About the Annual Conference 

The Annual Conference, hosted by MVMA and supported by MAVT, brings together veterinary professionals from across the Upper Midwest for a 4-day event. Wednesday is an optional pre-training day; Thursday, Friday and Saturday are packed with educational sessions and opportunities to network. In 2025, the Minnesota Association of Veterinary Technicians' (MAVT) convention merged with MVMA's annual meeting. A technician track—planned in partnership with MAVT—was added to 2025 conference offerings, though all educational tracks are open to veterinary technician attendees. 

UPCOMING:
2026 Annual Conference
Wednesday, Jan. 28–Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026
Hilton Minneapolis

PAST:
2025 Annual Conference
Wednesday, Jan. 29–Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025
Hilton Minneapolis
2025 Annual Conference Site 

Who attends the MVMA Annual Conference? 

Small animal veterinarians
Public health veterinarians
Practice owners
Food animal veterinarians
Government employed veterinarians 
Practice managers
Mixed animal veterinarians
Academia veterinarians
Hospital staff
Equine veterinarians
Industry veterinarians
Veterinary researchers
General practitioners
Zoo and exotic animal veterinarians
Veterinary students

Year-to-Year Attendance Comparison

 

2025
(in-person TC)

 2024
(in-person TC)		 2023
(in-person TC)		 2022
(Virtual)		 2021
(Virtual)		 2020
(in-person TC)		 2019
(in-person TC)
DVMs 672 681 595 617 713 743 715
Staff
(includes techs)		 606 124 102 156 490 128 109
MAV Technicians 0*** 419 416 424** 0* 629 579
DVM Students 273 253 257 129 243 236 224
Exhibitors 421 385 420 119 115 430 499
Guests 11 18 15 0 0 20 19
Total 1,983 1,880 1,805 1,145 1,561 2,186 2,145

* All veterinary technicians were counted in the Staff category as the 2021 MAVT conference was combined with MVMA Annual Conference.
** In 2022, MAVT held a separate virtual convention. 
*** In 2025 MAVT and MVMA combined into one Annual Conference