GLIIFCA is conceived as a Regional Users Group of individuals with interests in image and flow cytometry. The region includes all States (US) and Ontario (Canada) with a shoreline on a Great Lake.

GLIIFCA is a professional organization whose primary objectives and purposes are:

1. To foster the interaction of professionals with interest in flow cytometry or imaging cytometry.

2. To promote research in new applications of image or flow cytometry and allied disciplines.

3. To foster education and the exchange of information among persons engaged in image or flow cytometry by means of an annual users meeting.