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1 Inside this Issue N Presidents Corner D5 Announcement February IN AALAS Meeting Schedule Kickoff Event Branch Website launch Indiana AALAS 2011 Board Indiana Branch Individual Membership Application Indiana Branch Corporate Membership Application Advertisements ote from the Editor President s Corner By President Dominic Montani, IN AALAS President 2011 I hope that all of my AALAS colleagues are having a great start to the year and making it through this rough winter. Hopefully the spring will find us early this year! For those of you who don t know me, I have worked with Eli Lilly for almost 10 years now and been involved with AALAS, in some capacity, for 8 years. This year we will be very busy planning the D5 meeting that will be held in Indianapolis next spring. Participation is welcome, so please send us an and we will be glad to have the assistance. The following events are being planned along with the D5 meeting: *Kickoff event for February indoor and family oriented! *Mid-year event for July Indians baseball game and Friday night fireworks! *Awards banquet in December There will be more discussion on these events to follow. We would like some feedback on any ideas for these events, so please feel free to send an . If there are any topics or speakers you would like to have during one of our monthly web meetings, let us know. We are always looking for speakers and a variety of topics. We also need articles for upcoming newsletters so if you have or know someone in your facility that has an article that we could all learn from, let us know and we will get it in one of the newsletters. I look forward to a great year with lots of participation from our membership in all of our events! Please remember to take a look at our vendor s information below and on the website. They are here for us and help our branch and activities run! Have a great year!

2 February D5 is coming to Indiana in 2012! Indiana AALAS board members are seeking assistance with planning of next year s district 5 meeting. If anyone is interesting in helping to make district 5 a success please contact Carrie Pell capell@iupui.edu or Dominic Montani MONTANI_DOMINIC_J@lilly.com for information Indiana Branch AALAS Meeting Schedule Meetings held Wednesdays from 11:30-12:30pm th March th April May 8 th 2011 th June th August September 21 st 2011 November 16 th

3 3 Indiana Branch AALAS 2011 Membership Meeting 8707 Hardegan St. (At the corner of US 31 and E. County Line Rd.) Greenwood, IN Phone: (317) Date/Time: 12:00 PM, Saturday, February 26th, 2011 Details: Please join your Indiana Branch Friends and their families for an afternoon of Games, Bowling, Miniature Golf, Food and Fun! Your 2011 branch membership fee will be waived for those who attend this event! Cost: The cost per person is determined by the package you pick for you and your family. Most packages include an unlimited buffet and drinks and a game card. Directions and more information: Incredible Pizza is a family friendly establishment RSVP: Please send RSVPs to Dawn Bullock dawn.bullock@covance.com Indiana Branch AALAS 3

4 February IN Branch has a new website! As many of you may have seen in our announcement, our branch has a great new website. If you haven t had a chance to visit it, take some time to check it out: The new website is designed to be interactive and includes an event calendar (in case you forgotten when our meetings are!), as well as sponsor links, job postings, and a picture gallery. If your facility has job postings, please forward the information to Nic Montani at montanidj@lilly.com. We are also seeking your pictures from AALAS events to add to the gallery. Newsletters will also be placed on the website with links ed rather than the attached newsletter.which will hopefully reduce all of our overload! If you are reading this newsletter, you ve likely navigated to the website successfully! Bookmark and check the site periodically for updates

5 Indiana Branch Board Members Elected Name Phone Positions President Nic Montani Office: Cell: President Elect Carrie Pell Office: Past President Brad Lawler Office: Trustee (1Yr) Paul Pakyz Cell: Trustee (1Yr) Sarah Office: Roberts Trustee (2Yr) Austin Office: (first year) Bongen Secretary Diane Office: Clowers Treasurer Dawn Bullock Office: Appointed Positions Name Phone Awards Todd Office: Jackson Newsletter Melissa Office: Swan Nominations Jay Office: Lawson TBR Jan Warrick- Polakoff Office: Memberships Terry Hunt Cell: Memberships- Asst. Jake Anderson Office: Cell: Indiana Branch AALAS 5

6 February INDIANA BRANCH AALAS CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION 2011 Corporate Memberships include advertising in the Branch Newsletter, 3 individual memberships, and opportunities to participate in all Indiana Branch AALAS meetings and events. Your support of Indiana Br anch AALAS is greatly appreciated. Company: Primary Contact: Mailing Address: City: State: ZIP Code: MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION Membership Type: Renewal New Do you wish to be listed in the Branch Directory? Yes No* Member 1 Member 2 Member 3 Name: Name: Name: Phone: Phone: Phone: PAYMENT OPTIONS Membership dues are based on Newsletter advertisement size: Business Card: $ /4 Page: $ /2 Page: $85.00 Full Page: $ Check one: Payment by Credit Card: this completed form to Hunttr@ lilly.comand click the following link to complete your payment: ership-sign-up/ Payment By Check: Please make checks payable to IB AALAAS. Send payment and this completed form to the following Address: Terry Hunt Eli Lilly and Company Lilly Corporate Center Drop code 0506 Indianapolis, IN Please attach your advertisements to your application, and if possible send electronic versions of your advertisements to the below. *Directory information is provided only to active branch members. **Please fill out all fields completely and legibly** Questions? Contact Terry (765) or Hunttr@lilly.com AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR LABORATORY ANIMAL SCIENCE

7 7 INDIANA BRANCH AALAS MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION 2011 Name: Institution: Mailing Address: City: State: ZIP Code: MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION Membership Type: Renewal New Current AALAS Certifications Held: Do you wish to be listed in the Branch Directory? Yes No* PAYMENT OPTIONS Check one: Payment by Credit Card: this completed form to lilly.com and click the following link to complete your payment: ership-sign-up/ Payment By Check: Please make checks payable for $15.00 to IB AALAAS. Send payment and this completed form to the following Address: Terry Hunt Eli Lilly and Company Lilly Corporate Center Drop code 0506 Indianapolis, IN *Directory information is provided only to active branch members. Please note that choosing not to be listed in the directory may limit your receiving of branch mailings and notifications **Please fill out all fields completely and legibly** Questions? Contact Terry (765) or Hunttr@lilly.com AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR LABORATORY ANIMAL SCIENCE Indiana Branch AALAS 7

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20 February To the Indiana AAALAS Members: As your 2011 Indiana AALAS newsletter editor I am proud to be appointed to this position. As such, I would like to work to advance the Indiana newsletter to include topics of interest for our members. If any of our members would like to submit ideas as to what they would like to see in future newsletters please me at mpswan@iupui.edu. Future thoughts under consideration include: AALAS Crossword Tech Tips Technician Appreciation Page Animal of the Quarter Thank you and I hope you have enjoyed the updates! Sincerely, Melissa Swan AAS, RVT, RALAT