Networking Lunches
Networking Lunches are open to all AMP 2018 Annual Meeting & Expo registered attendees.* They do not require payment or pre-registration. Simply show up at the appropriate networking lunch as noted below. Please note that seating is limited and available on a first come, first served basis. Networking lunches close when room capacity is filled. Please have your badge scanned as you enter the networking luncheons. This helps AMP measure outcomes and facilitate future planning.
* Some lunches are for specific groups of members, only – see descriptions below…
Thursday, November 1
New to AMP? First Time at the Annual Meeting? – New Member and First Timers Lunch
(Hosted by the Membership Affairs Committee)
Time: 11:45am - 1:00pm
Location: Convention Center, Room 303, Ballroom Level
Description: New to AMP? First Time at the Annual Meeting? Join us for lunch! This event is an opportunity to network with other first time attendees and new AMP Members. Current members of the
Membership Affairs Committee will be on hand to answer questions and help you kick off a
great experience at this year’s AMP meeting!
Molecular Tumor Board: Not Just Another Meeting!
(Hosted by the International Affairs Committee)
Time: 11:45am – 1:00pm
Location: Convention Center, Room 304, Ballroom Level
Speaker: Antonia Sepulveda, MD, PhD
Moderators: Helen Fernandes, PhD
Description: Hosted by AMP’s International Affairs Committee, this luncheon is an opportunity for meeting attendees who reside and work outside of North America to gather, network, and discuss
topics of mutual concern and interest. This year’s luncheon’s topic is Molecular Tumor Boards.
Please join your fellow international colleagues at this special, free luncheon event.
Friday, November 2
Training & Education Networking Luncheon
(Hosted by the Training & Education Committee)
Time: 11:45am – 1:00pm
Location: Convention Center, Room 303, Ballroom Level
Moderator: Barbara Anderson, MS, Brittany Coffman, MD, Jeffrey Gagan, MD, PhD
Description: Trainees, junior faculty and technologists: SEIZE this opportunity to speak to and network
with some of the best and most prominent players in the molecular pathology field! WIN valuable textbooks in the annual textbook give-away! EAT free food! JOIN US for this unique and valuable event!
Consumer Genetic Testing: The Changing Face of Molecular Diagnostics
(Hosted by the Professional Relations Committee)
Time: 11:45am – 1:00pm
Location: Convention Center, Room 304, Ballroom Level
Moderators: Professional Relations Committee Members
Description: The Professional Relations Committee (PRC) communicates and coordinates activities with government, coalitions, trade associations, and patient and professional organizations to inform policy discussions that have an impact of the practice on molecular pathology. As part of this mission, the PRC monitors changes in how members practice in order to develop appropriate and up-to-date policy positions. This luncheon is an opportunity for meeting attendees to engage in a discussion with PRC members on the evolving and future roles of consumer genetic testing and examine if and how it is changing the way AMP members practice molecular pathology. The discussion will examine various aspects of consumer genetic testing such as: is it a threat or opportunity; how do molecular pathology laboratories adapt; is it an increasing career option? Plan now to join us for this dynamic discussion!
