Conference Report: Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy

The Pittsburgh Conference (Pittcon) on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy was held between 28 February and 4 March 2010 in Orlando, FL, USA. Pittcon is an annual conference sponsored by the Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh and the Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh. It is one of the world’s largest conferences and expositions of instrumentation and laboratory science. According to a recent Chemical and Engineering News report, total attendance at Pittcon 2010 was 16,876. This number represents an approximately 11% decrease from 2009. The number of exhibitor booths (2005) also decreased by nearly 11% from 2009. Despite these decreases in...