This is a well written article by Donna Kridelbaugh in Lab Manager:

How to Build the Most Productive Relationship with Your IT Team

FSEA Meeting

Another good year at the FSEA meeting in Clearwater Beach!  We were very pleased with the turnout.

Registration Opens for the 2017 Environmental Measurement Symposium

The 2017 Environmental Measurement Symposium, which is the combined meeting of the Forum on Environmental Accreditation and the National Environmental Monitoring Conference (NEMC), will be held at the Grand Hyatt in Washington, DC.  The symposium is co-sponsored by The NELAC Institute (TNI) under a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA).  This year, the Symposium’s theme is “Effectively Communicating Scientific Information.† Some of the highlights for the week include:

• A special half-day general session focused on the conference theme;
• Over 175 oral and poster presentations on a variety of cutting-edge environmental monitoring issues;
• Meetings of TNI Committees to further TNI efforts on environmental laboratory accreditation, proficiency testing, and accreditation of field sampling and measurement organizations;
• An exhibit program showcasing the latest innovations in environmental monitoring;
• An Innovative New Technology Showcase;
• Four special keynote presentations and two lunch presentations on topics of general interest; and
• An open meeting of EPA’s Environmental Laboratory Advisory Board.

http://nemc.us/meeting/2017/confinfo.php

See also: Registration Opens For The 2018 Environmental Measurement Symposium

J Lee Foundation

Khemia Software is proud to support the J Lee Foundation for the Arts & Sciences.  More information about this organization may be found at J Lee Foundation.

South Carolina Updates Guidance Documents

Updated documents include:

Biosolids Pathogen Certification (2/2017)

Enzyme Substrate Certification Requirements

Procedures for Chain-of-Custody, SOP Development, and Field Parameter Measurements

Certification Requirements For Organic Analyses (2017)

Oxygenate Certification

Trace Metals Guidance Document (2/2017)

Or visit http://scdhec.gov/environment/EnvironmentalLabCertification/ELCGuidanceDocuments/.