Events Calendar

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

• Council Advisory Group
  By Invitation Only (closed meeting)
  Monday, October 10, 2022, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. CT (Webex )
  
• 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

• Council Advisory Group
  By Invitation Only (closed meeting)
  Ad-Hoc, In-Person Meeting at ONE Forum
  Friday, November 4, 2022, 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. CT (Webex) 
  
• 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

• Council Advisory Group
  By Invitation Only (closed meeting)
  Monday, December 12, 2022, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. CT (Webex)
  
• Patient Barriers to Transplant Advisory Group
  By Invitation Only (closed meeting)
  Wednesday, December 14, 2022, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. CT (Webex)

February 2023

• Council Advisory Group
• By Invitation Only (closed meeting)
• Monday, February 13, 2023, 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. CT (Webex)

March 2023

• Council Advisory Group
  By Invitation Only (closed meeting)
  Monday, March 13, 2023, 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. CT (Webex)

April 2023

• Council Advisory Group
  By Invitation Only (closed meeting)
  Monday, April 10, 2023, 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. CT (Webex)

May 2023

• Council Advisory Group
  By Invitation Only (closed meeting)
  Monday, May 8, 2023, 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. CT (Webex)

June 2023 

• Council Advisory Group
  By Invitation Only (closed meeting)
  Monday, June 12, 2023, 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. CT (Webex)

July 2023

• Council Advisory Group
  By Invitation Only (closed meeting)
  Monday, July 10, 2023, 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. CT (Webex)

August 2023

• Council Advisory Group
  By Invitation Only (closed meeting)
  Monday, August 14, 2023, 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. CT (Webex)

September 2023

• Council Advisory Group
  By Invitation Only (closed meeting)
  Monday, September 11, 2023, 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. CT (Webex) 

Network-Only Events

Meetings are by invitation only

February 2023

• Tandem Meetings | Transplantation & Cellular Therapy Meetings of ASTCT & CIBMTR
  Wednesday, February 15 - Sunday, February 19, 2023
  World Center Marriott, Orlando, FL 
  (registration required; Network-wide event)
  

Holiday Schedule

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

• New Year's Day (Observed): Monday, January 2
• Martin Luther King, Jr Day: Monday, January 16
• Memorial Day: Monday, May 29
• Juneteenth (Observed): Monday, June 19
• Independence Day: Tuesday, July 4
• Labor Day: Monday, September 5
• Thanksgiving Day: Thursday, November 23
• Day after Thanksgiving: Friday, November 24
• Christmas Day (Observed): Monday, December 25
  

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.