IVIS2025 Program
The IVIS2025 Scientific Program Committee will craft a comprehensive and engaging program for the 14th International Veterinary Immunology Symposium.
The program will feature an exciting mix of presentations, workshops, special sessions and networking opportunities. Delegates will benefit from the expertise of a dynamic lineup of both international and local speakers. Alongside the sessions, the symposium will also offer numerous social events designed to provide networking opportunities, allowing participants to reconnect.
All attendance certificates will be distributed electronically post event.
Program Outline
Day 1 – Monday 11 August 2025
PRE-SYMPOSIUM WORKSHOPS (pre-registration required)
08h00 – Pre-Symposium Workshop Registration Opens
09h00 – Vaccine Development against Methanogens Symposium (hosted by the Global Methane Hub, a project of Windward Fund) (download program)
10h30 – Close of Methanogens Symposium
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10h30 – Mid-morning Refreshments & Registration for BactiVac Workshop
11h00 – BactiVac, the Bacterial Vaccines Network Workshop: Challenges in developing bacterial vaccines for veterinary infections (download program)
12h45 – Finger-fork lunch in Foyer
13h45 – Bacterial Vaccines Workshop continues
16h00 – Bacterial Vaccines Workshop Ends
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OPENING PLENARY SESSION
16h30 – Welcome and Opening (Tobias Käser, Institute of Immunology, Vetmeduni Vienna, Symposium Chairperson)
16h40 – Keynote 1 – The role of veterinary immunology in enhancing food security in developing countries (Prof. Dr Cynthia Baldwin, University of Massachusetts Amherst)
17h25 – Close of Day 1
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18h30 – Travel to Welcome Reception with Old-timer Tram (limited space – only applicable to delegates who chose the TRAM Option). To book alternative transport to/from venue, click on WienMobil
19h30 – Welcome Reception at Heuriger Schübel-Auer (Return to Hotel at 21:30 on Tram)
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POSTERS WILL BE ON DISPLAY DURING THE FULL SYMPOSIUM IN GRAND KLIMT HALL 1 & EXHIBITORS IN THE YARD/KLIMT ENSEMBLE
08h00-10h30: Setup for Poster Session 1 and Exhibitors
Day 2 – Tuesday 12 August 2025
08h30 – Plenary 1: Mycobacterium bovis and the role of bovine TCRgd T cells (Dr Kieran Meade, University College Dublin)
09h30 – Parallel Session: Session 1.1a – Innate Immunity (Grand Klimt Hall 2 & 3)
09h30 – Parallel Session: Session 1.1b – Wildlife / Exotics / Fish (Park Suite 7 & 8)
10h30 – Mid-morning Refreshments in Yard/Klimt Ensemble
11h10 – Parallel Session: Session 1.2a – Innate Immunity(Grand Klimt Hall 2 & 3)
11h10 – Parallel Session: Session 1.2b – Tissue Specific Immunology / Microbiome (Park Suite 7 & 8)
12h55 – Lunch in Restaurant Lenz
14h00 – Workshop 1: Animal Models (Grand Klimt Hall 2 & 3)
14h00 – Workshop 2: VIC MHC (Park Suite 7 & 8)
15h30 – Poster Session 1 in Grand Klimt Hall 1
16h30 – Close of Day 2
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17h30 – Guided walking tour to the Vienna City Hall (“Wiener Rathaus”) (pre-booking required). Depart in groups of 4 from the Hotel Lobby at 17:40
19h00 – Gala Dinner at the Vienna City Hall (“Wiener Rathaus”) (pre-booking required) – Return to Hotel from 22:00 – own transport
POSTERS WILL BE ON DISPLAY DURING THE FULL SYMPOSIUM IN GRAND KLIMT HALL 1 & EXHIBITORS IN THE YARD/KLIMT ENSEMBLE
16h30-17h30: Poster Session 1 Breakdown
Day 3 – Wednesday 13 August 2025
08h30 – Plenary 2: Tissue-resident memory T cells as immunological sentinels (Dr George Stary, Medical University of Vienna)
09h15 – Silver Sponsor Presentation: New England Animal Health. How did we get here?? (Dr William Golde, NEAH)
09h30 – Parallel Session: Session 2.1a – Adaptive Immunity (Grand Klimt Hall 2 & 3)
09h30 – Parallel Session: Session 2.1b – Immunogenetics / Immunogenomics / Immunoinformatics (Park Suite 7 & 8)
10h40 – Mid-morning Refreshments in Yard/Klimt Ensemble
11h10 – Parallel Session: Session 2.2a – Adaptive Immunity(Grand Klimt Hall 2 & 3)
11h10 – Parallel Session: Session 2.2b – International Veterinary Vaccinology Network Session (Park Suite 7 & 8)
13h00 – Lunch in Restaurant Lenz
14h00 – Parallel Session: Session 2.3a – Vaccine Development (Grand Klimt Hall 2 & 3)
14h00 – Parallel Session: Session 2.3b – Workshop 3 – Immunological Toolkit Session (Park Suite 7 & 8)
15h45 – Poster Session 2 in Grand Klimt Hall 1
16h45 – Close of Day 3
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17h00 – JIC Roundtable Discussion: Challenges and opportunities for junior and Early Career Researchers in the face of global funding cuts
17h05 – Handling transitions – keeping up productivity when faced with challenges and resource-poor settings. Challenges for young African scientists (Dr Mustapha Oumouna)
17h45 – Charting your path: Navigating a successful career beyond academia and post-doc (Dr Quentin Wright)
18h25 – Questions & Answers
19h00 – Close of JIC Roundtable
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17h00 – VIC Board Meeting (The Park Boardroom)
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19h00 – Free evening to explore Vienna – DISCOVER VIENNA
POSTERS WILL BE ON DISPLAY DURING THE FULL SYMPOSIUM IN GRAND KLIMT HALL 1 & EXHIBITORS IN THE YARD/KLIMT ENSEMBLE
07h00-08h00: Setup for Poster Session 2
Day 4 – Thursday 14 August 2025
08h00 – Plenary 3: Topic TBC (Dr Volker Gerdts, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO))
08h45 – Plenary 4: Beyond vaccines: targeting the dark side for sustainable PRRSV control (Prof. Dr Sanipa Suradhat, Chulalongkorn University)
09h35 – Parallel Session: Session 3.1a – Vaccine Development (Grand Klimt Hall 2 & 3)
09h35 – Parallel Session:Session 3.1b – Infectious Diseases (Park Suite 7 & 8)
10h45 – Mid-morning Refreshments in Yard/Klimt Ensemble
11h15 – Parallel Sessions: Session 3.2a – Vaccine Development(Grand Klimt Hall 2 & 3)
11h15 – Parallel Session: Session 3.2b – Infectious Diseases (Park Suite 7 & 8)
12h45 – Lunch in Restaurant Lenz
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13h45 – Keynote 2: Cell cultures as an alternative to animal testing and basic and translational research (Prof. Doris Wilflingseder, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)
14h30 – Distinguished Veterinary Immunologist Award & Presentation (Prof. Gary Entrican, The Roslin Institute at The University of Edinburgh) – sponsored by Zoetis
15h25 – Closing Session & handover to IVIS2028
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16h00 – DGfI Young Immunologists – VIA Meeting 2025
18h00 – Close of Symposium
POSTERS WILL BE ON DISPLAY DURING THE FULL SYMPOSIUM IN GRAND KLIMT HALL 1 & EXHIBITORS IN THE YARD/KLIMT ENSEMBLE