MVMA 2010 Winter Seminar
Vacation to Barbados
Outstanding speakers at an extraordinary site
February 6-12 or 13, 2010
Register

The five star All-Inclusive Almond Beach
Village Resort located on the Caribbean coast of Barbados will be
the site of the annual Winter Seminar Vacation. A wonderful place to
bring your family and friends just when the winter is coldest at
home, Barbados has it all: pristine beaches, great fishing, champion
golf courses, horseback riding, nature tours, scuba diving and
snorkeling, kayaking and much more. The food is delicious and you
can drink the water from the tap. English is the spoken language and
Barbados is known for warmest and friendliest natives in all the
Caribbean.
The Almond Beach Village Resort is a magnificent resort where you
are free to be as active or inactive as you wish. This renowned
resort is located on 32 lush acres of Barbados’ Platinum Coast. It
offers its guests a quality holiday with adult only sections and
family sections designed with everyone’s happiness in mind. The
resort has five restaurants, 5 bars, numerous swimming pools, two
Jacuzzis, a par-three eight hole golf course, fitness center, tennis
courts, a wonderful Kids Club for children of all ages, laundry
services, daily afternoon tea and room service. Each air-conditioned
guest room has Satellite TV, telephones, room safe, bath/showers,
hair dryer and private terraces. Free Internet Service is available
in the lobby area.
All-inclusive means that all meals (breakfast, lunch & diner),
unlimited drinks, including liquor, beer, tropical coolers, house
wines, soft drinks and all resort taxes, gratuities, service charges
and non-motorized water sports are included.
Spa services, fishing, motorized water sports, scuba, spa
activities, jet skiing, championship golfing, horseback riding,
tours, yachting and many other activities are all available at the
hotel at an extra charge.
The hotel is minutes away from its sister property the Almond Beach
Club (adults only) and about 30 minutes from its other sister
property, The Almond Casuarina. Both are serviced by a free shuttle.
Participants may spend time at these resorts and eat at the
restaurants located at these resorts at no extra charge.
A total of 22 seminar hours will be offered. The first speaker is
Dr. William Fortney. He will lecture on Canine and Feline Geriatrics
& Pediatrics. Dr Fortney is currently an associate professor in the
Department of Diagnostic Medicine, Small Animal Medicine Internist,
College of Veterinary Medicine at Kansas State University. The
second lecturer is Lisa Radosta, DVM, DACVB, Veterinary Behaviorist,
Florida Veterinary Behavior Service, Royal Palm Beach, FL. She will
speak on Clinically Oriented Animal Behavior for the Modern
Practice. There will also be a two hour lecture by Larry Schuffman,
MSFS, CFP on “What Do We Do Now?”, dealing with how to manage our
finances in a time of financial uncertainty.
We expect this seminar vacation to be totally enjoyable and
fascinating experience.
The seminar vacation package price includes accommodations, all
transfers, service charges, taxes, baggage handling & gratuities,
all meals (breakfast, lunch & diner), unlimited drinks, including
liquor, beer, tropical coolers, house wines, soft drinks and all
resort taxes, gratuities and service charges. It does not include
airfare.
We would be most happy to arrange airfares from any city or you may
make your own air arrangements via the internet or using frequent
flyer miles.
Cost of the 2010 Winter Seminar Vacation:
Eight Day All-Inclusive Package
Per person double occupancy:
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$ 2049 Standard Deluxe, $2301 Deluxe
Ocean View
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$ 919 3rd person sharing room (over
16 years of age) Standard Deluxe;
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$ 1122 3rd person sharing room (over
16 years of age) Deluxe Ocean View
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$ 498 children 3 -16 years of age
sharing a room with two adults;
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$ 50 children under 3 years of age
go at the price of transfers.
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$2399 single occupancy Standard
Deluxe, $2997 single occupancy Deluxe Ocean View.
Seven Day All-Inclusive Package
Per person double occupancy:
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$ 1808 Standard Deluxe; $ 2022
Deluxe Ocean View
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$ 795 3rd person (over 16 years of
age) sharing room with 2 adults Standard Deluxe;
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$ 998 3rd person (over 16 years of
age) sharing room with 2 adults Deluxe Ocean View
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$ 449 children 3 -16 years of age
sharing a room with two adults;
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$ 50 children under 3 years of age
go at the price of transfers.
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$2106 single occupancy Standard
Deluxe; $2616.00 single occupancy Deluxe Ocean View.
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Seminar registration fee is $295 for veterinarians and $150 for
recent graduates, veterinary technicians and working spouses. This
fee is applicable to those registered with the group. Seminar fee
for those not registered with the group is $495.
Please address any questions about the seminar to Dr. Theodore B.
Robinson,
207 Patrick Dr., Richboro, PA 18954. Tel. # 215-357-6820.
Travel arrangements have been made through Unique Seminar
Destinations, P.O. 814, Richboro, PA 18954. Questions about
accommodations or flights may be directed to them by calling toll
free:
1-888-357-6820, faxing 215-357-4847 or via e-mail at
fandr@voicenet.com
Please complete the registration form and
return it as soon as possible with the appropriate payment by check
made payable Unique Seminar Destinations. Note on check MVMA Winter
Seminar.
As group space is limited please act quickly to avoid
disappointment!
Please read this, as it limits our responsibility.
The Maryland Veterinary Medical
Association, and Unique Seminar Destinations and/or its agents, act
only as agents for the client in all matters pertaining to travel.
They assume no responsibility nor liability in connection with the
service of any train, vessel, carriage, aircraft, motor or other
conveyances which may be used, either wholly or in part, in the
performance or its duty to the passenger; neither will it be
responsible for any act, error, or omission, or any injury, loss,
accident, delay or irregularity which may be occasioned by reason of
any defect in any vehicle or through the neglect or default of any
company or person engaged in conveying the passenger, or for any
hotel proprietor, or hotel service, or for any other person engaged
in carrying out the prpose of which tickets or coupons are issued.
In the event it becomes necessary or advisable for the comfort or
well being of the passengers, or for any reason whatsoever to alter
the itinerary or arrangements, such alterations may be made without
penalty to the operators. Additional expenses, if any, shall be
borne by the passengers; conversely refund will be made to the
passenger if any savings is effected thereby. The right is reserved
to withdraw any or all tours should conditions warrant, also to
decline to accept or retain any passengers as members of the tour.
All fares are subject to change do to
space availability, fuel surcharges, tariff regulations, currency
fluctuations, final itinerary and departure taxes.
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