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1. Value for Your Wallet
Exclusively for SLAS2013 participants staying at the
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> Two $5 dining cards for Gaylord Palms eateries
> Special daily dining discounts
> Convenient “grab-and-go” carts
> 24 hour in-room dining, with practically-priced options.
> Fifty (50) winners are chosen at random to receive up
to $200 off their hotel stay
> All SLAS2013 reservations at the Gaylord Palms
include wireless internet access in guest rooms,
atriums and poolside
> Discounted airport shuttle service between the
Gaylord Palms and Orlando International
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Short Courses: January 12-13
Conference: January 14-16
Exhibition: January 13-15
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2. “The secret to greatness is to do better work
than anyone in the field — and to keep on doing it.”
Wilfred Peterson, author
Dear Colleague –
More than 20 volunteer experts have been working
for more than a year on assembling a timely and
meaningful exploration of new information, ideas
and insight. Please join 4,500 other scientists,
engineers, researchers and technologists from
academic, government and corporate laboratories
around the world. Together, we’ll experience five
memorable days of “Repeatable Inspiration
Through Scientific Education, Laboratory
Technology and Intelligent Network Building.”
SLAS2013 Annual Conference Program Committee Chairs
Aaron Wheeler, Ph.D., University of Toronto
Jonathan O’Connell, Ph.D., Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

3. I “The greatest discoveries
happen when accidents
N meet prepared minds.”
T Albert Szent-Gyorgyi, scientist Powerful Scientific Program: 130+ Podium Presentations,
300+ Poster Presentations
REPEATABLE Peer-reviewed podium presentations offer compelling content and new
L perspectives from a broad range of industries, including drug discovery and
development, informatics, clinical diagnostics, food and agricultural sciences,
L SLAS2013: Repeatable
Inspiration through education,
forensics and security sciences, petrochemicals and energy, and consumer
products. Here’s a sample of what’s in store for this highly educational
I new technology and intelligent
network building.
scientific program:
G Assay Development and Screening
E Content-Rich Scientific Reporters in Cell-Based Assays: Understanding Fact From Fiction
N Program complete
To view the
High-Throughput Technologies
C SLAS2013 scientific program The Virtual MedChem Lab: New Research Paradigms in Drug Discovery
E see the SLAS2013 Preliminary
Program at SLAS2013.org
Micro/Nano Technology
Massively Parallel Nanoparticle Manipulation With Micro-Magnetic Ratcheting System
for Biological Exploration
Bioanalytical Techniques
On-Line Nano-Pore Optical Interferometry (NPOI) Mass Spectrometry (MS) for Screening
and Quantifying Small Molecule-Protein Interactions
Informatics
Exploration and Analysis of Complex Data Using Topological Data Analysis
Diagnostics
POC Nucleic Acid Testing for Infectious Disease
SLAS Innovation Award winner Dan
Dongeuh Huh, Harvard University (right)
Drug Target Biology
Protein-Protein Interaction Interfaces as Drug Targets
$10,000 Innovation Award
Recognizing the most unique,
innovative and inspirational Thought-Provoking Keynote Speaker Series Sponsored by:
podium presentations at
SLAS2013.
Mehmet Toner, Ph.D.
Founding Director of the NIH BioMEMS Resource Center and the
Master Short Courses Helen Andrus Benedict Professor of Surgery (Biomedical Engineering),
Bolster Your Expertise and Health Sciences and Technology, Harvard Medical School;
20 short courses explore an Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)
array of topics in-depth. The Topic: Bioengineering and Clinical Applications of the
following are just a sampling: Circulating Tumor Cell Microchip
> NEW! 3D Cell-Based Assays Sir Harold Kroto, Ph.D.
for Drug De-Risking Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
> Applied Information The Florida State University
Technology for the
1996 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Laboratory
Topic: Science and Society in the 21st Century
> Automating Scientific Data
Analysis and Visualization
With Excel and VBA Charles Sabine
(Computer-Based) Emmy-Award Winning Television Journalist and Scientific Advocate
> High Content Screening: Topic: A Perspective on Living With Huntington’s Disease
Instrumentation, Assay
Development, Screening,
Image and Data Analysis
Short Courses: January 12-13 Conference: January 14-16 Exhibition: January 13-15 SLAS2013.org

4. R SIGs Help You Make the Connection
R E PE ATA B LE Meet face-to-face with others in your area of interest and expertise. You’re in one
place with thousands of others—the opportunities to collaborate are unlimited.
S For a complete list of current SLAS2013 Special Interest Groups (SIGs) visit
SLAS.org/community/special_interest.cfm. Here are just some of the SIGs meeting
U in Orlando:
L > New! Phenotypic Drug Discovery
> Informatics
T > ADMET (Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism and Toxicology)
S > Data and Image Analysis
> Standards Initiatives
> Technology Transfer and CRO/CMO Project Management
A Dynamic Community of Like-Minded Professionals
SLAS2013.org is completely mobile friendly and compatible for smartphones and
tablets alike. The opportunities to connect with your colleagues are endless:
> Easy-to-use and mobile-friendly online tools. Free Wi-Fi lounge in the convention center
and Internet Café in the Exhibit Hall. Plus, all SLAS2013 reservations at the Gaylord
Palms include wireless internet access in guest rooms, atriums and poolside.
> Updates and reminders via the SLAS2013 Daily News morning e-mail.
> Another upbeat line-up of SLAS2013@Night events, including PerkinElmer’s Molecular
Groove band and Agilent Technologies takeover of the House of Blues.
> continually growing number of engaging Special Interest Group meetings, live online streaming
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sessions, exhibitor tutorials and workshops.
> Career services, including discrete and personal professional counseling, practical workshops on how to effectively use
LinkedIn, and job and resume postings.
Strategic Alliances Bring
Special Sessions to SLAS2013
For more information on how your
scientific organization can become Laboratory Products Association (LPA)
a part of our global strategic Monday, January 14, 7 - 8 am
alliance program at SLAS2013 in LPA and SLAS host a special session to announce the preliminary results of the annual
Orlando, contact Mary Geismann North American Laboratory Equipment Purchasing Trends Study.
at mgeismann@slas.org.
Late Night With LRIG – Rapid Fire Innovation
Monday, January 14, 7 - 9 pm
An interactive forum weaving together up to 15 selected highly innovative companies
participating at SLAS2013. The goal of this session is to discuss and learn about the latest
innovations in technology products and services impacting laboratory science and technology.
Analytical and Life Science Systems Association (ALSSA)
Tuesday, January 15, 7 - 9 am
This exclusive invitation-only breakfast provides an informal forum for dialogue among the
senior executives attending SLAS2013 and features presentations from leading academics
and users on global trends in laboratory automation technologies and applications and the
strategic implications.
Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP)
Wednesday, January 16, 10 am, 11 am, 2 pm
New this year AMP delivers a series of special diagnostic presentations focusing on
Next Generation Sequencing Based Clinical Diagnostics in Molecular Oncology (10 am);
Circulating Tumor Cells as a Biomarker to Monitor Cancer (11 am); and EGIR for
Non-invasive Genomic Detection and Assessment of Melanoma (2 pm).
Short Courses: January 12-13 Conference: January 14-16 Exhibition: January 13-15 SLAS2013.org

5. R E PE ATA B LE
R
“The more original a
discovery, the more I
obvious it seems L Experience a Robust and Lively Exhibition
L
afterwards.” It’s not enough to read about technology in a magazine, journal or on the web.
Arthur Koestler, author You need to see, hear, touch, feel and engage with new ideas to fully appreciate
A how they can help you reach your goals. Visit SLAS2013.org.
N > More than 300 multinational companies in over 50,000 square feet of
C extraordinary exhibits.
> Dozens of engaging exhibitor tutorials and workshops available for participants to learn
E about the science behind the technology and how to increase efficiencies in the lab.
> Innovation AveNEW showcasing an elite collection of start-up companies from
around the world.
> The SLAS New Product Award (NPA) Designation recognizing up to three of the
newest and most innovative products and services.
> The Market Place for Laboratory Science and Technology presenting the
ultimate online product directory with quick-and-easy access to an ever-expanding
collection of new and existing technology products and services for your laboratory.
> F.I.R.S.T. featuring Florida’s best-of-the-best robotics teams and their winning robots
in the SLAS Member Center.
Join us for These FREE Career Development Workshops
The Power Formula for LinkedIn Success
Wayne Breitbarth, Author
Monday, January 14, 7 am and 12:30 pm
Once a skeptic and now an outspoken proponent of LinkedIn, Wayne Breitbarth is
passionate about helping professionals successfully market themselves with this innovative
tool. Breitbarth, author of The Power Formula for LinkedIn Success: Kick-Start Your
Business, Brand and Job Search, presents two workshops along with a limited number of
personal counseling sessions at SLAS2013. Participants learn how to maximize the potential
of LinkedIn; create a powerful personal profile that delivers returns on strategic objectives;
and discover pathways to new job opportunities. The first 50 registrants receive a free copy
of Wayne’s book.
Limited one-on-one personal counseling sessions are by appointment; contact Carol Brady
at cbrady@slas.org.
Committed Networking
Instructor: Professor Daniel J. Eustace, Ph.D., University of Connecticut
Tuesday, January 15, 7 - 8:15 am (breakfast will be served)
Committed Networking is an example of what Charles Duhigg, author of The Power of Habit:
Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business calls a “keystone habit.” Keystone habits result
from identifying cues, modifying routines that change our habits, and allow us to achieve
desired outcomes. This workshop covers networking conversations, interviews and elevator
speeches, and weaves them into positive, proactive habits for practical use on a daily basis.
For more information about
In addition, Professor Eustace provides one-on-one and group career counseling sessions by
Career Connections, visit
appointment at the SLAS Member Center Sunday through Tuesday, January 13-15. Contact
SLAS2013.org/conference/career.cfm.
Carol Brady to schedule your appointment at cbrady@slas.org.
Short Courses: January 12-13 Conference: January 14-16 Exhibition: January 13-15 SLAS2013.org

6. SLAS2013 offers opportunities day and night for
intelligent network building, so keep your business
cards in your pocket as you step out of the classroom
and into SLAS2013@Night.* Every evening begins
with a reception in the SLAS2013 Exhibit Hall.
Meet your peeps in the opening hours of the SLAS2013 Exhibition; then hit the
streets at Universal CityWalk. Find familiar faces everywhere from Pat O’Brien’s
to Jimmy Buffett’s; Red Coconut Club to Blue Man Group; mini golf to movies;
Hard Rock to Harbor Lights. SLAS provides complimentary and continuous
shuttle service – every 15 minutes from 6:30 to 11:30 pm between the Gaylord
Palm and CityWalk (15 min. travel time).
They’re back and better than ever! Join PerkinElmer as it presents everybody’s
favorite scientific house band, Molecular Groove. This year’s Diamond Groove-
a-thon will rock you out in the Gaylord Palm’s Osceola Ballroom. Be your casual
self. No worries, man, it’s all good when it’s with The Groove.
SLAS takes over the entire House of Blues for Vortex2013 sponsored by Agilent
Technologies. Three venues, three bands, all under one roof: Slippery When Wet
(the Ultimate Bon Jovi Tribute Band) rocks the house from the main stage; guitar
soloist Matt Shenk mellows out on the front porch; and HOB’s own Dueling
Pianos amuse in the Main Dining Room. Plus, plenty of foosball tables, ping
pong and air hockey in the Voodoo Lounge. Awesome dining and open bar.
Come hungry for down south favorites like crab cakes, shrimp and grits, BBQ,
jambalaya, key lime pie and much more! SLAS provides complimentary and
continuous shuttle service – every 15 minutes from 6:45 to 10:15 pm
between the Gaylord Palms and House of Blues (10 min. travel time).
*All guests must have an SLAS2013 badge and be 21 or older.