LabAutomation 2006 - SLAS

Where Laboratory Technologies Emerge and Merge
Sunday, January 22, 2006
Electronic Laboratory Notebooks Smoketree D
Simon Coles, Amphora Research Palm Springs Convention Center
John Trigg, phaseFour Informatics
Who Should Attend
This course is intended for anyone seeking a comprehensive introduction to electronic laboratory notebooks, including scientists, engineers,
lab managers, project managers, and IT specialists. A general understanding of laboratory operations is helpful.
How You’ll Benefit From This Course
• Understand the traditional roles and functions of laboratory notebooks
• Understand the reasons why paper notebooks are becoming obsolete
• Develop an appreciation for the nature of data flow in an automated laboratory
• Apprehend the critical importance of metadata, and the unique ability of ELN to handle metadata
• Become familiar with the concepts of knowledge management
• Understand the legal and regulatory issues addressed by ELN technology
• Learn about the current ELN market and the new capacities of next-generation ELN
Getting Started With Excel and VBA in the Laboratory Mesquite G
Erik Rubin Palm Springs Convention Center
William Neil
Who Should Attend
This short course is for bench scientists, laboratory managers, and students who want to get more out of Microsoft Excel through the
use of Visual Basic for Applications (VBA). The course material is targeted at beginners and no prior experience with VBA is assumed.
A practical knowledge of the use of Excel® is required and familiarity with a procedural programming language such as C, Pascal,
Fortran, or BASIC is advantageous.
How You’ll Benefit From This Course
• Learn the fundamentals of the VBA core language
• Be introduced to the interaction between VBA and common Excel objects such as Workbooks, Worksheets, and Cells
• Explore the use of Excel and VBA programming to address basic laboratory automation challenges
Introduction to Design of Experiments (DOE) Pueblo A
Maneesha Altekar, Hercules, Inc. Wyndham Palm Springs Hotel
Paul Taylor, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Who Should Attend
This course is for any scientists involved in experimental work, in particular, assay and instrumentation performance optimizations. A
general understanding of basic statistical concepts such as mean, variance and the normal distribution is helpful. Typical attendees
include scientists, engineers, and students.
How You’ll Benefit From This Course
• Understand the principles of statistically designed experiments
• Become aware of where DOE can be applied
• Learn how DOE can make the experimental process more efficient
• Appreciate the importance of carefully planning and executing your experiment
• Learn about the different designs available for achieving specific objectives
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