LIMSource: LIMS User Community

About the LIMSource
This site provides detailed information about Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS)
Applications
Links to various application-specific LIMSource pages, such as pharmaceutical, environmental, biotech, etc.
Calendar
Conferences, trade shows, seminars, etc. that highlight LIMS, informatics, and lab data management issues
Classified Ads
A careers section of classified ads from organizations seeking LIMS professionals
Guest Book
If you are new to this site, please register with the Guest Book. Registrants receive free LIMSource online newsletter
Library
Books, newsletters, and magazines as well as the LIMSzine and a list of "Interesting Places to Visit"
LIMS/Letter
Details about the LIMS/Letter, including an archive of all past issues and an online ordering form
LIMS Primer CD
Unique CD-ROM delivers a capsule look at LIMS, from tutorials and advice, to selected LIMS/Letter articles, to a short list of top LIMS vendors
LIMS Products & Services
Comprehensive list of LIMS, and lab data automation products and services available from vendors, consultants, and service/support providers

User Community
- About
- LIMS Institute
- LIMS Mailing List
- Industry Associations
- Laboratory Robotics Interest Group

What's New
What's happening in the industry, including new products and vendor announcements

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	The LIMS Institute
	The LIMS Institute seeks to bring together those who want to learn more about LIMS with those who are knowledgeable on the subject. Their charter is to discuss the uses, benefits and limitations of various LIMS currently in use, and the modifications and improvements which have been made to adapt these systems to specific laboratory needs. Chairmen of the International LIMS Conferences Front row, left to right: John Boother, LIMS'91; Graham Martin, LIMS'89; Gerst Gibbon, LIMS'87; Victor Zadnik, LIMS'88; Harmon Brown, LIMS'90. Back row, left to right: Robert Megargle, LIMS'92; Alan Mclelland, LIMS'94; Jeffrey Miller, LIMS'93; Alex Williams, LIMS'95; Richard Mahaffey, LIMS'96; John Trigg, LIMS'97. The Institute is unique in that no other organization is solely devoted to this marketplace. A non-profit organization, its basic purpose is to establish and maintain an international forum through the organization and sponsorship of conferences and other educational programs for the communication and exchange of information, ideas and experiences on LIMS. How does such an entity begin? "In 1985, Harmon Brown, Dave Nelson and Graham Martin approached me with the idea of starting a conference dedicated to LIMS," recalls Gerst Gibbon, LIMS Institute president. "After several meetings, I agreed to organize the initial conference in Pittsburgh." The Society for Analytical Chemists (Pittsburgh, PA), a co-sponsor of the Pittsburgh Conference, provided a $1000 starter grant and the fledgling conference was on its way. "Harmon Brown served as program chairman and Mark Bott from my lab served as treasurer," Gibbon continues. "I mention these two of the many who served on the organizing committee because they shared the moments of despair with me as the papers very slowly arrived, and the registration dribbled in at a snail's pace. Both did arrive finally and a very successful meeting with 400 attendees was held from June 23-25, 1987." The 1988 meeting was also held in Pittsburgh before the conference location started alternating between Europe and the US, a system which continues to this day. After the success of the second event, the LIMS Institute, a non-profit corporation, was formed to collect and manage the funds generated by the meetings and hold those funds for future conferences. Today, the Institute continues to strive for the dissemination of LIMS knowledge. LIMS Institute Board of Directors Dr. Gerst A. Gibbon, President ; Mr. Jeffrey A. Miller, Vice President Mr. Elias S. Absey, Treasurer ; Mr. Richard R. Mahaffey, Secretary Mr. John F. Trigg, AAMG/RSC Dr. Harmon W. Brown, Director Emeritus ; Dr. Graham Martin, Director Emeritus