Agenda

Below is the agenda from the 2012 TurnKey Conference. Stay tuned for updates as we plan for 2013. Conference dates are April 16-17, 2013 at the Hilton Baltimore, Baltimore, MD.

At each TurnKey Conference, industry experts will educate you on what's happening in the marketplace and will introduce innovative ideas and solutions – all designed to impact sustainable business growth and sharing of industry best practices. Join TurnKey for educational sessions, product demonstrations and more.

Thursday, April 12th - - Day One

  Holiday 1 - Laboratory Design/Build Sessions Holiday 2 - Laboratory Design/Build Sessions Holiday 3 - Laboratory Animal Medicine Sessions
7:45 - 9:00 am REGISTRATION AND BREAKFAST
9:00 - 9:50 am ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS IN THE CONFERENCE EXPOSITION AREA
10:00 - 10:50 am Session 1: The Post Occupancy Evaluation: Building Metamorphosis to Minor Modes
Elizabeth Weisenberg - Principal Laboratory Planner

Session 2: Animal Research: 5 Key Concepts for People-Friendly Environments

Larry DiGennaro, AIA and George L. Kemper, RA - BHDP

LAM Session 1:  Lateral Ventricular Ports for Drug Administration or Cerebrospinal Fluid (CFS) Collection in Canines and Non-Human Primates (NHP)
H.V. Mendenhall, DVM, PhD - Piedmont Triad Research Park

10:50 - 11:20 am Energy Break
11:20 - 12:10 pm
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Threats to Biomedical Research on the Legal Front

Andrew D. Cardon, MS, JD, Director of State and Legal Affairs - National Association for Biomedical Research
12:15 - 1:30 pm TURNKEY AWARDS SPONSORED BY TECNIPLAST AND INNOVIVE
1:30 - 2:20 pm

Session 3: Getting It Right:  Determining Minimum Requirements for Annual BSL3 Facility Performance Verifications
Dan Frasier - Cornerstone Commissioning, Inc.

Session 4: AAALAC  - Site Visits:  What You Need to Know - Part One - Preparing for a Site Visit

Dr. John F. Bradfield - AAALAC International and Dr. Ron E. Banks - Member of the Council on Accreditation

LAM Session 2:  Planning for the Peri-Operative/Procedural Period

Jennifer C. Smith, DVM, DACLAM - Taconic Farms, Inc.
Douglas K. Taylor, DVM, DACLAM - Emory University

2:30 - 3:20 pm

Session 5: From Rags to Enrichment: Remodeling Old Vivarium Facilities to Fit New Protocols for both Canines and Nonhuman Primates

Jennifer N. Browne, AIA LEED AP and Glen Conley, AIA, LEED AP, BD+C -  Francis Cauffman

Session 4: AAALAC  - Site Visits:  What You Need to Know - Part Two - What are Site Visitors Looking For?

Dr. John F. Bradfield - AAALAC International and Ron E. Banks - Member of the Council on Accreditation

LAM Session 3: Mitocondrial Targeted Therapies in a Large Animal Model of Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury and the Development of a Porcine Neurocritical Care

Todd J. Kilbaugh, M.D. - Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

3:20 - 3:50 pm ENERGY BREAK
Exhibits Are Open
3:50 - 4:40 pm Session 6: Post-Occupancy Energy Conservation Kevin Lorcheim - ClorDiSys, James Peck - Covance and Marcel Dion - Steris

Session 7: Designing Biosecure Aquatic Facilities for Toxicology Studies

Mark Francis - Aquaneering

LAM Session 4 - Who Gives a DAMN About PAM?
F. Claire Hankenson, DVM, MS, DACLAM - University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine
Jennifer K. Pullium, MVB, DACLAM - New York University School of Medicine
5:00 - 6:30 pm COCKTAIL RECEPTION IN THE CONFERENCE EXHIBITION AREA

Friday, April 13th - Day Two

  Holiday 1 - Laboratory Design/Build Sessions Holiday 2 - Laboratory Design/Build Sessions Holiday 3 - Laboratory Animal Medicine Sessions
8:00 - 8:50 am BREAKFAST
 
9:00 - 9:50 am Session 8: Mitigating Noise and Vibration Effects During Construction

Erik Mollo-Christensen - Tsoi Kobus & Associates and Marc Newmark - Acentech, Inc.

Session 9: Get with the Program: Steps to Establish a Program for a Successful Renovation Project
 

Charles A. Johnsrud, RA, LEED AP and Meryl A. Towarnicki, AIA, LEED AP, BD+C - Johnsrud Architects

LAM Session 5 - Refining Anesthetic Protocols -
Part One

Cholawat Pacharinsak, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVA - Stanford University School of Medicine

 

10:00 - 10:50 am

Session 10: How the 8th Edition Guide Relates to Caging Equipment, Facility Construction, and Micro and Macro Environmental Standards for Housing Animals
 

Mike Sidelsky, Sr., RLATG - Allentown

Session 11: A Balancing Act: Energy Efficiency Strategies That Benefit the Environment and Operations
Jim Wallace - Science Associates and Steven Cubitt - The Cube
 

LAM Session 6 - Refining Anesthetic Protocols -
Part Two

Cholawat Pacharinsak, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVA - Stanford University School of Medicine

10:50 - 11:20 am ENERGY BREAK
11:20 - 12:10 pm

Session 12: Allowing for Adaptation: New Decision Making Criteria for Space Allocation, Caging Options, Barrier Facility Designs and Bio-Containment Requirements
 

Steve Hackman, Jon Romig and Victor Cardona - Smith Group

Session 13: Extreme Vivarium Energy Savings Enabled by the New ILAR Guide and Demand Based Control
 

Gordon P. Sharp - Aircuity

LAM and Design/Build Session 7: Adapting to a New Environment
 

Bob Young, RVT, RLATg - Indiana University School of Medicine and Jim Cartwright, AIA, NCARB - Health, Education, + Research Associates, Inc.

12:15 - 1:30 pm LUNCH - Featuring "Lunchtime Live" Prize Drawings
1:30 - 2:20 pm  

Session 14: Validation and Implementation of an Innovative Cage Change Process in a Murine Genetics Facility - Lean and Green
 

Rhonda Wiler, DVM, DACLAM - Genentech

 
Ms. Nikol Tschaepe - Chamalimaud Foundation - Portugal, and Mark A. Rath, M.S., RLATG - Charles River/NIH Contractor
 
 

LAM and Design/ Build Session 8: 2012 NIH Design Requirements Manual Revision Preview

Alamelu Ramesh, PE, LEED AP - National Institutes of Health

2:00 pm EXHIBITS CLOSE IN CONFERENCE EXHIBITION AREA
 
2:30 - 3:20 pm Session 16:  The New Guide Standards of Care and Enrichment for Rodents - How Do The Changes Affect My Bottom Line?
Karen Froberg - Fejko, LATg, VMD - Bio-Serv
 
 
 

Session 17: How to Build a 7000-Tank Zebrafish Facility in an Existing Structure in 50 Weeks or Less
 

Erik Sanders - Washington University, St. Louis

 LAM and Design/Build Session 9:  NIH Moderated Session - "What Are Your Challenges?" - Information Gathering and Exploring Topics in Laboratory Animal Facility Operation.
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