Monthly Archives: October 2012

Pittcon Announces Topics for Conferee Networking Sessions

 

Pittsburgh, PA – October 23, 2012 - The Pittcon Organizing Committee has recently announced the topics for Conferee Networking to be held at Pittcon 2013, which will be in Philadelphia, PA, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center from March 17-21, 2013.

Conferee Networking sessions are free to all registered attendees and provide an informal venue for a small group of 15 to 25 participants to openly discuss topics of mutual interest or solve problems specific to certain instrumentation or procedures.

This year, there are 42 facilitated sessions during Conference week. These unique networking opportunities begin on Sunday and run through Wednesday afternoon. All sessions will be held in the Philadelphia Marriot Downtown which is connected to the convention center. Topics include discussions in areas such as bioanalytics, environmental science, fuels/energy/petrochemicals, genomics, nanotechnology, pharmaceutical and many more.

Fu-Tyan Lin

Fu-mei Lin

Conferee Networking Chairmen Fu-Tyan Lin commented, “Networking has always been one of the main reasons members of the scientific community attend Pittcon. Since these sessions were introduced in 2007, they have grown in popularity and have become a significant way for conferees to meet with colleagues from around the world to find solutions to laboratory challenges.” Co-chair Fu-mei Lin added, “This year’s program is very diverse covering a wide range of topics in techniques, methodologies, instrumentation, and analysis.”

 

Visit Conferee Networking for details on each session.

 
About Pittcon
Pittcon® is a registered trademark of The Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy, a Pennsylvania non-profit organization. Co-sponsored by the Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh and the Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh, Pittcon is the premier annual conference and exposition on laboratory science. Proceeds from Pittcon fund science education and outreach at all levels, kindergarten through adult. Pittcon donates more than a million dollars a year to provide financial and administrative support for various science outreach activities including science equipment grants, research grants, scholarships and internships for students, awards to teachers and professors, and grants to public science centers, libraries and museums.

 

 

Data Manipulation Concerns to be Studied

By Colonel Mason

Assuring data integrity when moving from paper to the electronic Laboratory to be studied at Pittcon world conference on laboratory science.

DALLAS (Oct. 8, 2012) – Quality assurance in data as laboratories increasingly move from paper to electronic will be a major focus of special courses held at the Pittcon Global Exposition, Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, March 17 – 21, 2013.

Among the many short courses, which can be seen at the website, will be Designing and Implementing the Electronic Laboratory, Writing Testable and Verifiable User Requirements for Computerized Laboratory Systems, Integrated Analytical Instrument Qualifications (AIQ) and Computerized Systems Validation (CSV). The courses range from half days to two full days and are taught by experienced professionals expert in each field.

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW with Short Course Instructor Bob McDowall

Bob McDowall outlines his 2013 Short Course presentations on data manipulation concerns during an interview on the ScienceNews Radio Network program, the Promise of Tomorrow with Colonel Mason.