2026 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 18th |
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8:00am - 5:00pm |
Executive Board Meeting |
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Sunday July 19th |
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8:00am - 11:30am |
Executive Board and Chairs Meeting - Birch |
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12:15pm - 4:30pm |
Sunday Tour - Old Cowtown Museum Meet in hotel lobby |
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4:00pm - 6:30pm |
Member Registration - By Eagle Ballroom |
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5:30pm - 6:30pm |
First Time Attendee Welcome Session w/ Mentors - Cedar |
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6:30pm - 9:00pm |
Welcome Reception [Sponsored by Thermo Fisher Scentific]- Riverview |
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Monday July 20th |
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7:30am - 8:00am |
Member Registration |
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7:30am - 8:00am |
Breakfast - Redbud C |
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8:00am - 8:30am |
Conference Opening Address & Announcements President Aly Hearn - Redbud C |
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8:30am - 9:30am |
Opening Speaker [Sponsored by Miles Scientific] - Redbud C |
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9:30am - 9:45am 9:45am - 11:15am |
Beverage break Keynote Speaker: Getting the Chemistry Right Dr. Joe Schwarcz - Redbud C |
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11:30am - 1:00pm |
Lunch Buffet - Redbud B |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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4:30pm - 5:00pm |
Committee Meet Time |
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5:30pm - 8:00pm |
NAOSMM Dinner & Speed Dating - Redbud B |
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8:00pm - 10:00pm |
Trivia/Game Night - Birch |
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Tuesday July 21st |
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6:25am - 7:00am |
NAOSMM Annual Morning Run/Walk - Meet in Lobby at 6:25 am |
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7:00am - 8:00am |
Breakfast - Redbud C |
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8:00am - 12:00pm |
Professional Development: Advancing Safer Laboratories: NFPA 45 in Action Christina McKeon, Laboratory Safety Institute - Redbud C |
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12:00pm - 1:00pm |
Lunch with the Vendors & Awards Presentation - Riverview |
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1:00pm - 5:00pm |
Annual Trade Show - Eagle Ballroom |
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5:45pm - 9:30pm |
Tuesday Evening Out with Vendors |
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Wednesday July 22nd |
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7:30am - 9:00am |
Breakfast with the Vendors - Eagle Ballroom |
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8:30am - 12:00pm |
Annual Trade Show - Eagle Ballroom |
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12:00pm - 1:00pm |
Lunch- Redbud B |
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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 |
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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 |
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3:30pm - 4:30pm |
General Session: Preparing for Fire Marshall Visit Fire Chief Jose Ocadiz, Wichita Fire Department - Redbud A |
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5:30pm - 6:30pm |
Cocktail Hour - Riverview |
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6:30pm - 8:30pm |
NAOSMM Awards and Recognition Dinner - Riverview |
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8:30pm - 10:30pm |
Karaoke - Riverview |
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Thursday July 23rd |
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8:00am - 9:00am |
Breakfast - Redbud B |
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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 |
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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 |
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11:30am - 1:30pm |
Annual Business Meeting Lunch provided for Members - Redbud C |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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5:00pm |
Evening On Your Own |
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Friday July 24th |
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7:45am - 2:30pm |
Friday Tour: Strataca Kansas Underground Salt Museum, meet in hotel lobby |
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