Registration
Welcome to the registration page for the 22nd International Symposium of the World Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians.
We are delighted to invite you to join colleagues from around the world for this prestigious global gathering of veterinary laboratory diagnosticians, researchers, industry partners, and policymakers. The symposium will provide a dynamic platform to share the latest scientific advances, diagnostic technologies, and collaborative approaches addressing animal health, zoonotic diseases, food safety, and the One Health interface.
The 2027 symposium promises an engaging scientific programme featuring keynote lectures from internationally renowned experts, cutting-edge research presentations, interactive workshops, and valuable networking opportunities. Delegates will have the opportunity to exchange knowledge, build partnerships, and explore innovative solutions to current and emerging challenges in veterinary diagnostics.
Whether you are an established leader in the field or an early-career scientist, ISWAVLD 2027 offers a unique opportunity to connect with the global veterinary diagnostics community and contribute to advancing laboratory science for the benefit of animal and public health.
We look forward to welcoming you to an inspiring and memorable symposium.
REGISTRATIONS WILL OPEN ON 4 MAY 2026.
The following registration categories will apply:
All persons attending the symposium must complete an online registration form.
Registration Payments
To be entitled to the super-early and early registration fees, you must have registered and paid by the respective closing dates. Payments not received by the closing dates will automatically be transferred to the next registration category.
Payment Options
- Invoice (EFT)
- Credit Card* – VISA, MasterCard (via PayFast or PayPal)
- Credit Card* – Discovery and AMEX (via PayPal)
- All fees will be processed in ZAR.
*All credit card payments will be subject to a 5% processing fee to cover the associated online card transaction charges.
Registration Details
Entitlements
Full Registration entitles delegates to the following:
- Symposium promotional material.
- Access to all sessions and exhibition area
- Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea
- 1 x ticket to the Welcome Reception
- Mobile app containing official Symposium information
- Welcome Reception
- EXCLUDED: Official Symposium Dinner
Day Registration entitles delegates to the following:
- Symposium promotional material.
- Access to all sessions and exhibition area on the day of attendance.
- Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea
- Mobile app containing official Symposium information
- EXCLUDED: Welcome Reception and Official Symposium Dinner
Accompanying Person Registration entitles attendee to the following:
- Access to exhibition area
- Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea
- EXCLUDED: Welcome Reception and Official Symposium Dinner
For group registrations, please contact corne@savetcon.co.za.
Procedure
Registration confirmation
Your completed registration and successful payment will be acknowledged via email with confirmation of your requirements according to your registration form. Your registration will only be processed or confirmed once payment has been made. Please contact us if you do not receive your confirmation as this may effect future communications from us.
All registrations must be paid by the close date to secure the discounted rates.
Name badge
Each delegate will receive a name badge when they check in at the registration desk. The badge will be your official pass to obtain entry to all sessions and social functions. You are responsible for having your badge clearly visible at all times and must be clearly visible at all times to obtain entry to all sessions and to social functions.
Payment Options
Registration Payments
To be entitled to the super-early and early registration fees, you must have registered and paid by the respective closing dates. Payments not received by the closing dates will automatically be transferred to the next registration category.
Payment Options
- Invoice (EFT)
- Credit Card* – VISA, MasterCard (via PayFast or PayPal)
- Credit Card* – Discovery and AMEX (via PayPal)
- All fees will be processed in ZAR.
*All credit card payments will be subject to a 5% processing fee to cover the associated online card transaction charges.
Cancellations & Refunds
Cancellations must be notified in writing to the Symposium Secretariat at corne@savetcon.co.za.
Note: there will be a ZAR 250.00 administration fee charged for refunds on duplicate registration payments.
Registration
Cancellations before 01 April 2027 will incur an ZAR 250.00 cancellation fee.
Cancellations from 02 April 2027 to 19 June 2027 will incur a 50% cancellation fee.
Cancellations on or after 20 June 2027 will receive no refund.
Accommodation
Individual participants make their own reservation via an online booking link. As soon as the booking has been done by the individual, the guest guarantees for this reservation with a credit card and this reservation cannot be cancelled free of charge anymore. In case of a no-show, the full amount of the stay will be charged to the individual’s credit card.
Disclaimer
The program is correct at the time of publishing. The organisers reserve the right to delete, modify or alter items from the program or to delete, modify or alter any aspect of the Symposium timetabling and delivery at their sole discretion and without notice. Neither the host organisation(s) nor the Symposium Secretariat will accept any liability for any loss or inconvenience caused to any party consequent to such changes.
Code of Conduct
Introduction:
The organisers and hosts of the Event (the “Event”) are committed to providing an Event that is welcoming and safe for allattendees; free from discrimination and harassment; where all attendees are treated with dignity and respect.
Adherence to this Code of Conduct is mandatory for all attendees and extends to all aspects of the Event, including (but not limited to) program sessions, catering breaks,
social events and all communications including email and social media.
Attendees of the Event will in respect of all attendees or others associated with the delivery of the Event:
- treat all with respect, dignity, impartiality and courtesy;
- not discriminate in respect of gender, sexual orientation, disability, race, ethnicity, religion, age, national origin, gender identity or expression, or physical appearance;
- maintain a cooperative and collaborative approach to interpersonal relationships;
- respect the privacy of all;
- ensure that they are not involved in or encourage discrimination against or harassment of any other persons;
- ensure that their actions are not inhibiting, offensive, disruptive or negative towards other attendees or the organisers or hosts of the Event; and
- ensure that they do not support, condone or encourage in any way any protest or potential protest against the Event or its subject matter.
Purpose:
The purpose of this Code of Conduct is to ensure that the Event is available for enjoyment and participation by all Event attendees.
Consequences of Breach of this Code of Conduct:
The Event Organisers and the Hosts, at their sole discretion, reserve the right to remove from the Event premises or to refuse entry to the Event to any person(s) who breaches this Code of Conduct. Such action will automatically preclude the alleged offending person from any claim for financial compensation including loss of right to any refund for attendance fees for the Event. Additionally, any offender will immediately forfeit any entitlement to deliver poster or speaking presentations.
Anonymity:
The Event Organisers and/or Hosts will use all reasonable precautions and endeavours to protect the anonymity of persons reporting violations, or potential violations, of this
Code of Conduct.
Privacy Policy
The Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA), Act 4 of 2013, is South Africa’s comprehensive data protection law, in full effect since July 1, 2021. It regulates how public and private bodies process personal information, requiring compliance with eight conditions to protect individuals from data misuse, with severe penalties for non-compliance.
The Symposium Secretariat comply with these legislations and are committed to protect the right of the individual to privacy of their information.
The Symposium Secretariat will not sell your personal information to third parties. If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please email us and we will promptly correct the information. You may also withdraw your consent for use of your information by advice to us in writing.
Why do we wish you to provide your information?
We require your information to facilitate provision of information to you regarding the Symposium and to facilitate your participation in the Symposium. Information collected in respect of your proposed participation in any aspect of the Symposium will be used for the purposes listed below. You can give or withhold your consent for each or all of these uses. Please indicate your preferences when completing your registration form but please note that we will be unable to forward any information relating to the Symposium or to communicate with you regarding your registration if you select ‘no’ to point 1.
What we will do with your information?
- Planning and conduct of the Symposium including arrangements for your participation;
- In the Delegate List published for the Symposium;
- May also be provided to organisers of future occurrences of this Symposium;
- May be used to provide you with information of other relevant events in your area of interest.
Important Notes:
- The parties who will have access to your information (subject to your preference selections on above points) are the Symposium Secretariat, the Symposium host organisation (points 1 and point 4), delegates, sponsors and exhibitors of the Symposium (point 2) and any future organisers of the Symposium (point 3).
The parties mentioned above will rely on your above consent indications for the purposes of compliance.
- You may withdraw your granular consent at any time by notice in writing to the Symposium Secretariat.
- You are entitled to access the information held by written application to the Symposium Secretariat.
Insurance
Registration fees do not include insurance. It is strongly recommended that at the time you register for the ISWAVLD 2027and book your travel you take out an insurance policy of your choice. The policy should include:
- Loss of fees/deposit through cancellation of your participation in the Symposium or through cancellation of the Symposium,
- Loss of international/domestic air fares through cancellation for any reason,
- Loss of tour monies through cancellation for any reason including airline or related services strikes within South Africa,
- Failure to utilise tours or pre-booked arrangements due to airline delay,
- Force Majeure or any other reason,
- Medical expenses (including sickness and accident cover),
- Loss or damage to personal property,
- Additional expenses and repatriation should travel arrangements have to be altered,
- Medical expenses.
The Symposium Secretariat cannot take any responsibility for any participant failing to arrange their own insurance. This insurance is to be purchased in your country of origin.
*Student – To be able to register as graduate students, delegates must upload proof of full-time enrolment at a recognized university or college at both the time of registration and during ISWAVLD 2027. A copy of your student identification card must be sent to the Symposium Secretariat via email to corne@savetcon.co.za. Without this, the full registration fee will be charged.
#LMIC – Kindly click on the LMIC Countries tab to check if your country qualifies as a Low and Middle Income Country.
+Accompany persons receive access to all symposium refreshments and lunches. They cannot attend any of the lectures.
World Bank Country and Lending Groups
For the current 2026 fiscal year, low-income economies are defined as those with a GNI per capita, calculated using the World Bank Atlas method, of $1,135 or less in 2024; lower middle-income economies are those with a GNI per capita between $1,136 and $4,495; upper middle-income economies are those with a GNI per capita between $4,496 and $13,935; high-income economies are those with more than a GNI per capita of $13,935.
Please note: Regions in this table include economies at all income levels. The term country, used interchangeably with economy, does not imply political independence but refers to any territory for which authorities report separate social or economic statistics. Click here for information about how the World Bank classifies countries.
To explore the world by income and region with interactive tables and maps, please visit the World Development Indicators website.
Qualifies for LMIC Rates
| Economy | Income group | Economy | Income group | |
| Afghanistan | Low income | Ghana | Lower middle income | |
| Burkina Faso | Low income | Guinea | Lower middle income | |
| Burundi | Low income | Haiti | Lower middle income | |
| Central African Republic | Low income | Honduras | Lower middle income | |
| Chad | Low income | India | Lower middle income | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. | Low income | Jordan | Lower middle income | |
| Eritrea | Low income | Kenya | Lower middle income | |
| Ethiopia | Low income | Kiribati | Lower middle income | |
| Gambia, The | Low income | Kyrgyz Republic | Lower middle income | |
| Guinea-Bissau | Low income | Lao PDR | Lower middle income | |
| Korea, Dem. People’s Rep. | Low income | Lebanon | Lower middle income | |
| Liberia | Low income | Lesotho | Lower middle income | |
| Madagascar | Low income | Mauritania | Lower middle income | |
| Malawi | Low income | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | Lower middle income | |
| Mali | Low income | Morocco | Lower middle income | |
| Mozambique | Low income | Myanmar | Lower middle income | |
| Niger | Low income | Namibia | Lower middle income | |
| Rwanda | Low income | Nepal | Lower middle income | |
| Sierra Leone | Low income | Nicaragua | Lower middle income | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep. | Low income | Nigeria | Lower middle income | |
| South Sudan | Low income | Pakistan | Lower middle income | |
| Sudan | Low income | Papua New Guinea | Lower middle income | |
| Syrian Arab Republic | Low income | Philippines | Lower middle income | |
| Togo | Low income | São Tomé and Príncipe | Lower middle income | |
| Uganda | Low income | Senegal | Lower middle income | |
| Yemen, Rep. | Low income | Solomon Islands | Lower middle income | |
| Angola | Lower middle income | Sri Lanka | Lower middle income | |
| Bangladesh | Lower middle income | Tajikistan | Lower middle income | |
| Benin | Lower middle income | Tanzania | Lower middle income | |
| Bhutan | Lower middle income | Timor-Leste | Lower middle income | |
| Bolivia | Lower middle income | Tunisia | Lower middle income | |
| Cambodia | Lower middle income | Uzbekistan | Lower middle income | |
| Cameroon | Lower middle income | Vanuatu | Lower middle income | |
| Comoros | Lower middle income | Venezuela, RB | Lower middle income | |
| Congo, Rep. | Lower middle income | Vietnam | Lower middle income | |
| Côte d’Ivoire | Lower middle income | West Bank and Gaza | Lower middle income | |
| Djibouti | Lower middle income | Zambia | Lower middle income | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep. | Lower middle income | Zimbabwe | Lower middle income | |
| Eswatini |
Do not qualify for LMIC Rates
| Economy | Income group | Economy | Income group | |
| Albania | Upper middle income | Jamaica | Upper middle income | |
| Algeria | Upper middle income | Kazakhstan | Upper middle income | |
| Argentina | Upper middle income | Kosovo | Upper middle income | |
| Armenia | Upper middle income | Libya | Upper middle income | |
| Azerbaijan | Upper middle income | Malaysia | Upper middle income | |
| Belarus | Upper middle income | Maldives | Upper middle income | |
| Belize | Upper middle income | Marshall Islands | Upper middle income | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Upper middle income | Mauritius | Upper middle income | |
| Botswana | Upper middle income | Mexico | Upper middle income | |
| Brazil | Upper middle income | Moldova | Upper middle income | |
| Cabo Verde | Upper middle income | Mongolia | Upper middle income | |
| China | Upper middle income | Montenegro | Upper middle income | |
| Colombia | Upper middle income | North Macedonia | Upper middle income | |
| Cuba | Upper middle income | Paraguay | Upper middle income | |
| Dominica | Upper middle income | Peru | Upper middle income | |
| Dominican Republic | Upper middle income | Samoa | Upper middle income | |
| Ecuador | Upper middle income | Serbia | Upper middle income | |
| El Salvador | Upper middle income | South Africa | Upper middle income | |
| Equatorial Guinea | Upper middle income | St. Lucia | Upper middle income | |
| Fiji | Upper middle income | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | Upper middle income | |
| Gabon | Upper middle income | Suriname | Upper middle income | |
| Georgia | Upper middle income | Thailand | Upper middle income | |
| Grenada | Upper middle income | Tonga | Upper middle income | |
| Guatemala | Upper middle income | Türkiye | Upper middle income | |
| Indonesia | Upper middle income | Turkmenistan | Upper middle income | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep. | Upper middle income | Tuvalu | Upper middle income | |
| Iraq | Upper middle income | Ukraine | Upper middle income | |
| Economy | Income group | Economy | Income group | |
| American Samoa | High income | Kuwait | High income | |
| Andorra | High income | Latvia | High income | |
| Antigua and Barbuda | High income | Liechtenstein | High income | |
| Aruba | High income | Lithuania | High income | |
| Australia | High income | Luxembourg | High income | |
| Austria | High income | Macao SAR, China | High income | |
| Bahamas, The | High income | Malta | High income | |
| Bahrain | High income | Monaco | High income | |
| Barbados | High income | Nauru | High income | |
| Belgium | High income | Netherlands | High income | |
| Bermuda | High income | New Caledonia | High income | |
| British Virgin Islands | High income | New Zealand | High income | |
| Brunei Darussalam | High income | Northern Mariana Islands | High income | |
| Bulgaria | High income | Norway | High income | |
| Canada | High income | Oman | High income | |
| Cayman Islands | High income | Palau | High income | |
| Channel Islands | High income | Panama | High income | |
| Chile | High income | Poland | High income | |
| Costa Rica | High income | Portugal | High income | |
| Croatia | High income | Puerto Rico (U.S.) | High income | |
| Curaçao | High income | Qatar | High income | |
| Cyprus | High income | Romania | High income | |
| Czechia | High income | Russian Federation | High income | |
| Denmark | High income | San Marino | High income | |
| Estonia | High income | Saudi Arabia | High income | |
| Faroe Islands | High income | Seychelles | High income | |
| Finland | High income | Singapore | High income | |
| France | High income | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | High income | |
| French Polynesia | High income | Slovak Republic | High income | |
| Germany | High income | Slovenia | High income | |
| Gibraltar | High income | Spain | High income | |
| Greece | High income | St. Kitts and Nevis | High income | |
| Greenland | High income | St. Martin (French part) | High income | |
| Guam | High income | Sweden | High income | |
| Guyana | High income | Switzerland | High income | |
| Hong Kong SAR, China | High income | Taiwan, China | High income | |
| Hungary | High income | Trinidad and Tobago | High income | |
| Iceland | High income | Turks and Caicos Islands | High income | |
| Ireland | High income | United Arab Emirates | High income | |
| Isle of Man | High income | United Kingdom | High income | |
| Israel | High income | United States | High income | |
| Italy | High income | Uruguay | High income | |
| Japan | High income | Virgin Islands (U.S.) | High income | |
| Korea, Rep. | High income |
Attendees will have the option to participate in either a single Workshop or choose from two parallel Workshops, based on their preference indicated during registration.
- A 2-3 hour Workshop on Use of Point-of- Care Diagnostics in Emerging Economies (Establishing Global Standards for Field-Deployable Diagnostics of FMD as a Transboundary Animal Disease (TAD)); and
- Full day Workshop on Artificial Intelligence and Laboratory Automation (Integrating Smart Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) and Workflows for Enhanced Precision and Efficiency)
REGISTRATION TYPE
- Delegates
- Students
- LMIC Delegates
- LMIC Students
WORKSHOP REGISTRATION
- R 2,500.00
- R 1,500.00
- R 1,800.00
- R 1,500.00
REGISTRATION
TYPE
Full Registration
- Delegates
- Students
- LMIC Delegates
- LMIC Students
- Welcome Rec. – Acc.
- Gala Dinner – All
SUPER-EARLY
REGISTRATION
Full Registration
- R9,000.00
- R4,500.00
- R5,250.00
- R4,500.00
- R 650.00
- R1,650.00
EARLY
REGISTRATION
Full Registration
- R10,850.00
- R 5,000.00
- R 5,425.00
- R 5,000.00
- R 650.00
- R 1,650.00
REGULAR
REGISTRATION
Full Registration
- R12,500.00
- R 5,450.00
- R 6,250.00
- R 5,450.00
- R 650.00
- R 1,650.00
LATE
REGISTRATION
Full Registration
- R13,495.00
- R 6,000.00
- R 6,750.00
- R 6,000.00
- R 650.00
- R 1,650.00
REGISTRATION
TYPE
Day Registration
- Delegates
- Students
- LMIC Delegates
- LMIC Students
- Welcome Reception – Day
- Welcome Rec. – Acc.
- Gala Dinner – All
SUPER-EARLY
REGISTRATION
Day Registration
- R 3,100.00
- R 1,600.00
- R 1,800.00
- R 1,600.00
- R 650.00
- R 650.00
- R 1,650.00
EARLY
REGISTRATION
Day Registration
- R 3,700.00
- R 1,700.00
- R 1,950.00
- R 1,700.00
- R 650.00
- R 650.00
- R 1,650.00
REGULAR
REGISTRATION
Day Registration
- R 4,200.00
- R 1,850.00
- R 2,100.00
- R 1,850.00
- R 650.00
- R 650.00
- R 1,650.00
LATE
REGISTRATION
Day Registration
- R 4,500.00
- R 2,000.00
- R 2,250.00
- R 2,000.00
- R 650.00
- R 650.00
- R 1,650.00
