Mark Your Calendars!

ISBER 2012 Annual Meeting & Exhibits
Westin Bayshore Hotel
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
May 15-18, 2012

Advanced
Registration Deadline:
May 1st, 2012

Hotel Reservations Deadline:
April 13, 2012

 

Important Deadlines

Early (Reduced) Exhibit Application

January 25

Final Exhibit Application

February 20

Exhibitor Description Submission

March 1

Sponsorship Opportunities

March 15

Meeting Program Advertising

March 15

 

 

 

Exhibitor Information

 

 

THE EXHIBITOR PROSPECTUS IS NOW AVAILABLE!!!

Please click here to view the 2012 Exhibitor Prospectus.

 

Exhibitor Booth Rates	Early (Reduced) Rate Due January 25, 2012	Final Rate Due February 20, 2012
ISBER Organizational Member Rate	$3360	$3965
Non-Member Rate	$3960	$4560

 

We invite you to exhibit at the International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories (ISBER) 2012 Annual Meeting, May 15-18, 2012 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. This meeting will feature plenary sessions, interactive workshops, commercial workshops, contributed papers, poster sessions, and special interest group breakfast discussions. Vendors from around the world will demonstrate the latest products, services, and technology in the field of repository and specimen collection.

Session topics and presentations are expected to cover the following areas:

 

	The Evolving Global Research Environment: New Partnerships and Collaborations
	Keeping Step with New Technologies
	Innovative Technologies
	Keeping Step with the Evolving Ethical-Legal Environment
	Ensuring Sustainability in the Face of Global Crises

 

The ISBER 2012 Annual Meeting & Exhibits will be held at the Westin Bayshore Hotel, conveniently within close proximity to many historic and modern attractions in Vancouver, BC.

Plan now to exhibit at this premiere event in the field of repository and specimen management. Meet with your colleagues from around the world and display your latest technology and equipment to professionals in the specimen collection and repository industry!

About ISBER

ISBER is the only international forum that addresses the technical, legal, ethical, and managerial issues relevant to repositories of biological and environmental specimens.

ISBER educational resources and meetings focus on technical issues such as quality assurance and control, regulations, human subject privacy and confidentiality issues, and provide information about sources of equipment and expertise. ISBER assists vendors in recognizing the needs of repositories for the development of new products and services, and provides information about existing repositories and their specimen
collections.

We invite subcomponents of government, academia, the private sector, and manufacturers as well as interested individuals to become active participants in ISBER and to exchange knowledge bases on repository issues. ISBER is an international society, with membership from 32 countries worldwide.

ISBER Vision
ISBER's vision is to be the leading international forum for promoting consistent, high quality standards, ethical principles and innovation in biospecimen banking by uniting the global biobanking community.

ISBER Mission
ISBER creates opportunities for sharing ideas internationally and harmonizing approaches to evolving challenges in biobanking and repository operation. ISBER fosters collaborations, creates education and training opportunities, and provides an international showcase for state-of the art research findings and cutting edge technologies, products and services. Together, these activities promote best practices that cut across the broad range of repositories that ISBER serves.

The goals of the society include:

• Dissemination of information on repository management issues
• Education and sharing of information within the society
• Providing a voice for repositories to influence regulations on shipping, human subjects, etc.
• Development of best practice guidelines
• Provision of centralized information resources for existing repositories
• Bring members together to work on "hot button" topics

ISBER offers networking through listservs, meetings, and working groups. The second version of the society's Best Practice guidelines is available to members. The guidelines
offer practical recommendations on repository management, and consider regulatory compliance as well as the ethical, legal and social issues relevant to repositories. ISBER also offers a self assessment tool to compare their practices to Best
Practices.

ISBER is a Division of the American Society for Investigative Pathology (ASIP)

Please send an email to the ISBER Office (isbermeetings@asip.org) to confirm that you are on the Exhibitor distribution list for the ISBER 2012 Annual Meeting.