Laboratory Community Update Notice
Summer meeting of the New York Association of Approved Environmental Laboratories to be held in Rochester, New York
Date and Location
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
The Holiday Inn, 911 Brooks Ave., Rochester, NY 14624, (585) 328-6000
Registration Fee
Member pre-paid registrations are $45 (or mail one Meeting Registration Ticket). Member registration at the door is $50 or one Meeting Registration Ticket and $5. All 2011 dues must be paid in full to register as a member. Cost for non-members is $60, pre-paid or at the door. Lunch is included.
Register online
Return Notices
All members and non-members must let us know by Thursday morning, October 13th if you plan to attend. You may phone, fax or pre-pay your registration. Pre-paid registrants, who fail to attend and do not cancel by Wednesday, October 12th, do not receive a refund. You may send a send a substitute. We accept Visa®, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express.
Directions
From the NYS Thruway (West): Exit the Thruway to I-490 East towards Rochester. Exit at I-390 South to exit 18A – Brooks Ave. East. Take first right into Holiday Inn.
From NYS Thruway (East): Exit I-90 (East) at Exit 46. Take I-390 north to Exit 18A – Brooks Ave. East. Take immediate right into driveway.
From the South: Take I-390 North to Exit 18A – Brooks Ave. East. Take first right into Holiday Inn.
Lodging
Overnight accommodations are the responsibility of the registrant. The Holiday Inn has extended NYAAEL meeting attendees a rate of $89.00 until September 16th. Please tell them you are with NYAAEL when you call (585) 328-6000 for reservations.
Agenda
| 9:00 am | Registration: coffee and danish |
| 9:30 am | Presentation on Current Information for New York State Laboratories |
| 9:30 am | Presentation on Current Information for New York State Laboratories |
| 10:45 am | Rebecca Roztocil, Paradigm Environmental Services, will present “Data Integrity/Ethics Training.” Ethics is a sensitive topic garnering increased attention in today’s business arena. Laboratories are getting 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. |
| 11:30 am | “Data Integrity/Ethics Training” continued… |
| 12:15 pm | Lunch |
| 1:15 pm | Dr. Lee Davidowski, PerkinElmer, will present “Increasing Productivity and Profitability for ICP-OES and ICP-MS Labs Running Environmental Methods.” This presentation will center on the new instrumental improvements which allows labs now running the EPA environmental methods to significantly increase the labs profitability by running methods faster, with more stability, fewer runs, and cutting your ICP’s operating cost. |
| 2:00 pm | A representative from NYS ELAP will present recent changes within the NYDOH ELAP Program. Please submit questions using the form below. All questions will be sent to ELAP before the meeting. |
Questions for NYS ELAP
Please enter questions for NYS ELAP or DEC below. You do not need to attend the meeting to submit a question. Their answers will be presented at the meeting and reported in the next newsletter.
Print this Meeting brochure (PDF)