Make plans to join us June 28 – July 2, 2020!
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Schedule-at-a-Glance
Sunday, June 28
| 7:00 am – 1:30 pm | AGT BOD/COR Meeting |
| 8:30 am – 12:00 pm | ASCLS Board of Directors Meeting |
| 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm | ASCLS Committee Meetings and Orientation Sessions |
| 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm | Pre-Conference Workshops |
| 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm | BOC, NAACLS, and Government Affairs Updates |
| 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm | Story Slam |
| 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm | Ascending and Developing Professionals Forum Events |
Monday, June 29
| 8:00 am – 9:00 am | ASCLS Society Update and Candidate Presentations |
| 8:00 am – 12:15 am | Pre-Conference Workshops |
| 9:15 am – 10:15 am | ASCLS Scientific Assemblies |
| 10:30 am – 11:30 am | ASCLS Regional Caucuses |
| 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm | Industry Partner Engagement, Posters, Spotlight Theaters |
| 1:00 pm – 2:15 pm | Welcome and Opening Keynote |
| 2:30 pm – 6:00 pm | Concurrent Sessions |
| 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm | Presidents’ Reception and Afterglow |
Tuesday, June 30
| 7:00 am – 8:00 am | Coffee with the ASCLS Candidates |
| 7:00 am – 8:00 am | AGT Business Meeting |
| 8:00 am – 5:00 pm | Concurrent Sessions |
| 8:00 am – 5:00 pm | Industry Partner Engagement, Posters, Spotlight Theaters |
| 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm | GEMS Meeting |
| 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm | ASCLS Awards Ceremony; AGT Awards Ceremony |
Wednesday, July 1
| 8:00 am – 4:15 pm | Concurrent Sessions |
| 8:00 am – 2:00 pm | Industry Partner Engagement, Posters, Spotlight Theaters |
| 4:30 pm – 5:45 pm | Closing Keynote |
Thursday, July 2
| 8:00 am – 9:30 am | ASCLS Leadership AM @ the AM |
| 10:00 am – 12:00 pm | ASCLS House of Delegates Meeting |
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Schedule-at-a-Glance
**All times Eastern.
Sunday, June 28
| 9:00 am – 1:00 pm | ASCLS Board of Directors Meeting |
| 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm | Regional Caucuses |
Monday, June 29
| 10:00 am – 11:30 am | Welcome and Opening Keynote |
| 11:30 am – 7:00 pm | Concurrent Sessions, Industry Partner Engagement, Posters, Networking Opportunities |
Tuesday, June 30
| 10:00 am – 7:00 pm | Concurrent Sessions, Industry Partner Engagement, Posters, Networking Opportunities |
Wednesday, July 1
| 10:00 am – 6:00 pm | Concurrent Sessions, Industry Partner Engagement, Posters, Networking Opportunities |
| 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm | Closing Keynote |
Thursday, July 2
| 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm | ASCLS House of Delegates Meeting |
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General Sessions
Opening KeynoteMonday, June 24, 1:00 pm – 2:15 pm The Future of the Laboratory Profession: How Important is Clinical Lab 2.0?
Laboratory professionals have uniquely valuable skill sets for delivery of high-quality healthcare. This presentation will examine how our strengths empower us to provide innovative new solutions for effective delivery of healthcare, how such opportunities can be identified, and how we can be recognized for our contributions. |
Closing KeynoteWednesday, June 26 , 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm A Happier U: Work Habits to Enhance Performance & Well-Being
Struggling to find some joy in your life at work? Why does it sometimes seem so hard to be happy? We all want to be happy @ work. When you’re happy, it radiates from within and rubs off on the world. Happiness has powerful effects on our day-to-day lives. Happy people are more productive, more satisfied, and they live longer. But how do you get there? With a little bit of help and inspiration, it’s both possible and delightful to turn on the faucet of joy, humor, love, hope, and compassion at work. Everyone’s talking about wellbeing at work, but no one’s telling you how to do it. This talk changes all that. Attend and learn the real, tangible, and practical ways that you can apply immediately to get on the highway to true happiness at work. Whether you’re feeling overwhelmed and frustrated or just want to increase your happiness, you can learn how in just a few minutes a day. |
James Crawford, MD, PhD, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell 
Devin Hughes, Devin C. Hughes, Inc.
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Program Changes:
- Cancelled: Late Breaking Topic, Tuesday, July 31, 8:30-9:30am
- Speaker Affiliation Change: The Emergence of Pathogen Genomics in Diagnostic Laboratories
Vincent Escuyer, PhD, MLS(ASCP)CM, Mycobacteriology Laboratory, Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health - Added Session: Controlled Substance Monitoring and the Opioid Epidemic, August 1, 2018, 10:30am – Noon; Speaker: Dr. Paul Janetto, Mayo Clinic
- Added Meal: AACC Annual Meeting Breakfast, Thursday, August 2, 7:00 – 8:45am, McCormick Place; ticket required
- Registration Time Correction: Tuesday, July 31, 7am – 12pm (not 12 – 5pm)