CRMMA’s member companies are committed to increasing the technical awareness for the proper use of reference materials throughout scientific community. Through this commitment, CRMMA presents an annual workshop at the Pittsburgh conference. Pittcon 2009 - Chicago, Il - "Your Questions Answered about Certified Reference Materials" "A Stable Sulfide Standard: An Alternative to Zinc Acetate Preservation" - Mark Hammersla, NSI Solutions "Reference Materials (Certified or Not) for the Pharmaceutical Industry" - William Koch, US Pharmacopeia, Johanna M Smeller "Preparation of Reference Maerial in the Food Testing Industry" - Curtis James Woods, ERA "The Need, Use and Implementation of Traceability and Uncertainty Measurements in an Analytical Testing Labratory" - Lance Boynton, Absolute Standards, Inc. "Relevance of ISO 17025 and ISO Guide 34 to Chemical reference Materials Manufacturers" - Thomas J Mansuco, Spex CertiPrep Group Pittcon 2008 - New Orleans, LA - "Facing Analytical Challenges with reference Materials" "The Benefits of Reference Materials Producer Accreditation" - Randall V Querry, A2LA "Proficiency Testing for Air and Emissions Laboratories" - Curtis J Wood, ERA "The Analysis of Biodiesel for Trace Metals and the Development of Certified Biodiesel Standards" - Thomas M Rettberg, VHG Labs, Inc., Susan J Norris "Reference Standards for Pharmaceutical Analysis: challenges in Addressing Compendial vs. ISO Requirements" - Alan Nishols, RTC "Analysis of RoHS Directive Elements in Plastics" - Ralph Obenauf, Spex Certiprep, Vanaja Shivakumar, Laszlo Ernyei "Analytical Challenges of USEPA Method 535" - Russ Cooper, AccuStandard, Inc. "Challenges for pH reference Materials" - Kenneth W Pratt, NIST Pittcon 2007 - Chicago, IL - "Application of Reference Materials for Real World Challenges" "Current Status of the ISO Guides on the Development and Use of Reference Materials" - Robert Walters, Jr., NIST "Survey of Heavy Metals Present in Food Fish" - Ralp Obenauf, Spex CertiPrep "The USP Performance Verification Test: Proficiency Testing and the USP Dissolution Procedure" - Ronald Manning, USP "The Effects of Easily Ionizable Elements (EIE) in Axially Viewed Inductively Coupled Plasma: Atomic Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-AES) in Organic Matrices during the Analysis of Metals in New and Used Oils" - Timothy Alavosus, VHG Labs, Inc. "Overcoming Analytical Challenges in Real-World Ploymers and Plastics" - Jack Hubball, AccuStandard, Inc. "Insuring Your Reference Materials Standards are Handled and Stored in Using "Best Practices" in Your Laboratory" - Steve Cecil, Vicki Yearick, Supelco/Sigma-Aldrich Pittcon 2006 - Orlando, FL - “The Preparation, Certification and Use of Reference Materials” "The Use and Benefits of a Routine Performance Testing Program for Instrumentation in the Wear Metals Analysis of Used Oils: ICP, Viscosity and Particle Counting" - Timothy Alavosus, VHG Labs "Calibration Strategies and Dilution Practices" - William Hahn, Spex CertiPrep, Inc. "Effective Use of reference Materials" - Christopher Rucinski, Resource Technology Corporation "Preparation of High Purity Inorganic Materials for ICP Standards" - Warren Miller, MV Labs "The Importance of Certified Standards for the Analysis of Industrial Additives" - Jack Hubball, AccuStandard, Inc. "Quality Management Systems Prevalent in the Spectroscopy Market" - Joan Lutkenhaus, Ricca Chemical Company "Maintaining and Assuring the Performance of an ICP Spectrometer, A QC Approach" - Ranjan Roy, SCP Science