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BAER 2000

46th Annual Conference on Bioassay, Analytical, and Environmental Radiochemistry

November 12-17, 2000, Seattle, Washington

Renaissance Madison Hotel

UPDATE, November 7, 2000

Register Schedule Presentations/Posters Vendor Poster Parameters Seattle Happenings

Hosted By

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Severn Trent Laboratory-Richland, Department of Energy-Richland Operations, Washington State Department of Health

Perkin-Elmer, Eichrom Technologies, Inc., Canberra Industries, ThermoRetec, WERC, Eberline Analytical Services, Duratek


DETAILS and DEADLINES

Presentations

Accepted presentation and poster participants have been notified (8/28/2000).
The conference will have a slide projector and overhead projector available for each presentation. If you need different equipment, you must bring your own or contact us and we will see if we can accomodate you.
Email questions to baer2000@pnl.gov

Poster Presentation Guidelines

Poster presenters have an area of 4' by 6' for each poster. Posters can be attached to the poster boards by velcro or pushpins. Let us know which you will need.

Conference Registration (Registration Form)

Registration includes continental breakfasts, break-time snacks, lunches (Monday through Thursday), and entertainment night.

Registration fee is $300. You may register at the conference but please send in a registration form informing us that you are coming. You may pay at the conference.
Registration for a full-time student is $100.
Registration for a "Significant Other" is $75 (includes lunches and entertainment night).

Hotel Registration

Phone 1-800-278-4159 for reservations at the Renaissance Madison Hotel, 515 Madison Street, Seattle, Washington, 98104 or FAX (206) 447-0992.
Register by October 19, 2000, to obtain special conference rate of $120/night (this is $104/night plus tax to meet the government rates). (Prevailing rates after October 19, 2000). Mention you are registering for the BAER 2000 Conference.
Parking rates at the hotel are $18/day per vehicle ($20 valet parking). You can get bus service (Greyline $8.50 one way) from SETAC. The hotel has a town car service from the hotel within a 6 mile radius free of charge to patrons.
The hotel has a business center which offers photo copying, computer service, mailing service, etc.
Find additional information about the hotel at http://renaissancehotels.com/SEASM/

Conference Contacts

Email registration form or extended abstracts to baer2000@pnl.gov
Direct questions to:
Barbara M. Gillespie, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (509) 376-5802
Steven Bakhtiar, Waste Management Hanford (509) 373-3015
Mail Conference Registration and any hardcopy extended abstracts (w/electronic file) to:
BM Gillespie
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
PO Box 999 MS K6-96
Richland, WA, 99352
Fax: (509) 372-1704


VENDORS

A vendor letter has been sent to past participating vendors. There is opportunity to exhibit or host workshops, refreshments, luncheons, co-host the entertainment night, and other sponsorships. If you are interested in participating at the conference, please contact Kevin Bull, Severn Trent Laboratories, Richland, WA at (509)375-3131 or email at kbull@stl-inc.com.

Vendors for BAER2000

3M, Perkin-Elmer, Analytics, Eichrom Technologies, Inc., Protean Instrument Corporation, WERC, Gamma Products, ThermoRetec, Ordela, Canberra Industries, Severn Trent Laboratory-Richland, Packard, Chemchek Instruments, Inc., Berkeley Nucleonics, Envirotest Laboratories, WIPP, General Engineering Laboratory


REGISTRATION FORM

Open this file, print out, fill in information and mail to contacts above.


UPDATES

This page will be updated as schedules, sponsors, and events become available. Please review this page monthly.


Historical BAER Web Page

This page contains information about past BAER conferences http://www.lanl.gov/BAER-Conference/.


SCHEDULE

Program Summary (Grid Schedule)

Saturday, November 11

2:00 pm - 8:00 pm     Meeting Rooms Open

Sunday, November 12

8:30 pm - 5:00 pm     Technical and Vendor Workshops
3:00 pm - 7:00 pm     Registration

Monday, November 13

7:30 am - 6:00 pm     Registration
8:30 am - 5:00 pm     Technical & Vendor Workshops
8:00 am - 5:00 pm     Poster Set-up (through Thurday morning)
8:00 am - 1:30 pm     Vendor Set-up
1:30 pm - 5:00 pm     Vendor Exhibits
5:30 pm - 8:00 pm     Vendor Hospitality- Hosted by Canberra 
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm     ASTM Meeting - "ASTM D19.04, Radiochemical Methods for Water"

Tuesday, November 14

7:15 am - 6:00 pm     Registration
8:00 am - 8:30 am     Welcome and Opening Remarks
8:30 am - 12:00 pm    Invited Speakers
1:30 pm - 5:00 pm     Technical Sessions 1 & 2
8:00 am - 6:00 pm     Vendor Exhibits
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm     Vendor Hospitality - Hosted by ThermoNutech
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm     ICPT/National Sample Management Office Meeting for Bioassay BOA/SOW

Wednesday, November 15

8:00 am - 12:00 pm    Registration
8:30 am - 5:00 pm     Technical Sessions 3, 4, 5, & 6
8:00 am - 5:00 pm     Vendor Exhibits
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm    Conference Dinner, Entertainment, and Awards - Hosted by Severn 
                      Trent Laboratories and Eichrom Technologies Inc.(Tillicum Village)

Thursday, November 16

8:30 am - 12:00 pm    Technical Sessions 7 & 8
8:00 am - 6:00 pm     Vendor Exhibits
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm     Conference Business Session (Open to all attendees) & Technical Session 9
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm     Poster Presentations - Hosted by WERC

Friday, November 17

8:30 am - 12:00 pm    Technical Sessions 10 & 11
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm     Tour of Washington State Department of Health Laboratory
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm     VIP Tour of Boeing Aircraft Manufacturing


Conference Schedule Summary

Saturday, Nov. 11 Sunday, Nov. 12 Monday, Nov. 13 Tuesday, Nov. 14
* * * * * * 8:00-8:30 Opening Remarks
* * 8:30-10:00 ORDELA, Inc. 8:30-10:00 Perkin Elmer Instruments

Radiological Traceability Program
8:30-10:00 Invited Speakers
* * 10:00-10:30 Break 10:00-10:30 Host Coffee Break - Perkin Elmer 10:00-10:30 Host Coffee Break - Duratek
* * 10:30-12:00 Drum Assays

Waste Education Research Consortium
10:30-12:00 Recent Fires at DOE Sites

Performance Based Measurement Systems
10:30-12:00 Invited Speakers
* * 12:00-1:30 Lunch (on your own) 12:00-1:30 Lunch (on your own) 12:00-1:30 Lunch-Hosted by Eberline
2:00-8:00 Meeting Rooms Open 1:30-3:00 Integrated Contractor Procurement Team

NIST Uncertainty Workshop
1:30-3:00 Packard Industries

NIST Radiochemistry Intercomparison Program
1:30-3:00 Tech. Session 1
* * 3:00-3:30 Break 3:00-3:30 Host Break - GEL 3:00-3:30 Break
* * 3:30-5:00 Perkin Elmer Instruments 3:30-5:00 Eichrom Technologies Inc.

ORNL In-Vitro Intercomparison Studies Users Meeting
3:30-5:00 Tech. Session 2
* * 3:00-7:00 Registration & Welcome Reception >6:00 Vendor Hospitality - Canberra >6:00 Vendor Hospitality - ThermoRetech
* * * * 7:00-9:30 ASTM Meeting 7:00-9:30 ICPT/NSMO Bioassay BOA/SOW


Wednesday, Nov. 15 Thursday, Nov. 16 Friday, Nov. 17
8:30-10:00 Technical Session 3 8:30-10:00 Technical Session 7 8:30-10:00 Techncial Session 10
10:00-10:30 Break 10:00-10:30 Break 10:00-10:30 Break
10:30-12:00 Technical Session 4 10:30-12:00 Technical Session 8 10:30-12:00 Technical Session 11
12:00-1:30 Lunch (at hotel) 12:00-1:30 Lunch (at hotel) 12:00-1:30 Lunch (on your own)
1:30-3:00 Technical Session 5 1:30-3:00 Conf. Business Meeting/Technical Session 9 1:00-5:00 Tour
3:00-3:30 Break 3:00-3:30 Break
3:30-5:00 Technical Session 6 3:00-6:00 Poster Session
6:00-10:00 Tillicum Village Entertainment/Hosted by STL and Eichrom.


Seattle Sites and Entertainment

Visit these web sites for additional entertainment and activities in Seattle.

University of Washington Huskies football vs. UCLA, November 11, 2000.
http://www.seattle.com/
http://www.gonorthwest.com/Washington/seattle/Seattle.htm
http://www.beautifulseattle.com/



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Last updated: November 7, 2000