# BCSLS Annual Congress 2026

- Dates: 24 September 2026 to 26 September 2026
- Location: Penticton Lakeside Resort & Conference Centre, Penticton, Canada
- Address: 21 Lakeshore Dr W, Penticton, BC V2A 7M5
- Organiser: BCSLS - British Columbia Society of Laboratory Science

## Who attends

The BCSLS Annual Congress is our premiere event of the year, bringing together laboratory professionals, educators, and industry representatives from across the province and nationally.

_As described by the organiser._

## Official links

- [Official website](https://www.bcsls.net/congress-overview-2)
- [Registration](https://www.bcsls.net/congress-registration-delegate)
- [Agenda](https://www.bcsls.net/scientific-agenda-1)

## Speakers

- Anona Fawn Kampe, syilx Okanagan Nation
- Sgt Junkyu Lee, Medical Laboratory Technologists in the Canadian Armed Forces
- Cpl Huan Trung Nguyen, Medical Laboratory Technologists in the Canadian Armed Forces
- Adam Chrobak
- Margaret Roche, Vancouver General Hospital
- Dr. Amanda Wilmer
- Megan Hattori
- Dr. Jan Palaty
- Kendra Soukeroff
- Dr. Melissa Caza
- Kristina Dawson
- Dr. Lindsay Brown
- Anne Benn
- Dusk Farkas
- Dr. Jennifer Duncan
- Jim Shopland

## Sponsors and partners

- CellaVision

## Ticket pricing

USD 100

## Where to stay

- **5000 Motel**: motel, 180 m from the venue, 1742 Main Street
  - [Hotel website](https://www.5000motel.com/)
  - Phone: +1-250-493-5000
- **Plaza Motel**: motel, 210 m from the venue, 1485 Main Street
- **Pass Motor Inn**: motel, 1000 m from the venue, 2307 Skaha Lake Road
  - Phone: +1-250-492-0323
- **Super 8**: motel, 1.0 km from the venue
- **Flaming Motel**: motel, 1.1 km from the venue, 2387 Skaha Lake Road
  - Phone: +1-250-492-8333
- **Apple Tree Inn**: motel, 1.1 km from the venue, 2406 Skaha Lake Road
  - [Hotel website](http://www.appletreeinn.ca/)
  - Phone: +1-888-492-3041
- **Swiss Sunset Inn**: motel, 1.5 km from the venue, 2604 Skaha Lake Road
  - Phone: +1-250-492-8209
- **Fairfield by Marriott Inn & Suites Penticton**: 1.7 km from the venue, 602 Eckhardt Avenue West
  - [Hotel website](https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/ylwfe-fairfield-inn-and-suites-penticton/)
  - Phone: +1-236-422-0821

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Source: https://www.luminik.io/events/bcsls-annual-congress-penticton/