Approximately 4,000 attendees, including exhibitors, participated in the CLMA/ASCP ThinkLab ’05, held March 5-8 in Chicago. Highlights of the conference included “The Profit Specialist” financial training sessions; an industry forum on “Innovations in Patient Identification”; and the “ThinkLab Link,” a pilot program designed to match exhibitors with laboratory professionals in the market for certain products.
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The aisles seemed crowded at times during the 3-day show. |
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CLMA’s Arkansas Chapter received an honorable mention in the education category. Bill Woodell (left), president-elect, accepted the award from Bob Anselmo, past Council of Chapter Leaders (CCL) chair, and Martha Casassa, CCL chair. |
CLMA’s Chicago Chapter received an honorable mention in Leadership and Administration. Keith Nelson, chapter president, and Linda McCann, past president, accepted the award from Martha Casassa. |
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The 2005 Chapter Excellence Award for Financial Management was presented to the Trillium Chapter. Kevin Orr, chapter treasurer, accepted the award from Martha Casassa. |
CLMA’s first industry forum, “Innovations in Patient Identification,” was held in the theatre pavilion on the exhibit floor. |

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Jane Aarthun presented “The Profit Specialist,” a highly interactive session that used game boards, poker chips, and dice to help laboratory professionals learn the factors that drive financial decisions. |
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Other sessions energized attendees and provided a forum for fostering strategic relationships. |
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Attendees paid homage to Chicago and the Blues Brothers at a party on the final night of the conference. |
CLP’s Advertising Director Jeff Brown and Editor Carol Andrews in their booth at the show. |