IAA is a professional organization dedicated to fostering collaboration, professional growth, and education in animal care and use compliance across sectors like academia and industry. It provides a platform for knowledge sharing and networking, focusing on regulations, program compliance, and efficient management practices. The IAA supports professionals at all career stages, offering development opportunities to help them navigate the complexities of biosafety administration with confidence and expertise.

Webinar Objectives

Each webinar aims to foster engaging discussions on proven program management and operational techniques to achieve specific goals. A research compliance expert will kick off the session by presenting ideas on the chosen topic. Participants will then engage in open discussions to refine and validate these practices. Attendees are encouraged to submit questions about the topic in advance to wggreer@umich.edu. During the webinar, participants can share their own institution’s practices and ideas to enrich the conversation.

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Support the vital work of IAA while unlocking exclusive benefits designed to enhance your professional growth. By becoming a member, you ensure our ability to continue providing top-tier professional development opportunities—not just for IACUC administrators, but for anyone involved in their institution’s Animal Care and Use Programs (ACUPs).

As a member, you’ll enjoy free access to regular webinars throughout the year, discounted rates for online and in-person virtual meetings, and a host of resources to support your career and program management goals.

Don’t miss out—check your current membership status here: [Membership Status], or secure and renew your membership today at [Memberships]. Join us in shaping the future of animal care and use compliance while reaping the rewards of IAA membership!

Programs Support

Maintaining an IAA membership provides valuable benefits, including access to exclusive discounts on programs, resources, and services that enhance professional development and organizational efficiency. IAA activities are supported in part by OLAW, NIH, memberships, and event fees.

We encourage you to join or renew your membership annually. As a member, you can attend webinars for free and receive discounted attendance fees at both online and in person meetings.

IACUC Administrators Alliance:

We’re excited to announce the formation of the IACUC Administrators Alliance to further strengthen activities supported and hosted by the IAA. It will include a dedicated group of alliance faculty members who will meet regularly to identify pressing issues within the community and develop best practices to address them. Together, we’ll foster collaboration, share expertise, and create solutions that benefit the entire animal care and use community.

Brief Agenda and Discussion Points

During the webinar, we will provide an overview of the 2024 activities and consider options for 2025. In addition, we will review the 2024 program demographics and talk about the planned program schedule for the upcoming year.  

In Person Meetings (Subject to change)

1. IACUC Administrators Best Practice Meeting (Hawaii)                    
2. IACUC Administrators Best Practice Meeting (Tennessee)              
3. IACUC Administrators Best Practice Meeting (Denver) - Tentative                            

Virtual Meetings (Subject to change)

1. IACUC Administrators; The Essentials                                            
2. IACUC Administrators; Advanced                                           
3. Facilitating Animal Care and Use Training Programs
4. Occupational Health and Safety Programs    

Webinars (Subject to change)

1. Understanding and Assigning Pain Categories                                  
2. Zebrafish Oversight and Husbandry                                                  
3. Documents (Policies, Guidelines and SOPs) and their Development 
4. Service Animals and the ACUP                                                         
5. Controlled Substance Use                                                                  
6. Noncompliance and Reporting Requirements                                    
7. Effective Communicating                                                                  
8. Transgenic Animals and the use of Biohazards in animals                 
9. How a QA Program can Improve Overall Program Compliance               
10. Harmonizing Compliance Programs                                                 

Participants are encouraged to submit (wggreer@umich.edu) questions regarding PRIOR TO the event. During each session, attendees will be encouraged to discuss their own institutions practices and ideas.

Presenter(s) Biographies:

Standing IAA Faculty and Facilitators

Bill Greer, Assistant Vice President for Research, University of Michigan: Bill graduated from The Pennsylvania State University in 1985 with a degree in Microbiology. He oversees research compliance programs for animal care and use, biosafety, lab safety, controlled substances, and autonomous systems. Over his 30+ year career, Bill has held roles including Associate Director for Research Compliance, IACUC Vice-Chair, and Biosafety Committee Chair at Penn State, as well as production manager and safety director at Intervet (formerly Tri Bio Laboratories).

In 2005, Bill organized the first Research Administrators Best Practice Meeting, creating a platform for research oversight professionals to discuss programmatic concerns. He continues to facilitate at least five annual Best Practice Meetings focused on biosafety and animal care and use programs. In 2010, he chaired the founding committee of the IACUC Administrators Association (IAA), a nonprofit organization dedicated to education and serves as its president and board chair.

Since 2007, Bill has been an ad hoc consultant to the AAALAC Council, conducting institutional program reviews and assessments. He also served on the Council of Certified Professional IACUC Administrators (CCPIA). As an educator, Bill regularly lectures at conferences including PRIM&R, AALAS, BTAA, and C3, and facilitates IBC and IACUC Best Practice Meetings, continuing to support the IBC and IACUC administrative communities.

Ron E. Banks, DVM:  received his veterinary degree from Auburn University’s School of Veterinary Medicine, and retired a Colonel from the United States Army Veterinary Corps.  After postings as the Director, Center for Comparative Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado; and Director, Office of Animal Welfare Assurance at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina; and the Director, Division of Comparative Medicine, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; he is currently retired.  Along his professional journey he has contributed as Council Member on AAALAC’s Council on Accreditation; Chairman of the American Veterinary Medical Association’s Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee; Board Member for the IACUC Administrator’s Association; and Fellow of the National Academies of Practice.  Dr. Banks is board certified with the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine; the American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine; and he is a Charter Diplomate of the American College of Animal Welfare.