The Laboratory Robotics Interest Group
Mid Atlantic Chapter
May 2009 Meeting
The Fifteenth Annual Technology Exhibition & Presentations
Date: Tuesday, May 19, 2009
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
Exhibits and Presentations - 3:00 to 9:00 pm
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.
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.
Posters Contact: Kevin Olsen
Vendor Presentations Contact: Gautam Agnihotri
Door Prizes
A Kindle 2 door prize -
you must reqister to
quaiify!
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!
Donations for the door prize drawings are gratefully accepted. Open career
positions at your company may be posted on the job board.
The Menu
Served from 3:00-7:30
3:00 PM
Butler Passed
Hors d’ oeuvres
Chicken Wings with Blue Cheese Sauce
(Baby Maryland Crab
Cakes Served with a Cajun Rémoulade Sauce
Steamed Potstickers- Pork Dumplings Served with a Ponzu Dipping Sauce
Vegetable Spring Rolls
Chilled Cocktail Jumbo Shrimp
3:30
PM
Garden Crudités
Carrots, Celery Sticks,
Broccoli, Cherry Tomatoes,
Olives, Cucumbers, Pepperoncini, Baby Pickles, Zucchini and Buttermilk Ranch
Dipping Sauce
Pasta
Station with Pizza
Garlic Bread, Breadsticks,
Flatbreads and Assorted Rolls
Assorted Pizza Selections
Chef’s Hot Pasta Creation
Penne, Bow Tie
Served with any (2) of the following Sauces:
Alfredo, Pesto
5:30
Pm
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
Cajun Shrimp
and Andouille Sausage
Fresh Shrimp and Sausage Straight from the Bayou Sautéed in Smoking Hot Oil
with Onions, Celery, Peppers and Select Cajun Seasonings then Served with a Side
of Red Beans and Rice
Assorted Diet and
Regular Soft Drinks
Spring Water
Carving Stations
Baked Corn Beef
Sliced Corned Beef carving station served
with Sauerkraut, Thousand Island Dressing on Mini Rye Rolls
Roasted Whole Turkey
Served with Buttermilk Biscuits-, Cranberry Mayonnaise and Whole Grain
Mustard
Japanese Sushi Station
Authentic Sushi Chef
–An Assortment
of Sushi from Finn & Porters to Include;
California Rolls, Tuna, Salmon, Eel and Shrimp Nigiri,
Pickled Ginger, Soy Sauce and Wasabi
7:30 PM
Dessert
Display
Pineapple Cheese Cake
Strawberry Cheese Cake
Wicked Dark Chocolate Cake
Carrot Cake
Napoleons
Éclairs
Mini shot glass desserts - available in tiramisu, chocolate ganache,
lemon cream crumble, vanilla raspberry mousse
Assorted Cookies
Beverages
Assorted Diet and Regular Soft Drinks
Spring Water Freshly Brewed International Coffee Decaffeinated Coffee and Herbal
Teas
The food is free to attendees and sponsored by all of the exhibitors - thank you!
Short Courses
Excel VBA - 1pm TO 5 pm
Learn about Microsoft Excel as a tool for the laboratory in
this 4 hour lecture, discussion and demonstration session. Topics covered will
include the importing, manipulation and presentation of laboratory data. The
programming feature of Excel, Visual Basic for Applications, will be reviewed
and its major features relative to data processing will be discussed. The goal
of the course is to have participants gain an understanding of how Excel can be
useful to them in their research.
Please contact
martinechols@verizon.net to enroll or for more information,
LabView - 3 to 5 pm
One of LRIG's own will bring back "Introduction to LabView". Labview is a
powerful graphical programming environment with special strengths in measurement
and control. this free course runs from 3pm to 5 pm.
Please contact
Kapeel.Krishana@lab-robotics.org to enroll or for more information
Exhibitors
Attendees -
Click here for a list of Exhibitors
Exhibitors - Click here for
Instructions
Presentations
We have several presentations this year.
Click here for a
friendly printable list.
