Laboratorians: The Ultimate Team Players in Patient Care

Spring is just around the corner and so is this year’s Clinical Laboratory Collaborative. From May 14th-16th, laboratorians from across the state will gather at the Crowne Plaza in St. Paul to network, attend CE sessions, and have fun!
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There are several new and exciting events at this year’s meeting.

The exhibit hall, with vendors from every area of the lab imaginable, will be open all three days of the meeting to make sure everyone has a chance to check out what is new.
On Wednesday and Thursday, we will have interactive sessions with the vendors in the exhibit hall dubbed “Spring Training.” These sessions are designed to give participants and in depth view of instruments and software by vendor “coaches” all while attaining CE credit. Space is limited, so we ask that you sign up when filling out your registration form.
The social event is on a new night this year, Wednesday May 14th. The Twins are playing the Toronto Blue Jays so the laboratory team is going to cheer on the home team. Just $33 gets you a lower reserved ticket and $10 in dome dollars for purchasing food and beverage. Free bus transportation to and from the Crowne Plaza will be provided. Please sign up when filling out your registration form to ensure you have a ticket!
The CLC is also going green. There will be no handouts provided at the meeting, however you may go online after May 1st to print presentations for the sessions you plan to attend. Presentations will also be available for download after the meeting in case you attend a different session.

The planning committee sincerely hopes to see you at this year’s meeting! Please contact Christine Williams if you have any questions or are interested in volunteering at the event..
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Crowne Plaza Room and Parking Rates

We apologize for any confusion you may be experiencing when booking a room at the Crowne Plaza. Your room rate should be $109 and parking will be $6 per day. If you received conflicting information, your rate will be adjusted upon your check in. Please contact Sue Iddings if you have any questions or concerns.

Dear ASCP members

It has come to our attention that the majority of ASCP members DID NOT receive a booklet for this year's 2008 Clinical Laboratory Collaborative. We sincerely apologize for this major error and the inconveinence it has caused. We are currently working to understand what went wrong.

Because of this error, the late fee will be waived for all ASCP members. To register, please print out the registration form which includes instructions on where to send/fax; be sure to mark that you are an ASCP member. In addition, the online version of the booklet and speaker presentations for printing can be found on the website.

If you would still like a copy of the booklet mailed to you, we have a limited supply. Please send your name and address to christine.williams@allina.com and we will try to meet your request.