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SUMMARY:OSPA Annual Convention at the Oregon Zoo
DESCRIPTION:2026 OSPA Annual Convention – Oregon State Pharmacy Association \n\n\n\n\nIt’s a classic Portland story: the city’s premiere wildlife conservation center started because a pharmacist had a few too many bears in his back room.\nThe Oregon Zoo\, originally known as the Portland Zoo\, owes its existence to a British seaman-turned-pharmacist named Richard Knight (often referred to as R.B. Knight).\n If you’re looking for a story about how a simple hobby turned into the oldest zoo west of the Mississippi\, you’ve found it. Here is the breakdown of how Knight’s “side project” became a city institution:\nThe Pharmacy Menagerie\n\nIn the 1880s\, Knight operated a pharmacy at Third and Morrison in downtown Portland. Having been a sailor\, he maintained connections with seafaring friends who would frequently bring him exotic animals from their travels.\n\n Knight began housing these animals in the back of his drug store. His collection eventually included:\n\n\n\nParakeets and exotic birds\n\n\n\n\nMonkeys\n\n\n\n\nA grizzly bear and a brown bear\n\n\n\nThe “Accidental” Founding (1888)\n\nAs you can imagine\, keeping bears in the back of a pharmacy in a growing city wasn’t a sustainable business model. By 1888\, the bears had become too large and expensive for Knight to manage.\n\n\n\n\nThe Request: Knight originally approached the Portland City Council to see if they would buy the animals.\n\n\n\n\nThe Compromise: The city wasn’t interested in buying them but offered Knight two circus cages and a spot in City Park (now Washington Park) to keep them.\n\n\n\n\nThe Donation: Knight still had to pay for their food and care\, which proved too much. On November 7\, 1888\, he officially donated the bears and their cages to the city. This act is recognized as the official founding date of the zoo.\n\n\n\nEvolution of the Zoo\nFrom those two bears\, the collection grew rapidly:\n\n\n\n1894: The zoo had expanded to over 300 animals.\n\n\n\n1925: It moved to the site where the Portland Japanese Garden now sits.\n\n\n\n1959: The zoo moved to its current location in the West Hills to accommodate larger exhibits (and eventually its world-famous elephant program).\n\n\n\n  \nMERCHANDISE – Get your official OSPA Annual Convention merchandise shipped directly to you. Order online at https://www.bonfire.com/store/ospa-store/?utm_source=copy_link&utm_medium=store_page_published_share&utm_campaign=ospa-store&utm_content=default  \nTHE 10 BEST Hotels near 97221 (Portland\, OR) – Tripadvisor \n  \nFriday\, October 9\, 2026 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n6:00 pm\nOSPA Annual Business Meeting at Baerlic Super Secret Beer Club\n2235 SE 11th Street \, Portland\, OR\n\n\n6:30 PM\nDinner presentation by Alnylam Pharmaceuticals\n\n\n\n7:00 PM\nOSPA Annual Awards Banquet\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturday\, October 10\, 2026\n\n\n\n7:00 AM\nRegistration & Breakfast presentation (Exhibitor Setup Begins)\nOregon Zoo\, Cascade Crest Ballroom \nZoo Map | Oregon Zoo \n4001 SW Canyon Road\nPortland\, OR 97221\n\n\n8:00 AM\nBoard of Pharmacy – Law presentation\nGary Runyon + Danny McComas \n\n\n9:00 AM\nPatient Safety — QPR (Question\, Persuade\, Refer)\nDonna Drucker + Galli Murray\n\n\n10:00 AM\nBreak in Exhibitor Hall\n\n\n\n10:30 AM\nPharmacist-prescribed MOUD\nEmily Skogrand + Alice Knotts\n\n\n11:30 AM\nVetSource Presentation\nMark Balyshev & Brian Wadyka\n\n\n12:30 PM\nLuncheon presented by Gilead Sciences in Exhibitor Hall\n\n\n\n1:30 PM\nNew Drug Update\nNatalea Braden-Suchy\n\n\n2:30 PM\nGLP-1 and SGLT-2 in Diabetes\nAndrew Bzowyckyj\n\n\n3:30 PM\nBreak/Animal Meet & Greet in Exhibitor Hall\n\n\n\n4:00 PM\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCultural Competence — community health worker perspective\nAnita Cleven + Alina Yanovich\n\n\n5:00 – 7:00 PM \nSocial Event/Animal Meet & Greet at the Oregon Zoo\n\n\n\n\n\n  \nSunday\, October 11\, 2026   \n10:30 am & 11:30 am– Japanese Gardens Private Group Tour (Advanced purchase required = $20.25) \nThe New York Times has named Portland Japanese Garden among seven gardens around the United States they deemed are “so serene” that you “won’t believe they’re in the city.” Gabe Castro-Root\, travel reporter for the Times\, encourages folks to visit by writing\, “Explore bonsai\, bridges\, ponds and pagodas at the 12.5-acre garden\, which overlooks the city from a hillside perch west of downtown.” \n 
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SUMMARY:VPA Annual Fall CE Conference
DESCRIPTION:Fall CE Conference\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhen\n10/25/2026\n\nLocation\nStoweflake Mountain Resort\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\nBronze Vendor – $850.00\nIncludes table for exhibit at meeting\n\nGold Vendor – $1\,195.00\nIncludes tablet for exhibit at meeting\, sponsor on meeting materials\, and sponsor on website for 6 months\n\nPharmacist – Member – $87.00\n\n\nPharmacist – Non Member – $177.00\n***When you purchase non-member registration\, we are currently\noffering up to $100 off VPA membership***\n\nSilver Vendor – $950.00\nIncludes table for exhibit at meeting and sponsor on meeting materials\n\nStudent – Member – $10.00\n\n\nStudent – Non Member – $20.00\n\n\nTechnician – Member – $48.00\n\n\nTechnician – Non Member – $58.00
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SUMMARY:MPhA Annual Conference
DESCRIPTION:The MPhA Annual Conference is the premier gathering of pharmacists\, student pharmacists\, and pharmacy professionals from across Minnesota. The conference offers high-quality continuing education\, timely updates on practice and policy\, and meaningful opportunities to connect with colleagues and industry partners. It is a cornerstone event for professional development\, collaboration\, and celebrating excellence within the pharmacy community.
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