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AALAS Foundation Announces “Ann Turner CARE Academy” CARE

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The AALAS Foundation is excited to announce the launch of its Ann Turner CARE Academy – a free public outreach training program designed to train and prepare AALAS members to be more successful and confident in their public outreach efforts.

Registration is now open to attend this ground-breaking public outreach initiative- in honor of Dr. Ann Turner who has long been the face of the AALAS and laboratory animal science community.

Attendance is limited to the first twenty-five (25) AALAS members who register to attend this biennial program to be held March 9th – March 10th, 2023, at the AALAS National Headquarters in Memphis, Tennessee.

Attendees must pay their own travel expenses to and from Memphis. The AALAS Foundation will cover the following expenses:

• One (1) night hotel room for each attendee (breakfast provided by hotel) • Shuttle expenses to/from hotel/airport and to AALAS

Offices • Dinner provided on the evening of Training Academy Day 1 • Lunch provided on Training Academy Day 2

Attendees of this split day training program will learn to feel more confident and comfortable utilizing AALAS Foundation public outreach resource materials, and responding to tough questions, typically asked when speaking to the public about the important role of animals in biomedical research.

Training will be conducted by a professional trained in public speaking. Topics will include overcoming the fear of speaking in public about laboratory animal science, how to successfully present the AALAS Foundation’s “What’s Happening in Research?” fully scripted, Power Point presentations, how to answer “tough” questions regarding the use of animals in research, and much more!

Why should you or your employees attend this important training? The future of Laboratory Animal Science is greatly dependent on the public’s view and opinion of animals in biomedical research – and a strong future work force is dependent on the effective education of young students about career opportunities available in laboratory animal science.

The Ann Turner CARE Academy hopes to offer a solution to help change public opinion and educate students about the important role of animals in research and about the vast array of amazing career opportunities in the field of lab animal science.

We look forward to working with our 2023 academy attendees and celebrating the successful completion of the first graduates of the Ann Turner CARE Academy!

Register to enroll in the Ann Turner CARE Academy today at the link below or email vicki.campbell@aalas.org for more information: https://tinyurl.com/CARE-ACADEMY

The AALAS Foundation is also seeking corporate sponsors to ensure the continued success of this program. Email vicki. campbell@aalas.org for more information about sponsorship opportunities.