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The Communications Advisory Committee provides leadership to the society's internal and external communication activities and provides recommendations to the ISBER Board of Directors regarding the society's communications initiatives.
Committee Achievements:
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Created a social media task force to work with the ISBER Head Office to ensure timely disbursement of relevant news regarding upcoming events |
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Oversaw print and electronic publications of the society to ensure consistent branding |
Committee Goals:
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Lead ISBER public relations and awareness efforts to ensure consistent and effective internal and external communications strategies are in place |
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Develop an ISBER communication plan that incorporates social media, the ISBER newsletter, etc. as key components to advertise ISBER tools, products and services, upcoming events, relevant biobanking issues and publications; and to seek ways to increase the impact of the ISBER brand |
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Lead development of society publications such as the annual report and strategic plan |
| Committee Membership |
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Committee Chair |
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Committee Vice-Chair |
| Catherine Seiler, PhD |
Ayat Salman, MSc, PhD Candidate |
St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center
Barrow Neurological Institute |
McGill University Health
Centre Research Institute |
| Pheonix, United States |
Montreal, Canada |
| Committee Members |
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Jim Vaught
Kensington, United States
Andy Zaayenga
SmarterLab
Martinsville, United States Mandy Riffel
Children's Mercy Hospital
Kansas City, United States Elisabeth (Lise) Matzke
UBC Office of Biobank Education and Research
Victoria, Canada |
Emily Hubbard
iSpecimen
Massachusetts, United States Robert Hewitt
Biosample Management Ltd
Carmarthen, United Kingdom
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