CLSI eNews - 1 August 2007 (Plain Text Version)

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News
Executive Vice President's Message
CLSI President-Elect to Meet With JCCLS in Tokyo
CLSI's The Key to Quality
Lois Schmidt, DA Appointed CLSI’s Vice President of Standards
James Nichols, PhD, DABCC, FACB To Serve as CLSI’s Editorial Review Board Representative for Lab Tests Online
Honoring the Life and Accomplishments of Richard R. Miller, Jr.
Recent Changes to CLSI Membership Categories
Press Releases
Standards Status
Vote and Deadlines
Recently Approved Documents
Recently Distributed ISO Standard
Call for Nominations
Events and Exhibits
Upcoming Events
Upcoming Presentations
CLSI Meetings Calendar
Participate in CLSI
Volunteer
New and Sustaining Members
Update Your Subscription

Recent Changes to CLSI Membership Categories

Based on input from members CLSI recently simplified its Corresponding/Associate Active member options. Now hospital-affiliated or hospital-based laboratories, physician office laboratories (POLs), and clinics can self-select one of four membership levels based on their requirements and budget. To reflect this new, simpler approach to membership, we are calling these types of organizations Associate Active members.

In the past, independent/commercial laboratories qualified for Corresponding/Associate Active Membership. In April, the CLSI Quality and Ethics Committee proposed a bylaws change, which was approved by the Board of Directors and member organizations, to incorporate independent/commercial laboratories into the Active Member category. The change became effective 1 July 2007. With this change, independent/commercial laboratories will be migrated to an annual January billing cycle.

Independent/commercial laboratories are defined as non-hospital-based and/or affiliated independent laboratories. Other types of Active members include IVD manufacturers and suppliers, pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology firms, and LIS/HIS providers.

CLSI is contacting independent/commercial laboratories that are scheduled for dues renewal well in advance to advise them of the membership change and enhanced benefits. As Active members they will receive the following:

electronic access to all consensus CLSI documents published during the year;
Infobase CD-ROM, a searchable electronic library of all approved- and proposed-level consensus documents updated annually, which is no longer an Associate Active member benefit;
voting privileges on the election of CLSI officers and members of the Board of Directors, and on proposed bylaw changes.

If you have questions about membership, contact Colleen Sweeney, Membership Manager, at +610.688.0100 x 134 or csweeney@clsi.org.