Welcome to the 2025 PVMA Keystone Veterinary Conference! Below you will find answers to the most common questions we receive about the conference. If you have any additional questions, please contact us at events@pavma.org.
The 2025 PVMA Keystone Veterinary Conference will be held August 14-17, 2025.
Hilton Harrisburg Downtown
One North 2nd Street
Harrisburg, PA 17101
Ph: 717.233.6000
A maximum of 24 CE credit hours are available for the Keystone Veterinary Conference.
It is the individual’s responsibility to maintain and submit CE records as required. Attendees are encouraged to consult their state licensing board for specific allowances and any restrictions on the number of hours accepted for specialty and practice management sessions.
It is your responsibility to maintain the records of the sessions you attended, in addition to the event CE certificate that will be provided to you at the conclusion of the event. PVMA does not maintain or provide a list of the sessions you attended unless requested by the state in the event of an audit on your continuing education hours.
For specific CE session tracking, must record all sessions you attended. A CE Tracker will be provided in the on-site printed program, we strongly encourage you to utilize the program for tracking purposes. If you check in for each session using the Whova app, an email confirmation will be sent to you, keep this for your records.
After the completion of the Conference, your Certificate of Completion will be available at the PVMA Registration Desk. Anyone registered as a Student will not receive a CE Certificate.
If you need your CE certificate from one of our events in 2024, please email events@pavma.org.
All registered attendees will have access to the 2025 proceeding notes through a GoogleDocs link, which will be available via email before the conference. Note: speakers are not required to provide proceeding notes, all notes will be posted on the link as they become available.
PVMA will not have printed copies of the proceeding notes available on-site at the conference. If you prefer printed copies, we encourage you to print them before arriving on-site.
The Keystone Veterinary Conference is a preapproved provider of CE by the Pennsylvania Veterinary Medical Licensing Board, and nearly all other state veterinary boards accept the approval for their own state CE approval. We are not RACE accredited.
Yes, PVMA utilizes a mobile app named, Whova, to help manage all of your on-site needs. From the mobile app you can navigate the sessions, access speaker bios, view the list of exhibitors and use the interactive chat boards to ask questions and connect with fellow attendees.
All registered attendees will receive an email the week prior to the conference with the instructions for how to download to app. Included in the email will be the required access code in order to complete the download process. Please be sure to check the email for the passcode.
We strongly encourage all attendees to download and open the app before you arrive on-site. Note, the email used to register for the event, will be the username for the app download.
A printed program and limited number of speaker bios will be available on-site at the registration desk.
The Whova app will be available for viewing for 90 days following the conference.
Access to the exhibit hall is included with your registration fee. Please be sure to wear your name badge at all times when in the exhibit hall and allow exhibitors to scan the QR code on your name badge so they can collect your name and contact information.
Your name badge will have a QR code on it with your contact information encoded, which will allow exhibitors to scan and store your information. If you want to share your information with fellow attendees, you will need a business card as attendees cannot scan name badges.
We recommend business casual attire as this is a professional meeting environment with education and networking opportunities. Room temperatures may vary, so we encourage you to dress in layers.
Children under 18 years of age are not permitted in any CE sessions. If a child is going to participate in the meals and/or exhibit hall, you will be required to purchase a guest pass and the name badge must be clearly visible at all times while in attendance at the conference.
NO, childcare is not provided. Children (no matter the age) are not permitted in any CE sessions.
Ask Hotel- Childcare is not provided and children (no matter the age) are not permitted in any CE sessions.
A Session Moderator is essentially a speaker’s assistant. They introduce the speakers of their selected sessions using an introduction prepared by the PVMA staff and, make conference announcements (information provided by staff) and in the event of a problem, assist in locating appropriate staff to resolve A/V equipment or room issues. In addition, they are asked to count the number of guests in the room so we have an accurate count on the number of attendees per session.
Volunteers are asked to moderate for a morning (8 to 11:30 a.m.) or afternoon block of sessions (1:00 to 4:30 p.m.).
You may sign up online when registering for the event, there is a box to click to let us know you are interested in serving as a moderator. You can also email us at events@pavma.org to let us know you will serve as a moderator.
Moderators must be a full conference registered attendee; we are unable to accept guests to serve as moderators.
*Important! If you sign up to be a moderator, please let us know if your plans have changed and you are not interested in serving. It is important to have a moderator in each room so we need to know if you are unable to fulfill the responsibilities.
The moderator kit, including speaker introductions and conference announcements, will be available in the meeting room. The documents will be on a clipboard, located on the last table in the room. It is your responsibility to locate the clipboard as soon as you arrive in the room and identify yourself to the speaker.
At the conclusion of your moderating block, please return all completed forms to the PVMA registration desk.
Moderators are paid $15 per hour with the strict stipulation that all forms be signed and completed. We will not provide renumeration if the attendee forms are not completed and signed. Payment will be mailed within 30 days after the conclusion of the conference.
Pets are not permitted with the exception of clearly identified service animals.
DVMs, technicians, veterinary assistants, veterinary and technician students, practice managers, office staff, and suppliers that provide products and services that support veterinary medicine are welcome to attend.
The Conference is not open to the general public or other professions not related to veterinary medicine. Only paid attendees with the official PVMA name badge are allowed to attend continuing education sessions and the keynote speaker event.
The full conference registration includes access to all of the lectures, speaker proceeding notes, the keynote speaker event, complimentary breakfast and lunch each day, and access to the Exhibit Hall.
The registration deadlines will be noted on the registration page of the website.
When registering via check, please note, any mailed registration forms postmarked after the deadline will not qualify for the discounted registration rate- no exceptions.
The one-day conference registration includes access to all of the lectures, speaker proceeding notes, complimentary breakfast and lunch, and access to the Exhibit Hall.
Any veterinary and technician students interested in attending must be enrolled in an AVMA accredited veterinary college or a AMVA CTEA-Accredited Veterinary Technician program. You are also required to provide current student identification when registering for the conference. Students will NOT receive a CE Certificate at the completion of the conference.
If you are a full conference registered attendee, you do not need an additional registration for the Keynote Presentation.
If you are only interested in attending the Keynote Presentation with Temple Grandin on Friday, August 15, you will be required to register no later than August 13. The fee for the event is $50 per person. On-site registration for the keynote presentation will NOT be available. CE credit will NOT be provided if you only register for the Keynote Presentation. If you are interested in bringing a group (3 or more people) to the event, please contact us at events@pavma.org for invoicing.
If you need to make changes to your registration, please email events@pavma.org
Refund Policy-Requests to cancel a registration (full or one-day), must be done in writing, via email to events@pavma.org by August 4. Cancellations will not be accepted via voice mail. A $50 cancellation fee will apply to all cancelled registrations.
Cancellations received after August 4 are not eligible for a refund-no exceptions.
Refunds will not be issued for the Keynote Presentation with Temple Grandin.
Guest passes are available for purchases for full conference registered attendees only. Guests include family members or anyone who are not veterinarians, technicians, veterinary assistants, office staff or practice managers of a full conference.
All veterinarians, technicians, veterinary assistants, office staff or practice managers must register and pay registration fees.
Guest passes are available for purchase on-site for $125. This allows guests to attend non-CE events (including breakfast and lunch) and the exhibit hall. Guests cannot attend any CE sessions.
Guests under the age of 18 are permitted without a guest pass but may not attend any CE sessions. This will be strictly enforced.
Badges are required for entry into all sessions, labs, keynote presentation, and the Exhibit Hall.
We will not be offering an online virtual option this year or any videos to watch after the completion of the conference.
Pennsylvania Veterinary
Medical Association
PO Box 468
Elizabethtown, PA 17022
Phone: (717) 220-1437
Office Hours:
Monday-Friday
8:00 am-4:00 pm
Ⓒ 2025 Pennsylvania Veterinary Medical Association
