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Edi t or ’ s Comment Edi t or ’ s Comment Dear Reader s , W e ar e l i vi ng i n a wor l d wher e one per s on can r each t o a f r i end on t he ot her s i de of Eart h, i n r eal - t i me. We can eas i l y t al k t o each ot her , exchange i deas , and even s ee what f r i ends ar e doi ng on t he ot her s i de of pl anet . I t ’ s happeni ng j us t ar ound me, when I ’ m wor ki ng wi t h my col l eagues , t he I VSA of f i ci al s . I t mi ght s ound l i ke an obs t acl e t o be a t eam wi t h f r i ends i n di f f er ent t i me zones , but i f you t hi nk di f f er ent l y , you can s ee t hat we ar e a t eam whi ch i s a wake f or 24- hour , pr es ent i n every part of t he wor l d! The s un never s et s wi t h us ! I t i s t r ul y amazi ng when you r eal i ze your f r i end i s about t o s t art a da y whi l e you ar e get t i ng r eady t o go t o s l eep. I t makes you t hi nk t he whol e l i f e di f f er ent l y , i magi ni ng how t he da y woul d l ook l i ke on t he ot her s i de of t he wor l d, at t he s ame moment of you! I t i s t he ut mos t j oyf ul moment when you act ual l y meet up al t oget her at a cert ai n poi nt , hol d a meet i ng and enj oy a part y i n t he s ame pl ace. Yea y! We ar e ai mi ng t o connect mor e vet s chool s t udent s i n t he wor l d f or next f ew year s , as we ar e mai nl y act i ve i n Nort h Amer i ca, As i a, Af r i ca and Eur ope now. Feel f r ee t o cont act us i f you ar e a vet s t udent , but not bei ng a member of I VSA yet . Our door i s al wa ys open! As an i nt er nat i onal s t udent as s oci at i on, we col l abor at e wi t h many ot her heal t h or gani zat i ons / as s oci at i ons , or gani ze var i ous event s acr os s t he wor l d, and communi cat e wi t h peopl e i n r egar ds wi t h human- ani mal - envi r onment al i s s ues , what we cal l “One Heal t h”. We t ake deep at t ent i on t o ani mal wel f ar e, vet educat i on, and one heal t h. Ther eby we ha ve s t andi ng commi t t ees f or each of t hes e t hemes , cr eat i ng campai gns and publ i s hi ng paper s . You wi l l be abl e t o t ake a gl i mps e on what we ar e doi ng i n t hi s j our nal ! You wi l l r eal i ze t hat we t ake an i mport ant r ol e i n di s t r i but i ng vet er i nary knowl edge and l eadi ng t he concept of One Heal t h. We ar e cur r ent l y l ooki ng f or part ner s who want t o s har e t he vi s i on wi t h us , col l abor at e campai gns on heal t h- r el at ed i s s ues . Feel f r ee t o cont act us concer ni ng on becomi ng a s pons or or gi vi ng s pons or s hi p! Wi t h my bes t wi s hes , SeongJ i n Cho I VSA PRC 2017- 2018 I VS A J ou r n a l 2 0 1 7 F a l l / Wi n t e r e di t i on