to be great at public speaking, you must discover how to trust yourself first, she
created processes to help individuals communicate in a way where they feel seen, heard, valued, and respected by those they are speaking with.
Through her training and coaching, she has taught this curriculum to over 30,000 people in over 30 cities in 4 continents.
Lasher-Eckroade History Lecture
History of the Egg Drop Syndrome 1976
Dr. Rudolf Hein
Wednesday, July 29, 2026
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM
Dr. Rudolf Hein currently serves a consultant for poultry-molecular vaccine development. He helped develop several poultry vaccines: e.g. ND clone 30, Broad spectrum Inact IIBDV, ND Clone C2, Reo 2177, IBDV 89/03, Inact EDS 76, and the introduction of rHVT/ND.
He has a BS in General Microbiology/Immunology from HBO in Groningen, Netherlands and a MS in Applied Biology from Hatfield College.