NYAAEL/PaAAEL 2011 Annual Convention and Exposition
1999 - Bill Telliard, retired from the US EPA Washington, Ken Jackson, retired NYS ELAP Director, and Richard Sheibley, retired PA DEP Director of Laboratory Certification.
July 22-24, 2012 in Cortland, New York
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Trade Show Announcement
This year’s theme is again Laboratory Methodology & Data Quality. We will present new methods, including the 2012 Method Update Rule, ion analysis of fracking fluids,and additional training on Standard Methods Part 1000 for Chemistry. Data quality issues include qualifying data, ethics, presenting your data in court, and audit deficiencies. In addition, we will have two presentations on communication issues by EA Sears. Ms. Sears was our Keynote Speaker at the 2011 convention. We are bringing her back again due to her overwhelming popularity.
Sunday, July 22
Dinner - New York Barbeque – BBQ Chicken and NY Strip Steak (Reservations are required.)
| 4:00 – 6:00 pm | Conference Registration |
| 6:00 – 8:00 pm | Outdoor BBQ – Chicken and Ribs (Reservations are required.) |
Monday, July 23
| Session I 9:00 am – 12:00 pm |
Review & Use of Qualified Data – Marlene Moore, President, Advanced Systems, Inc. This half-day training course is an overview to identify strategies for reviewing and using qualified data. The workshop will focus on several areas, including the meaning and definition of various data qualifiers used in the industry for EPA, State, DOD and private sector programs, how these qualifiers impact data use, compare laboratory and data validation qualifiers, and discuss limitations and application of data qualifiers. The course will include hands-on case studies to walk through the process of data use when qualified data is present. |
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| Session II 9:00 am – 10:00 am |
Ethics and Data Integrity Training – Becky Roztocil, Paradigm Environmental Ethics is a sensitive topic garnering increased attention in today’s business arena. Laboratories are now in the spotlight, and management is well advised to approach ethics training and oversight with exaggerated attention to detail. This presentation will cover the requisite basics of laboratory ethics training and also encourage group discussion and involvement. Anyone with the responsibility for providing training to their employees will find valuable information to take back to their companies. Employees in need of ethics training will be able to get a certificate for their training records. |
| 10:00 am – 11:00 am | You’ve Been Subpoenaed! You & Your Data’s Day in Court – Robert Hilbrandt,Westchester County Labs and Research This discussion will benefit lab managers, QA/QC Officers, and any technical laboratory staff that produces data or handles samples that may need to respond to subpoenas. Speaking from firsthand experience and knowledge gained from preparing to handle multiple subpoenas and serving as an expert witness for several grand jury hearing and trials, Rob will discuss what you must be aware of when you are called upon to defend your data in court. |
| 11:00 am – 12:00 pm | Three Deadly Sins Of Interpersonal Communication – EA Sears, Workplace Comm. Most people underestimate the problems caused by poor human relations. Poor communication, a major problem in the workplace, causes more people to be terminated than the lack of job skills. This workshop will create an awareness of behaviors which create interpersonal problems, and help you identify skills you can incorporate into your communication to improve all relationships. |
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| Session III 9:00 – 12:00 pm |
Modifying a Method thru an Alternate Test Procedure - Ed Askew, Askew Scientific This class will step through the requirements that a lab must perform to complete an Alternate Test Procedure at a local or regional level (Tier 1 or 2) for a method modification under the requirements of the Clean Water Act & Safe Drinking Water Act. The areas to be focused on are:
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Monday, July 25 – Afternoon
| Lunch 12:00 – 1:45 pm |
Keynote Speaker: Getting the Respect You Deserve Without Self-Sabotage EA Sears, Workplace Communications Respect, or a willingness to show consideration or appreciation, is missing from many professional relationships. Often employees are unaware of behaviors which cause relationship difficulties and influence productivity. This session will identify skills that will enable you to obtain respect for yourself. It will also show you how to communicate respect for others to improve interpersonal communication and worker productivity. |
| 2:00 – 5:30 pm | Exposition, Mixer, & Educational Sessions2:15-2:45 Optimizing Productivity with Semi-Volatile EPA Methods Using Innovative Injection Technology and a New GC/MS PerkinElmer This presentation demonstrates how enhancing GC/MS sensitivity can reduce laboratory costs by enabling the collection of smaller sample volumes and still meet and/or exceed EPA criteria. A significantly smaller sample size is being used, therefore, less extraction solvent will be used and less storage space required. In most instances, the concentration step can be eliminated, providing additional cost savings for the laboratory. 3:00-3:00 Leveraging your LIMS to Improve Quality Promium 3:45-4:15 New and Approved Diffusion Methods in the 2012 MUROI Analytical 4:30-5:00 Lab Methods Using ISEs for Nutrients in Water & Wastewater Thermo Scientific |
| Dinner 6:30-9:30 pm |
Dinner & Music – Come Dance the Night Away!!! (Reservations required) |
Tuesday, July 24
| Session I 9:00 – 11:00 am |
The Most Interesting Audit Deficiencies of all Time – Panel Discussion This unconventional presentation will feature actual laboratory assessment findings, coupled with the lab’s response, that will make you shake your head. Come on, we’ve all been there. Enjoy some lighthearted levity as we share our more humorous experiences trying to navigate the accreditation obstacle course. |
| 11:00- 12:00 pm | Water Monitoring and Protection Near Gas Well Drilling – Timothy Eriksen, Moody and Associates Gas drilling activity in shale gas formations such as the Marcellus Shale and the Utica Shale, has generated numerous questions and concerns about impacts on the water resources of Pennsylvania. Unlike traditional gas well drilling in Pennsylvania, shale gas drilling uses much larger amounts of freshwater and produces greater quantities of waste fluids. Environmental controls, such as predrilling water quality surveys, are especially important to protect the private water wells and springs that provide drinking water for over three million residents of Pennsylvania. |
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| Session II 9:00 – 2:30 pm |
Review of the 2012 Method Update Rule (FR Part 136) - William Telliard, EPA Retired This presentation will include the new US EPA changes for the implementation of Part 136 for the use of new test methods, i.e. new methods for cyanide, metals, and additional consensus methods.These changes are contained in the 2012 EPA Methods Update Rule.Ion Analysis of Hydraulic Fluids in Fracking Process – Jay Gandhi, Metrohm USA Hydraulic fracturing is the use of fluid and material to create or restore small fractures in a formation in order to stimulate production from new and existing oil and gas wells. This creates paths that increase the rate at which fluids can be produced from the reservoir formations.The process includes steps to protect water supplies. To ensure that neither the fluid that will eventually be pumped through the well, nor the oil (or gas) that will eventually be collected enters the water supply, steel surface or intermediate casings are inserted into the well to depths of between1,000 & 4,000 feet. Once the cement has set, then the drilling continues from the bottom of the surface or intermediate cemented steel casing to the next depth. This process is repeated, using smaller steel casings each time, until the oil and gas-bearing reservoir is reached (generally 6,000 to 10,000 ft). Water and sand make up 98 – 99.5% of the fluid used in hydraulic fracturing. In addition, chemical additives such as acid solutions, scale inhibitors, stabilizing agents, corrosion inhibitors, friction reducing agents, gelling agents, etc. are used – exact formulation will vary depending on the well.In this workshop, chemical analysis methodologies using ion analytical instruments will be discussed in-depth. |
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| Session III 9:00 – 2:30 p.m. |
Standard Methods Part 1000: Use and Data Quality for Chemistry – Ed Askew,Askew Scientific This class consists of an in depth review of Part 1000 for the current EPA approved Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater. Comparison of each section in the part from1010 to 1060 will center on the similarities and differences between each edition. Also, a comparison of the current requirements of the Method Update Rule (MUR) for Part 1060 and the current TNI standard will be covered. At the completion of this course, the participant will be able to identify the key requirements of the Standard Methods QA Part and reference them to current regulatory and TNI standards. |
Attendees receive a notebook OR flash drive (bring paper for notes) unless you pay an additional $30 for both.
Standard Methods, 22nd Edition, will be available for the reduced cost of $206.50! The association, through the generosity of the Water Environment Federation, has been offered the opportunity to sell the 22nd Edition of Standard Methods to attendees of both TNI sessions, (Session III). The cost will be $206.50, 30% off the list price of $295. More information will be available at a later date that will explain exactly how you can obtain a copy. Only one copy per person will be allowed for attendees of the TNI sessions.
Exhibitor Listing
(as of 5/15/11)
| CETAC Environmental Express ERA EST Analytical Horizon Technologies Lachat Instruments Macherey-Nagel, Inc. ManSci, Inc. Metrohm USA NSI Solutions |
OI Analytical PerkinElmer Promium SPEX CertiPrep Supelco/Sigma Aldrich Thermo Fisher Scientific Thermo Scientific VHG Labs Wibby Environmental |
Corporate Sponsors and other vendors, please see the Trade Show Application page to be a part of this year’s Exposition.
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