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TENTATIVE CONFERENCE SCHEDULE 2018

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

Saturday, July 21, 2018
8:00am-5:00pm	Executive Board Meeting, Willow 3
8:00am-4:30pm	How to Be a More Effective Chemical Hygiene Officer (CHO), Dr. Jim Kaufman, The Lab Safety Inst., Willow 1
Sunday, July 22, 2018
8:00am-12:00pm	Executive Board and Chairs Meeting, Finch Rm, Coffee and beverages available during the meeting, with light brunch at 10:30
8:00am-4:30pm	Developing a More Effective Lab Safety Program (DMELSP), Dr. Jim Kaufman, The Laboratory Safety Institute, Willow 1
12:45pm-3:30pm	Tour of Spokane (meet at 12:45pm near Convention Office. Bus leaves at 1:00pm)
4:30pm-6:45pm	Member Registration, Convention Office
5:30pm-7:00pm	First Time Attendee Welcome Session w/Mentors, Audubon Rm, light Hors d'oeuvres will be served
7:30pm-9:30pm	Welcome Reception [Sponsored by Fisher Scientific] Skyline Ballroom
Monday, July 23, 2018
7:30am-8:00am	Member Registration, Convention Office
7:00am-8:00am	Buffet Breakfast [Sponsored by VWR] Skyline Ballroom
8:00am-8:30am	Conference Opening Address & Announcements: President Kevin Burns, Skyline Ballroom
8:45am-9:15am	Opening Speaker: Geologic History of the Columbia Basin [Sponsored by Cambridge Isotope Labs] Bruce Bjornstad, Licensed Geologist/Hydrologist, State of Washington, Skyline Ballroom
9:30am-12:00pm	Keynote Speaker: Mastering Safety Communication and The Power Behind Safety Motivation [Sponsored by MilliporeSigma] John Drebinger, Certified Speaking Professional, Skyline Ballroom
12:00pm-1:30pm	Lunch On Your Own (quick meal service available in Red Lion Windows room)
1:30pm-2:30pm	Chemical Handling & Storage Dr. Jim Kaufman, LSI, Riverfront Ballroom A	Let's Make a Deal- Purchasing, Negotiations, Including Ethics Betty Wilmoth, Colorado State Univ., Riverfront Ballroom B
2:45pm-3:45pm	Develop Your Own Self Safety Audit Phil Waite, Denison University, Riverfront Ballroom A	CSMM Certification Committee Q & A Elaine Ault, Lourdes University, Riverfront Ballroom B
3:45pm-4:00pm	Network Break [Sponsored by Wilmad-Lab Glass-BelArt/SP Scienceware] Riverfront Ballroom D
4:00pm-5:00pm	Integrating Cultural and Generational Differences in the Workplace, Mary Goodrich, Gonzaga University, Riverfront Ballrooms A & B
6:30pm-9:00pm	NAOSMM Reception Dinner, Skyline Ballroom

Tuesday, July 24, 2018
6:30am-7:00am	NAOSMM Annual Morning Run/Walk- meet in hotel lobby
6:30am-8:00am	Breakfast—on your own
8:00am-9:00am	Recycle Your Lab Glove and Apparel Waste George Flannery, Kimberly-Clark, Riverfront Ballroom A	Incubator & Ultra-Low Selection, Maintenance, Trends John Voycik, VWR, Riverfront Ballroom B
9:15am-10:15am	The ABCs of Fume Hoods Greg Chyson, Flinn Scientific, Riverfront Ballroom A	New Equipment & Lab Supplies Showcase Missy Hodges, Carolina Biological Supply, Riverfront Ballroom B
10:15am-10:30am	Network Break [Sponsored by NAOSMM] Riverfront Ballroom D
10:30am-11:30am	CFATS Update & National Academies of Sciences Report Wade Gough, DHS, Riverfront Ballroom A	Selecting A Chemical Inventory Management System Paul Ruez, Vertere, Riverfront Ballroom B
11:30am-1:00pm	Lunch with the Vendors with Grants and Awards Presentation, Riverfront Ballroom C
1:00pm-5:00pm	Trade Show, Riverfront Exhibition Hall [Beverage Break 3:00pm-4:00pm]
6:00pm-9:30pm	Evening Out: ILDA Vendors Sponsored Picnic at Riverfront Park, Forestry Shelter is across the footbridge from the Red Lion Hotel
Wednesday, July 25, 2018
7:30am-9:00am	Breakfast with the Vendors, Riverfront Ballroom C
8:30am-12:00pm	Trade Show, Riverfront Exhibition Hall
12:00pm-2:20pm	Annual Business Meeting and Committee Meetings, Skyline Ballroom - Box Lunch Provided for All NAOSMM Members
2:30pm-3:30pm	Better Spectrometry Ronn Fieldhouse, Pasco Scientific, Riverfront Ballroom A	pH Meters & Probe Selection, Care Missy Hodges, Carolina Biological Supply Co., Riverfront Ballroom B
3:30pm-3:45pm	Network Break [Sponsored by Miles Scientific] Riverfront Ballroom D
3:45pm-4:45pm	Spill Response & Building Your Own Spill Kits Samie Gossfeld, Verona Safety, Riverfront Ballroom A	Medicinal Plants & New Jobs In Our Industry Mike West, ODO Oil, Riverfront Ballroom B
Evening	Evening on own: See registration packet’s listed affinity groups for suggestions
Thursday, July 26, 2018
7:00am-8:00am	Breakfast [Sponsored by NAOSMM], Skyline Ballroom
8:00am-12:00pm	Professional Development [Sponsored by MilliporeSigma] Writing Standard Operating Procedures That Work Deborah A. Wenger, Charles River, Skyline Ballroom
12:00pm-1:15pm	Lunch—on your own [or 12:00pm Board and Chair Luncheon, Audubon and Manito Rooms]
1:15pm-2:15pm	How to Write a Chemical Hygiene Plan Bozenna Krzyzanowska, Ph.D, Duke University, Riverfront Ballroom A	Round-table: Mentoring Resource for New Lab Management Professionals, Riverfront Ballroom B
2:30pm-3:30pm	Safe Cryogen Handling & Storage Tim Steinhilber, Gary O'Bryan, Oxarc, Riverfront Ballroom A	Online Student Employee Training Teresa Arnold, George Fox University, Riverfront Ballroom B
3:30pm-3:45pm	Network Break [Sponsored by DWK Life Sciences- formerly KImble Chase] Riverfront Ballroom D
3:45pm-4:45pm	Stockroom Takeovers- Are You Vulnerable?, Betty Wilmoth, Colorado State University, Riverfront Ballrooms A & B
6:00pm-7:00pm	Cocktail Hour, Skyline Ballroom prefunction
7:00pm-9:00pm	NAOSMM Banquet and Awards Program, Skyline Ballroom
Friday, July 27, 2018
8:45am-2:30pm	Educational Tours: McKinstry, Gonzaga Univ., Steel Barrel Brewery and ODO Oil- Bus leaves outside conference registration at 9:00 am. The Friday tour is actually several combined tours. The first will be a tour of McKinstry (https://www.mckinstry.com/), an engineering firm that works on a variety of green projects. Afterwards we will tour the Gonzaga University Biology and Chemistry Departments, and have lunch. The day will end with a tour of Steel Barrel Brewery, and a tour of ODO Oil (https://www.odofineoil.com/), which extracts chemicals from marijuana. Whatever your feelings about legal marijuana, there is lots of good chemistry involved, and it’s a whole new industry that has begun to develop only in the last few years Mike West from ODO Oil will present: "Medicinal Plants & New Jobs In Our Industry"