In furtherance of the association’s 2019 strategic plan and following rigorous research, surveying, and stakeholder input, the AACC Board of Directors has voted unanimously to change the association’s name from AACC to the Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (ADLM). This change does not represent a radical change in direction for the association. Rather, the Board concluded that the new name better describes the association and the field as it exists today and will strengthen our ability to advance the association’s unchanging mission: providing global leadership advancing the practice and profession of clinical laboratory science and medicine. Learn more about the history behind this decision here.
To take this bold and exciting step into a new chapter for the organization, we need your formal support. To this end, a membership business meeting is being convened, to hear your views and take a formal vote on the new name. We encourage all eligible voting members (Professional, Transitional, and Emeritus) to participate in this vote to change our bylaws.
When and where is the vote?
The vote will occur on April 21 during the 2023 AACC Annual Membership Business Meeting. Both in-person and virtual participation and voting is available to you.
The in-person meeting will take place during Spring Committee Weekend:
Friday, April 21, 2023
12:30 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time
Hyatt Regency Tysons Corner
Tysons, Virginia
How do I RSVP to attend the meeting and vote?
The deadline to RSVP was 12:30 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time on Thursday, April 20 and has now passed.
Once we receive your RSVP, you will be sent a calendar invite from AACC staff to hold this time on your calendar. If you select that you will participate and vote remotely, you will receive a Zoom link to the Annual Membership Business Meeting one week before it takes place.
AACC is incorporated in the state of New York, and New York law requires your participation (virtually or in person) in the meeting in order to cast your vote.
If you are not able to attend the meeting in person or virtually, you may appoint another AACC member to attend the meeting as your proxy and vote on your behalf. To do so, please fill out this form and return it as a scanned attachment to [email protected] by 9 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time on Wednesday, April 19. Please note that the deadline to appoint a proxy has now passed.
Can I speak at the meeting?
There will be a comment period at the Annual Membership Business Meeting, during which members attending in person and remotely will share their thoughts on the name change before the vote takes place.
The deadline for registering your intent to speak at the meeting was April 11 and has now passed.
Each registered member will have up to 2 minutes to share their thoughts.
Those who did not register their desire to speak will be accommodated as time permits, but please note that only members who registered their intent to speak will be assured an opportunity to comment.
Who is eligible to vote?
Professional, Transitional, and Emeritus members are all eligible to vote on the name change.
Your membership must be current in order to vote. If your membership is going to expire by April 21, be sure to renew it before then.
You can verify your membership status by going to the My Profile section of aacc.org or by contacting AACC Customer Service at [email protected] or 1.800.892.1400.
How will the vote be conducted?
To vote on April 21 at the Annual Membership Business Meeting, you will need the voting link, your AACC Member ID, and the temporary password sent by Simply Voting, which is a secure, confidential, third-party online voting platform.
On the evening of Thursday, April 20, you should receive an email containing this information from the address [email protected]. The display name will read AACC.
If you do not receive this email, please check your spam folder. If the email is not in there, please immediately reach out to AACC’s customer service team at [email protected].
The Annual Membership Business Meeting will start at 12:30 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time on Friday, April 21. After remarks from leadership and a comment period during which members who have registered their intent to speak will share their thoughts on the name change, the voting itself will open with an invitation code shared on screen to use with Simply Voting.
Once the voting opens:
- Visit the link shared in the email from [email protected]
- Login to Simply Voting by entering your AACC Member ID and the temporary password included in this email, as well as the invitation code shared at the Membership Business Meeting. (Please note that the temporary password is case sensitive.)
- Cast your vote
Voting will remain open for 15 minutes.
For in-person attendees: Several computers with Internet access will be available to in-person voters in the room where the meeting takes place. You will also be able to vote on your own laptop or mobile device.
For remote attendees: Remote attendees will be able to join the Annual Membership Business Meeting via the Zoom link in the calendar invite sent to you by AACC staff. Otherwise, the voting process will work the same for remote attendees as it does for in-person attendees.
Additional questions?
For more information, view our FAQ.