Primary objectives and purposes are to foster the development and implementation of clinical applications of cytometry in the diagnosis and management of human pathologic conditions; to stimulate and promote research in new applications of cytometry and allied disciplines; to promote professional advancement in all aspects of clinical cytometry and to foster education and the exchange of information among persons engaged in clinical cytometry by means of an annual national meeting and of a variety of educational activities; to issue publications in the field of clinical cytometry and its applications; to interact with agencies, both private and governmental, which regulate, oversee, monitor and control the practice of clinical cytometry, in the interest and for the benefit of clinical cytometry, and the patients it serves.