TENTATIVE 2023 CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
NOTE: Program topics and time slots listed are subject to change until we receive final commitments from presenters.
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			 Saturday July 29th  | 
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			 8:00am - 5:00pm  | 
			
			 Executive Board Meeting  | 
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			 Sunday July 30th  | 
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			 8:00am - 12:00pm  | 
			
			 Executive Board and Chairs Meeting  | 
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| 12:30pm - 5:00pm | 
			 WC Environmental: Waste Management Short Course  | 
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			 1:45pm - 4:30pm  | 
			
			 Sunday Tour – New Orleans Private City and Cemetery Tour  | 
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			 4:00pm – 7:00pm  | 
			
			 Member Registration  | 
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			 5:00pm - 6:30pm  | 
			
			 First Time Attendee Welcome Session with Mentors  | 
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			 7:00pm - 9:30pm  | 
			
			 Welcome Reception [Sponsored by Fisher Scientific]  | 
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			 Monday July 31st  | 
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			 6:30am - 8:00am  | 
			
			 Breakfast on your own  | 
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			 7:30am - 8:00am  | 
			
			 Member Registration  | 
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			 8:00am - 8:30am  | 
			
			 Conference Opening Address, Announcements, & Executive Board Candidates:  | 
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			 8:45am - 9:45am  | 
			
			 Welcome Speaker: [Sponsored by Miles Scientific] Congo Square Jazz Historians Luther Gray & Freddi Evans  | 
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			 10:00am - 11:30am  | 
			
			 Keynote Speaker:    [Sponsored by MilliporeSigma]  | 
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			 11:30am - 1:00pm  | 
			
			 Lunch On Your Own  | 
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			 1:00pm - 2:00pm  | 
			
			 Laboratory Inspections & Audits  | 
			
			 Stayin Alive: How to Care for your Living Materials  | 
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			 2:15pm - 3:15pm  | 
			
			 General Session: "The Circle of Lab Life: Enhancing Safety & Streamlining Processes Throught the Design, Startup, & Closout Phases" Mary Lindstrom, Harvard University; Ed Chainani Ph.D., University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; David Strick, Ph.D., Stanford University School of Medicine  | 
			
			 
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			 3:15pm – 3:45pm  | 
			
			 Break  | 
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			 3:45pm - 4:45pm  | 
			
			 Inventory Show and Tell      | 
			
			
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			 5:00pm - 9:00pm  | 
			
			 Night On Your Own  | 
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			 Tuesday August 1st  | 
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			 6:20am - 7:00am  | 
			
			 NAOSMM Annual Morning Run/Walk  | 
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			 6:30am - 8:00am  | 
			
			 Breakfast On Your Own  | 
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			 8:00am - 9:00am  | 
			
			 Unlocking Precision: Maximizing Your Balance and Pipette Performance Beyond Annual Maintenance Erin Denger, Quality Assurance Services  | 
			
			 NAOSMM's Got Talent! Mary Toth, Bowling Green State University  | 
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			 9:00am - 9:30am  | 
			
			 Network Break [Sponsored by Huber USA Inc]  | 
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			 9:30am - 10:30am  | 
			
			 Proven LinkedIn Profile Strategies to Boost Your Career  | 
			
			 TTB Permits & You: Industrial User Permits for Tax Free Alcohol  | 
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			 10:30am - 11:30am  | 
			
			 Workplace Ergonomics  | 
			Compliance and Ethics Marcy Huey, PhD, University of Alabama  | 
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			 11:30am - 1:00pm  | 
			
			 Lunch with the Vendors and Awards Presentation  | 
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			 1:00pm - 5:00pm  | 
			
			 Annual Trade Show  | 
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			 5:30pm - 9:00pm  | 
			
			 Evening Out: Sponsored by ILDA Vendors -  | 
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			 Wednesday August 2nd  | 
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			 7:30am - 9:00am  | 
			
			 Breakfast with the Vendors  | 
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| 7:30am - 11:30am | Alumni Registration | ||||
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			 8:30am - 12:00pm  | 
			
			 Annual Trade Show  | 
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			 12:15pm - 1:15pm  | 
			
			 Lunch On Your Own (Board and Chairs Luncheon)  | 
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			 1:30pm - 2:30pm  | 
			
			 General Session: “After Katrina”  | 
			
			 
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			 2:45pm – 3:45pm  | 
			
			 General Session: NAOSMM Panel Discussion  | 
			
			 
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			 3:45pm - 4:15pm  | 
			
			 Network Break [Sponsored by Chemglass]  | 
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			 4:15pm - 5:15pm  | 
			
			 NAOSMM Reunion Lounge  | 
			
			 
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			 6:30pm - 10:00pm  | 
			
			 NAOSMM Reception Dinner  | 
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			 Thursday August 3rd  | 
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			 6:30am - 8:00am  | 
			
			 Breakfast on your own  | 
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			 8:00am - 10:00am  | 
			
			 Professional Development: Imposter Syndrome and Avoiding Burnout  | 
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			 10:15am – 11:15am  | 
			
			 General Session: OSHA Overview  | 
			
			 
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			 11:30am - 2:15pm  | 
			
			 Annual Business Meeting  | 
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			 2:30pm - 3:30pm  | 
			
			 Helium Conservation  | 
			
			 Microsoft Excel: Wouldn't it Be Cool If...?  | 
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			 3:30pm - 4:00pm  | 
			
			 Break  | 
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| 4:00pm - 5:00pm | 
			 Roundtable: Student Organizations & Clubs Moderated by Mary Toth & Dustin Andert  | 
			
			 Building a Radiation Safety Program: Lessons Learned from Manageing a Small Program Eydiejo Kurchan, Villanova University  | 
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			 6:00pm - 7:00pm  | 
			
			 Cocktail Hour  | 
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			 7:00pm - 10:00pm  | 
			
			 NAOSMM Banquet and Awards Program  | 
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			 Friday August 4th  | 
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			 8:45am - 4:00pm  | 
			
			 Educational Tour: Swamp Tour & Mardi Gras World  | 
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