Rue St. Denis, Montréal (Photo by Stéphan Poulin; © Tourisme Montréal.)

AABB is pleased to continue AABB Annual Meeting & TXPO Online, a summary of Annual Meeting activities. Session and event coverage, formerly published in print as Annual Meeting News, is now offered exclusively online. Articles are posted during the Annual Meeting and will remain online throughout the year. Bonjour! Bienvenue à Montréal! By J. Daniel Connor, MM I'm glad you could join me and almost 7,000 of your colleagues at the first AABB Annual Meeting & TXPO held outside the United States. This city is a remarkable venue, and I hope you can take some of your free time to explore its richness and beauty... more

A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the National Blood Survey - Tuesday, Oct. 7
Pathogen Reduction Technologies: Where Are We Going and What Is Keeping Us from Getting There? - Tuesday, Oct. 7
Update on Erythropoietin - Tuesday, Oct. 7
The Debate on Nitric Oxide and RBC Storage - Tuesday, Oct. 7
Breaking all the Rules: Serology Dogma that Needs to be Challenged - Tuesday, Oct. 7
Cell Therapy Laboratories: Real-Time Practices - Tuesday, Oct. 7
Grading to Guidelines: Using the GRADE Methodology to Guide Plasma Transfusion - Tuesday, Oct. 7
Teenagers and TRALI: Donor Centers Discuss Adverse Events in Younger Donors, Ways to Mitigate Lung Injury - Tuesday, Oct. 7
Noted Hematologist, Landsteiner Winner Dies at Age 80 - Tuesday, Oct. 7

AABB Asks the Awardees - Monday, Oct. 6
Giving Back: Donor Incentives That Make Sense - Monday, Oct. 6
Thrombopoietic Growth Factors: A Story of Never Giving Up - Monday, Oct. 6
Making Weeds Out of Orchids? - Monday, Oct. 6
Donor Deferrals: Why Can’t We Get Together? - Monday, Oct. 6

Advancements in Cord Blood Transplantation - Sunday, Oct. 5
Drumming Up Excitement at TXPO Opening - Sunday, Oct. 5
Transfusion Safety Officers Across the Borders - Sunday, Oct. 5
Creating a Dynamic, Extended Compatibility Inventory - Sunday, Oct. 5
Professional Preferences or Vacation Wanderlust? - Sunday, Oct. 5
A Laboratory for Creativity: Former Head of Cirque du Soleil Encourages Meeting Attendees to Reach New Heights - Sunday, Oct. 5

Ready for Change? Leading vs. Responding - Saturday, Oct. 4
Fantasy Dinner Plans - Saturday, Oct. 4
Expecting the Unexpected - Saturday, Oct. 4
NEW U.S. Biovigilance Network to Enhance Patient Safety and Cut Costs - Saturday, Oct. 4
Accreditation Gets a Report Card - Saturday, Oct. 4
Plenary Session Highlights Six Scientific Abstracts - Saturday, Oct. 4
A “Bumper Crop” at the Bookstore - Saturday, Oct. 4

Canada’s Blood System: How It Works - Friday, Oct. 3
Stop by the AABB Action Center - Friday, Oct. 3
Find Answers at the Information Booth - Friday, Oct. 3
A Dollar by Any Other Name… -  Friday, Oct. 3
What to See in Montréal - Friday, Oct. 3
Montréal: How It All Began - Friday, Oct. 3
What’s New? Plenty! - Friday, Oct. 3