Histotechnology Professionals Day

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HPD - March 10, 2012

They say that 3rd time is a charm, so with this being the 3rd Annual Histotechnology Professionals Day, let’s really push ourselves to the limit.  

This year Histotechnology Professionals Day falls on a Saturday, but that should not prevent you from celebrating the profession every day that week.  NSH is proud of the profession so we challenge all our members to get out there and spread the word about how important Histotechnology is!  

We will also have a free teleconference for all members on March 7th, 2012 to honor the day.  The title of the teleconference will be:  “Person Behind the Specimen” presented by Debra Flynn.  Pre-registration will be available soon.

Since we know how talented and creative our Histotechs are we have come up with 2 new contests that we hope everyone takes the opportunity to participate in.  

The NSH Office would like to give a shout out to all of our Histo Members:  "Happy Histotechnology Professionals Day! We appreciate everything you do!"

CELEBRATION ITEMS

Items featuring the Histotechnology Day Logo can be ordered by downloading and sending the form below to NSH.

HPD Order Form 

LOGO: If you wish to make your own items or need the logo for a cake. Please feel free to use the formats of the logo listed below.

JPEG of 2012 HPD LOGO

High Resolution EPS File - please email Carrie or Brenda and we will provide this to you.
 

RESOURCES

Promotional Planning Guide: a toolkit to help plan a celebration and promote the profession

Toolkit

Proclamation: One of the most important things that the organization can do to build awareness for the Histology Profession is to receive official recognition from your local elected official, mayor and/or governor.  A proclamation and maybe a key to the city may be secured.  This may be accompanied by a photo opportunity.  Even if your organization received a proclamation last year, follow up again this year.

Letter to Government Officials and Sample Proclamation

Elevator Speech: Every professional should have a short synoptic speech called an “elevator speech”.  The speech should be a 15-30 second description of what they do as a professional.  This speech is intended to tell listeners enough to make them want to learn more.  It can be used in an elevator when someone asks “What is a Histotechnologist”? or when you have an opportunity to talk about your profession to the PTA, to your local elected officials, students or anyone who shows interest.  Your hope is to create an opportunity for an in-depth discussion.  You will raise awareness and visibility of the profession.

Sample Elevator Speech

CONTESTS

1. THE NSH CHALLENGE                     

Do you love your job and like to have fun?  Do you have a creative mind?  Sports teams all over make their own Jingles, Songs and Video’s.  So why not have one about Histotechnology.  Find a way to make Histotechnology something that rolls off of everyone’s tongue by putting together a jingle, theme song or video.  Think outside the box, like the commercials competing for the Superbowl halftime spots.  Make it fun and viral worthy!  Winner will be selected by a special HPD team.

The winner will be the one with the catchiest advertising.  It can be a jingle, song, video, game, poster, catch phrase marketing piece or anything you can think of to make everyone want to know what Histotechnology is.

Winners will receive: 

1st Place:    $1000 Scholarship towards any NSH event or items offered by NSH.
2nd Place:   3 Memberships (Can be used for 1 person-3 years or 3 different people)

Scholarship Uses: 

For NSH Events:    
Registration Fees, Travel Fees, Hotel Fees, Fees Split for Group, & Teleconferences  for lab
 

For Other Items at NSH: Membership Dues, Textbooks, & PR Items

Not only will the winners receive their prize but we will also use their idea for our HPD promotional campaign (Letting the membership know it was your idea of course)

Please submit by March 1, 2012 to NSH Office.  When sending your piece, please include:
Name(s), Company, Address, Email & Phone Number

Send all entries to:    NSH, 10320 Little Patuxent Parkway, Suite 804, Columbia, MD  21044
                                     Fax # 443-535-4055 or Email:  Histo@nsh.org

 2.  The O'FISHially Awesome Contest

This contest is to identify someone in histology you think is Awesome.  Nominate someone in your profession who has made a difference in your career.  It can be a manager who is really great, a co-worker who always helps you out, a mentor who has taken you under their wing, or maybe a pathologist who rocks!

All you need to do is tell us why you think this person is so awesome and share some examples.  We think all of you are awesome, but we want to hear about the best of the best.  Nominate someone so they know how special they are.  

The winner will be the one we think is the most AWESOME!  The Prize is free travel, room and registration to the Summer Symposium in Las Vegas for the Nominator and theNominee.

Click here for Contest Form 

 Send all entries via Mail, Fax or Email to:   

 NSH, 10320 Little Patuxent Parkway, Suite 804, Columbia, MD  21044
 Fax # 443-535-4055   /     Email to:  Histo@nsh.org

* Submissions will become the property of NSH to use for any promotional pieces needed.

 See what people did for last years contest:

2011 HPD CONTEST ENTRIES/WINNERS