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SAVE THE DATES! for 2020 APHL conferences NEW! ID ID Lab Con 2020 is a new APHL conference that provides a forum to discuss the latest developments on detection and characterization of infectious diseases of public health concern. It’s a new opportunity for public health laboratory professionals, clinical laboratorians, leading researchers and diagnostics developers to share their latest findings, technologies and developments and generate solutions to infectious disease problems. LAB CON AUGUST 11-13, 2020 ATLANTA, GA www.aphl.org /idlabcon ID March 9–12, 2020 InFORM 2020 LAB CON June 8–11, 2020 October 18–22, 2020 APHL 2020 APHL 2020 Newborn Screening and Genetic Testing Symposium Westin Atlanta Peachtree Plaza Atlanta, GA Oregon Convention Center Portland, OR InFORM brings together the network of public health officials involved with foodborne and enteric disease outbreak response. This includes federal, state and local public health environmental health specialists, epidemiologists, laboratorians and health communicators. APHL’s annual conference brings together state, county and local government laboratory personnel, scientists, healthcare professionals and federal and state agencies to consider current issues, trends and technologies influencing public health laboratory science and practice. www.aphl.org /conferences Iowa Events Center Des Moines, IA The Symposium brings together national and international experts to discuss new and emerging technologies, candidate conditions, quality improvement, clinical outcomes and therapeutics, and other developments in the fields of newborn screening and genetics.