2021 ROBA Annual Meeting
2022 National meeting to be held at
Knoxville, Tennessee
Hosting hotel to be announced
Schedule
- August 26 (Thursday)
- 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Social
- August 27 (Friday)
- 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Education
- 6 p.m. Dinner (on your own)
- August 28 (Saturday)
- 8:30 a.m. Welcome
- 9:30 a.m. General Membership Meeting
- 10:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. Education
- 6 p.m. until ? – Banquet and ROBA ANNUAL AUCTION
Directions
I-75 and I-40 provide direct routes to Knoxville, Tennessee and the Great Smokey Mountains. The closest hotel accommodations are surrounding the Knoxville Airport (TYS / McGhee Tyson Airport)
Air Travel
Knoxville – McGhee Tyson Airport
(TYS) is 5 minutes from the meeting location.
Nashville International Airport
(BNA) is 2.5 hours away
Atlanta – Hartsfield Jackson International Airport
(ATL) is 3.5 hours away
Hosting Hotels
Country Inn and Suites
2091 Marion-Mt Gilead Road
Marion, OH 43302
(740) 386-5451
*NOT a pet friendly hotel. Rooms have small refrigerator and microwave.
Rate $90.00 per night / plus tax. Single or Double (Reference ROBA when calling)
Cutoff date for special room rate is July 26, 2021
My Place Hotel
299 McMahan Blvd.
Marion, OH 43302
(740) 361-6422
Rate – SINGLE is $100.00 per night, DOUBLE is $115.00 per night / plus tax.
PET FRIENDLY HOTEL – Rooms have kitchenette
Cutoff date for special room rate is July 26, 2021.
Hotels are approximately 30 minutes from meeting facilities.
Schedule (subject to minor modifications as the event progresses)
- Thursday, August 26
- 7:00-9:00 pm Social gathering at Dan and Linda’s farm
- Friday, August 27
- 8:00-9:00 Final Registration and check-in.
- 9:00-9:30 Welcome by ROBA President: Mike Jablonski Welcome by hosts: Dan & Linda
- 9:30-10:30 Member Introductions
- 10:30-10:45 Break
- 10:45-noon Continue and complete Member Introductions
- Noon-1:00 Lunch
- 1:00-1:30 Reindeer 101
- 1:30-2:00 EHD information and vaccine
- 2:00- 3:30 Panel of 3 members: Bulls in rut/Breeding Season
- 3:30-3:45 Break
- 3:45-5:00 Panel of 3 members: Treatments for reindeer, antibiotics, wormer, etc.
- 6:00 PM Evening Meal served at Dan and Linda’s farm
- Saturday, August 28
- 9:00-9:30 Welcome
- 9:30-10:30 ROBA General Membership Meeting
- 10:30-10:45 Break
- 10:45-noon Panel of 3 members: Barns, Fencing, Gates, etc.
- Noon-1:00 Lunch
- 1:00-2:00 Speaker: what is required for selling reindeer; what should seller/buyer know/do
- 2:00-3:00 Speaker: Anatomy & Physiology of a Reindeer
- 3:00-5:00 Open Discussion: Reindeer Health, etc
- 6:00-7:00 Banquet
- 7:00-9:00 or later ROBA Auction