The Annual Conference has become a unique industry event where animal health manufacturers and distributors learn together and build and renew relationships. DETAILS

AVDA to Co-Sponsor Reception at NAVC

AVDA will partner with the KC Animal Health Corridor to co-sponsor a reception immediately following the Brakke Presentation on January 21, 2008 from 4 – 6pm during the North American Veterinary Conference (NAVC) in Orlando, Fla. Invitations with additional details will be sent to AVDA members in the coming months.

The KC Corridor is home to 37 global or US headquarters and has over 125 total companies involved in the animal health industry. For more information, please visit their website.

MEMBER SERVICES

AVDA Offers New Online Access

AVDA members may already have noticed an additional button on the AVDA homepage called, AVDA Online. AVDA Online is a web portal which allows members to pay dues, register for events, purchase products, update contact information and search for members on both individual and organizational levels. DETAILS

Save 10 Percent on All NAW Publications This Month

In celebration of its new NAW Web site, the National Association of Wholesale Distributors is offering a special 10% discount during October on all NAW Institute for Distribution Excellence publications. This discount is in addition to the usual bulk-quantity discounts. Here’s your opportunity to stock up on all the must-read publications for yourself and your management team. But hurry, this special discount only lasts through October 31. Visit NAW today.

NAW Launches Insurance Trust

The new NAW Insurance Trust is a health insurance program that takes advantage of NAW’s collective member company buying power, rewards healthy companies with lower premiums and offers the added protection of a pooled reserve fund.To be eligible to participate, a company must be a NAW direct member or a member of one of our member associations such as AVDA. All members, not just distributors, are eligible to participate. DETAILS

AVDA TRAINING

15th Anniversary of University of Industrial Distribution

AVDA is a proud co-sponsor of the University of Industrial Distribution (UID) celebrating 15 honored years of education in the distribution industry. As an AVDA member, you can register for the program at the Association Member price—a savings of $470 per person. The 2008 course will be held March 2-5 at Indiana University/Purdue University in Indianapolis, Indiana. DETAILS

AVDA and AEA - A Year in Review

AVDA together with the Association Education Alliance (AEA) presented a wide variety of educational sessions in 2007 including five webinars and four multiple day conferences. AEA is an alliance of over 40 professional and trade associations whose purpose is to identify, evaluate and develop affordable educational programs for use by member associations.  DETAILS

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

Government Affairs Update

Things have been heating up on the state and Federal levels regarding new legislation and regulations. DETAILS

State Monitor Service Update

This past June, AVDA members were invited to access a new service through BuzzeoPDMA called State Monitor Service. The service is open to all AVDA members at no additional cost. The State Monitor Service is an online clearinghouse of information on Federal and state legislation and regulations to assist the animal health industry monitor emerging issues. DETAILS

FINANCIAL NEWS

Let's Keep Worrying About the Wrong Things

Without a proper sense of priorities, managers often spend too much time worrying about the wrong things—the things that don’t improve profit. This report will examine how the typical AVDA member can begin to create a more profitable set of priorities. DETAILS

AVDA 2008 PROFIT Report

One of the most important benefits AVDA members enjoy is the annual PROFIT Report. Conducted by Dr. Al Bates and the team at Profit Planning Group, the PROFIT Report is the best source for financial benchmarking information in the industry. The information in the report – on gross margin, operating expenses, average collection period and the like – is arranged to provide direct comparisons with your firm.  DETAILS