Join in Our Special Activities at ASCP 2024: Wine Tasting and The Petri Dish 5K Walk/Run!

Meeting up with longtime friends and making new friends at the ASCP 2024 Annual Meeting is a great way to expand your professional network. Two events you Annual Meeting attendees won’t want to miss are a Sept. 3 wine tasting led by Bruce Smoller, pathologist and wine connoisseur, and our second annual 5k walk/run on Sept. 4 along Chicago’s iconic lakefront!

Back by popular demand, Bruce Smoller, MD, FASCP, pathologist and wine connoisseur, will join ASCP in Chicago to host a spectacular wine tasting event. Join Dr. Smoller and fellow attendees at 6 p.m. Central time on Tuesday, September 3 at ASCP headquarters, 33 W. Monroe St., for a guided tasting with discussion on how to evaluate, experience, and select wine. Registration is $35. The Wine Tasting Mixer can be added to your 2024 Annual Meeting Registration.

Meanwhile, the Petri Dash 5k Run/Walk will provide an invigorating, not to mention spectacular, morning run along 3.1 miles of Chicago’s iconic lakefront on Wednesday, September 4, from 6:15 a.m.-8 a.m. You’ll experience the city’s picturesque Riverwalk and famous architecture, a magnificent sunrise over Lake Michigan as you follow the uninterrupted Lakefront Trail, and finally, the stately Buckingham Fountain, your turn-around point, where you’ll be amazed by Chicago's downtown, with glimpses of the Shedd Aquarium, Adler Planetarium, and more! Registration is $30. Proceeds will support the ASCP Foundation. Register by August 11th to receive an official race t-shirt! Registration for the 5k can be added to your ASCP 2024 registration.