With a variety of focused networking events, the 2024 AABB Annual Meeting is the place to make face-to-face contact with thousands of your peers. The AABB Annual Meeting welcomes the best minds and the best ideas in the field, providing the ideal opportunity to meet like-minded people, establish long-term connections and learn from luminaries. Expand your circle of influence and establish relationships that will last throughout your career.
Note: times, locations and events are subject to change.
Friday, Oct. 18 | 3:30pm – 5:00pm
Hilton-Americas Houston Hotel
Exclusively for registered representatives of AABB Corporate Partner organizations. Engage with the AABB Board of Directors and executive leadership in a strategic discussion on critical big picture issues impacting your business and the field. RSVP details will be shared with Corporate Partners in the lead up to the Annual Meeting.
Friday, Oct. 18 | 3:30pm – 5:00pm
Hilton-Americas Houston Hotel
New AABB Accreditation assessors are encouraged to join this live training session, held in conjunction with the AABB Annual Meeting in Houston. Accreditation staff members will present information and discuss topics in a relaxed and informal setting. Learn more about assessor qualifications, how to get started, and the value of becoming an AABB assessor.
Friday, Oct. 18 | 5:00pm – 6:30pm
Hilton-Americas Houston Hotel
The AABB Accreditation Team is hosting this reception to honor AABB’s knowledgeable and dedicated Assessors. The AABB Accreditation Team will thank Assessors for their continued work and commitment to advancing quality and safety. This event will also provide an opportunity for attendees to network and learn from other Assessors. This is an invitation-only event and can be added through the meeting registration process. Available to current assessors only.
Please contact accreditation@aabb.org with any questions. For information on becoming an AABB Assessor, please visit our website.
Friday, Oct. 18 | 5:00pm – 6:30pm
Hilton-Americas Houston Hotel
Join others involved in the biotherapies community for a networking welcome reception before the AABB Annual Meeting begins. Connect with colleagues old and new while discussing the latest topics in the biotherapies field. Space is limited; attendees must register for this event through the annual meeting registration process. Only available to attendees involved in biotherapies.
Friday, Oct. 18 | 6:00pm – 7:30pm
Hilton-Americas Houston Hotel
A donation in 2024 is your ticket to attend the Party with a Purpose. The Party with a Purpose is a special celebration hosted by the AABB Foundation for financial contributors and program recipients that offers an exciting atmosphere of fun and camaraderie with food, drinks, and music. Connect with friends and create new relationships with colleagues at this reception all while supporting AABB Foundation’s mission of fueling innovative research. Your 2024 donation is your ticket; attendees can register for this event through the annual meeting registration process. For more information, e-mail foundation@aabb.org.
Saturday, Oct. 19 | 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
This event is for new AABB members and those attending the AABB Annual Meeting for the first time. During this event, lunch is provided and attendees hear from AABB leaders and learn about AABB’s myriad offerings and the many ways in which AABB membership is beneficial. Space is limited; only available for new members and first-time Annual Meeting attendees on a first come first served basis. Eligible attendees can register via meeting registration. Registration is limited and pre-registration is required.
Saturday, Oct. 19 | 12:45 pm – 2:30 pm
For more than four decades, the AABB Foundation has infused the transfusion medicine and biotherapies fields with innovative scientific research and pioneering leaders. This premier showcase brings that science into an interactive symposium program where the AABB Foundation grant and award recipients are featured among those presenting on their research work. Lunch will be provided. Attendees can register via annual meeting registration. Registration is limited and pre-registration is required. For more information, e-mail foundation@aabb.org.
Saturday, Oct. 19 | 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
George R. Brown Convention Center, Grand Assembly
The 2024 AABB Annual Meeting’s General Session will feature an engaging presentation from the 2024 keynote speaker, remarks from the AABB president and CEO, the presentation of this year’s President’s Awards – and much more. The General Session will lead into the Exhibit Hall Opening Reception.
Saturday, Oct. 19 | 4:30 pm – 7:00 pm
George R. Brown Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A3/B3
Get to know more about the exhibitors and their innovative products and services, while enjoying the vibrant atmosphere of great food and music. This event is open to all attendees registered to attend on this day.
Sunday, Oct. 20 | 7:00 am – 8:30 am
Lace up your sneakers for the annual AABB Foundation Run for Research. Whether you run at a record-breaking pace or prefer a casual walk, what’s important is your participation. Proceeds benefit the AABB Foundation, a nonprofit charitable organization that funds innovative scientific research and support the careers of future leaders in transfusion medicine and biotherapies.
Registration is required and includes the selection of one of the Run for Research options:
Attendees can register via annual meeting registration or separately.
Sunday, Oct. 20 | 11:30am – 1:00pm
George R. Brown Convention Center
The AABB IRL Luncheon is available exclusively for members of AABB-accredited Immunohematology Reference Laboratory (IRL) facilities. This lunch will provide an opportunity to network with others from similar facilities and with members of the AABB IRL Accreditation Committee. AABB Accreditation team will email an invitation to IRL facility contacts closer to the Meeting. Attendees must be RSVP to attend.
Sunday, Oct. 20 | 11:30am – 1:00pm
George R. Brown Convention Center
This popular event for biotherapies professionals brings together leaders in the field for presentations and discussions on hot topics in the field. Space is limited; attendees must register for this event through the Annual Meeting registration process.
Sunday, Oct. 20 | 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Hilton-Americas Houston Hotel
Are you a volunteer interested in connecting with other active contributors to AABB? Or are you a current or prospective member interested in starting your volunteer journey? Join us for a fantastic night of appetizers, drinks, celebration, and learning about the many ways you can become more involved in your Association! Attendees can register via meeting registration.
Monday, Oct. 20 | 8:30 am – 11:00 am
George R. Brown Convention Center
The Foundation R&D Summit will delve into various aspects of artificial intelligence (AI), exploring its current state, future possibilities, and the implications it holds across the blood & biotherapies field. Our aim is to facilitate meaningful dialogue and collaboration among thought leaders, researchers, and practitioners at the executive level. We will focus on artificial intelligence as an umbrella topic with a few panel discussion and presentation sub-topics such as disaster preparedness, donor recruitment, cell & gene therapies, and blood research, followed by Q&A and dialogue with attendees at the Summit. Breakfast will be provided. Attendees can register via meeting registration. Registration is limited and pre-registration is required. For more information, e-mail foundation@aabb.org.
Monday, Oct. 21 | 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
The Physician Leadership Roundtable is an opportunity for chief medical officers and medical directors of blood centers and chiefs, medical directors, and other physician leaders based in hospitals to connect, collaborate, and discuss current issues facing the field. The discussion will be led by AABB’s chief medical officer, Dr. Claudia Cohn. Eligible attendees can register via meeting registration. Registration is limited and pre-registration is required.
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