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Post IBMS and other issues

Hi

I am 'relaxing' today, catching up with some back burner things and thinking about all the conversations we had at the stand at IBMS this week.  Thank you for all who came to see us, and thanks also to Mark Smith and Jayne Fowler for helping me man the Stand.  We had 120 new contacts, all of whom will be emailed in due course, once I have entered their details into my spreadsheet!

  1. IBMS 2013 Champagne Draw - congratulations to Fiona Stribling (Monday), Louise Howell (Tuesday) and Eloise Britten (Wednesday)!
  2. David Burnett's new book - "A Practical Guide to ISO 15189 in Laboratory Medicine" - will be out next month, available from ACB Venture Publications.  We are hoping to make a bulk purchase and have copies available for people attending our events to buy.  There was a lot of interest in this at the Congress!
  3. Discussion Forum - I have started a new topic - ISO 15189:2012 - asking how AQMLM can help everyone come to terms with the new Standard, so please contribute!  I want the Discussion Forum to take off now on this topic and help members share experience.  As an incentive, I will offer a copy of David's book as a prize for the best post on the forum between now and Christmas!
  4. 15189 Workshops - we would like your feedback on the kinds of events you would like us to hold next year to help you re-configure your quality systems.  Please email us through the contact form.
  5. Managing the Quality of Suppliers Symposium, 19th November - the Programme is firming up on this.  I hope to have confirmed titles and Abstracts available within a week or so, and open Registration vey soon.  There was considerable interest in this topic on the stand and amongst the companies exhibiting. 
  6. Audit Workshop Presentations - I have today emailed the attendees of the 2nd July and 16th September Workshops with a link to the page where they can download pdfs.  If you attended but haven't received today's email, please let us know.
  7. Membership renewals - Membership expiry is imminent! If you were a member this year and haven't yet renewed, please do so asap.  Those who became members through purchasing the Audit Workshop need do nothing, as you have been automatically upgraded.  Please see my previous blog on the advantage of purchasing the Suppliers Symposium as a non-member!
  8. Website profiles - a number of new members have not completed the essential fields of their profiles and I know that quite a few emails are out of date.  Please sign in and refresh all three areas of your account with up to date information! 

I hope this finds you well and keen to start a new AQMLM subscription year!

With best wishes,

Jonathan



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