The four candidates have been nominated by their National Societies and they have given a written consent for their candidacy. All applications were declared valid.

The candidates for the IFCC Secretary Position are:

• David KINNIBURGH, Canadian Society of Clinical Chemists (CSCC)
• Tahir PILLAY, South African Association of Clinical Biochemistry (SAACB)

The candidates for the Treasurer Position are:

• Alexander HALIASSOS, Greek Society of Clinical Chemistry – Clinical Biochemistry (GSCC-CB)
• Loralie LANGMAN, American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC)

The full details of each candidate’s nomination including a personal statement are available the following link.

All IFCC Officers’ elections take place electronically; according to this, the electronic ballot for the election of the Secretary and Treasurer  positions is held from January 1^st – to 31^st, 2020. IFCC full members, in good standing, constitute the voting members. Voting process’ details will be provided next February by the IFCC office.

IFCC Secretary Candidates

IFCC Treasurer Candidates

• Education and Management Division
  • Committee on Analytical Quality (C-AQ): one member position. Applications close on 22^nd January 2020.
  • Committee on Evidence-based Laboratory Medicine (C-EBLM): one member position. Applications close on 29^th January 2020.
  • Committee on Clinical Laboratory Management (C-CLM): one member position. Applications close on 5^th February 2020.
  • Committee on Kidney Disease (C-KD): one member position. Applications close on 12^th February 2020.
  • Committee on Point of Care Testing (C-PoCT): one corporate member position. Applications close on 19^th February 2020.

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• Scientific Division
  • Committee on Molecular Diagnostics (C-MD): one member position. Applications close on 25^th January 2020.
  • Executive Committee (SD-EC): one corporate member position. Applications close on 30^th January 2020. 
  • Committee on Standardization of Thyroid Function Tests (C-STFT): one member position. Applications close on 30^th January 2020.
  • Committee on Nomenclature, Properties and Units (C-NPU) in collaboration with International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC): one member position. Applications close on 30^th January 2020.
  • Committee on Reference Intervals and Decision Limits (C-RIDL): one member position. Applications close on 30^th January 2020.

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• Communications and Publications Division
  • Committee on Public Relations (C-PR): one member position. Applications close on 31^st January 2020.

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• Task Forces
  • Task Force for Young Scientists (TF-YS): two members positions. Applications close on 31^st January 2020.
  • Task Force on Ethics (TF-E): one member position. Applications close on 15^th February 2020.

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Applications for these positions should be submitted by IFCC members (National Societies or Corporate members). If you are interested, please refer to your National Representative or Corporate Representative for information on procedures for nominations. Find your representative HERE

For further information on the open Calls for Nominations, please visit the IFCC Call for Nominations page.

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• Education and Management Division 
  
  • Committee on Clinical Molecular Biology Curriculum (C-CMBC): two members positions. Applications close on 15^th January.
  • Committee on Analytical Quality (C-AQ): one member position. Applications close on 22^nd January 2020.
  • Committee on Evidence-based Laboratory Medicine (C-EBLM): one member position. Applications close on 29^th January 2020.
  • Committee on Clinical Laboratory Management (C-CLM): one member position. Applications close on 5^th February 2020.
  • Committee on Kidney Disease (C-KD): one member position. Applications close on 12^th February 2020.
  • Committee on Point of Care Testing (C-PoCT): one corporate member position. Applications close on 19^th February 2020.

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• Congresses and Conferences Committee
  • Executive Committee (C-CC-EC): one member position. Applications close on 10^th January 2020.

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• Scientific Division
  • Committee on Molecular Diagnostics (C-MD): one member position. Applications close on 25^th January 2020.
  • Executive Committee (SD-EC): one corporate member position. Applications close on 30^th January 2020. 
  • Committee on Standardization of Thyroid Function Tests (C-STFT): one member position. Applications close on 30^th January 2020.
  • Committee on Nomenclature, Properties and Units (C-NPU) in collaboration with International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC): one member position. Applications close on 30^th January 2020.
  • Committee on Reference Intervals and Decision Limits (C-RIDL): one member position. Applications close on 30^th January 2020.

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• Communications and Publications Division
  • Committee on Public Relations (C-PR): one member position. Applications close on 31^st January 2020.

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• Task Forces
  • Tasf Force for Young Scientists (TF-YS): two members positions. Applications close on 31^st January 2020.

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Applications for these positions should be submitted by IFCC members (National Societies or Corporate members). If you are interested, please refer to your National Representative or Corporate Representative for information on procedures for nominations. Find your representative HERE

For further information on the open Calls for Nominations, please visit the IFCC Call for Nominations page.

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IFCC eNews: December 2019
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IN THIS ISSUE:

• EDITORIAL
  • Message from the eNews editor
• IFCC: THE PEOPLE
  
  • IFCC open positions
• IFCC: THE YOUNG SCIENTISTS
  • The Experience of a Young Scientist Speaker at APFCB
• CONTRIBUTE TO THE IFCC eNews
  • Cleveland Clinic's best practice receives recognition of distinction for innovations in laboratory stewardship
  • World renowned research leads to live-saving measurably better healthcare for patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery
  • Cross-industry collaboration to improve detection and treatment of patients with familial hypercholesterolemia
• NEWS FROM REGIONAL FEDERATIONS AND MEMBER SOCIETIES
  • News from the Japan Society of Clinical Chemistry (JSCC)
  • News from the Confederación Unificada Bioquímica de la Republica Argentina (CUBRA)
  • News from the Asociación Bioquímica Uruguaya (ABU)
  • News from the Spanish Society of Laboratory Medicine (SEQCML)
  • The stem cell euphoria – how far can we ride the wave?
• IFCC'S CALENDAR OF CONGRESSES, CONFERENCES & EVENTS
  • Calendar of IFCC Congresses/Conferences and Regional Federations' Congresses
  • Calendar of events with IFCC auspices

• Education and Management Division Executive Committee
  • Executive Committee (EMD-EC) : one member position. Applications close on 15^th December 2019.
  • Committee on Clinical Applications of Cardiac Biomarkers (C-CB): one member position. Applications close on 31^st December 2019. 
  • Committee on Distance Learning (C-DL): two members positions. Applications close on  8^th January 2020.
  • Committee on Clinical Molecular Biology Curriculum (C-CMBC): two members positions. Applications close on 15^th January.
  • Committee on Analytical Quality (C-AQ): one member position. Applications close on 22^nd January 2020.
  • Committee on Evidence-based Laboratory Medicine (C-EBLM): one member position. Applications close on 29^th January 2020.
  • Committee on Clinical Laboratory Management (C-CLM): one member position. Applications close on 5th February 2020.

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• Congresses and Congresses Committee
  • Executive Committee (C-CC-EC): one member position. Applications close on 10^th January 2020.

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Applications for these positions should be submitted by IFCC members (National Societies or Corporate members). If you are interested, please refer to your National Representative or Corporate Representative for information on procedures for nominations. Find your representative HERE

For further information on the open Calls for Nominations, please visit the IFCC Call for Nominations page.

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These triennial awards are the highest honours that IFCC can bestow to colleagues worldwide in recognition of their outstanding achievements, to publicize their exceptional research and other contributions that have improved medical and healthcare, and to stimulate and encourage other scientists to accelerate their efforts in advancing clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine.

Read the call for nomination by Prof. Maurizio Ferrari, Chair of the Awards Committee.

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• Education and Management Division Executive Committee
  • Executive Committee (EMD-EC) : one member position. Applications close on 15^th December 2019.
  • Committee on Clinical Applications of Cardiac - Biomarkers (C-CB): one member position. Applications close on 31^st December 2019. 
  • Committee on Distance Learning (C-DL): two members positions. Applications close on  8^th January 2020.
  • Committee on Clinical Molecular Biology Curriculum (C-CMBC): two members positions. Applications close on 15^th January.

• Congresses and Congresses Committee
  • Executive Committee (C-CC-EC): one member position. Applications close on 10^th January 2020.

Applications for these positions should be submitted by IFCC members (National Societies or Corporate members). If you are interested, please refer to your National Representative or Corporate Representative for information on procedures for nominations. Find your representative HERE

For further information on the open Calls for Nominations, please visit the IFCC Call for Nominations page.

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