Hilton Lake Las Vegas
ALMA 36th Annual Pre-Conference Workshops & Conference
Strengthening the Core Four of Laboratory Management
October 13-16, 2015
Hilton Lake Las Vegas, Henderson, NV
The conference features workshops, presentations and roundtable discussions on
the core four of laboratory organization management.
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ALMA 2014 Program Chair: Paola Guevara Riveros (Novartis)
PREMINARY PROGRAM
Pre-conference Workshops October 13 & 14
Oct. 13 Quality Management of the Laboratory Wayne Collins (Agilent)
Oct. 14 Fundamentals of Managing a Laboratory and Laboratory Organization – Greg Bowen (Battelle),
Scott Hanton (Intertek) & John Sadowski (ALMA)
Oct.14 Building a Winning Scientific & Technical Team – David Gootnick (David Gootnick Associates)
Time
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Topic
6:00-9:00 pm
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION
6:00-9:00 pm
WELCOME MIXER
Time
7:00-7:45 am
7:30 am-7:00 pm
7:45-9:10 am
Thursday, October 15, 2015
Topic
Continental Breakfast
SUPPLIER EXHIBIT
Opening Remarks & Exhibitor Overviews
Facilitator
Jill Kravitz (ALMA)
Speakers / Facilitators
Guy DeRose (Cal Tech)
John Sadowski (ALMA)
9:10-10.00 am
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Becoming a Leader
10:00-10:30 am
Networking Break & Exhibits
10:30 am-12:00 pm
SESSION I: Staffing – How do you make
the best bet?
10:30 – 11:15
Skills Management
Scott Hanton (Intertek)
How Do You Identify and Hire the Best
People?
Mary Schwans (Astrix Technology Group)
12:00-1:00 pm
Lunch
1:00-2:30 pm
SESSION II: Capital – Where do you place
your wager?
Erica Cantrell Dawson (Cornell)
How to Develop a Capital Plan
Nader Ari (Novartis)
Keeping Your Capabilities Running
Steven Hughes (Ai Instruments)
2:30-3:00 pm
Networking Break & Exhibits
3:00-5:00 pm
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION SESSIONS:
(1) Leading Across Generations & Cultures
(2) Using the Temporary Hiring Model
(3) Successful Collaboration & Teamwork
5:00 pm
6:30-7:00 pm
7:00-9:00 pm
Time
7:30-8:00 am
8:00-8:30 am
8:30-10:00 am
8:30 – 9.15 am
9:15 – 10:00 am
10:00 – 10:30 am
10:00-12:00 pm
10:30 - 11:15 am
11:15 – 12:00 pm
12:00 pm
Daily Wrap-up
Cocktails & Exhibits
Banquet Dinner
Friday October 16, 2015
Topic
Continental Breakfast
ALMA Business Meeting
- ALMA update and Election of officers
SESSION III: Continuous Improvement –
How do you improve your odds to win?
Turning Customer Feedback into Action Plans
Good Communications: The difference
between herding cats and building a
dream team in your laboratory.
Networking Break
SESSION IV: Creating Impact – Being the
Big Winner
Monitoring the Health of the Laboratory
Using Key Performance Indicators
Project Management (title TBD)
Conference Wrap-up and Closing Remarks
Paola Guevara Riveros (Novartis)
Speakers/Facilitators
All conferees are encouraged to participate
Mara Clarke (Pepsico)
Bernard Tulsi (HealthCore Inc.)
Veronica Godley (San Antonio Water
Systems)
Adam Judd
Paola Guevara Riveros (Novartis)
Guy DeRose (Caltech)