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Join us at Pittcon:  March 5 - 9, 2017 in Chicago, IL

Pittcon 2017

Stop by the MilliporeSigma booth #3612 to learn about our complete range of high-quality products for accurate & remarkable results in a variety of analytical applications, including:

  • Water Purification
  • Certified Reference Materials & Standards
  • Sample Collection & Preparation
  • Solvents & Reagents
  • Analytical Separation
  • Titration & Spectroscopy

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Be sure to ask how you can be entered into a daily raffle for a chance to win a Virtual Reality 3D Headset Daily ... Official Rules

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Venue: McCormick Place

Official Rules

Pittcon 2017: Virtual Reality 3D Headset Drawings

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED AND OUTSIDE THE U.S. DRAWINGS ARE OPEN TO U.S. AND CANADIAN (EXCLUDING QUEBEC) RESIDENTS AND WHO HAVE REACHED THE AGE OF MAJORITY IN THEIR PLACE OF RESIDENCE, ARE AT LEAST EIGHTEEN (18) YEARS OLD, AND WHO ARE IN ATTENDANCE AT PITTCON 2017. ENTRY IN THESE DRAWINGS CONSTITUTES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES.

1. SPONSOR: EMD Millipore Corporation (“Sponsor”), 290 Concord Road, Billerica, MA 01821.

2. TERM: The entry period for the Virtual Reality 3D Headset Drawings (“Drawings”) begins on Monday, March 6, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. Central Time (“CT”) and ends on Thursday, March 9, 2017 at 2:55 p.m. CT (the “Promotion Period”). Sponsor is the official timekeeper for the Drawings.

3. ELIGIBILITY: Entrants must (i) have reached the age of majority in their place of residence and be at least eighteen (18) years old; (ii) be residents of the United States or Canada (excluding Quebec); and (iii) be in attendance at Pittcon 2017 (“Conference”). By participating in the Drawings, Entrants agree to be bound by these official rules and the decisions of the Sponsor relating to the Drawings, which shall be final. The following individuals are not eligible to participate: (i) employees of Sponsor or its affiliates and their immediate family and household members; (ii) healthcare professionals (“HCPs”) and employees of healthcare organizations (“HCOs”); (iii) officials and employees of any local, state, provincial or federal or other government or government agency; and (iv) employees of academic institutions located in or providing services in Vermont.

If you are entering the Drawings on behalf of your employer, these rules are binding on you, individually, and/or your company. If you are acting within the scope of your employment, as an employee, contractor, or agent of another party, you warrant that such party has full knowledge of your actions and has consented thereto. You further warrant that your actions do not violate your employer or company’s policies and procedures.

4. TO ENTER: To enter, visit Booth #3612 at the Conference and submit a registration form to win the prize. LIMIT (1) ENTRY PER PERSON DURING THE PROMOTION PERIOD. Subsequent entries will be disqualified. Sponsor is not and will not be liable or responsible for lost, late, misdirected, damaged, illegible, or incorrect entries. ODDS OF WINNING DEPEND ON THE NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE ENTRIES. Entries become the sole property of the Sponsor.

5. WINNER SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION: There will be four (4) Drawings and one (1) potential winner will be selected from among all eligible entries at each Drawing. A potential winner selected in the first drawing will be disqualified from the subsequent drawings. The Drawings will take place on or about Monday, March 6, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. CT, Tuesday, March 7, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. CT, Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. CT, and Thursday, March 9, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. CT. The potential winners will be notified by e-mail at the e-mail address or by phone at the phone number specified at the time of entry. Potential winner must respond by return e-mail or phone call and accept the prize on or before March 19, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. CT. If any potential winner does not accept the prize by that date/time, such original potential winner shall be deemed to have forfeited the prize and the Sponsor shall conduct another random drawing to select another winner. If you are selected as a potential winner, you may be required to sign an affidavit and release in order to receive your prize.

Don't Miss Our In-Booth Presentations

Meet the New Range of Milli-Q® Water Systems
Daily 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM

CWA Method Equivalency: What a Manufacturer Must Provide and What a Lab Must Have Onsite for the Auditor
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 11:30 AM

Attend Our Oral & Poster Presentations

Poster Presentations
The Continuing Story of the Unique Selectivity of Ionic Liquid GC Stationary Phases
When: Monday, March 6 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Poster # 490-9
Location: Exposition Floor, Aisle 2500-2600
Author: Len Sidisky
Effects of Stationary Phase and Mobile Phase Modifiers on Reversed-Phase Polypeptide Selectivity
When: Monday, March 6 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Presenter Cory Muraco
Poster # 500-10
Location: Exposition Floor, Aisle 2500-2600
Optimal water quality for ion chromatography analyses of foods and beverages
When: Wednesday, March 08, 2017, Afternoon
Authors Estelle Riche, Beatrice Frocrain, Gabriela Dima, Cecilia Devaux, Stephane Mabic
Abstract # 2050 - 4
Session: 250 - Food Safety
Location: Exposition Floor, Aisle 2500-2600
Oral Presentations
Comparing Ionic Liquid and Polysiloxane Stationary Phase Selectivity for the Analysis of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
Date: Sunday, March 5, 2017 at 2:30 PM
Presenter Len Sidisky
Location: Room W175b
Quantitative Determination of Various Cannabinoids from Biological Matrices Using Biocompatible Solid Phase Micro-Extraction (BioSPME)
Date: Sunday, March 5, 2017 at 3:45 PM
Presenter Sara Smith
Location: Room W175b
Improved Cleanup of Pesticides in Dry, Difficult Matrices Using a Novel Dual-Layer SPE Cartridge for LC/MS/MS and GC/MS/MS Analysis.
Date: Monday, March 6 at 8:50 AM
Presenter Jennifer Claus
Location: Room W475b
Advances in Bioanalysis Using On-Line SPE with Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry.
When: Tuesday, March 7 at 9:30 AM
Presenter Xiaoning Lu
Location: Room W476
Hydrophilic Interaction Liquid Chromatography: Fundamental Investigation of Column Equilibration for Polar Siliceous and Zwitterionic Stationary Phases.
When: Tuesday, March 7 at 10:45 AM
Presenter: Daniel Shollenberger
Location: Room W177
Method Development in the Use of an Overcoated Fiber for the Solid Phase Microextraction of Pesticide Residues from Baby Food.
Date: Wednesday, March 8 at 10:25 AM
Presenter: Robert Shirey
Location: Room W177
Direct MS Analysis of Drugs of Abuse in Urine Using Biocompatible Solid Phase Microextraction (BioSPME).
Date: Wednesday, March 8 at 2:30PM
Presenter: Emily Barrey
Location: Room W176b
Workshop Presentation
Recent Trends in the Use of Superficially Porous Particle Technology.
Date: Monday, March 6 at 2:35 PM
Presenter: David S. Bell
Location: Room W176c
Short Course Presentation
Analytical Ionic Liquids in GC and Mass Spectrometry
Date: Sunday, March 5 from 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Presenter Len Sidisky  
Location: Room TBD day of per Pittcon


Official Unveiling Ceremony

Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Intelligent Purification! Please visit MilliporeSigma Booth #3612 to see the global premiere of the newest generation of Mill-Q® systems!

Official unveiling ceremony is Monday, March 6th at 10:00 AM. All attendees will be entered into a raffle to win a Virtual Reality 3D Headset! ... Official Rules

News and Media
Mercrobe EMD Millipore

Press Release: Merck Advances Lab Water Purification Technology with Milli-Q® IQ 7000 System

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Operating in the U.S. and Canada
as MilliporeSigma

Venue Information
McCormick Place

2301 S King Dr.
Chicago, IL 60616