Dear EVSSAR Members,

Dear Colleagues,

The 25th EVSSAR CONGRESS will be held from June 27th to June 29th 2024 in BARCELONA (Spain)

We have the great pleasure of announcing that the 25th EVSSAR Congress 2024 is going to take place in the beautiful city of Barcelona, at the World Trade Center Barcelona (WTCB).

Speakers from different specialist fields will present the latest news about developments in the field of small animal reproduction. Hot topics of 2024 will include insights into contraception, neonatology, andrology, ART as well as canine and feline gamete preservation. Rodents, exotics and wild animals will also be included. Very important topics will be the ethical aspects of reproduction but also the enormous responsibility and burden vets all over the world have to carry, and how to deal with the psychological problems this may cause.

The deadline for abstract submission is April 1st.

The EVSSAR Board, Local Organizing and Scientific Committees of the 25th EVSSAR Congress invite all veterinarians and researchers in the field of small animal reproduction to submit abstracts for oral and poster presentations in carnivore, laboratory, and exotic animal reproduction. Abstracts can be related to clinical and fundamental research, including doctoral thesis, laboratory trials, retrospective studies, case reports etc. All delegates are encouraged to submit abstracts which will be peer reviewed by two independent reviewers. Selected abstracts will be presented as short communications.

NEW: this year posters will be presented as e-posters. Detailed guidelines about how to prepare e-posters will be sent soon.

Please submit your abstract online -The link to access the system is going to be opened on January 15th.

Abstracts must adhere to the guidelines that will be available online, and must be submitted to the abstract submission site at the link below: evssar2024.exordo.com

Attention: We advise diligence in the booking of the hotels, due to many other events taking place

in Barcelona in the same week, which might raise the prices and trouble the availability.

We are looking forward to meeting you all in Barcelona!

On behalf of the EVSSAR Board,

Sabine Schäfer-Somi (Head of Scientific Committee)

Chiara Milani (EVSSAR President),

Paulo Borges (EVSSAR Vice-president),

Lluis Ferré-Dolcet (Secretary)

Maria Montserrat Rivera Del Alamo (Head of the Local Organizing Committee)