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Association of Laboratory Managers

ALMA is the association of laboratory managers from around the world providing a forum for improving laboratory management skills through conferences, short courses, networks, discussion groups, and other means of sharing ideas and knowledge.


Join And Become A Part of the Association of Laboratory Managers (ALMA)

ALMA membership is available to laboratory managers from all scientific disciplines, in all types of laboratories located around the world. There are many ways to become a part of ALMA

Individual Membership
Members have access to the ALMA library which contains slides from previous conferences and workshops at Pittcon, monthly tips on safety and laboratory management and summaries of the peer roundtable discussions held at the conference, get reduced registration fees at the conferences and workshop courses and are able to post and see lab management opportunities. In addition membership dues help bring in outstanding presenters at the ALMA conference and workshops and help ALMA manage the LinkedIn Lab Manager group. The cost of an individual membership for one year is $50.  Join the Association of Laboratory Managers or see if it's time to renew your membership.

Organization Membership
A company or organization can join ALMA to include all of the laboratory managers within the company or organization as individual members. The cost of organizational membership is $500. Organization members can post job opportunities.  Join the Association of Laboratory Managers.

ALMA LinkedIn Lab Manager Group
Join the LinkedIn Association of Laboratory Managers group at www.linkedin.com under the Groups tab. The ALMA LinkedIn group provides the opportunity to post questions and join in discussions on laboratory management challenges with over 1700 peers from around the world. It's free.
Conference Exhibitors
ALMA offers a limited number of table top exhibit spaces to suppliers of laboratory equipment, supplies and services. The cost of an exhibit table is $1000 (free to Gold and Platinum sponsors). 



ALMA CONFERENCE 2013 - OCTOBER 22-25, Wyndham Lake Buena Vista Resort, Orlando FL

ADVANCING YOUR LABORATORY INTO THE NEXT DECADE

Conference Sessions October 23-25
 Increasing Laboratory Productivity in Challenging Times
 Managing Laboratory Technology for the Future
 Lab Design Considerations: Centralized or Decentralized Laboratories/Insourcing Vs. Outsourcing

Pre-Conference Workshops October 22-23
 Fundamentals of Lab Management for New Managers
 Performance Management of the Laboratory
 Defining Objectives and Implementing Scorecards to Secure Commitment and Improve Engagement


Welcome to the first “Call for Posters” in ALMA’s 34 year history!

The Association of Laboratory Managers (ALMA) 2013 annual conference Poster Forum is designed to focus our members’ creative energies on communicating their most significant, successful managerial accomplishment to date.  The poster authors will also be requested to present their current most significant challenge and proposed solution(s).  The Poster Forum will be held on Wednesday evening, 6:00 p.m., October 23rdduring the ALMA cocktail reception to foster knowledge sharing in a relaxed atmosphere.  This is an excellent opportunity for you to help drive the conference agenda, learn from the best of today’s laboratory managers and enjoy the beautiful weather and activities in Orlando, FL.

 

The two-section posters should include:

Section 1: Primary Managerial Accomplishment

Examples include, but are not limited to, most impactful best practice initiated, capabilities built, efficiencies achieved or productivity gained.  In essence, what change have you made that provided the most positive impact to your laboratory?  Additional examples include the use of insourcing or outsourcing, fee for service initiatives, single source instrument service contracts, automated sample preparation, etc.

 

Section 2: Primary Managerial Challenge and Action Plans

Examples include, but are not limited to, resource limitations (space, head count, or funding), meeting client’s needs, senior management support, use of contract technicians and turnover.  In essence, what major challenge are you facing and what plans are in place to address that challenge?

Please submit the title of your proposed primary accomplishment section, plus your affiliation and contact information, directly to William Bonorden (william.bonorden@pepsico.com) via email on or before June 28th.  Only the topic title is required.  Those selected to present will be notified by August 1.  Additional information is located on the ALMA website (www.labmanagers.org).

We are looking forward to a great interactive and informative forum.  Thanks in advance for your participation.


 

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ALMA 2013 CONFERENCE OCT 23-25 IN ORLANDO, FL

2013 Conference Announcement
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Sponsors


Silver Sponsor - Rigaku
Please contact us if you are interested in becoming a sponsor.

ALMA Sponsors

The logos of ALMA sponsors are on the ALMA homepage and are links to the sponsors website so that lab managers can readily access what our sponsors have to offer. Sponsorship demonstrates to laboratory managers they support their professional association and their personal growth through what ALMA has to offer.

There are three levels of sponsorship.
Silver ($1000)
- logo on ALMA webpage that links to your website
- one time use of ALMA's mailing list of over 2000 lab managers worldwide
- able to post job listings on the labmanagers.org website (5-8 every two months)

Gold ($2500)
- above plus
- quarterly use of ALMA's mailing list of over 2000 lab managers worldwide
- full page black and white ad in the annual conference program
- free exhibit table at the conference
- able to post job listings on the labmanagers.org website (15-20 every two months)

Platinum ($5000)
- above plus
- full page color ad in the annual conference program
- able to post unlimited job listings on the labmanagers.org website.