** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION OF PORK RELIES ON EFFICIENT REPRODUCTION OF PIGS THROUGH THE USE OF ADVANCED BREEDING TECHNOLOGIES FOR GENETIC ADVANCEMENT. THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BOAR SEMEN PRESERVATION WILL ASSEMBLE SCIENTISTS AND INDUSTRY LEADERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO SHARE SCIENTIFIC ADVANCEMENTS IN THE PRODUCTION, PRESERVATION AND FERTILITY OF BOAR SPERM. THE CONFERENCE WILL SHARE STATE OF THE ART INFORMATION FROM EXPERTS ON TOPICS RELEVANT TO US SWINE PRODUCTION, THAT INCLUDE SPREAD OF DISEASE, GENE DISTRIBUTION, SPERM PRESERVATION AND FERTILITY, SELECTION OF SIRES AND SPERM FOR USE WITH ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION TO IMPROVE FARROWING RATES AND LITTER SIZE. WE ANTICIPATE MORE THAN 200 ATTENDEES TO LISTEN TO 15 TALKS FROM GLOBAL EXPERTS, IN ADDITION TO INTERACTION WITH SCIENTISTS, STUDENTS AND INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVES DURING SHORT COMMUNICATIONS, POSTER DISPLAYS, AND COMMERCIAL EXHIBITION. ALL CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS ARE LINKED TO JOURNAL ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN ANIMAL REPRODUCTION SCIENCE. THE CONFERENCE WILL ENABLE COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH AND SCIENTIFIC EXCHANGE THAT COULD HELP IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES INTO US SWINE PRODUCTION SYSTEMS AND AID IN NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT FOR US COMPANIES TO IMPROVE PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY AND GLOBAL COMPETITION.