Annual Meeting Blog: Posts http://www.aacc.org/events/2010am/am10blog/Lists/Posts/AllPosts.aspx RSS feed for the Posts list. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:15:49 GMT Windows SharePoint Services V3 RSS Generator 60 Annual Meeting Blog: Posts /events/2010am/am10blog/_layouts/images/homepage.gif http://www.aacc.org/events/2010am/am10blog/Lists/Posts/AllPosts.aspx SAYONARA! http://www.aacc.org/events/2010am/am10blog/Lists/Posts/ViewPost.aspx?ID=25 Body:
This is it!  My final blog post for the 2010 AM and the 2010 AMOC.    I know Mike expected to have the last word, but I have the link and password.  :D     Actually, I’m ready to cede the “blogger” title to someone else, but also, I have to say that I’ve had a great time doing it.  It’s not every day a person gets to talk non-stop about pretty much anything (AM-related), without any significant censorship.    Since this is my last blog, I thought I’d spend it saying THANK YOU to all the people who helped me along the way.

First those non-AMOC people who specifically helped me with the blog posts:
  
The IT group at the AACC:  Christina Elder, Robert Mull and Rose Chery, I would not have been able to do it at all without your help and hard work.  Thanks for the constant support, for dealing with my more type-A tendencies, and Bob, especially for helping me find pictures.

Other AACC people:  Penny Jones, thank you for occasional proof-reading and the invaluable suggestions.  Pamela Nash and Stefanie Kleinman, thanks for your help with the Van Slyke Foundation post.   Betsy Garman, I couldn’t do networking without you.

Other people:  Loralie Langman, thank you for the NACB Distinguished abstracts help.  Corinne Fantz, thank you for the help with the Student Poster Contest.

Now, the 2010 AMOC:
I cannot say enough good things about my fellow members of the 2010 AMOC.  Above and beyond the blog, this gang has been an outstanding group to work with and to get to know.  Mike, you have superbly directed our efforts and made the process almost painless.  You’ve handled all the hard stuff and managed to turn a diverse group into a cohesive whole.   We’re incredibly grateful, and I’m grateful for blog topic suggestions and your guest blog.   Paula and Dennis, way to go!  Your guidance and help along the way has been phenomenal.   Rob, your shepherding of the early plenary discussion was masterful and no doubt your shepherding of the plenary speakers themselves will be also.   Gwen and Jim, wonderful job on all the symposia.  And Jim, a special thanks for your guest blog.  You’re the best!   Paul Jannetto, my counterpart, thank you soooo much for making me look good.  Shannon and Amy, your incredible commitment to the process and hard work with the brown baggers and volunteers has been remarkable.  And Paul D’Orazio, you rock!   Thanks so much for always instantly responding to my blog questions related to Abstracts, not to mention the fine work you and your crew have done.

This Committee has been AWESOME to work with, and I know we’ll all continue to actively participate in AACC endeavors.

And lest you think I’ve forgotten you:  Meetings group – Gail Mutnik, Michele Dubose, Linda Yerby and Karen Ellis.  The meeting would not take place without you guys.  We seriously appreciate how much you take care of your AMOC people, and Gail, I appreciate how much you’ve let me bug you for details about things.  And the two un-sung heroes from Scherago, Tony Maiorino and Jack Ryan, thanks for being there to help us keep everything sorted out.  Tony, thanks for the data on the Expo!

For all you people who have been so supportive of the blog efforts – THANK YOU SO MUCH!

It’s been a BLAST!!!! 
Patti
 
 
                       That’s all Folks!
Published: 7/26/2010 7:15 PM
]]> ptjones Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:22:20 GMT http://www.aacc.org/events/2010am/am10blog/Lists/Posts/ViewPost.aspx?ID=25 THE AMOC CHAIR SPEAKS! http://www.aacc.org/events/2010am/am10blog/Lists/Posts/ViewPost.aspx?ID=24 Body:
Hello everyone – this will be the final AMOC blog before we all meet in Anaheim for this year’s Annual Meeting (AM), and as AMOC Chair, I get the last word!
 
Mike HallworthFirst off, I want to thank Patti Jones for the outstanding job she has done as our AMOC blogger over the last five months and 22 posts! The AMOC blog this year was a new idea and none of us were quite sure how it would work – but Patti took it over enthusiastically and has provided a really comprehensive insight into the internal workings of the AM delivered in bite-size chunks with great clarity and a sense of humor! Well done, Patti!
 
Organizing an AM is hard work but very rewarding – you can see the meeting taking shape, and it is a task with a clearly defined end-point, rather than something that drags on for years! That cuts both ways, of course – if things start to slip, we don’t have the option to stick a note on the convention center door and ask you to come back in a couple of weeks!
But I’m glad to say that, after all the efforts of the AMOC, the AACC Meetings Dept, Scherago International, exhibiting companies and many, many individual speakers, presenters and moderators – we’re ready for you! The sun is going to shine and the 2010 AM has already broken all records for the number of exhibit booths and is set to break more records next week.
 
We have stellar plenary speakers, over 70 varied symposia and short courses, over 80 brown bag sessions and over 800 posters on display. We have the biggest clinical laboratory exhibit in the world. We have delegates from all over the US and all over the globe, presenting unrivalled networking opportunities – whatever problems or challenges you face in your work as a clinical laboratorian, there will be people in Anaheim who can help you with them. There is a huge amount on offer – more than any of us can take in. But I hope you will take what the AMOC have put together, select what you need and make it yours.
 
Whether you’re in Anaheim for a day or for the whole meeting, I hope it will be both professionally and personally rewarding, and that you get chance to have some fun while you’re there also.
 
Safe travels – and we’ll see you next week!
 
Very best wishes
 
Mike Hallworth
2010 AMOC Chair
Category: July
Published: 7/19/2010 8:00 AM
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