An Essential Piece of the Research Team

Hope everyone had a safe and warm holiday season filled with fun, food, family and friends!

Now that the new year is here, I thought I'd send out a reminder about the 2007 International Laboratory Animal Technician Week event coming up January 28 - February 3. AALAS' Committee on Technician Awareness & Development has arranged a variety of materials to help in promoting the event as well as recognizing the technicians at your facilities.

To see the full listing of Tech Week recognition items you can get for your technicians visit the Tech Week link in the AALAS Bookstore online at http://www.aalas.org/bookstore/categories.aspx?category=TW  Orders through the AALAS Bookstore were suspended shortly in late December for year-end inventory, but things are now back up and running full-swing!

There are several other materials available for download that can be used during the event as well. Some of the downloads include a printable certificate, 2007 Tech Week logo, the 2007 poster in Spanish, and special messages from the 2007 AALAS leadership in PowerPoint format. These can be found at http://www.aalas.org/bookstore/downloads.asp - The Tech Week items are near the end of the listing of downloads.

Also, don't forget to visit the BAIT (Branch Activities, Ideas, and Thoughts) link for some great motivators and fun learning activities for your local Tech Week events. Link to BAIT at http://www.aalas.org/resources/bait.asp