Events Calendar

October 2021

• Council Advisory Group
  By Invitation Only (closed meeting)
  Monday, October 11, 2021, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. CT (Webex)
  
• Patient Barriers to Transplant Advisory Group
  By Invitation Only (closed meeting)
  Wednesday, October 13, 2021, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. (Webex)
  
• Executive Committee
  By Invitation Only (closed meeting)
  Friday, October 29, 2021, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. CT (Webex)
  
  

November 2021

• Cord Blood Advisory Group
  By Invitation Only (closed meeting)
  Thursday, November 11, 2021, 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. CT (Webex)
  
• Donor and Patient Safety Monitoring Advisory Group
  By Invitation Only (closed meeting)
  Friday, November 12, 2021, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. CT (Webex)
  
• Inclusion, Diversity and Equality Advisory Committee
  By Invitation Only (closed meeting)
  Monday, November 15, 2021, 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. CT (Webex)
  
• Audit & Finance Committee
  By Invitation Only (closed meeting)
  Wednesday, November 17, 2021, 12:00 - 2:30 p.m. CT (Webex)
  
• Executive Committee
  By Invitation Only (closed meeting)
  Friday, November 19, 2021, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. CT (Webex)
  
• Scientific and Strategic Advisory Group
  By Invitation Only (closed meeting)
  Monday, November 29, 2021, 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. CT (Webex)
  

December 2021

• Patient Barriers to Transplant Advisory Group
  By Invitation Only (closed meeting)
  Wednesday, December 8, 2021, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. CT (Webex)
  
• Council Advisory Group
  By Invitation Only (closed meeting)
  Monday, December 13, 2021, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. CT (Webex)
  
• Executive Committee
  By Invitation Only (closed meeting)
  Friday, December 17, 2021, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. CT (Webex)
  

January 2022

• Audit & Finance Committee
  By Invitation Only (closed meeting)
  Wednesday, January 12, 2022, 12:00 - 3:00 p.m. CT (Webex)
  
• NMDP Board Meeting
  By Invitation Only (closed meeting)
  Day 1: Thursday, January 20, 2022, 12:00 - 5:30 p.m. CT (Webex)
  Day 2: Friday, January 21, 2022, 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. CT (Webex)
  
  

February 2022

• Remove Tandem - see listed below in April 2022 - dates changed
  Patient Barriers to Transplant Advisory Group
  By Invitation Only (closed meeting)
  Wednesday, February 9, 2022, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. CT (Webex)
• Council Advisory Group
  By Invitation Only (closed meeting)
  Monday, February 14, 2022, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. CT (Webex)
  
• Cord Blood Advisory Group
  By Invitation Only (closed meeting)
  Wednesday, February 16, 2022, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. CT (Webex)
  
• Executive Committee
  By Invitation Only (closed meeting)
  Friday, February 18, 2022, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. CT (Webex)
  
• Donor and Patient Safety Monitoring Advisory Group
  By Invitation Only (closed meeting)
  Monday, February 28, 2022, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. CT (Webex)
  

March 2022

• Executive Committee
  By Invitation Only (closed meeting)
  Friday, March 18, 2022, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. CT (Webex)
  

April 2022

• Council Advisory Group
  By Invitation Only (closed meeting)
  Monday, April 11, 2022, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. CT (Webex)
  
• Patient Barriers to Transplant Advisory Group
  By Invitation Only (closed meeting)
  Wednesday, April 13, 2022, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. CT (Webex)
  
• Executive Committee
  By Invitation Only (closed meeting)
  Friday, April 15, 2022, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. CT (Webex)
  
• Tandem Meetings | Transplantation & Cellular Therapy Meetings of ASTCT & CIBMTR
  Saturday, April 23 - Tuesday, April 26, 2022
  Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, UT
  (registration required; Network-wide event)
  
• Audit & Finance Committee
  By Invitation Only (closed meeting)
  Wednesday, April 27, 2022, 12:00 - 3:00 p.m. CT (Webex)
  

May 2022

• Executive Committee
  By Invitation Only (closed meeting)
  Friday, May 20, 2022, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. CT (Webex)
  
• Donor and Patient Safety Monitoring Advisory Group
  By Invitation Only (closed meeting)
  Tuesday, May 31, 2022, 12:00 - 2:00 p.m. CT (Webex)
  
  

June 2022

• NMDP Board Meeting
  By Invitation Only (closed meeting)
  Day 1: Thursday, June 2, 2022, time & location TBD
  Day 2: Friday, June 3, 2022, time & location TBD
  
• Patient Barriers to Transplant Advisory Group
  By Invitation Only (closed meeting)
  Wednesday, June 8, 2022, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. CT (Webex)
  
• Council Advisory Group
  By Invitation Only (closed meeting)
  Monday, June 13, 2022, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. CT (Webex)
  
• Executive Committee
  By Invitation Only (closed meeting)
  Friday, June 17, 2022, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. CT (Webex)
  

July 2022

• Executive Committee
  By Invitation Only (closed meeting)
  Friday, July 15, 2022, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. CT (Webex)
  
  

August 2022

• Council Advisory Group
  By Invitation Only (closed meeting)
  Monday, August 8, 2022, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. CT (Webex)
  
• Patient Barriers to Transplant Advisory Group
  By Invitation Only (closed meeting)
  Wednesday, August 10, 2022, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. CT (Webex)
  
• Donor and Patient Safety Monitoring Advisory Group
  By Invitation Only (closed meeting)
  Friday, August 12, 2022, 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. CT (Webex)
  
• Executive Committee
  By Invitation Only (closed meeting)
  Friday, August 19, 2022, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. CT (Webex)
  
• Audit & Finance Committee
  By Invitation Only (closed meeting)
  Wednesday, August 24, 2022, 12:00 - 4:00 p.m. CT (Webex)
  

September 2022

• Executive Committee
  By Invitation Only (closed meeting)
  Friday, September 16, 2022, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. CT (Webex)
  
• NMDP Board Meeting
  By Invitation Only (closed meeting)
  Day 1: Thursday, September 22 2022, time & location TBD
  Day 2: Friday, September 23, 2022, time & location TBD
  

October 2022

• Patient Barriers to Transplant Advisory Group
  By Invitation Only (closed meeting)
  Wednesday, October 12, 2022, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. CT (Webex)
  

November 2022

• Donor and Patient Safety Monitoring Advisory Group
  By Invitation Only (closed meeting)
  Tuesday November 29, 2022, 12:00 - 2:00 p.m. CT (Webex)
  

December 2022

• Patient Barriers to Transplant Advisory Group
  By Invitation Only (closed meeting)
  Wednesday, December 14, 2022, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. CT (Webex)
  
  

Network-Only Events

Meetings are by invitation only

November 2021

• The ONE Forum
  Thursday, November 4 and Friday, November 5, 2021
  Virtual platform (registration required; Network-wide event)
• Donor and Patient Safety Monitoring Advisory Group
  By Invitation Only (closed meeting)
  Friday, November 12, 2021, 10:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. CT (Webex)
  

February 2022

• Tandem Meetings | Transplantation & Cellular Therapy Meetings of ASTCT & CIBMTR
  Wednesday, February 2 - Sunday, February 6, 2021
  Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, UT
  (registration required; Network-wide event)
  

2021 Holiday Schedule

NMDP/Be The Match will be closed in observance of the following holidays:

• New Year's Day (Observed): Monday, January 3
• Martin Luther King, Jr Day: Monday, January 17
• Memorial Day: Monday, May 30
• Juneteenth (Observed): Monday, June 20
• Independence Day: Monday, July 4
• Labor Day: Monday, September 5
• Thanksgiving Day: Thursday, November 24
• Day after Thanksgiving: Friday, November 25
• Christmas Day (Observed): Monday, December 26
  

International Shipping and Holiday Closure Calendar

Timing is essential when delivering blood samples.

A list of the dates that blood cannot be delivered to laboratories (labs) or Transplant Centers is available via International Shipping Calendar (below). The labs or centers in a country are closed on these dates because of a national or religious holiday. Dates are provided by the World Marrow Donor Association (WMDA) who is responsible for collecting closures from each registry. 

• International Shipping Calendar
  

In general, labs and centers are always closed on certain days of the week:

• All labs and centers are closed Saturday and Sunday unless specified below.
• Every Friday and Saturday, the labs in Saudi Arabia and Israel are closed.
• Every Sunday, the labs in all countries except Israel and Saudi Arabia are closed.