1. Association for Clinical Cytogenetics MEMBERSHIP LIAISON COMMITTEE (MLC) Association for Clinical Cytogenetics

2. Association for Clinical Cytogenetics New committee NOT the new name for the JLC Represents the whole membership

3. Association for Clinical Cytogenetics Philippa May (Guys) Represents: Leeds, Liverpool, St Mary's (Manchester), Norwich, Sheffield Simon McCullough (Belfast) Represents: Birmingham, Cambridge, Dublin, Leicester, Newcastle, Nottingham, Cardiff Mandeep Bahra (Oxford) Represents: Cambridge (Haem), Bristol, Cardiff, Kings, Salisbury, TDL Genetics Stephen Mountford (N.W.Thames) Represents: Barts, George's, GOS, GOS (Haem), Hammersmith, Royal Marsden Suzanne McPhee (Glasgow) Represents: Aberdeen, Christie (Manchester), Dundee, Edinburgh, Inverness, LRF CURRENT MLC MEMBERS

4. Association for Clinical Cytogenetics ROLE OF MLC Communication Information Promotion Support

5. Association for Clinical Cytogenetics Communication and Information The MLC maintains a network of contacts – one member in each UK laboratory This network is used to disseminate professional information agreed by Council Also used to gather information/opinions from the membership for Council Maintain a current list of ACC members MLC stand at Spring Conference

6. Association for Clinical Cytogenetics Promotion PROMOTE ACC MEMBERSHIP TO NON-MEMBERS MLC and GT stands at conferences ACC/MLC flyer (to be distributed through the MLC network of contacts)

7. Association for Clinical Cytogenetics CAREERS INFORMATION Job profile for University Careers departments in the UK A separate job profile has been written for the government Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) Connexions 'jobs4u' website Careers Fairs

8. Association for Clinical Cytogenetics SUPPORT Training Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Registration

9. Association for Clinical Cytogenetics TRAINING Organise session at the annual ACC training course to introduce new trainees to ACC and MLC Organise sessions at conferences to assist with clarification of training and professional issues

10. Association for Clinical Cytogenetics CPD Designed a portfolio format for maintaining CPD records This can be found at www.cytogenetics.org.uk/mlc/cpd.htm

11. Association for Clinical Cytogenetics REGISTRATION MLC have uploaded a sample registration portfolio to the ACC website This can be accessed by going to the ACC website (www.cytogenetics.org.uk)www.cytogenetics.org.uk Click on Membership Liaison Committee then click on Sample Registration Portfolio Aiming to get the sample portfolio on the Association for Clinical Scientists (ACS) website

12. Association for Clinical Cytogenetics Contacting MLC MLC stand mlc@cytogenetics.org.uk Through the MLC contact in your laboratory