The Pittsburgh Conference Launches a New Web Site for Pittcon 2007
The Pittsburgh Conference announces the launch of a totally re-designed web site for Pittcon 2007 (www.pittcon.org) with improved navigation enabling direct access to key information about the Conference and Expo and an overall improved appearance and design.
The Pittsburgh Conference announces the launch of a totally re-designed web site for Pittcon 2007 (www.pittcon.org) with improved navigation enabling direct access to key information about the Conference and Expo and an overall improved appearance and design. The web site relays vital information to Pittcon conferees, exhibitors, and media representatives.Other improvements to the site include an enhanced Media Center and the addition of an International Travel section, a much requested photo gallery, brand manual, and a glossary of terms. The new site will be continually updated as new information regarding Pittcon 2007 becomes available.
The site's development is a result of a collaborative effort between The Pittsburgh Conference and H2, a Pittsburgh-based company providing integrated marketing and technology solutions.
About Pittcon
Pittcon is a registered trademark of The Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy, a Pennsylvania non-profit organization. Pittcon is a conference and exposition on scientific instrumentation and the premier meeting place for the inventors, users, manufacturers, and vendors of laboratory instruments, equipment and supplies. Pittcon features the world's largest exposition of instrumentation, cutting-edge technical programs, and topical short courses. Proceeds from Pittcon fund science education and outreach at all levels, kindergarten through adult. Pittcon donates nearly a million dollars each year in the form of science equipment grants, research grants, scholarships and internships for students, awards to teachers and professors, and grants to public science centers, libraries and museums. www.pittcon.org.
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