Posted by Sten Westgard, MS
That time of year is approaching again...
Westgard QC, Inc., will attend the 2009 AACC/ASCLS/CSCC meeting in Chicago, Illinois. We will be at BOOTH 1826.
Among other things, we will be demonstrating software as well as our new online courses at http://www.westgard.org We will be offering registration specials for training, as well as coupons for the books and software.
We will also be holding the annual "Westgard Wear" raffle, the only opportunity to win such items as a "Westgard Rules" baseball cap, shirt, or messenger bag. These items are not sold in stores (no store would be willing to sell them). Nor will these items be understood by the general public if you wear them. But for those seeking rare and obscure laboratory apparel, it doesn't get more rare and obscure than this.
[I think this year we will also find a way to let people who aren't attending the conference participate in the raffle, too. Stay tuned to the blog for those details.]
This, of course, is not in compliance with the AdvaMed's new ethics policy. (We will still be giving away pens at the booth, too.) We aren't worried that these small gifts will exert too much influence on your purchasing decisions and behavior; there isn't that much money to be made in quality in the first place.
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