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The Laboratory Robotics Interest Group
Mid Atlantic Chapter

May 2008 Meeting

The Fourteenth Annual Technology Exhibition & Presentations

Date:  Thursday, May 22, 2008   
Place:  Hilton East Brunswick, Three Tower Center Boulevard, East Brunswick, New Jersey 08816, Tel: 732-828-2000 or 1-800-HILTONS,
 <http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/hotels/index.jhtml?ctyhocn=EWRBHHF>
Itinerary: Exhibits and Presentations - 3:00 to 9:00 pm

Door Prizes
Invitrogen -- Apple iPod touch 8 GB



We are accepting door prizes from exhibitors and attendees! Please contact Ed Kuspiel.

Registration:   We have an on-line registration service at <http://lab-robotics.org/member/meetings.asp?rid=1>.  
There will be drawings from the members who register on-line for prizes donated by LRIG and exhibitors.
You must register on-line to win the door prizes!

Agenda:   An exciting day is planned with technology exhibits in the main hall. Oral Presentations will be featured in the seminar areas
throughout the day. Over eighty exhibitor booths of laboratory automation hardware and software will exhibit, demonstrating their latest
products and services. Extensive hors d'oeuvre, courtesy of the exhibitors, will be available as well as cash bars. The proceeds from this
exhibitor funded meeting are used to pay for various costs of running the group throughout the year. In this way the LRIG can operate without
collecting dues. Please support the group by attending this informative and entertaining meeting. Last year’s Exhibition was extremely
successful with over 700 attendees and we hope to surpass that turnout.
For more information contact Ed Kuspiel.

There are rooms at the Hilton and nearby hotels for attendees who wish to stay overnight.  Parking is paid for by the LRIG - just tell the attendant
that you were attending the LRIG meeting.

Donations for the door prize drawings are gratefully accepted. Open career positions at your company may be posted on the job board.

There is no fee to attend the meeting.

The Menu!

Served from 3:00-5:30

International Cheese Selection

A Selection of Domestic and International Cheeses ; Double Cream Brie, Aged Gouda, New England Farmhouse Cheddar,
Port Salut, Havarti with Dill & Jalapeño Jack Garnished With Fresh Fruits and Berries Gourmet Crackers and Sliced French Bread

Garden Crudités

Carrots, Celery Sticks, Broccoli, Cherry Tomatoes,
Olives, Cucumbers, Pepperoncini, Baby Pickles, Zucchini and Buttermilk Ranch Dipping Sauce

Chicken Fajita Station

Julienne Grilled Chicken Strips and Flour Tortillas
Served with a Selection of Sautéed Onions and Peppers, Diced Tomatoes, Jalapeños,
Shredded Cheddar Cheese, Guacamole, Sour Cream and Salsa

Assorted Sodas, Bottled Water

Served from 5:30:7:30

Served Butler Style

Baby Maryland Crabcakes
Buffalo Chicken Wings with Blue Cheese Sauce
BBQ Pork Biscuit
 Jumbo Cocktail Shrimp
Mini Cheese Calzone
Sweet Potato Puff

Pasta Station

Pasta; Penne with Shitake Cream Sauce, Bow Tie with Marinara, served with grated Parmigiano
Reggiano, Crushed red peppers & Garlic Breadsticks

Crostini Tapas Station

Crisp Toasted Crostini served with a Buffet of Toppings to Include;
Hummus, Baba Ganoush, Kalamata Olive Tapenade, Goat Cheese with Sesame & Lemon Zest

Japanese Sushi Station

An Assortment of Sushi from Finn & Porters to Include;
California Rolls, Tuna, Salmon, Eel and Shrimp Nigiri,
Pickled Ginger, Soy Sauce and Wasabi
With an Authentic Sushi Chef

Cajun Shrimp & Andouille Sausage Station

Fresh shrimp and sausage straight from the Bayou Sautéed in smoking hot oil with, onions, celery,
 peppers, select Cajun seasonings with a side of red beans & rice

Carving Stations

Roasted Whole Turkey- Served with Buttermilk Biscuits-, Corn Bread Muffins Cranberry Mayonnaise and Whole Grain Mustard

Steamship Round of Beef -Served with Bordelaise Sauce, And Silver Dollar Size Rolls

7:30 PM

Desserts; Assorted Mini Cheesecakes, Éclairs, Cannollis, Brownies, & Assorted Cookies

Fresh Brewed International Coffee, Tea & Decaffeinated Coffee, Assorted Sodas


The food is free to attendees and sponsored by all of the exhibitors - thank you!

 

 

Exhibitors

Click here for Exhibitor Information
 

ARTEL
Applied Cell Sciences Inc.
ArcticWhite, LLC
ASDI, Inc.
Aushon BioSystems
Axygen Scientific, Inc.
BD Bioimaging
Beckman Coulter, Inc.
Biodirect Inc.
Biomedtech Laboratories
BIOMOL International
Biosero, LLC
BioTek
Black Dog
BMG Labtech
Caliper Life Sciences
Chemglass
Cisbio US, Inc.
Computype, Inc
Corning - Epic Technology
Corning Life Sciences
Covaris
Cybio
Digilab, Inc.
DiscoveRx Corporation
Essen Instruments
FluidX North America
Formulatrix
ForteBio
FUJIFILM Life Science USA
GE Healthcare
Genetix USA Inc.
Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation
Genomics Solutions
Global Array
Greiner Bio One, Inc.
Hamilton
HighRes Biosolutions
Hudson Control Group, Inc.
IMGEN Technologies
Innovatis, Inc.
Labcyte Inc.
Lonza
Manufacturing Applications eXperts, Inc.
Matrical
MeCour Temperature Control
Mettler-Toledo AutoChem, Inc
Microsonic
Millipore Bioscience Division
Molecular Devices
NanoScreen LLC
Nexus Biosystems
Norgren Systems LLC
Panasonic Factory Solutions Company of America
PerkinElmer
Phenix Research Products
Promega Corporation
QIAGEN Inc.
ReTiSoft
RTS Life Sciences
Shibuya Hoppmann Corporation
SP Industries - Genevac
SpinX Technologies, Inc.
TAP - The Automation Partnership Inc.
Tecan US Inc./ REMP Business Unit
Tecan US, Inc.
Thermo Fisher Liquid Handling Division, (formerly Matrix Tech)
Thermo Fisher Scientific - Laboratory Automation & Cellular Imaging
Thermo Fisher Scientific Fisher, Scientific Division
Thermo Laboratory Automation (formerly CRS)
Titertek Instruments
Tomtec
TTP LabTech Inc
TWD TradeWinds, Inc.
USA Scientific, Inc.
Velocity11
Viaflo
Wheaton Industries
World Wide Medical Products
Xiril
Xyntek
Zinsser NA

Workshop

We have a returning feature at this meeting!  One of our LRIG Mid Atlantic Board members, Kapeel Krishana, has experience with National
Instruments' LabView control software.  Kapeel has volunteered to conduct a hands-on workshop at this meeting to familiarize LRIG members
 with this versatile interfacing package.  Theory of operation will be presented as well as real interfacing examples.  The workshop is free to
LRIG members and will take place from 3:00to 4:00pm.

Presentations

Coming Soon!

 

 

 

Posters

The Fouth Annual LRIG Student Poster Contest will be held in conjunction with the technology exposition at the Hilton East Brunswick, Thursday,
May 22, 2008.

Students should plan to be at their posters to meet the judges between 5:00 and 6:00 pm.

Student Posters may be on any topic in engineering or the biological and physical sciences.  Content related to automation or robotics 
is NOT required. 

Many students at the university level do not have the opportunity to work with robotics which is why the contest is open to research posters 
on any topic.
Click here for a PDF of the Posters


There is no charge to attend the meeting and there will be free food.  We expect that there will be about 700 people attending the exposition.  
This is an excellent opportunity to promote your university or research program.

Please pre register for the meeting at:

http://www.lab-robotics.org/Mid_Atlantic/meetings/0805.htm

or go to:

http://lab-robotics.org/ (Click on the Mid Atlantic Chapter's link listed under "Upcoming LRIG Meetings."

To enter a poster, simply send the student's name and the title of the poster to me anytime before May 7.

There will be cash prizes distributed as follows; 400$ first place, 300$ second place, 200$ third place, and four runners up each receiving 50$.
(Students who win money may treat their mentors at the cash bar.)

I hope you will encourage any students to participate,

Kevin Olsen
LRIG Mid Atlantic, Academic Liaison
Montclair State University
Chemistry and Biochemistry Support Staff
Richardson 359.
Montclair, NJ, 07043
973-655-4076
olsenk@mail.montclair.edu

Directions

The first class Hilton Hotel is located at the crossroads of New Jersey's major arteries at Exit 9 of the NJ Turnpike, just outside New Brunswick.
It's central location is just 25 minutes from Newark Int'l Airport, 45 minutes from New York City and less than an hour from Philadelphia.
Easy access to all surrounding business areas and attractions makes the Hilton East Brunswick the perfect location for business, pleasure or
meetings. 

On-line directions may be found at: 
http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/hotels/index.jhtml?ctyhocn=EWRBHHF
or look at the Direction Sheet <http://www.lab-robotics.org/Mid_Atlantic/0705_hiltoneb_directions.htm>

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