World Veterinary Year 2011
The year 2011 was named World Veterinary Year in recognition of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the world’s first veterinary school in Lyon, France, in 1761, which was followed in 1764 by the founding of the Alfort veterinary school, near Paris, both at the initiative of French veterinarian Claude Bourgelat.
Selected celebrations
- 24 January 2011: Official Opening Ceremony of World Veterinary Year (Lyon, France)
- 12–16 May 2011: World conference on veterinary education (Lyon, France)
- 16–19 July 2011: AVMA International Symposium (St. Louis, Missouri, United States)
- 1 October 2011: International Closing Ceremony (Cape Town, South Africa)
See also
- 2005 - World Year of Physics (declared by IUPAP)
- 2006 - International Year of Deserts and Desertification
- 2007 - Year of the Dolphin (extended to 2008)
- 2007-2008 - International Heliophysical Year
- 2007-2008-(2009) - International Polar Year
- (2007)-2008-(2009) - International Year of Planet Earth
- 2008 - International Year of Languages
- 2008 - International Year of the Potato
- 2008 - International Year of Sanitation
- 2009 - International Year of Astronomy
- 2009 - International Year of Natural Fibres
- 2010 - International Year of Biodiversity
- 2010 - International Year of Youth
- 2011 - International Year of Forests
- 2011 - International Year of Chemistry
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