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SQA Announces Cancellation of the 36th SQA Annual Meeting and Quality College

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Posted 12 March 2020: Today the State of Maryland prohibited events of more than 250 people effective immediately, so the Society of Quality Assurance (SQA) has cancelled its upcoming 36th SQA Annual Meeting and Quality College meeting scheduled for 30 March - 4 April 2020 in National Harbor, Maryland, USA.

The Board wishes to thank all our SQA members and colleagues for your understanding and the patience you displayed as we navigated all aspects of this unprecedented situation. Secondly, thank you to our registered exhibitors, vendors, speakers, and volunteers who put so many hours into their preparations for this meeting. Finally, thank you to all the SQA members who completed the survey sent today and who shared their thoughts, ideas, and perspectives. The Board of Directors takes your feedback extremely seriously, and we will address some of the questions/comments members shared in a frequently asked questions area of our website very soon (e.g., RQAP credits, insurance).

Please see below on actions for you to take at this time:

REGISTRATION

SQA will be offering every registrant three options of how to apply your registration fee:

  1. Receive a 100% refund minus a $55 processing fee. If you already cancelled and you received a partial refund, we will automatically refund any additional monies owed to you. If you already cancelled and asked for a refund but have not yet received it, we will automatically refund 100% of your registration minus a $55 processing fee.

  2. Receive a credit for 100% of your registration fees to be used at your discretion on SQA activities occurring through 30 April 2021 (fall Quality College, next year’s Annual Meeting, online training courses, etc.).  

    OR

  3. Support SQA in providing this year's content in nontraditional ways by donating your registration fees to SQA.

Please complete the form below to identify how you would like your registration fee applied.

HOTEL ROOM RESERVATIONS
You will need to contact the hotel directly to cancel your booking.

TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS
You will need to contact the airline or your travel agent directly to cancel your booking.

If you were registered for the Quality College courses “Basic Training: Good Laboratory Practice” or “Good Clinical Practice: Understanding the Basics,” we encourage you to consider taking those courses in our Online Learning Center or later this year in Raleigh. You may use a credit for either option.

In the meantime, please mark your calendar for our upcoming in-person programs:

  • Quality College and Special Symposium, 21-25 September 2020, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
  • 37th SQA Annual Meeting and Quality College, 11-16 April 2021, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA