2015 Joint Conference of MADSSCi-SEASR
Tuesday, June 2nd - Wednesday June 3rd
Business Skills for Core Directors Pre-Conference Workshop
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2015
1:00-5:00p Registration/vendor set up
5:30-6:00p Meet buses at Darden to opening reception
6:15p Buses leave for Kings
6:30-6:45p Buses Arrive at Kings
6:45-10:30p Opening reception at Kings
7:00-7:30p Opening remarks
9:30-10:30p Buses return to Darden
Thursday, June 4th, 2015
8:00AM-7:00 PM Exhibit Hall Open
8:00-9:00 Registration/Breakfast with the vendors
9:00-9:15 Dual President remarks/welcome
9:15-10:15 Keynote: Franziska Grieder, DVM, Ph.D
Optimizing Core Resources -- investments in Greater Efficiency & Better Science
10:15-10:45 Coffee Break with the vendors
10:45-11:45 First Plenary:
12:00-1:00 Vendor Luncheon Workshops/Lunch with vendors
Option 1: Fluidigm
Option 2: Science Exchange
Option 3: TBD
Option 4: Enjoy lunch in the Vendor Area
1:15-2:15 First Breakout
Option 1: Business Continuity/Crisis Management
Option 2: RNA Seq
Option 3: Protein and Antibody
2:30-3:30 Second Breakout
Option 1: Measuring Core Impact
Option 2: NGS DNA QC
Option 3: Imaging
3:30-4:00 Break with the vendors
4:00-5:00 Special Topic Panel Discussions
Option 1: Administrative Panel Discussion: Funding in Difficult Financial Times?
Option 2: Technology Panel Discussion: Nanotechnology
5:00-7:00 Wine & Cheese with the vendors
Thursday evening dinner on your own
Friday, June 5th, 2015
8:00AM-2:00PM Exhibit Hall Open
8:00-9:00 Breakfast with the vendors
9:00-10:00 Second Plenary:
10:15-11:15 Third Breakout
Option 1: LIMS/Core Management
Option 2: Bioinformatics
Option 3: Flow Cytometry
11:30-12:30 Closing Keynote: Joshua Pearce
Building Research Equipment with Free, Open Source Hardware
12:30-2:00 Closing Luncheon Abbott Hall Dining Room
2:00-5:00 Vendor breakdown