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With roots back to 1958, the Society of Armed Forces Medical Laboratory Scientists (SAFMLS) is a non-profit organization that was officially established in 1971.  SAFMLS is organized exclusively for charitable, educational and scientific purposes in relationship to the laboratory sciences.  The primary objective is that of maintaining and enhancing high professional standards through improved laboratory policies and technology in support of the health care delivery systems of the Armed Forces, Public Health Services and Veterans Administration.  Membership is open to qualified military (active and reserve component), Public Health Service and Veteran's Administration personnel, and their affiliated scientists concerned with the support of health care via laboratory research and evaluation.

Mark your calendars.  The next Annual SAFMLS Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana from 28 March - 31 March 2011 at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside.  In the "center of it all," the newly renovated Hilton New Orleans Riverside hotel is a full service luxury complex that is actually a "city within itself," located on the banks of the Mississippi River with easy access to everything New Orleans, Louisiana has to offer.  Dining, shopping, and entertainment options are steps away.  The Riverwalk Marketplace (140+ shops and food outlets) is at the hotel's doorstep, as are Harrah's Casino, the Aquarium of the Americas, the IMAX Theater, the French Quarter, the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, The National D-day Museum, The Ogden Museum, the Arts District, the Louisiana Children's Museum, and the Riverfront Streetcar.  Transportation from the Louis Armstrong International Airport is an easy 25 minute shuttle or taxi ride.