Welcome

Dear colleagues and other guests,

We are pleased to invite you to the European Veterinary Congress of Behavioural and Welfare Medicine (EVCBMAW) in Helsinki, Finland, 18th -19th September 2025.

We will open the abstract submission and registration in February-March. The date of the College’s BM&AWSEL study day will be also confirmed at a later date. In the meantime, plan your visit and check out the venue and the side activities that Helsinki has to offer.

We hope that while you are here you will make the most of the opportunity and enjoy Helsinki to the full. Helsinki is a unique combination of quirky urban landscape and peaceful nature, offering peace and space to feel, hear and experience more.

On behalf of the local organizing committee, I warmly welcome you to Helsinki.

Tervetuloa!

 

Laura Hänninen, DVM, PhD, Dip ECAWBM-AWSEL

(Chair of the EVCBMAW National Committee 2025)

General information

Badges

We kindly request that all participants and exhibitors wear their badges throughout the congress. Access to plenary and parallel sessions will be granted only with your personal name badge.

Certificate of attendance

Following the congress, participants will receive an email with a link to a brief satisfaction survey to provide feedback on the event’s organization.

After completing the survey, you will be able to download your Certificate of Attendance.

Organising Secretariat

Wednesday 2 October
8.00 AM – 6.00 PM

Thursday 3 October
8.00 AM – 6.00 PM

Friday 4 October
8.00 AM – 6.00 PM

Slide Center

Oral presentations and speakers, poster teasers

Presentations should be provided on a USB stick no later than two hours prior to the start of the session.

Please go to the Slide Centre located at the Reception desk in the lobby with your USB stick. There will be a technical support team available to assist you upon request.

 

IMPORTANT: please note that it will not be possible to use your laptop for your presentation or upload your slides during the session in the auditorium.

 

Useful contact details

Twobevents

Email address: evcbmaw2024@twobevents.fr

Keisha Khoto-Thinu and Elisa Le Pors : +33 6 83 01 37 31

Welcome reception and Congress Dinner

Welcome reception

Thursday 3 October (upon registration) – from 6.00 PM

Attendance to the welcome reception is free but registration is needed.

ASIEM6 rue Albert de Lapparent, 75007 Paris

*From 6pm until midnight.

Please kindly note that there is no shuttle service provided at the end of the welcome reception.

Congress Dinner

Friday 4 October (upon registration) – 7.30 PM

Le Petit Boutary16 rue Jacquemont, 75017 Paris

Participants to the Congress dinner are provided with the mention “Congress Dinner – 4 October” on the badge.

*From 7.30PM until midnight. Please kindly ensure to arrive on time at the venue.

How to get to the restaurant from ASIEM?

– Walk to “Segur” metro station (4 mins walk from ASIEM)

– Get on the metro line 10 towards “Gare d’Austerlitz”

– Get off at “Duroc” station

– Get on the metro line 13 towards Saint-Denis-Université or Asnières – Gennevilliers – Les Courtilles

– Get off at “La Fourche” station- Walk 4 mins to get to 16 rue Jacquemont, 75017 Paris

Committees

Scientific committee

Emmanuelle Titeux

Chair of 2024 EVCBMAW National Committee

Chief Academic Editor, BM Editor

Practioner at EiffelVet 2 rue Saint-Saëns 75015 Paris

Practionner at the National Veterinary School of Alfort (EnvA)

DMV, Dipl. ECAWBM-BM, EBVS© European Veterinary Specialist in Behavioural Medicine

ORCID ID: 0009-0004-2321-7971

drvet.titeux@hotmail.com

Caroline Gilbert

Chief Academic Editor, BM Academic Secretary, BM Editor

Professor, Fundamental and applied Ethology, National Veterinary School of Alfort (EnvA)

DVM, PhD, Dipl. ECAWBM-AWSEL

ORCID ID: 0000-0002-9957-405X

caroline.gilbert@vet-alfort.fr

Claire Diederich

Chief Academic Editor, AWSEL Academic Secretary, AWSEL Editor

Professor at the Dept of Veterinary Medicine (University of Namur, Belgium)

DVM, PhD, Dipl. ECAWBM-AWSEL

ORCID ID: 0000-0002-0063-3903

claire.diederich@unamur.be

Agnès Tiret

Chief Academic Secretary

Deputy Director, French Reference Centre for Animal Welfare (FRCAW)

ORCID ID: 0000-0002-4467-5179

agnes.tiret@inrae.fr

Bertrand L. Deputte

AWSEL Editor

Honorary Professor of Ethology and Animal Welfare at the National Veterinary School of Alfort (EnvA)

PhD, Member of the French Veterinary Academy

ORCID ID: 0000-0002-0948-8503

bert.deputte@wanadoo.fr

Franck Péron

AWSEL Editor

Veterinarian, ethologist; Science Specialist at Royal Canin

DVM, MSc, PhD, Dipl. ECAWBM-AWSEL

ORCID ID: 0000-0001-8408-4691

fperon2008@yahoo.fr

Local organising committee

Emmanuelle Titeux

Chair of 2024 EVCBMAW National Committee

Practioner at EiffelVet 2 rue Saint-Saëns 75015 Paris

Practionner at the National Veterinary School of Alfort (EnvA)

DMV, Dipl. ECAWBM-BM, EBVS© European Veterinary Specialist in Behavioural Medicine

ORCID ID: 0009-0004-2321-7971

drvet.titeux@hotmail.com

Martin Whiting

Treasurer, Food and Wine Officer

Global Head of Ethics and Welfare for Mars

BSc, BVetMed, MA, PhD, DipECAWBM-AWSEL, FHEA, MRCVS

ORCID ID: 0000-0003-0666-5495

martinwhiting@mac.com

Cassandre Desgrez-Dautet

Local Committee Coordinator

Fifth-year student at the National Veterinary School of Alfort

President of the Junior Francophone Society of Veterinary Ethology since 2020

cassandre.desgrez–dautet@vet-alfort.fr

Edwin Louis-Maerten

Local Committee Coordinator

DVM

Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy and Master’s degree in Interdisciplinary Ethics

PhD student in Biomedical Ethics

ECAWBM-AWSEL resident

ORCID ID: 0009-0001-6554-4821

edwin.vethics@gmail.com

Anne-Sophie Personnat

Local Committee Coordinator

DVM, CEAV in domestic animal behaviour medicine

Exclusive practice in behavioural medicine since 2015

Treasurer of the SFEV

annesophie.personnat@hotmail.com

Anne-Sophie Personnat

– DVM

– PhD

– Associate Professor at Dept of Veterinary Sciences (University of Pisa)

– Orcid: 0000-0001-5221-5714

International organizing committee

Christine Halsberghe 

President ESVCE

Anouck Haverbeke

ECAWBM – BM

Peter Thornton

ECAWBM – AWSEL

Karen Hiestand

Chair AWSELVA

Emmanuelle Titeux

Chair National Committee for 2024

Laura Hänninen

Chair National Committee for 2025

Programme

Soon.

2nd October 2024

ECAWBM RESIDENT STUDY DAY
Venue: ASIEM - 6 rue Albert de Lapparent, 75007, PARIS

3rd - 4th October 2024

6th Annual Meeting of the European Veterinary Congress of Animal Welfare and Behavioral Medicine
-Prof. Bertrand L. Deputte: “Concepts in ethology as a fundamental basis for behavioral medicine” -Alain Boissy:“Emotions, cognition and positive welfare: an inter-disciplinary approach.”

Evening events

Wednesday, October 2, 2024

Theme: Study day afterwork.

Venue: Les Caractères, 25 Rue des Grands Augustins, 75006 Paris — check here

Times: 6:00 pm to midnight

*All study day participants are invited to this event.

Thursday, October 3, 2024

Theme: Wine and cheese tasting with vegetarian options

Venue: ASIEM, 6 rue Albert de Lapparent, 75007, Paris

Time: from 6:00 pm to 12:00 am

*The registration is free but mandatory.

 

Friday, October 4, 2024

Theme: Closing gala of the congress 

Venue: Le Petit Boutary, 16 Rue Jacquemont, 75017 Paris

— In a quiet street in Les Batignolles, chef Romeo Agbodjan welcomes you to his kitchen, set up directly in the heart of the restaurant, with unique, relaxed but refined and original surprise menus, changed regularly according to the market and the seasons. Check here.

Time: from 7:30 pm to 12:00 am

*Registration and payment via the web.

Invited speakers

Prof. Bertrand L. Deputte

“Concepts in ethology as a fundamental and interdisciplinary basis for behavioral medicine”

With over 1,200 scientific citations and 100 peer-reviewed publications, Bertrand is a worldwide respected and thorough scientific observer of animal behaviour researches. A former professor and head of the behavioural clinic at the National veterinary school of Alfort (Paris, France), he has always put great emphasis on the concepts that his activities were based on. His presentation at the 6th EVCBMAW will provide an opportunity to explore these concepts and discuss their interpretations across disciplines and across human and non-human species. He is also co-author of the recently published CABI book (2022) Interacting with Animals, Understanding their Behaviour and Welfare.

Alain Boissy

“Emotions, cognition and positive welfare: an inter-disciplinary approach.”

Senior Scientist (Directeur de recherches)

National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and the Environment (INRAE)

His research interests include social behaviour and emotional reactivity in cattle and small ruminants, taking into account their respective influences and the effects of genetic background of the animals. He started also to develop a new approach for scientifically assessing emotions and mood in animals, based on a cognitive psychological approach.He has produced more than 150 refereed papers and book chapters and 30 non-refereed publications, and supervised 50 Master students and 10 PhD students. He is member of the ISAE, ASAS and SFECA (French Society for the Study of Animal Behaviour).

 

Venue

Helsinki University Main Building

Fabianinkatu 33
Helsinki
Finland

Registration

Early bird registration ends on the 7th of July

EARLY BIRD REGISTRATIONS ARE OPEN UP TO AND INCLUDING JULY 7, 2024. 

AFTER THIS DATE, PLEASE NOTE THAT PRICES WILL INCREASE.

STUDENTS/RESIDENTS Registration

Early bird

  • Students/Residents ECAWBM                   *250.00 € Incl. TVA

 

 

Other

  • Study Day – Non Resident ECAWBM       100.00 € Incl. TVA
  • Study Day – Resident
  • ECAWBM Welcome reception – October, 3 (included in registration fee)
  • Congress dinner – October, 4 –                   120.00 € Incl. TVA

NON STUDENTS/RESIDENTS Registration

Early bird

  • Members                                                *342.00 € Incl. TVA
  • Non members                                         380.00 € Incl. TVA

 

Other

  • Welcome reception – October, 3 (included in registration fee)
  • Study Day – Supervisor
  • Study Day – Non-supervisor                       100.00 € Incl. TVA
  • Congress Dinner – October, 4                     120.00 € Incl. TVA

 

* Members of ECAWBM, ESVCE, AWSELVA in good standing for 2024

Welcome reception

Free of charge but registration needed.

Thursday 19th shortly after the end of the congress presentations.

Stazione Leopolda di Pisa.  

* Members of ECAWBM, ESVCE, AWSELVA in good standing for 2024

Social dinner

65 euros and registration needed.

Friday 20th October.

Shuttle bus from Pisa included.

Villa Poschi.

Not gala dinner.

 

– No fee to ECAWBM enrolled residents and their supervisors.
– Other attendees €100.

Topic: the latest scientific updates on the behaviour and welfare of rabbits, ferrets, small mammals, chelonia, lizards, and snakes.

Sponsors

If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, please contact  sponsorship@evcbmaw.org