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6TH AFRICALMA/E-SALAMA WORKSHOP DECEMBER 8-11, 2007, ELEPHANT HILLS RESORT, VICTORIA FALLS, ZIMBABWE 1. THEME: LABORATORY QUALITY ASSURANCE FOR COMPETITIVENESS IN THE GLOBAL MARKET 2. Workshop Program The workshop will cover areas of Quality Assurance under following headings: 2.1 Laboratory Management, including - Laboratory design, construction and equipment - Laboratory personnel training, hiring and management - Laboratory safety and risk management - Laboratory information management - Equipment and chemicals procurement - Equipment repair and maintenance - Laboratory Budget preparation and financial control. 2.2 Quality Assurance - Preparation product specifications - Preparation of standard testing procedures - preparation of Standard Operating procedures - Validation of analytical measurements - Documentation of Analytical measurements - Handling of Quality complaints - Sampling for laboratory analysis - statistical analysis of analytical data - Shelf-life and stability testing - Analytical method development and evaluation - In process Quality control 2.3 Laboratory Accreditation - Internal certification - Certification by the National Bureau of Standards - Accreditation by the International Standards Organization. 3. Language of the Workshop The Workshop will be conducted in English. 4. Venue The workshop will be held at the Elephant Hill Resort, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe 5. Accommodation: There are several hotels and lodges in Victoria Falls town, with accommodation ranging from USD45,00 to 250.00. Details will be provided later. 6. Organizing Institutions (i) Chemistry Department University of Zimbabwe P.O. Box 167MP Mount Pleasant Tel: 263-4-303211 Fax: 263-4-333407 (ii) East and Southern Africa Laboratory Manages Association (E-SALAMA) (iii) E-SALAMA (Zimbabwe Chapter) 7. Local Organization Committee Prof. M.F. Zaranyika - Chairman Mr Richard Dzvukamanja – Secretary Mr Herbert Mwamuka - Treasurer Mr Power Gombiro - Committee Member Mr Tony Lampard - Committee Member Mr Abisha Kasiyamhuru - Committee Member Mr Evahan Nyatanga - Committee Member 8. International Organizing Committee - Prof. G.N. Kamau, University of Nairobi, (E-SALAMA Executive Secretary) - Prof. Claude Lucchesi, ALMA Founder Member, USA - Prof. Willem de Beer, South Africa, E-SALAMA patron. - Mr David Koech, Kenya Bureau of Standards (Secretary) - Ms Jane Mumbi, Nairobi Water Company Kenya (Treasurer) - Dr S.A. Mbogo, University of Dar-es-Salaam, (News Letter Editor). - Dr E.N. Masimba, Government Chemist Laboratory Agency, Tanzania (Chairman) - Dr Enock Masanja, University of Dar-as-Salaam, Tanzania: E-SALAMA Program Officer - Prof. A. Gachanja, J.K. University of Agric & Technology: E-SALAMA Instrumentation Officer. - Ms Jane Okado, Government Chemist Department, Kenya - Ms Eva Oduor, Kenya Bureau of Standards, Kenya. - Prof. Gaspar Mhinzi, University of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania. - Prof. M.A. Kishimba, University of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania - Dr Steven Nyanzi, Makerere University, Uganda. 9. Workshop Fees & Registration Confirm your intention to participate via e-mail or fax. (See contact information Below.) Registration Form: Please include the following information in your registration: · Name & Title · Surname · First Name(s) · Position · Company · Address · Code/City · Country · Phone · Fax · Plan to make presentation(yes/no) Workshop Fees: Participants : US$200 Timing: Completed forms should reach the Workshop Organizers by 30 April 2007. Payment: Participants are requested to remit their fees in US dollars or the equivalent in Zimbabwe Dollars for local participants. Make cheques and bank drafts payable to: ESAECC/TCCA 2007 Conference Account, NMB Bank Ltd. If you have any questions about this Conference, please contact either:
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