Download the Annual Meeting Program (PDF)

DATE/TIME EVENT
ACIL Meeting
Monday, October 2, 2017
8:00 am - Noon Board of Directors Meeting
9:30 am - 1:00 pm Registration Open
10:00 am - Noon ILI Analyst Enrichment Work Group Meeting
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Section Breakouts

CAS

Includes reports from 3rd Party Certifier and EMC working groups, Smart Grid report, and NIST Conformity Assessment Concept.

CAS breakout session schedule (PDF)

CMET

Includes reports on the CMET Member Firm Quality Forum and Special Inspection Position Paper.

CMET breakout session schedule (PDF)

ESS

Includes updates on the EPA Program Office Activities, Laboratory Accreditation, ILI activities like AEWG Training Program and New Technology Incubator, and discussion on Citizen Science.

ESS breakout session schedule (PDF)

FSS

Includes updates on FDA/ACIL-ILI MOU, FDA/ILI summit, FDA-FSS multi-lab study for antibiotics in distillers grains, the FSS White Paper to Administration, and an in-depth discussion with Cannabis Lab representatives.

FSS breakout session schedule (PDF)

3:00 pm Break
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Welcome Reception with Exhibitors
   
ACIL Meeting
Tuesday, October 3, 2017
7:00 am Registration Opens
7:30 am - 8:30 am Networking Breakfast/Opening Session
8:30 am - 9:45 am Keynote Presentation - Redmond Ramos
Sponsored by Thermofisher
9:00 am - 11:00 am Spouses/Guests Gathering
9:00 am - 10:00 am Scholarship Committee meeting
9:45 am -10:45 am Educational Session — Ken Lynch
10:45 am - 11:00 am Break
11:00 am -12:15 pm OCC Strategy
12:15 pm - 5:30 pm Golf Tournament (Boxed lunch provided)
12:15 pm - 5:30 pm Networking Event & Wine Tour (Boxed lunch provided)
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Reception with Exhibitors
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm Evening on Your Own
   
ACIL Meeting
Wednesday, October 4, 2017
7:00 am Registration Opens
7:00 am - 8:00 am ILI Board Meeting
7:30 am - 8:30 am Networking Breakfast with Exhibitors
8:30 am - 10:00 am General Session & Keynote Speaker - Christine McKinley
9:00 am - 11:00 am Spouses / Guests Gathering
10:00 am - 10:30 am Break
10:30 am - Noon Educational Session - Laura Bailey - Kindness is Never a Weakness in Leadership
Noon - 1:45 pm Lunch & Annual Business Meeting in Exhibit Room
1:30 pm - 5:00 pm Spouse Tour — Columbia River Gorge
2:00 pm - 4:30 pm CEO Forum
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Educational Session for non CEO attendees - Laura Bailey and Ken Lynch
3:15 pm - 3:30 pm Break
5:30 pm - 9:30 pm Annual Dinner & Reception at the Oregon Museum of Science & Industry
   
ACIL Meeting
Thursday, October 5, 2017
7:00 am Registration Open
7:30 am - 8:30 am Networking Breakfast
8:30 am - 10:30 am Roundtable Workshop
At this roundtable workshop, attendees discuss the challenges they face in growing their business, mitigating risk, controlling costs, while increasing profitability. Members share examples of successes and openly discuss issues, while seeking best practice guidance from other members.