Local Chapters Bring ALMA Benefits Closer to Home
We recognize that lab managers are not always able to attend the annual ALMA meetings and that even if they can more frequent opportunities to network with peers would be beneficial. As a result during the past two years a number of ALMA local chapters have been established to bring the benefits of ALMA closer to home.
Active Chapters
Local chapters are now active in the following locations:
Typical Meeting Format & Topics
At the local chapters analytical managers meet at a host company’s site a targeted three times per year. Typically participants in the local chapters are located within a reasonable driving distance to the meeting to attend a mid-morning to mid afternoon meeting with only one day or partial day out of the office. Agendas usually consist of a two to three discussion topics followed by a lab tour or continued discussion in a roundtable format.
Topics from recent local chapter meetings have included:
- Best Practices in Knowledge Management,
- How to Run Your Analytical Department as a Business,and
- Measuring Customer Satisfaction.
Feedback from attendees has been very positive and the local chapters are thriving.
Chapter Contacts and Meeting Schedules
A listing of the local chapters, contacts and the date of the next meeting is shown in the table below.
| Local Chapter | Contact | Next Meeting Date and Location |
|---|---|---|
DE / NJ / PA | Kelly Mason | Monday May 12, 2008, 10:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M. The presentation and discussion topics for this meeting are very pertinent to the challenges that laboratory managers are facing today. Discussion will include:
Following lunch we will discuss and select topics for the next meeting. In addition we will offer attendees the option to participate in a tour of the new renovated Brown Laboratory Building. We hope that this tour will introduce you to new opportunities for synergy with the University of Delaware. Feel free to extend this invitation to fellow lab managers in your company and neighboring companies who may not know about ALMA or our local chapter. Please confirm your interest in attending by emailing Madeline Lopes by May 7. Email questions about ALMA or this meeting please to |
Houston, TX | Wayne Collins | Active |
IL / IN / WI / MI | David McDonald | Inactive |
MD | Fred Belkin | Active |
CT / MA / NH / VT / RI | Lawrence Murphy Marta Portoles | Active |
Ohio | Seeking new contact. | Inactive |
Forming Chapters
If you are interested in helping to form a chapter because one does not exist near you please call David Green at 630.852.9681 or email him at.