About the Annual Conference 

The Annual Conference, hosted by MVMA and supported by MAVT, brings together veterinary professionals from across Minnesota and 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. 

FUTURE:
2027 Annual Conference
Wednesday, Feb. 10–Saturday, Feb. 13, 2027
Hilton Minneapolis

PAST:
2026 Annual Conference: Stronger Together
Wednesday, Jan. 28–Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026
Hilton Minneapolis
Conference website

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

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

 

2026
(in-person TC)

 2025
(in-person TC)		 2024
(in-person TC)		 2023
(in-person TC)		 2022
(Virtual)		 2021
(Virtual)		 2020
(in-person TC)
DVMs 622 672 681 595 617 713 743
Staff
(includes techs)		 596 606 124 102 156 490 128
MAV Technicians 0*** 0*** 419 416
 424** 0* 629
DVM Students 301 273 253 257 129 243 236
Exhibitors 392 421 385 420 119 115 430
Guests 4 11 18 15 0 0 20
Total 1,915 1,983 1,880 1,805 1,145 1,561 2,186

* 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