Putnam-Westchester Industry & Science Teacher Alliance 

Monday, July 9^th – Ciba Specialty Chemicals , 540 White Plains Road, Tarrytown

Tuesday Morning , July10^th –

AKZO Nobel, Lawrence Street and Hanley Avenue, Dobbs Ferry

Lunch at Ciba Specialty Chemicals

Directions to CIBA:

From the West:

From Rockland or Jersey you need to take 87 cross the Tappan Zee Bridge and take the first exit after the toll (ROUTE 9): turn right onto Route 9 and turn right at the next light, Route 119/ White Plains Road: follow route 119 for approximately 1 mile: Tarrytown Corporate Center is on right: Additives Headquarters is at 540 White Plains Road

From the East:

Take 287 West to Exit 1/Tarrytown, bear right off exit onto route 119 West, (Marriott Hotel will be on your left); at 3rd light make left into the Tarrytown Corporate Center; make first right then 1st left; Building # 540 will be in the far right-hand corner of the lot.

Directions to AKZO-Nobel:

From  East:

287 West to Interstate 87 South to Saw Mill Parkway: At first traffic light (Lawrence Street) Turn Right: make an immediate right onto Hanley Avenue; Visitor’s Parking Lot is ½ block on left.

 July 11, 2001

Bayer Diagnostics and the Training Department – Benedict Avenue

 9:00 –  9:15                 WELCOME

Diane Cowden, Senior Training Specialist

9:15 –  9:45                  Bayer Overview

Wayne O’Brien, Marketing Director, MTS

 9:45 – 10:15                The Clinical Laboratory – Diane Cowden

10:15-     10:30               Break

10:30 – 11:15            Hematology Testing – Clinical Significance

                                       Advia 120 - Product Overview/demo

                                                 Edith Caesar/            Rose Shackelford

 11:15 – 11:45            ADVIA 120 at the 2000 Olympics

                                                                        Nancy Lavon – Marketing Manager

11:45 – 12:30            Urine Testing – Clinical Significance

                                    ATLAS – Product Overview/demo

                                                 Pat Hunter

12:30 – 1:15                LUNCH

 1:15  -  2:30                Chemistry Tests -  Clinical significance 

                                      ADVIA 1650 – Product overview/demo

                                                 Rebecca Di Savino

                                                 Jewala Ishrie

 2:30- 3:15                   Immunochemistry Testing – Clinical Significance

                                    Advia Centaur – Product Overview/demo

                                         Diane Cowden

                                                Nick Zaiens

3:15 – 3:30                  Break

3:30 – 4:00                  Tour of Bayer Facility

                                                Ann Jacob

Directions to Bayer: Follow directions to CIBA; Bayer is located directly across CIBA up Benedict Street.
Thursday, July 12^th – CIBA Specialty Chemicals

Furniture Giveaway

Friday, July 13^th- Food Chemistry, Seagrams and Kraft Foods

Directions to Kraft :

Kraft is located on Route 9; Around the corner from CIBA.  ½ mile south of the intersection of route 119 and Route 9.

For Information on future programs visit PWISTA.com.

·  Vernier Applications in Chemistry- December 1st , 2001 location to be determined

·  Using Blackboard.com to enhance your science curriculum- Spring 2002

·  Using the Internet in the Science classroom- Spring 2002

·  New Teacher training in New Core Regents Chemistry- Summer 2002

·  AP Chem Institute ( Kinetics, Equilibrium and Ksp) - Summer 2002

·  AP Chem Institute ( Electrochemistry and Thermodynamics)-Summer 2002

·  AP Chem Institute (Acids, Bases, and Salts)- Summer 2002

·  Matter and Energy- Grade 5 - Grade 8 Teachers - Summer 2002

·  The Living Environment- Grade 5- Grade 8 Teachers -Summer 2002

"Leave No Teacher Behind " is our Motto