Overview

The 1st international workshop for the small and medium size bone marrow donor registries to be hosted in Cyprus will be a 3-day meeting targeting operational problems and challenges which are common to these registries. It aims to discuss opportunities and solutions for the future sustainability of the registries addressing issues of information technology, international networking, social media, laboratory solutions, effective recruitment, financial issues and others.

It is the first time that such a workshop is organized with emphasis on practical approaches that include round table discussions and hands-on training especially on IT solutions. The workshop will host a closed GEMS Working Group Meeting and a closed Prometheus Users Group Meeting.

The workshop is organized by the Cyprus Bone Marrow Donor Registry and funded by the Norwegian Financial Mechanism 2009-2014.