Save the date . . .March 1-7, 2008

Now is the time to start making plans to attend

Pittcon 2008

Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Pittcon offers:

A diverse Technical Program (http://www.pittcon.org/technical/index.html) with more than 2,000 technical sessions including awards, symposia, workshops, and poster sessions.

A one-stop shop for all your laboratory supplies and services with more than 1,000 exhibitors (http://www.pittcon.org/exposition/index.html)

A dynamic Plenary Lecture (http://www.pittcon.org/technical/lecture.html) presented by Dr. Leroy Hood, Systems Biology and Systems Medicine

More than 100 Short Courses (http://www.pittcon.org/short/index.html) (take three or more Short Courses and your Pittcon 2008 registration fee will be waived (http://www.pittcon.org/technical)

Conferee Networking Sessions - Participation is free to all registered conferees. (http://www.pittcon.org/technical/Att...etworking.html) and much, much more.

Visit http://www.pittcon.org for more information on all Pittcon 2008 has to offer.

We would like to remind all our international visitors it is not too early to start planning your trip to Pittcon® 2008, the premier conference and exposition for Laboratory Science. This year's Conference will be in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, from March 1 to March 7, 2008.

As you probably know from previous business or leisure trips, making your travel plans well in advance and applying early for a visa are extremely important, if you plan to attend Pittcon 2008.

Visit our International Services page (http://www.pittcon.org/attendee/Inte...lVisitors.html ) for links to informative sites for guidelines and other relevant topics regarding travel to the United States.

These documents are also available to download.

Reference Guide (http://www.pittcon.org/attendee/pdf/...enceguide.pdf)

This document, a summary of Pittcon, contains the answers to important questions you may be asked during your visa interview. Please print this two-page reference guide and be sure to bring it to your interview for additional documentation to facilitate the verification process.

Tip Sheet (http://www.pittcon.org/attendee/pdf/...ionaltips.pdf)

This handy one-page sheet provides you with several valuable tips to help make your visa interview successful.

We invite you to visit our International Booth when you arrive at the convention center. The International Booth, easily recognizable by its colorful international flag decor, will be located near registration. You will receive a very warm welcome from Pittcon Committee members and conference week staff.

Please forward this email to any friends or colleagues you know who are also planning to attend Pittcon 2008.

We hope to see you in New Orleans!

If you have any questions, please contact us at info@pittcon.org ■