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Preparing for Pittcon 2013 in Philadelphia!

Pittcon 2013 will be held in Philadlephia the week of March 17-21!Pittcon meeting

We’re pretty excited because Philadelphia is one of the more popular suburbs of our company’s home town of Newark, Delaware (just kidding, Philly).

Seriously though, this will be the best Pittcon yet!

There was a big exhibitor’s meeting last week, and we had a chance to talk with Pittcon Marketing Chair Ann Puskaric about some of the plans:

and while we were in Orlando, we caught up with Pittcon 2013 President Ron Bargiel – you can see he’s excited about coming to Philly:

We’ll keep you updated on developments (save the date – Tuesday, March 19, 2013 will feature some pretty impressive Pittcon Tweet Ups!) – hope to see you in our neighborhood!

Looking ahead to Pittcon 2013

While in Orlando, we had a chance to speak with Pittcon 2013 President Ron Bargiel about what to expect in Philadelphia next year.

He said there’s a lot of excitement about coming to Philadelphia because it’s a new venue for Pittcon and it is located so close to many great companies in the mid-Atlantic region (e.g. the only U.S. based manufacturer of thin layer chromatography plates that supplies products to more than 60 countries around the world).

 and yes, we are looking forward to Pittcon 2013 in Philadelphia – just a few miles up the road from us!

Video Recap of Pittcon 2012…

Pittcon 2012 was a great success for us! Reconnecting with old friends and making new friends, sharing information about chromatography and learning from some who have been using our products for years!

Here’s a quick recap of the week that was Pittcon 2012:

Pi Day fun at Pittcon 2012

We had a truly great time celebrating Pi Day at Pittcon!

Here’s some of the tweets leading up the the 1:59 event:9j6bu resized 600

Yes, we expect it to be a Pi-ous occasion at booth 3326 at #Pittcon at 1:59

Some say we’re trying to act like the Pi-ed Piper at #Pittcon, we just enjoy Pi-ling on for Pi Day – booth 3326 at 1:59 today

Then, the Pi Clock read 1:59 – and it was time to get started – first, we had a round of Pi Poetry readings:

2012 03 14 13 59 22 700This was followed by several Pi Trivia questions – where winners were awarded with such items as Pi mugs, a Pi Pizza Cutter, a Pi Bottle Opener, a Pi Clock, and even a Pi Shower Curtain!

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We appreciate so much everyone who came out to celebrate Pi Day with us at Pittcon!

Now, it’s time for us to do some Pi-lates…

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Spreading the word about chemistry…

Our friends George Ruger and Jennifer Maclachlan put together a great panel at Pittcon 2012 Tuesday morning exploring new ways to spread the word about chemistry (and chromatography) to learners of all ages.

2012 03 13 08 38 41 641 resized 600 Bottom line – anything you can do to help spread the word about chemistry would be greatly appreciated and could lead to great things for all of us as more minds come to understand this powerful science.

Learn more about the ACS Ambassador program here.

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Morning Pittcon 2012 Tweet Up

We had a great discussion and fun time at the Pittcon 2012 morning Tweet Up!

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Participants included:

George Ruger – @gruger04

William Stearns – @wstearns

Kevin Scully – @MarcomToScience

Jennifer Maclachlan – @pidgirl

Karen Haas – @WatersCorp

Ken Grant – @iChromatography

Ken Piech – @LabX and @LabManager

Ashley Munro – @LabMediaGroup

Melanie Playne – @TheScientistRep

Hailey Hutchison – @RiccaChemical

Janice Fehlberg – @moxtek

Pam Wasielewski – @Pittcon

Jim Grinias – @GriniasChem

Samuel Mbugua – @ankosami

Discussions centered around new developments in social media in the science field, enhanced communications between labs, scientists, and the public, and ways to make science more accessible to the public.

The evening Tweet Up is scheduled for 9:00 at Bahama Breeze.

Tuesday Tweet Ups at Pittcon…

UPDATE: More photos! Thanks to Jennifer Maclachlan (@pidgirl) for sharing! (scroll down)

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First, the present – if you are coming to Pittcon 2012 in Orlando – PLEASE join us for the tuesday Tweet Ups – here’s the details from Pittcon.org:

TWEET UP TUESDAY

Due to the success of last year’s Tweet Up Tuesday, we have decided to schedule morning and evening Tweet Ups again during Conference Week.

Pittcon Morning Tweet Up

WHERE:   Hall C at the Convention Center – front of FedEx/Kinkos

WHEN:   Tuesday, March 13 – 11:00 AM

Pittcon Evening Tweet Up

WHERE:   Bahama Breeze – 8849 International Drive, Orlando, FL 32819

WHEN:   Tuesday, March 13 – 9:00 PM

Now for a trip down memory lane… The Tuesday Tweet-Up from Pittcon 2011 in Atlanta was featured in Pittcon Today:
Pittcon Tweet Up 2011
in 2010, we had a great Tweet Up in Orlando:
Pittcon 2010 tweet up
And here’s a loot at the very first Pittcon Tweet Up in Chicago in 2009:
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And here’s more photos courtesy of Jennifer Maclachlan:
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Now, let me answer a few of the Frequently Asked Questions about the Pittcon Tweet Ups:
Q: Who can come?
A: Anybody and Everybody
Q: What if I don’t do the whole “twitter” or “Facebook” thing, can I still come?
A: Yes, we welcome anybody and everybody
Q: Really?
A: Yes, really – we’d love to have you join us
Q: Is there a formal program?
A: Not really, just an opportunity to meet great people and have some fun together
Q: Is there a difference between the morning tweet up and the evening tweet up?
A: Yes, the morning tweet up is fun and informative, but has not included anyone dancing on a table… yet. You should not wear a tie to the evening tweet up (for the record, there’s been no table dancing at the evening tweet ups, either, but there has been good music and drinks other than coffee involved).
So, come on out and join us!

Pi Day at Pittcon Preparation…

We really can’t tell you how excited we are to get to celebrate Pi Day at Pittcon this year – but we can show you:

…and what you saw in the video is really just the beginning, we will be showering someone with an awesome Pi Prize and others will be drinking up all of the great things we can do with Pi.

We hope to see you at Pittcon Booth 3326 in Orlando! 

Oh, and yes, we had a lot of fun putting the video together – here’s some of the outtakes:

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