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