Table 1.

ICCBBA technical advisory groups

Group	Focus	Members
Americas Technical Advisory Group (ATAG)	Blood Banking in North, South and Central America	Expert users from hospitals and blood centers in North and South America
Middle East and Europe Technical Advisory Group (MEETAG)	Blood Banking in Europe and the Middle East	Representatives from countries in Europe and the Middle East that have ICCBBA-registered facilities
Asia Pacific Technical Advisory Group (APTAG)	Blood Banking in Asia and the Pacific region (including Australia and New Zealand)	Representatives from countries in Asia, Australia and New Zealand that have ICCBBA-registered facilities
Cellular Therapy Coding and Labeling Advisory Group (CTCLAG)	International cellular therapy	Representatives from:  AABB  Asia Pacific Blood and Marrow Transplant (APBMT)  American Society for Blood and Marrow  Transplantation (ASBMT)  American Society for Apheresis (ASFA)  European Group for Blood and Marrow  Transplantation (EBMT)  Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular  Therapy (FACT)  International Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT)  International Society for Cellular Therapy (ISCT)  ISCT Europe  Joint Accreditation Committee of ISCT and EBMT (JACIE)  National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP)  World Marrow Donor Association (WMDA)  Additional technical experts, selected for their knowledge and experience, also sit on the committee
Europe Tissue Technical Advisory Group (ETTAG)	European tissue	Representatives from countries in Europe that have ICCBBA-registered facilities or that have an interest in ISBT 128
North America Tissue Technical Advisory Group (NATTAG)	North American tissue	Expert users from tissue banks in North America This committee is jointly sponsored by the American Association of Tissue Banks (AATB) and ICCBBA.
Eye Bank Technical Advisory Group (EBTAG)	International eye banking	Representatives from:  Eye Bank Association of America (EBAA)  Eye Bank Association of Australia and New Zealand (EBAANZ)  European Eye Bank Association (EEBA)  Pan American Association of Eye Banks [or the Asociacion Pan-Americana de Bancos de Ojos (APABO)]