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PRESS RELEASE
October 30, 2009
For Immediate Release
Contact:
 
 
Marian Nardozzi
800-825-3221 x 203
 
Pittcon 2010 Announces Conferee Networking Topics
New This Year - Monday Evening Sessions
 
Pittsburgh, PA, October 30, 2009 - The Pittcon Networking Committee is pleased to announce the topics for the Conferee Networking Sessions for Pittcon 2010 from March 1 through March 4, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. These Sessions are a unique networking opportunity for registered conferees with similar interests to get together in an informal setting to brainstorm and share ideas. 
 
Out of a total of 115 topic submissions, 44 were selected by the Pittcon Conferee Networking Committee. Of those selected, 41 will run Monday through Wednesday (morning and afternoon), and new for this year, 3 sessions will be scheduled for Monday evening from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Due to tremendous popularity, there will be 16 session topics that were carried over from previous years. 
 
Methodology of the Sessions varies and includes atomic spectroscopy, biospectroscopy, chemical methods, data analysis, education, high-energy spectroscopy, liquid chromatography, spectrometry, near infrared, sensors, and many more.
 
A sampling of the Sessions is as follows: 
  • Breath Tests in Medicine
  • What Prevents You from Buying a LIMS
  • Career Placement for Senior Scientists
  • National Environmental Accreditation
  • Health and Safety in the Laboratory
 
A sampling of the new Sessions scheduled for this year include:
  • Conversion of HPLC Test Methods to UPLC
  • Harsh-Environment Mass Spectrometry
  • Analytical Techniques for Pharmaceutical Counterfeit Detection
  • Biofuel Analysis
  • Recent Trends in Thermal Analysis
Visit www.pittcon.org to get the details and to view the entire listing of sessions.
 
About Pittcon 2010

This year, Pittcon, the premier annual conference and exposition on laboratory science, will be held in Orlando, Florida, at the Orange County Convention Center, West Building, from February 28 to March 5, 2010.  Proceeds from Pittcon fund science education and outreach at all levels, kindergarten through adult. Pittcon 2010 will donate nearly a million dollars in the form of science equipment grants, research grants, scholarships, and internships for students, awards to teachers and professors, and grants to public science centers, libraries and museums. Visit www.pittcon.org for more information.

 
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