CCLA Conference 2026

The conference was held at Hotel Zessa by Hilton, located at 201 East MacArthur in Santa Ana, California.

The conference brings together clinical laboratory professionals doing business in California.

It is most useful for lab directors, compliance and billing managers at clinical laboratories operating in California, since the audience is California clinical lab professionals and the organizer is the state's lab trade association, formed in 1976. With presentations packed into one day, Thursday October 22, and registration that ranged from $550 to $700 depending on membership and timing, it was a reasonable spend for in-state labs; labs outside California would find much of the regulatory focus less relevant.

Attendees at clinical laboratory association meetings usually wear business casual to business professional, such as slacks and a blazer or collared shirt. The hotel setting in Santa Ana in late October is mild, so light layers for air-conditioned meeting rooms are enough.

Clinical laboratory directors, managers, and technical staff from labs in California attend the conference.