ABOUT MEMBERSHIP

Subscription to the Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation (Online only).Discounted registration to the annual AAVLD scientific meeting held in conjunction with the United States Animal Health Association (USAHA). Newsletter covering association news. Membership directory of veterinary laboratory diagnosticians from 50 states, 9 Canadian provinces, and 28 countries. Representation in national and international policy developments in animal health. AAVLD Foundation for tax-exempt contributions for the advancement of veterinary diagnostics. Access to the AAVLD listserv, an open discussion on topics in veterinary diagnostic medicine.

Graduate Student/Resident Membership is available to members concurrently pursuing residency training or graduate studies in a discipline directly related to animal disease diagnosis. Includes all the benefits of full membership. Proof of enrollment must be submitted with your membership application.  Membership at this level is limited to 7 years.

Limited to students in veterinary school or undergraduate programs considering a career in veterinary medicine. Online JVDI subscription Does not have voting rights or the ability to hold office or chair a committee.

Any individual member who has maintained membership in the Association for 35 years, or any individual who is at the point of retirement, and has maintained membership for 25 years, can apply for life membership. Such an individual may be nominated or self-nominate via written request to the Executive Board for placement on the agenda of the next House of Delegates (HOD) meeting. Life Membership shall be granted by a majority vote of the HOD. Life members shall have all the privileges of active members, be exempted from paying membership dues, and will also be entitled to reduced annual meeting registration fees.

Any individual who has been an Active Member of the Association for at least the past 10 years and has retired from active professional life may request Retired Membership status. This includes all benefits of full membership. Retired members are entitled to reduced annual meeting registration fees.

Associate Membership is limited to clerical and technical staff at laboratories engaged in animal disease laboratory diagnosis.  Applicants for Associate Membership must submit, along with their application or dues payment, a letter or note from the director of the organization attesting to the applicant's clerical or technical employee status. Includes all the benefits of full membership except that associates do not have the right to vote, hold an Association office, or chair/co-chair a committee.

2025 Membership Application New/Renewal Form 2026 Membership Application New/Renewal Form

2025 AAVLD Institution or Agency New/ Renewal Membership Form

2026 AAVLD Institution or Agency New/ Renewal Membership Form

• Small lab (<50 faculty and staff) will pay $1000/year and receive an $800 credit toward membership dues.   
  

• Medium lab (50-100 faculty and staff) will pay $1500/year and receive a $1200 credit toward membership dues.
  

• Large labs (>100 faculty and staff) will pay $2000/year and receive a $1600 credit toward membership dues.
  

• Open Flex Enrollment Plan – an option for any size lab; the lab pays for as many memberships as it desires at regular rates plus $500.

Instructions for Calculating an Invoice for Institutional/Agency Membership Payment

1. Complete information for the Institution / Agency that is paying the invoice.  Contact information and email should be whoever is authorizing the invoice.
 
2. First select a Lab Size or Open Flex Enrollment option.  Note:  Open Flex Enrollment is simpler and provides maximum support to AAVLD operations.
 
3. Next list the employees that you intend to enroll.

This category was designed to attract those entities in the business of servicing animal health diagnostic and research laboratories.  Companies that exhibit at our Annual Meeting and those that routinely sell goods and services to such laboratories may be especially interested in supporting the broad mission of AAVLD… which is advancing the discipline of veterinary laboratory diagnostic sciences. 

Affiliated Industry Sustaining Members will be companies with a bona fide interest in the mission, vision, and values of the Association. They may demonstrate their annual sustaining support by joining under this membership category. This sustaining member category is independent of yearly meeting sponsorship opportunities which remain with specific designated benefits regarding the annual meeting. As companies and businesses, affiliated Industry Sustaining Members will not have the right to vote, hold an Association office, chair a committee, serve as a delegate in the House of Delegates, nor receive electronic access to the Association's official journal. However, such opportunities are open to any individual who joins the organization as a full member. 

The sustaining support of companies and businesses is greatly appreciated and will be prominently recognized year-round via the Association’s many communications channels such as our AAVLD website, monthly Newsletter, Annual Meeting Proceedings publication, and Annual Meeting announcements.  Fee: $500.00

2025 AAVLD Invitation letter

2025 Membership application New/ Renewal form

2026 Membership application New/ Renewal form