Royal College Day 2024

Royal College Day will take place on Friday, 5 July 2024. It is open to all RCVS members and associates.

Register your place

Royal College Day is our annual celebration of achievement within the veterinary and veterinary nursing professions. It falls into two parts; our Annual General Meeting and our Awards Ceremony. For more information please visit the Royal College Day webpage.

Programme

Annual General Meeting

• 10:30am - Registration and refreshments
  Open to all registered veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses
• 11:00am
  • Formal declaration of RCVS Council election results and appointments
  • Presentation of Annual Report and Financial Statements 2023
  • Council Meeting to approve the new 2024 Officer Team - President, Vice Presidents and Treasurer
• 12:00pm - AGM closes followed by a buffet lunch in Florence Hall

Honours and Awards Ceremony

• 12:00pm - Afternoon registration
• 1:00pm  - Awards Ceremony commences.  Our Awards Ceremony is open to all. 
  • Presentation of Awards
  • Out-going President’s Address, Dr Sue Paterson FRCVS
  • Investiture of new President Miss Linda Belton MRCVS and Vice Presidents Dr Sue Paterson FRCVS, (SVP) and  Professor Tim Parkin FRCVS, (JVP)
  • New President's remarks
  • Guest speaker address from the Chair of the Food Standards Agency - Professor Susan Jebb OBE, PhD, FRCP (Hon), FMedSci 'The Role of Vets in the Food System – a view from the Food Standards Agency'
  • Afternoon Tea in the Florence Hall.
• 4:00pm - Royal College Day concludes

RCVS Annual Report and Financial Statements 2023

The deadline for submitting questions relating to the RCVS Annual Report and Financial Statements 2023 is Wednesday, 3 July, 5pm. If you have any questions relating to any other part of the AGM please email Deborah Rowlanes on [email protected]

Event enquiries

For event enquiries, please contact the RCVS Events team.