NEWEA SEEKS CONNECTICUT REPRESENATIVE FOR LAB PRACTICES COMMITTEE

NEWEA Laboratory Practices Committee

Overall Charge

To encourage the participation of Laboratory Professionals in the New

England Water Environment Association and to address issues relating to

standard laboratory practices.

Specific Duties

1. To promote involvement of NEWEA's laboratory members in NEWEA activities.

2. To promote the accurate and timely dissemination of laboratory

information to the membership.

3. To provide a forum for the exchange of information regarding

standard laboratory practices in New England.

4. To develop and maintain beneficial relationships with Laboratory

Practice Committees in other professional organizations.

5. To provide a liaison to the Water Environment Federation's

Laboratory Practices Committee.

6. The Chair shall appoint a member to serve on the Operations

Challenge Committee.

7. To administer and oversee the Voluntary Laboratory Analyst

Certification Program.

The LPC meetings are usually held at the NEWEA office in Woburn,

Massachusetts. Generally, there are three face-to-face meetings and one

or two conference calls. The face-to-face meetings are held during the

NEWEA Annual Conferences in Boston, Massachusetts, during the NEWEA

Spring Meetings, and just prior to the NEWEA Committee Member

Appreciation Events. There may be more meetings depending on the tasks

the committee is working on; plus, there are two subcommittees that may

meet more frequently.

for a committee member application or for more information.