CRB Meeting Committee
Jean M. Popwell, Ph.D., HCLD/CC (ABB)

23rd Annual CRB Workshop and Symposium – May 15-18, 2019

CRB Pre-Conference Workshop – May 15, 2019

“Alert and Alarmed”– A Mini-Symposium on IVF Laboratory Safety and Alarm Monitoring

CRB Workshop = 6 Contact Hours

This workshop will focus on one of the most serious topics facing the modern IVF laboratory, specifically LN₂ specimen tank storage and security. IVF lab directors and operation directors from prominent storage facilities will discuss LN₂ storage tank alarms and security, tank storage and tank backups, maintenance, dewar shipping/receiving, disaster preparedness as well as tank usage/safety (oxygen depletion in small spaces).

CRB Symposium - May 16-18, 2019

”Essential Elements of the Modern IVF Laboratory”

CRB Symposium = 18.5 Contact Hours

This year’s CRB Symposium features: 14 exceptional educational presentations from top leaders in our field • Oral Abstract Presentations • Roundtables • Poster Session • Networking Events • The Latest Science and Technology from Leading Manufacturers and Suppliers

Together the CRB Symposium and Workshop = 24.5 Contact Hours

Submit your Abstracts: Deadline is March 15, 2019

This is the chance to share your research with all of your colleagues while competing for a cash prize! Two $250 cash prizes sponsored by LifeAire Systems will be presented for the two best abstracts submitted. ART abstracts accepted for oral or poster presentation will be published in RBM Online following the meeting.

Volunteer for Roundtables

Share your expertise! All registrants are invited to present ART or traditional laboratory topics at the roundtable luncheon on Thursday, May 16. Contact LeAnn at the AAB office for details. Call (314) 241-1445 or email aab@aab.org, attention: LeAnn.

See you in New Orleans!

Jean M. Popwell, Ph.D., HCLD/CC(ABB)
2019 CRB Program Chair