Revise Midwest AMD Symposium to Training Symposium

Updated event details for the Midwest AMD Symposium, including title, date, and overview. Added information on event organizers and resources from previous years.

Author: pell-m

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-title:  2025 Midwest AMD Symposium
-description: October 21-22, 2025 ~ Lansing, MI
+title:  Midwest AMD Training Symposium
+description: October 20-21, 2026
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-# 2025 Midwest AMD Symposium
-![Group-photo](/images/IMG_0819.png "Group photo")
-*Group photo of attendees, speakers, and organizaers at the 2025 Midwest AMD Symposium in Lansing, MI.*
+# 2026 Midwest AMD Training Symposium
 
-## Event Overview
-**Pulling back the curtain: exploring the inner workings of genomics workflows in public health** \
-*October 21-22, 2025 ~ Michigan Department of Health & Human Services, Bureau of Laboratories ~ Lansing, MI*
+## Save the date --> October 20-21, 2026 in Lansing, MI
 
-The Midwest AMD Symposium is an annual, in-person training event for public health bioinformaticians, epidemiologists, laboratorians, administrative personnel, and associated partners and collaborators affiliated with AMD activities across the Midwest public health workforce region. Through a combination of educational presentations, group discussions, case studies, and interactive workshops, participants attend this event to learn about emerging AMD topics, become inspired with ideas to implement in their organizations, and connect with experts and colleagues across the Midwest region and beyond. The 4th-annual Midwest AMD Symposium explored the inner workings of genomics workflows in public health with the theme of "pulling back the curtain".
+**Event overview:** The Midwest AMD Training Symposium is an annual, in-person workshop for public health bioinformaticians, epidemiologists, laboratorians, administrative personnel, and associated partners and collaborators affiliated with AMD activities across the Midwest public health workforce region. Through a combination of educational presentations, group discussions, case studies, and interactive workshops, participants attend this event to learn about emerging AMD topics, become inspired with ideas to implement in their organizations, and connect with experts and colleagues across the Midwest region and beyond.
 
 **Event Organizers** \
 *Michigan Department of Health & Human Services*
-- Heather Blankenship, PhD - Genomics Technical Director
-- Arianna Miles-Jay, PhD, MPH - Genomic Analysis Unit Manager
 - Macy Pell, PhD - AMD Training Lead & Analyst
+- Madison Walton-Franklin, PhD - Genomic Epidemiology Training Lead & Analyst
+- Arianna Miles-Jay, PhD, MPH - Genomic Analysis Unit Manager
+- Heather Blankenship, PhD - Genomics Technical Director
 
-**Event Participation** \
-*Total in attendance = 63*
-- 15 Speakers from 5 different State health departments
-- 48 Trainees from 19 different organizations across the country
-
-## Event Programming
-**Session 1 - Setting the stage**
- - Introduction to clinical laboratory regulations
- - Exploring different takes on genomics validations
 
-**Session 2 - Behind the scenes of bioinformatics**
- - Overview of bioinformatics and building adaptable pipelines through modularization
- - Selecting bioinformatic tools for public health
 
-**Session 3 - AMD in the limelight**
- - Interpreting genetic relatedness through different lenses
- - Genomic epidemiology case studies: Hepatitis C virus, Healthcare associated infections, H5N1 Influenza virus
 
-**Session 4 - The show must go on**
- - Diverse perspectives on structuring collaborative AMD programs
- - Identifying solutions to common AMD challenges
 
-## Event Resources
+## Resources from previous years
+### 2025 Midwest AMD Symposium
+**Overview**
+The 4th-annual Midwest AMD Symposium explored the inner workings of genomics workflows in public health with the theme of "pulling back the curtain". A total of 63 professionals participated in this event including 15 speakers from five State health departments and 48 trainees spanning 19 different organizations across the country.
 - [2025 Agenda](https://github.com/StaPH-B/midwest-region/blob/main/images/Full-Agenda_2025-Midwest-AMD-Symposium.pdf)
 - [2025 Symposium Photos](https://github.com/StaPH-B/midwest-region/tree/main/images/2025_Midwest-AMD-Symposium)
 
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 #### Funding Acknowledgement
-*This training event was made possible through funding provided under the Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity (ELC) for Prevention and Control of Emerging Infectious Diseases Cooperative Agreement (CK24-0002), Project D: Advanced Molecular Detection to the Michigan Department of Health & Human Services. The conclusions, findings, and opinions expressed by presenters and organizers of this event do not necessarily reflect the official position of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Public Health Services, or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.*
+*These training events are made possible through funding provided under the Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity (ELC) for Prevention and Control of Emerging Infectious Diseases Cooperative Agreement (CK24-0002), Project D: Advanced Molecular Detection to the Michigan Department of Health & Human Services. The conclusions, findings, and opinions expressed by presenters and organizers of these events do not necessarily reflect the official position of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Public Health Services, or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.*