Priorities and Future of the ISBER Standards Community of Practice and Pediatric Interest Group

ISBER would like to present ISBER President, Clare Alloca's article on, Priorities and Future of the ISBER Standards Community of Practice and Pediatric Special Interest Group to our membership!

A key driver for ISBER's structural evolution is our desire to provide increased opportunities for engagement. As an introduction to some of these opportunities, a series of town halls is describing the objectives and plans for selected communities of practice (CoPs), working groups (WGs), and special interest groups (SIGs). The first of these town halls was held on December 13, 2022. Hosted by the ISBER Board of Directors (BOD), this first town hall addressed the work of the standards CoPs and the pediatric SIG. We wanted the membership to understand the priorities of each group and some of the new initiatives that are under development.

The town hall began with an introduction from Clare Allocca, president of the BOD, who noted that ISBER continues to support the biobanking community through its technical groups—CoPs, SIGs, and WGs. It is intended that the combination of these group types offers an array of fora for discussions, networking, idea incubation, education, and product development. The first presentation of this town hall would describe a CoP: standards.

Please click the following link to view the article:
https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/bio.2023.29116.cja