TENTATIVE 2023 CONFERENCE SCHEDULE            

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

 

Saturday July 29th

   

8:00am - 5:00pm

Executive Board Meeting

 
     

Sunday July 30th

   

8:00am - 12:00pm

Executive Board and Chairs Meeting

 
12:30pm - 5:00pm

WC Environmental: Waste Management Short Course

 

1:45pm - 4:30pm

Sunday Tour – New Orleans Private City and Cemetery Tour

 

4:00pm – 7:00pm

Member Registration

 

5:00pm - 6:30pm

First Time Attendee Welcome Session with Mentors

 

7:00pm - 9:30pm

Welcome Reception [Sponsored by Fisher Scientific]

 

Monday July 31st

   

6:30am - 8:00am

Breakfast on your own

 

7:30am - 8:00am

Member Registration

 

8:00am - 8:30am

Conference Opening Address, Announcements, & Executive Board Candidates:
President Amanda Luna

 

8:45am - 9:45am

Welcome Speaker:  [Sponsored by Miles Scientific]

Congo Square Jazz Historians Luther Gray & Freddi Evans

 

10:00am - 11:30am

Keynote Speaker:    [Sponsored by MilliporeSigma]
Dr. Calvin Mackie, STEM NOLA

 

11:30am - 1:00pm

Lunch On Your Own

 

1:00pm - 2:00pm

Laboratory Inspections & Audits
Russ Phifer, WC Environmental

Stayin Alive: How to Care for your Living Materials
Melissa Hodges, Carolina BIologicals

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

 

3:15pm – 3:45pm

Break

 

3:45pm - 4:45pm

Inventory Show and Tell    
Amanda Luna, University of New Mexico

 

Bring the CRISPR Revolution to Your Labs
Leigh Brown, Bio-Rad Laboratories

5:00pm - 9:00pm

Night On Your Own

 
     

Tuesday August 1st

   

6:20am - 7:00am

NAOSMM Annual Morning Run/Walk

 

6:30am - 8:00am

Breakfast On Your Own

 

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

9:00am - 9:30am

Network Break [Sponsored by Huber USA Inc]

 

9:30am - 10:30am

Proven LinkedIn Profile Strategies to Boost Your Career
Brooke Miles, Miles Scientific

TTB Permits & You: Industrial User Permits for Tax Free Alcohol
Amanda Kelty, Greenfield Global: Director of Regulatory Compliance

10:30am - 11:30am

Workplace Ergonomics
Samie Gossfeld, Verona Safety Supply

Compliance and Ethics
Marcy Huey, PhD, University of Alabama

11:30am - 1:00pm

Lunch with the Vendors and Awards Presentation

 

1:00pm - 5:00pm

Annual Trade Show

 

5:30pm - 9:00pm

Evening Out: Sponsored by ILDA Vendors -  

 
     

Wednesday August 2nd

   

7:30am - 9:00am

Breakfast with the Vendors

 
7:30am - 11:30am Alumni Registration  

8:30am - 12:00pm

Annual Trade Show

 

12:15pm - 1:15pm

Lunch On Your Own (Board and Chairs Luncheon)

 

1:30pm - 2:30pm

General Session: “After Katrina”
Engineering Corps

 

2:45pm – 3:45pm

General Session: NAOSMM Panel Discussion
Lamar Houston & Lifetime Members Moderated by Kathryn Malody

 

3:45pm - 4:15pm

Network Break [Sponsored by Chemglass]

 

4:15pm - 5:15pm

NAOSMM Reunion Lounge

 

6:30pm - 10:00pm 

NAOSMM Reception Dinner

 
     

Thursday August 3rd

   

6:30am - 8:00am

Breakfast on your own

 

8:00am - 10:00am

Professional Development: Imposter Syndrome and Avoiding Burnout
Dr. Ofelia Olivero, National Institute of Health

 

10:15am – 11:15am

General Session: OSHA Overview
Terri Irvin & Brian DeVillier OSHA Baton Rouge

 

11:30am - 2:15pm

Annual Business Meeting
Lunch Provided for Members

 

2:30pm - 3:30pm

Helium Conservation
Kevin Fogg & Kelly Beard, Agilent Technologies

Microsoft Excel: Wouldn't it Be Cool If...?
Daniel E. Martin, Lawrence Luniversity

3:30pm - 4:00pm

Break

 
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

6:00pm - 7:00pm

Cocktail Hour

 

7:00pm - 10:00pm

NAOSMM Banquet and Awards Program

 
     

Friday August 4th

   

8:45am - 4:00pm

Educational Tour: Swamp Tour & Mardi Gras World