Events Calendar

Network Events  

  • Tandem Meetings | Transplantation & Cellular Therapy Meetings of ASTCT and CIBMTR
    February 2-6, 2022
    Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, UT

Network-Only Events

Meetings are by invitation only

    August 2021

    • Donor and Patient Safety Monitoring Advisory Group
      By Invitation Only (closed meeting)
      Monday, August 2, 2021, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. CT (Webex)
    • Council Advisory Group (CAG)
      By Invitation Only (closed meeting)
      Monday, August 9, 2021, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. CT (Webex)

    September 2021

    • Council Advisory Group (CAG)
      By Invitation Only (closed meeting)
      Monday, September 13, 2021, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. CT (Webex)
    • Cord Blood Advisory Group
      By Invitation Only (closed meeting)
      Wednesday, September 29, 2021, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. CT (Webex)
    • Audit & Finance Committee
      By Invitation Only (closed meeting)
      September 29, 2021, 12:00 - 5:00 p.m. CT (Webex)
    • NMDP Board Meeting
      By Invitation Only (closed meeting)
      Day 1: Thursday, September 30, 2021, Time: TBD (Webex/TBD)
      Day 2: Friday, October 1, 2021, Time TBD (Webex/TBD)

      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)

      *Spring Meeting dates may change

      2021 Holiday Schedule

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

      • January 1: New Year's Day
      • January 18: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
      • May 31: Memorial Day
      • July 5: Independence Day
      • September 6: Labor Day
      • November 25 and 26: Thanksgiving Holiday
      • December 23 and 24: Christmas Holiday 

      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. 

      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.