The CVA Executive Committee Meeting was held at Bangalore, India on the 7th and 8th December, 2009. The following members attended the meeting.

Dr. Richard Suu-Ire, President, Dr.Robin Yarrow, Past President, Dr. S. Abdul Rahman, Secretary, Dr. W.J. Pryor, Treasurer, Dr. Bob McCracken, Programme Director and Regional Representatives (RR) from Australasia Oceania Dr. Siosifa Fifita, from ECS Africa Dr. Gareth Bath, from West Africa Dr. Olatunji Nasir, from Canada Caribbean Dr. Keith Campbell. Dr. Aneela Durrani, CVA Councillor from Pakistan was an invited observer in the absence of Dr. Ramzee, RR, Asia. Dr. Karen Reed, RR UK/Mediterranean Region could not attend the meeting. Various issues of the CVA and the CVA Work Plan were discussed at the meeting.

An International Seminar on Challenges to the Veterinary Profession was jointly organised by the CVA and the Bangalore Veterinary College. Members of the EC presented papers at the conference.

Details of the conference and meeting will be published in the next issue of JCVA.

After a lapse of 5 years, due to a court case, the IVA held its General Body Meeting and conference at Patna, India on the 2th and 12th December 2009 and elected a new EC.

Dr. R.S. Sharma has been elected as the President and Dr. Dharmendra Sinha as the Secretary General.

Details of the conference and meeting will be published in the next issue of JCVA.

At the meeting of the Commonwealth in Trinidad and Tobago this week, Rwanda was formally admitted as a member of the Commonwealth.

At present Rwanda is an Associate Member of the Commonwealth Veterinary Association and now will be a full member.