CONFERENCE FEES & REGISTRATION

Space is limited, so register early!

Please select only one (1) of the registration forms below to complete your registration.

If you are a Speaker or Exhibitor, please email us at admin@vccis.org for assistance with your registration.

The 2026 International Conference on Veterinary and Comparative Clinical Immunology is a RACE-accredited continuing education conference designed for general and specialist veterinarians, biomedical scientists, specialists-in-training, veterinary technicians, and students. Internationally renowned speakers with expertise in veterinary internal medicine, clinical pathology, vaccinology, immunopathogenesis, and immunogenetics will deliver state-of-the-art presentations in areas relevant to both small and large animal clinical practice. Recent trends and best practices will be discussed, as well as future advances. Keynote and lightning lectures, panel discussions, and abstracts of cutting-edge research presented in poster and verbal format, will make for an engaging and interactive learning environment that aims to deliver practical information attendees can use to inform their clinical practice and knowledge of future trends in the field.

Learning Outcomes

After attending this live conference, participants will be able to:

• Identify and discuss emerging trends in the diagnosis and treatment of immune-mediated disease in small and large animals;
• Summarize advances in vaccines for small and large animals, citing specific examples of each;
• Outline and assess current hypotheses for genetic predisposition to, and pathogenic triggers for, immune-mediated disease;
• Describe novel immune therapies for cancer.

Target Audience

• Veterinary general practitioners and specialists
• Comparative biomedical scientists
• Veterinary interns and residents
• Veterinary and animal care technicians
• Veterinary students

Included: Course tuition, breakfast, breaks, lunch, internet access, electronic course materials, VIN proceedings, tour of Zoetis' facility, receptions, and recordings (post conference).

Not included: travel costs, lodging, parking, gala dinner ($70 - optional), nightly dinner / room service, travel insurance, and incidentals.

Conference Location & Hotel Information

Radisson Plaza Hotel at Kalamazoo Center
100 W Michigan Ave
Kalamazoo MI 49007

Reservations: (269) 343-3333 (online registration, preferred)

Make your reservations early! A specially priced block of rooms is being held until 5:00 pm Eastern, Monday, October 19, 2026, or until the room block fills, whichever comes first. When making your reservation by phone, be sure to ask for the VCCIS conference rate of $174 per night (plus tax and parking). After October 19, 2026 reservations will be accepted on a space and rate availability basis only. A link to reserve a discounted room can be found above.

This low rate also includes:

• Discounted resort fee
• Discounted overnight self-parking
• Enhanced high-speed guestroom internet access

Please note: Attendees who book their room through an online, third-party services (Hotels.com, Expedia.com, Priceline.com, etc.) are not eligible to receive the concessions listed above.

RACE Accreditation

This program has been submitted, but not yet has been approved for eleven (11) hours of continuing education credit in jurisdictions that recognize RACE approval. Credit may only be requested during the live presentation. On-demand viewing post-conference will not qualify for CE credit. To request RACE CE credit, complete the registration form and be sure to include your license number(s), and jurisdiction(s).