| Year | Conference Themes | Presidents |
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2009 | Lab Success in Changing Times with Diverse Workgroups
Atlanta, GA | Lynne Garone
E Ink Corporation |
| | Presentations available for downloading: - Accountability at Work in Challenging Times.
Wally Hauck, Wally Hauck Supertraining
Download PDF (400KB). - Utilizing Diversity in Teams.
Sherri Bassner, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
Download PDF (276KB). - Influencing Difficult People.
Mary Viola, Tufts University
- Green Chemistry and Sustainability.
Dr. Charles L. Liotta, Georgia Institute of Technology
Download PDF (1.9MB). - Managing Your Boss and Your Career.
Kathryn Frazier, Frazier Enterprises.
Download PDF (268KB). - Digging Out of the Management Dumpster: The Keys to Sustaining High Performance.
Connor Jordan, Competitive Solutions, Inc.
Download PDF (1.1MB).
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2008 | Tools of the Trade
Waltham, MA | Greg Bowen
Battelle |
| | Presentations available for downloading: - Communication Across Cultures.
Mary Viola, Tufts University.
Download PDF (540KB). - Wait a Minute! Hear me out….
Daniel J. Schneck, Virginia Tech.
Download PDF (1.4MB). - Going Paperless: Converting from Paper Forms to an Electronic Laboratory Notebook for Routine Analyses.
Dale Seabrooke, Labtronics, Inc.
Download PDF (2.8MB). - Results of Pilot Trial with Electronic Laboratory Notebooks.
Norm Lucas, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
Download PDF (436MB). - Becoming an Effective Mentor.
John Ford, Project Solutions.
Download PDF (96KB). - The Leadership Challenge: Getting Things Done in White Water.
Samuel H. Liggero, AirPrint Networks.
Download PDF (248KB). - Creating Innovative Space.
Robin de la Parra, Millipore Corporation.
Download PDF (2MB). - Can Anyone Document Processes?
Scott Helmers, Harvard Computing Group, Inc.
Download PDF (1.2MB). - Management the Hard Way…A Scientist in the King’s Robes.
Mike Neag, ICI TechDirect.
Download PDF (3.5MB).
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| 2007 | Better, Faster, Cheaper: The Lab Manager Needs All Three!
San Antonio, TX | Phil Edwards
NOVA Chemicals |
| | Presentations available for downloading: - Faster, Cheaper, and … Just Right — The Role of Rapid Response Groups in the Analytical Organization.
Raphael Aviles, Rohm and Hass Company.
Download PDF (1.4MB). - People Costs — The Analytical ACS Salary Survey — Overview & Trends.
Michael Heylin, American Chemical Society.
Download PDF (20KB). - Enabling Better, Cheaper, Faster Through LIMS — A Cost / Benefit Analysis.
Darla J. Emig, Corning Incorporated.
Download PDF (140KB). - Leveraging Technology, Business Process Engineering, and Flexible Staffing Solutions to Achieve Increased Operational Efficiency in the Laboratory.
Michael Zachowski, Astrix Technology Group.
Download PDF (433KB). - Albemarle Analytical Excellence Program.
Larry S. Simeral, Albemarle.
Download PDF (294KB). - Business Planning And Analytical Services: Understanding Analytical Service In the Corporate Organization.
Mike Neag, ICI Paints, Strongsville, Ohio
Download PDF (1.3MB). - Analytical Instrumentation: Selection, Cost vs. Business Requirement.
Sabah Al-Maawali, Petroleum Department of Oman, Oman
Download PDF (68KB).
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2006 | The Hard and Soft Side of Laboratory Management: Leading the People / Managing the Process
Portland, OR | Alexander Debets
Organon Development R&D |
2005 | Managing a Modern Laboratory
Gaithersburg, MD | Lyn Faas
Seattle Public Utilities |
2004 | Operating the Analytical Laboratory as a Business and Measuring Its Performance
Agilent Technologies, Wilmington, DE | John Sadowski
Air Products and Chemicals |
2003 | The Changing World and Challenges Facing the Analytical Organization and Scientist
Pittsburgh, PA | Karina Langseth-Manrique
Amersham Health AS |
2002 | Leading Your Laboratory to Success
St. Louis, MO | Andrew McFarland
Atofina |
2001 | Beyond Motivation to Engagement
Houston, TX | Wayne Rohrbaugh
Ashland, Inc. |
2000 | People: The Source of Laboratory Value
Hewlett-Packard Headquarters, Palo Alto, CA | Wayne Colllins
Solvay Polymers, Inc. |
1999 | Measuring Performance for the 21st Century
Argonne National Laboratories, Argonne, IL | Robin Hood
Wayne State University |
1998 | Managing the Analytical Laboratory: Current Practices and Future Probabilities
Phoenix, AZ | Keith Darlington
Atochem, North America |
1997 | Issues for the 21st Century
Orlando, FL | Cynthia Mussinan
Intl. Flavors and Fragrances |
1996 | Managing People in a Technical Environment
Morristown, NJ | Karl Van Dyke
Amway Corporation |
1995 | Managing Innovation in a Regulated Environment
Grand Rapids, MI | Anthony Montana
Warner-Lambert |
1994 | Current Perspectives on Analytical Laboratory Management
Xerox Training Center, Leesburg, VA | David Duchamp
The Upjohn Company |
1993 | The Analytical Laboratory of the Future: Preparing for the 21st Century
Louisville, KY | Tom Lyttle
Tulane University |
1992 | Laboratory Instrumentation Options: Purchase, Lease, Service
Tulane University, New Orleans, LA | Barry Diamondstone
NIST |
1991 | Analytical Chemistry —Progress with Quality
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD | John Pivinski
Environmental Science & Engineering, Inc. |
1990 | Environmental Chemistry—A New Decade of Growth
Research Triangle Park, NC | Jane Strouse
University of California |
1989 | ALMA and Analytical Chemistry—A Look to the 1990s
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL | William Jacobsen
Westinghouse Savannah River Co. |
1988 | Technology Transfer—Chemometrics
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN | Edward Olson
The Upjohn Company |
1987 | Building Management Teams and Instrumentation for the 1990s
Dearborn, Michigan | Gregory Meisener
University of Pittsburgh |
1986 | Laboratory Certification and Resources for Research
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA | David Green
Argonne National Laboratory |
1985 | New Areas for Cooperation
Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL | Thomas Erickson
Owens Corning Fiberglas |
1984 | Quality in the Analytical Laboratory
Owens-Corning Fiberglas | Bill Baitinger
Purdue University |
1983 | Improved Productivity in the Laboratory Through Better Management
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN | Tom Farrar
University of Wisconsin |
1982 | Obsolescence in the Analytical Instrumentation Laboratory—Possible Solutions
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI | Tom Lyttle
Iowa State University |
1981 | Instrument Service and Maintenance and Laboratory Operation
Iowa State University, Ames, IA | Claude Lucchesi
Northwestern University |
1980 | Laboratory Organization, Operation, and Funding Mechanisms
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL | Organizing Committee:
Claude Lucchesi, Northwestern University; Tom Lyttle, Iowa State University; Rudy Haidle, Northwestern University |