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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:
    
        
            |  | Created a social media task force to work with the ISBER Head Office to ensure timely disbursement of relevant news regarding upcoming events | 
        
            |  | Oversaw print and electronic publications of the society to ensure consistent branding | 
    
Committee Goals:
    
        
            |  | Lead ISBER public relations and awareness efforts to ensure consistent and effective internal and external communications strategies are in place | 
        
            |  | 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 | 
        
            |  | Lead development of society publications such as the annual report and strategic plan | 
    
 
    
        
            | Committee Membership | 
        
            |  | Committee Chair |  | 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
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            | Pheonix, United States | Montreal, Canada | 
    
 
    
        
            | Committee Members | 
        
            | Jim VaughtKensington, United States
 Andy ZaayengaSmarterLab
 Martinsville, United States
 Mandy RiffelElisabeth (Lise) MatzkeChildren's Mercy Hospital
 Kansas City, United States
 UBC Office of Biobank Education and Research
 Victoria, Canada
               | Emily HubbardiSpecimen
 Massachusetts, United States
 Robert HewittBiosample Management Ltd
 Carmarthen, United Kingdom
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