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month’s Pittcon 2009 will offer a lab product exposition, a technical program,
education programs and peer-to-peer networking opportunities.

Photos courtesy of the Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau.
The 60th Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and
Applied Spectroscopy (Pittcon) will be held March 8-13, 2009, at McCormick Place in Chicago. Organized by the
Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh (SSP) and the Society for Analytical
Chemists of Pittsburgh (SACP), Pittcon 2009 will offer a lab product
exposition, a technical program, education programs, and peer-to-peer networking
opportunities.
Exposition
The 2009 Exposition will showcase the latest products and
services available in analytical chemistry and applied spectroscopy, and which
are applicable to a broad spectrum of areas, such as bioanalytical chemistry,
pharmaceutical chemistry, nanotechnology, environmental, forensic and food
analysis, homeland security, and others.
A complete list of exhibitors and their corresponding booth numbers is
available at
www.pittcon.org/exposition/index.html.
Short Courses
The Pittcon 2009 Short Course Program offers skill-building
training for chemical professionals. Courses range in length from one-half day
to two days, and are taught by experienced professionals who are recognized
experts in their fields. The value of course attendance is enhanced by the
opportunities that participants have to network with their peers and share
their experiences.
Short courses will be offered in the following categories: atmospheric pressure
ionization; atomic spectrometry; atomic spectroscopy; electrochemistry; gas
chromatography; infrared spectroscopy; liquid chromatography; mass
spectrometry; microscopy; rheology; spectroscopy; thermal analysis; thin-layer
chromatography; and more.
Technical Program
To complement the Exposition and Short Course offerings, the
Technical Program is packed with a week’s worth of invited symposia, workshops,
organized contributed sessions, new product forums, and contributed oral and
poster sessions to provide comprehensive coverage of the latest developments in
the traditional and emerging disciplines of analytical chemistry and applied
spectroscopy. In addition, Pittcon 2009 marks the third year in a continuing
partnership with The American Chemical Society Division of Analytical Chemistry
(ACS-DAC). The ACS-DAC will co-program with the Pittcon 2009 Technical Program
with six invited symposia, five organized oral sessions and one poster session.
Pittcon 2009 will also feature a full-day symposium on nanotechnology organized
by the Japan Analytical Instruments Manufacturers' Association (JAIMA) and the
Japan Society for Analytical Chemistry (JSAC). In addition, the Society for Applied
Spectroscopy will have two symposia in the Technical Program.
A number of prestigious awards will be presented at Pittcon 2009, including the
Pittcon Heritage Award; the Pittsburgh Analytical Chemistry Award; the
Pittsburgh Spectroscopy Award; the Pittsburgh Conference Achievement Award; the
Ralph N. Adams Award in Bioanalytical Chemistry; the ACS Analytical Chemistry
Award for Young Investigators in Separation Science; the Charles N. Reilley
Award; the Dal Nogare Award; the Williams-Wright Award; the Bomem-Michelson
Award; and the Maurice F. Hassler Award.
For more information on Pittcon 2009, visit www.pittcon.org.Links