2026 CONFERENCE SCHEDULE            

NOTE: Program topics and time slots listed are subject to change until we receive final commitments from presenters.

 

Saturday July 18th

 

 

8:00am - 5:00pm

Executive Board Meeting 

 

 

 

 

Sunday July 19th

 

 

8:00am - 11:30am

Executive Board and Chairs Meeting - Birch

 

12:15pm - 4:30pm

Sunday Tour - Old Cowtown Museum  Meet in hotel lobby

 

4:00pm - 6:30pm

Member Registration -  By Eagle Ballroom

 

5:30pm - 6:30pm

First Time Attendee Welcome Session w/ Mentors - Cedar

 

6:30pm - 9:00pm

Welcome Reception [Sponsored by Thermo Fisher Scentific]- Riverview

 

 

 

Monday July 20th

 

 

7:30am - 8:00am

Member Registration

 

7:30am - 8:00am

Breakfast - Redbud C

 

8:00am - 8:30am

Conference Opening Address & Announcements   President Aly Hearn - Redbud C

 

8:30am - 9:30am

Opening Speaker [Sponsored by Miles Scientific]Redbud C

 

9:30am - 9:45am

9:45am - 11:15am

 

Beverage break

Keynote Speaker: Getting the Chemistry Right

Dr. Joe Schwarcz - Redbud C

 

11:30am - 1:00pm

Lunch Buffet - Redbud B

 

1:00pm - 2:00pm

Breakout Session A: Green Chemistry Experiments

Jack Randall, Vernier- Birch

Breakout Session B: Lab Inspections and Safety Audits

Jo Wagoner Butler University - Redbud A

2:15pm - 3:15pm

Breakout Session A: Safer Teaching lab NFPA 45 Chapter 12 in Practice

Christina McKeon, Laboratory Safety Institute - Birch

Breakout Session B: The "New" NAOSMM Certification for Scientific Materials Managers

Jodi Larson, St Olaf College, and Russ Phifer, NRCC  - Redbud A

3:30pm - 4:30pm

Breakout Session A: Dealing with Difficult People: Preventing and De-Escalating Conflict

Amy Hopkins, Community College of Denver - Birch

Breakout Session B: Pellets & Prints: A Hands-On Science Adventure with Carolina

Melissa Hodges, Carolina Biological - Redbud A

4:30pm - 5:00pm

Committee Meet Time

 

5:30pm - 8:00pm

NAOSMM Dinner & Speed Dating - Redbud B

 

8:00pm - 10:00pm

Trivia/Game Night - Birch

 

 

 

 

Tuesday July 21st

 

 

6:25am - 7:00am

NAOSMM Annual Morning Run/Walk - Meet in Lobby at 6:25 am

 

7:00am - 8:00am

Breakfast - Redbud C

 

8:00am - 12:00pm

Professional Development: Advancing Safer Laboratories: NFPA 45 in Action

Christina McKeon, Laboratory Safety Institute - Redbud C

 

12:00pm - 1:00pm

Lunch with the Vendors & Awards Presentation - Riverview

 

1:00pm - 5:00pm

Annual Trade Show - Eagle Ballroom

 

5:45pm - 9:30pm

Tuesday Evening Out with Vendors

 

 

 

 

Wednesday July 22nd

 

 

7:30am - 9:00am

Breakfast with the Vendors - Eagle Ballroom

 

8:30am - 12:00pm

Annual Trade Show - Eagle Ballroom

 

12:00pm - 1:00pm

Lunch- Redbud B

 

1:00pm - 2:00pm

Breakout Session A: Safety Considerations for Laboratory Exhaust Systems

Terry Looney, STX Labs - Birch

Breakout Session B: Pro Tips for Pipette Tips and Purchasing Roundtable

Steve Bequette, Lab Source - Redbud A

2:15pm - 3:15pm

Breakout Session A: No Restart Required: Breaking the Monday Loop

Erin Degner, Quality Assurance Services - Birch

Breakout Session B: Convenience Methods for Quality Testing- ATP and so much more!

MaryBeth Karczynski, Weber Scientific - Redbud A

3:30pm - 4:30pm

General Session: Preparing for Fire Marshall Visit

Fire Chief Jose Ocadiz, Wichita Fire Department - Redbud A

 

5:30pm - 6:30pm

Cocktail Hour - Riverview

 

6:30pm - 8:30pm

NAOSMM Awards and Recognition Dinner - Riverview

 

8:30pm - 10:30pm

Karaoke - Riverview

 

 

 

 

Thursday July 23rd

 

 

8:00am - 9:00am

Breakfast - Redbud B

 

9:00am - 10:00am

Breakout Session A: Incident Reporting at Villanova and the Chemical Industry

Justin Mitsch, Villanova University - Birch

Breakout Session B: Do's and Don'ts of Delegation: Managing Student Workers

Melina Box, Elon University - Redbud A

10:15am - 11:15am

Breakout Session A: Brain to Paper: Useful Lab Setup Documentation

Heather Edvenson, Coe College - Birch

Breakout Session B: Green Chemistry in the Classroom and Lab

Manjula Koralegedara, McPherson - Redbud A

11:30am - 1:30pm

Annual Business Meeting

Lunch provided for Members - Redbud C

 

 

1:30pm - 2:30pm

Breakout Session A: How to Lower Your Gas Consumption and Carbon Footprint

Heather Bailey, University of Puget Sound - Birch

Breakout Session B: EXCEL & Mail Merge: Not Just for Mailing

Daniel Martin, Lawrence University - Redbud A

2:45pm - 3:45pm

General Session: What Happens when "Bleep" Happens

Michelle King, Old Dominion University 

Kathryn Malody, Hamline University

Becky Kapphahn, Hamline University- Birch

 

3:45pm - 4:00pm

 

4:00pm - 5:00pm

Snack Break

General Session: Writing Effective Personal Evaluation and Giving and Receiving Feedback

Scott Hanton, Lab Manager Magazine - Redbud C

 

5:00pm

Evening On Your Own

 

 

 

 

Friday July 24th

 

 

7:45am - 2:30pm

Friday Tour: Strataca Kansas Underground Salt Museum, meet in hotel lobby