September 16-18, 2008
San Jose, California
Thank you to everyone who attended the Labs21 2008 Annual Conference
in San Jose, California!
With nearly 800 attendees and more than 65 exhibitors, and with
representatives from more than 15 countries, this event was by far
and away the biggest and best yet!
Conference Highlights
- View the Labs21 2008 Annual Conference photo gallery!
- View the Labs21 2008 Annual Conference
agenda for a complete list of who presented at the conference.
- At this year's conference, Labs21 signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Public Works and Government Services of Canada (PWGSC). The document solidifies PWGSC's commitment to sustainable solutions and energy efficient choices for laboratories wherever possible.
- In addition to the full agenda conference attendees participated in several open discussions to provide input and create dialogue on a variety of subjects.
- Thank you to this year's keynote speakers:
- Dr. Marcia McNutt, President and CEO of the Monterey Bay
Aquarium Research Institute
- Dr. Chris Field, Director of the Department of Global Ecology,
Stanford University
- More than 75 organizations showcased their sustainable products
and services at this year's sold-out Technology
and Services Fair! View the list of exhibiting
organizations.
- Attendees enjoyed evening tours and receptions
at some of the Silicon Valley's most sustainable laboratories
and high-tech facilities, including:
- Stanford University's Jerry Yang and Akiko Yamazaki Environment
and Energy Building and the innovative Carnegie Institution
for Science's Department of Global Ecology
- The Santa Clara County Crime Laboratory
- Two of Silicon Valley's Most Innovative Data Centers: NetApp
and Sun Microsystems
2008 Go Beyond Awards
 2008
Go Beyond Award Winners
New to this year's conference were I2SL's
Go Beyond Awards,
which honored individuals, projects, or organizations that excel
in their efforts to become more sustainable and "go beyond"
requirements to achieve energy-efficiency. The awards were presented
during the Labs21 luncheon on Thursday, September 18.
Greening the Conference
Labs21 is taking steps to "green the
conference." Learn more about Labs21's efforts to make
this year's event as sustainable as possible.
Labs21 Extended Abstracts
Selected abstracts from the Labs21
2007 Annual Conference have been extended and featured in the
November 2007 issue of R&D Magazine's Laboratory Design
Handbook. Of these extended abstracts, several were expanded upon
even further and these papers have been added to I2SL's
Electronic Library. View
the papers and presentations for these select abstracts from the
Labs21 2007 Annual Conference.
I2SL and Labs21 would like to extend a special thanks
to our Platinum Sponsors for the Labs21 2008 Annual Conference!
Pacific
Gas and Electric (PG&E)
HDR Architecture,
Inc.
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