MANAGER'S GUIDE TO LAB AUTOMATION & TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT
Dates: September 29th to October 1st 2009
ALMA members should contact the ILA at the address below for a discount.

Course Description

The successful use of automation and information technologies in laboratory
applications depends as much upon the policies and goals defined by lab
management as it does on the skills of those implementing projects. Whether you
are responsible for one lab or a laboratory complex, setting the guidelines
within which automation is implemented across lab organizations is fundamental
to cost-effective, successful, and supportable systems.

Purpose

The purpose of this short-course is to introduce management to lab automation:
what it is, managements role in laboratory automation, the policies that need to
be developed to help ensure successful projects, models of laboratory work that
can be used to define automation needs and product requirements, and an overview
of the technologies used. This course is of particular benefit to those
considering LIMS, Electronic Lab Notebooks, and integrated systems ; their
success is high dependent on a clear understanding of your labs operations.
Additional information can be found at:
http://www.institutelabauto.org/LAE-SC-1/index.htm

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Joe Liscouski, Director
Institute for Laboratory Automation
http://www.InstituteLabAuto.org
j.liscouski@...
The Institute is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization