2026 Spring Educational Meeting

Please submit your registration for the Spring Meeting here:

ILABB Spring Meeting 2026 Attendee Registration Link

ILABB Spring Meeting 2026 Vendor Registration Link

ILABB is proud to host the 2026 Spring Educational Meeting. Members can expect an engaging, full-day, in-person event featuring expert lectures and interactive roundtable discussions led by blood bank experts from across Illinois and beyond. This event is designed to help attendees deepen their transfusion medicine knowledge, exchange ideas with colleagues, and explore current challenges and advancements in the field.

🧪 In addition to the educational sessions, the meeting will include an exhibitor fair, providing opportunities to connect with industry representatives and explore the latest products, technologies, and services in transfusion medicine.

📅 Meeting details

🗓️ Tuesday, May 5th, 2026
🚪 Doors open: 7:00am CST
⏱️ Program starts: 7:55am CST
🏁 Adjourns by: 5:00pm CST

📍 NIU Conference Center | 1120 E. Diehl Rd, Naperville, IL

Vendors:

American Red Cross, Biorad, Cerus, Grifols, Sure-Tech Dx Assoc.

Versiti, Biolog-id, MAK-System, AABB

⭐ Topics from leading experts

To view our draft of Speakers please view the link below:

Link: ILABB SPEAKERS LINE UP (DRAFT)

🎓 Continuing education (CE)

PACE CE credits will be offered (final agenda pending; tentatively 6.0 contact hours). CE credits will be available to live, registered attendees only.

Certificates will be issued at the end of May.

📝 Registration (required)

Please submit your registration info here:

ILABB Spring Meeting 2026 Attendee Registration Link

ILABB Spring Meeting 2026 Vendor Registration Link

Registrations and payments are manually processed by the ILABB Executive Committee.

If registration is submitted without payment, you will receive follow-up communication.

💲 Registration rates

Attending Physician: $150 regular registration
Certified MLS (including BB & SBB): $100 regular registration
Resident Physician: $50 regular registration
Students (including MLS, medical): Free (no payment required)
Retirees over 65: 50% off equivalent rate

🍽️ The meeting will span a full business day and includes catered breakfast and lunch.

🧾 Format and accessibility

This meeting will be fully in-person, with no live remote viewing available.

To support accessibility, ILABB intends to record all lectures for viewing by members.

🎥 Update: Session recordings may now be viewed, free of charge, on our YouTube page.

🗳️ Member slate updates

  • For the upcoming 2025–2026 year, past president Dr. Tim Carll will complete his 2-year appointment and become Board Member Emeriti. We thank him for his dedication and continue to welcome him as an active executive committee member.

  • President Chelsey Geurkink will complete her 1-year appointment and become Past President.

  • President-elect Eddie Gordon will move into the active President position.

  • Proposed new members-at-large are TBD. Their candidacy will be discussed at the spring meeting and a preliminary vote will be held.