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The Laboratory Robotics Interest Group
Mid Atlantic Chapter
May 2010 Meeting
The Sixteenth Annual Technology Exhibition & Presentations
Date: Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Place:
Hyatt New Brunswick, 2 Albany
Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08091,
Tel: 732-873-1234
Itinerary: 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 Hyatt 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
LRIG is giving away an Apple iPad !!! - You must
register and be
at the drawing at 7:00 pm to win.
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.
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.
The Menu
Hors D'oeuvres To Be Passed Butler Style By White Gloved
Servers...~ ~ SERVED FROM 3:00PM ~
Chilled Cocktail Extra Jumbo Shrimp
ANTIPASTO AND GRILLED VEGETABLES w/Gourmet Assorted Pizza
Station
Dry Italian Salami, Soppressatta and
Proscuitto presented with Marinated Ricotta
Salata and Mozzarella
Marinated Vegetables to include:
Roasted Red and Yellow Peppers
Long Stem Artichoke Hearts
Cipollini Onions and Assorted Olives
Grilled Asparagus, Pesto Zucchini and Oven Roasted Roma Tomatoes
Assorted GOURMET Pizza
4:30 PM
EAST MEETS WEST STATION
Sweet and Sticky Mango BBQ Chicken Drumsticks
Wagyu Beef Sliders with Chinese Hot Mustard and Pickled Cucumber
Ginger Korean Grilled Beef Short Ribs
Rice Wine Vinegar Slaw
Bang Bang Sesame Noodle Salad
Thai Beef Salad with Mint and Lime
MIDDLE EASTERN STATION
Hummus and Baba Ghanoush
Grilled Pita and Flat Breads
Dolmades - Stuffed Grape Leaves
Shanklish - Goat Cheese and Tomato Salad
Fatayer bi Sabanikh - Spinach Pies with Sumac and Allspice
Baked Kibeh with Onion and Pine Nuts
Courgette and Potato Cakes with Mint and Feta
Sticky Honey and Cardamom Chicken Skewers
MODERN PASTA STATION
Salmon Filled Wontons with Lemon Grass Broth
Goat Cheese Ravioli with Seasonal Coulis
Squash Agnolotti with Brown Butter and Toasted Hazelnuts
Shaved Parmesan, Savory Apple Butter
5:00 PM
Japanese Sushi Station W/AUTHENIC CHEF
Assortment of Sushi from Finn & Porters to Include:
California Rolls and Tuna, Salmon, Eel and Shrimp Nigiri Pickled Ginger,
Soy Sauce and Wasabi
5:45pm
CARVING STATIONS SMOKED VIRGINIA HAM WITH PECAN MAPLE SAUCE*
Honey and Cardamom Roasted Fingerling Sweet Potatoes
Braised Swiss Chard
Assorted Mustards
Buttermilk Biscuits
WHOLE APPLE AND FENNEL ROASTED TURKEY BREAST*
Spinach Salad with Roasted Shallots and Grilled Peppers
Nutmeg Roasted Acorn Squash Gnocchi
Gourmet Mustards and Natural Gravy
Apple Raisin Chutney
Sugar Topped Biscuits
DESSERT STATION - 7:15PM -
Mini cannolis
Petit fours
Chocolate mashed potato bites
lemon bars
brownies
fruit tarts
mini cheesecakes
Assorted Regular and Diet Soft Drinks
, Spring Waters Freshly Brewed International and Decaffeinated Coffee and Herbal
Teas
The food is free to attendees and sponsored by all of the exhibitors - thank you!
Short Courses
Excel VBA - 1:00 pm TO 5:00 pm
Please note -
This course has been cancelled as of May 10th due to a recent illness of the
instructor. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.
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 - 3:00 to 4:00 pm
This short course will help you get started with Labview
giving helpful insights of how to apply to your laboratory application.
Please contact
Kapeel.Krishana@lab-robotics.org to enroll or for more information
Special Workshop on Career Development and Job-Hunting
Skills - 7:00 pm
This 1-hour session is devoted to getting the
most out of networking for a unique position. It aims at those who are serious
about seeking new positions, getting promoted, etc... The session is very active
and fun. It is Titled: So Tell Me About Yourself - Close Those Open
Links to Finding Positions (before they are published). It covers:
 | Important questions
only they can answer. |
| Tips on making a resume
"sell." |
| Tips on personal image. |
| How to start the
networking process that will lead them to the unique position they seek. |
Lynne Crystal Biography
So, Tell Me About Yourself!
(How to Find and Interview for Positions before they are published)
Please contact
:
Lynne@LynneCrystalCompany.com to enroll or for more information
Exhibitors
Attendees -
Click here for a list of Exhibitors
Exhibitors - Click here for
Instructions
Presentations
Presentations -
Click here see the grid of 20+ talks spanning 4 1/2 hours
Posters
Posters -click here for list of posters
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 Hyatt Hotel is located at the crossroads of New Jersey's major arteries
in New Brunswick.
Easy access to all surrounding business areas and attractions makes the Hyatt
New Brunswick the perfect location for business, pleasure or
meetings. We have
negotiated a
guest room rate of $126.00 per night. The rate is $30.00 less than the rate we
had last year!
Click here for hotel directions.
 Visit The Laboratory Robotics
Interest Group homepage at http://lab-robotics.org
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