The National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA) has announced that the first-ever National Equine Identification Symposium will be held at ID/INFO EXPO 2002, a conference and trade show devoted to the subject of animal identification and information systems.
 
The event will take place in Chicago, Illinois, USA, July 29-August 1, and will feature the National Food Animal Identification Symposium, the equine symposium, and a trade show featuring manufacturers and service providers in the animal identification and information systems business.
 
NIAA, formerly known as the Livestock Conservation Institute, has previously facilitated three livestock, or food animal, identification conferences in 1998, 1994, and 1988. This one figures to be the largest.
 
The preliminary schedule of events has the National Equine Identification Symposium scheduled for July 29 and 30.

Program and registration information will be published in April. Individuals wanting to make sure they are included on the mailing list are encouraged to go to www.animalagriculture.org/id on the Internet and fill out an online information request card