To Our Very Valued NYSHS Membership,
Together, we are facing a truly unprecedented
situation. The global coronavirus pandemic has affected all of our families,
our businesses, our communities, and our way of life. During this time, I
wanted to reach out and update the membership as to how we, the New York State
Histotechnological Society, plans to move ahead.
First
and foremost, our hearts go out to anyone who’s been impacted by the virus,
either directly or indirectly. Our thoughts are especially with those who were
sick, to whom we extend our heartfelt wishes for a full recovery.
During this unfortunate time, we cancelled our annual
Spring meeting, as
we were focused on the health and safety of our members, families and
communities. We know that it is very important for us to provide our membership
and our student members the opportunity to apply for and receive an educational
scholarship as well as providing the opportunity to gain knowledge. We are very
regretful that did not happen. We apologize for your disappointment and not
being able to provide scholarships as our 2020 Spring meeting was
cancelled. We will have something in
place in the future to ensure that scholarships can be given out even if
meetings are cancelled.
We
are in the process of planning an in-person meeting in April of 2022. Our goal is to offer our membership
educational opportunities and advancing histology as a profession. As we move
forward, we will keep you updated. If
you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
Thank
you for your continued support!
Sarah
Mack
New York State Histotechnological Society President