Program

Slide Table
WAC Ticket inclusiv Busreisen
WAC Ticket
4 Days Food / Lectures / Shuttleservice
Price: 425€ per Person incl 19% VAT
LocationCityhallARENABus TripsDescription
Monday March 3, 2025 Arrival recommendation via Frankfurt Airport
TuesdayBus trip Start 8 AM Back 9 PMRothenburg medieval city and wineyards
March 4, 2025290€ incl. tax per PersonWeikersheim Castle sociable conclusion in the festival barn
8 AM - 6 PMInternational fleece show organized by AAeV Judged by Arturo Pena / USA and NIck Harrington-Smith / GB
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WednesdayBus trip
Start 8 AM
Back 9 PM
Bus trip to Ulm with the highest cathedral in the world
March 5, 2025290€ incl. tax per PersonStuttgart Mercedes Museum - Wine Tasting Dinner
8 AM - 6 PMIntern. Vlies show organized by AAeV. Judged by Arturo Pena / USA and NIck Harrington-Smith / GB
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Mainprogram
ThursdayBus trip Start 9 AM Back 3 PMVisiting regional farms in the area of Hohenlohe
March 6, 2025190€ incl. tax per PersonVisit Arena Hohenlohe / Fleece Show
8 AM - 6 PMIntern. Fleece Show organized by AAeV. Judged by Arturo Pena / USA and NIck Harrington-Smith / GB
12 AM - 6 PMAlpacas are brought to the ARENA
9 AM - 12 PMAssociation and Organization Meetings
12 PM - 1 PMBreak, lunch
1 PM - 6 PMLectures Veterinary Medicine, NWK:
  • Laboratory diagnostics at the NWK - how does it work? (Prof. Dr. Patrik Zanolari / CH)
  • Feeding behavior and its impact on feeding management (Prof. Dr. Karin Müller / GB)
  • Genetic principles and diseases at the NWK (Prof. Dr. Dr. Matthias Gauly / I)
  • Further diagnostics - case studies (Prof. Dr. Thomas Wittek / A)
  • The current situation of camelids in France (Dr. Frederik van den Berghe / F)
  • Routine measures and interventions at the NWK (Dr. Henrik Wagner / D)

W/o all-inclusive ticket: Price for day ticket 90 € incl. buffet in the Arena at 7 p.m.
6:30PM - 7:30 PM Ring hallOpening of the WAC with presentation of the winners of the fleece show
7:30 PM - 9 PMTraditional Swabian/Bavarian buffet/folk dance
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Friday8 AM - 8 PMAlpacas are brought to the ARENA
March 7, 20258 AM - 1 PMLectures, international Dr. Birgit Fürst-Waltl/A, Amanda VandenBosch/USA, and Norm Evens/USA, Christian van den Ham/NL, Matteo Meucci/I W/o all-inclusive ticket: Price for day ticket 90 € incl. snack and lunch
1 PM - 2 PMBreak, lunch
2 PM - 5 PMLectures, international J. Alonso Burgas Hartley/PER, Edgar Quispe Pena/PER, Raul C. Riviera/PER
5:30 PM - 7:30 PMARENA restaurant dinner
5:30 PM - 9 PM Large ring14th International Alpaca Show South with Fair Start of judging the alpacas, Amanda Vanden- Bosch/USA, and Tim Hey/GB, with introduction of representatives/nations
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Saturday7 AM - 8 AMAnimal Check-in
March 8, 20258 AM Large ring14th International Alpaca Show South with Fair Judging the alpacas Amanda VandenBosch/ USA, and Tim Hey/GB
8:30 AM - 09:30 AM Large RingAZVD introduction ZEP
9 AM - 4 PM Ring hallForum manual processing of alpaca fiber
9 AM - 4 PMFiber evaluation, AZVD
10 PM Small RingAELAS transport course led by Dr. Ilona Gunsser; by registration only on www.aelas.org
12:00 PM
Entrance
Guided tour of the alpaca show for international guests/meet at the entrance
1 PM Large ringAlpaca Fashion Gala presented by Lucrecia Lovera from Argentina
2 PM Small ringLecture: Color Genetics by Andrea Rohrer
3 PM
Entrance
Guided tour of the alpaca show for visitors/meeting at the AELAS entrance
7 PM - 00:00World Alpaca Conference Gala Evening Buffet, guests of honor, entertainment and music, w/o WAC Ticket: evening ticket 100€ incl. VAT, incl. buffet
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Sunday8 AM Large ring14th International Alpaca Show South with Fair Judging the alpacas, Amanda VandenBosch/ USA, and Tim Hey/GB
March 9, 20259 AM - 2 PM Ring hallForum manual processing of alpaca fiber
9 AM - 2 PM Ring hallFiber evaluation, AZVD
9 AM Small ringLecture: Registry Europe „LAREU“ by Prof. Dr. Christian Kiesling
11 AM
Entrance
Guided tour of the alpaca show for international guests/meet at the entrance
12:00 PM Large ringStud Fee Auction with Petra Borrmann
2 PM EntranceGuided tour of the alpaca show, for visitors/meeting place: at the entrance/AELAS
3 PM - 4 PMFarewell to participants / Preview WAC 2027 - end
Departure recommendation via Frankfurt Airport - program changes subject to change as of May 3rd, 2023