SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 98:00 AM–1:00 PM

Scrambles Golf Tournament at Reflection Bay Course (OPTIONAL)

11:00 AM–3:00 PM

Tour of Red Rock Canyon (OPTIONAL)

6:00 PM

LPA Reception/Dinner

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 107:30 AM–8:30 AM

LPA Board Connection Breakfast

9:00 AM–10:30 AM

Making Change Work—ReclaimingOptimism and OpportunityTerry Paulson, Ph.D., CSP, CPAEIn this age of constant changeand continuing economicuncertainty, no organization canrest on past successes. Thecontinuing demands for newsolutions, improved customerresponsiveness, regulatory compliance, coupledwith the continuing push for cost containmentand the need to find and retain key employeesprovides a difficult challenge for even thebiggest and best labs. Leaders at all levels mustcontinue to push for a strategic, service-drivenfocus that will generate targeted growth andsustain commitment to common business goals.This program will help reinforce the people skillsand competencies you need to sustain teammorale and productivity through a state ofconstant change and help you keep your ownsanity in the process. You’ll explore successfultactics to balance the need to embrace changewith a healthy appreciation for tradition andprocesses that still work. You’ll explore how tosustain optimism for strategic change whilesupporting focused training that will equip yourpeople to deliver on that vision. You’ll learn howto promote early problem solving whilemajoring in catching your teams working smart.You’ll find ways to increase your influencebatting average in making change work. Finally,you’ll be reminded of the value of a healthysense of humor by learning to take your jobseriously but yourself a bit more lightly.

11:00 AM–12:00 NElection 2008: The Inside Story on theWhite House, the Fed, and CongressTodd BuchholzFormer White House advisor Todd Buchholz takes you on atour of Washington powercenters. Who’s pushing thebuttons on economic policy andregulation? Was Senator Obamaable to capture Hillary Clinton’s voters? Did JohnMcCain divorce himself from the unpopularity ofPresident Bush and retain Republican control ofthe White House? How will our new presidentreshape the economic and business landscape?Will they productively cooperate with BenBernanke? Buchholz will give the scoop on theelection results and help you figure out whetherthe shenanigans in Washington make life easieror tougher for your company and industry.

12:00 N–1:30 PM

Annual Business Meeting and Lunch

1:30 PM–2:30 PM

How to Compete in a Chaotic EconomyTodd BuchholzBy “connecting the dots” of the world economy,Todd Buchholz develops a timely vision for theeconomy, your business, and the stock market.Drawing on his expertise and his newest book,New Ideas from Dead CEOs, Buchholz covers theimportant issues of the 21st century, including:how the demographic shifts throughout theworld are changing the way we do business, asbaby boomers race towards retirement andLatinos and Asians flex their muscles in themarketplace, reshaping our views of finance,housing, and government policy; technology andthe “scissors economy” creating ever-greatercompetition; exploring how companies can buildon their relationships and beef up their bottomlines, even as globalization and off-shoringpresent enormous opportunities and risks; andhow Ben Bernanke will keep the economyrecovering and contain inflation.

3:00 PM–4:00 PM

LPA’s 2008 Purchasing Trends Survey FindingsK.C. Warawa, President, K.C AssociatesK.C. Warawa will discuss the interesting andvaluable findings of the 2008 North AmericanSurvey of Laboratory Purchasing Trends thatprovides data and customer input on what ishappening in the lab products market.

5:30 PM

Reception/Dinner

9:00 PM

Blue Man Group Show at Venetian Hotel(OPTIONAL)

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 118:00 AM–9:30 AM

Trends in Biopharmaceutical R&DNavjot Singh, Partner, McKinsey & CompanyR&D productivity has been thesingle biggest challenge facingthe biopharmaceutical industrye.g., increasing pipeline attrition,increasing R&D investments,decreasing number of launches.Companies across the industry are executing onseveral initiatives in response to thesechallenges, e.g., re-evaluating their areas oftherapeutic focus, improving operationalefficiencies, enhancing automation,implementing more flexible and global sourcingmodels. Discussion will focus on providing anoverview of these challenges and major trendswith potential implications for LPA members.

9:45 AM–10:45 AM

From Here to Sustainability:The Profit (and Pitfalls) ofEnvironmentally Responsible BusinessJoel Makower

It seems as if every company is“going green,” reducing theenvironmental impacts of theirproducts, processes, and opera-tions. In today’s competitiveenvironment, being green is no

longer a matter of “doing less bad” or improvingenvironmental performance of just one part of acompany’s operations. And it’s not simply amatter of “doing well by doing good,” or evenimproving the bottom line by being moreefficient. It’s about growing the top line throughinnovation, new markets, increased productivity,enhanced customer loyalty, and increased abilityto attract and retain talent. How are today’sleading companies integrating environmentalthinking into their operations in a way thatcreates lasting business value? Makower offerscontent, success stories, and cautionary tales.

10:45 AM

Meeting Adjourns

2008 LPA ANNUAL MEETING PROGRAM SCHEDULE

A former director of economic policy at theWhite House, a managing director of the $15 billion Tiger hedge fund, and an award-winning economics teacher at Harvard,TODD BUCHHOLZ targets his entertainingremarks to the cutting edge of economics,finance, and business strategy. He has been asenior economic adviser to President Bush andis a frequent commentator on ABC News, PBS,and CBS, and recently hosted his own special onCNBC. He is the co-founder of Enso Capital andmanaging director of Two Oceans Fund, a realestate fund. Buchholz has authored numerousbooks that are used in universities nationwide.His latest books are New Ideas from Dead CEOs:Lasting Lessons from the Corner Office(Harpercollins) and a financial thriller The CastroGene. Buchholz is also author of Market Shock:9 Economic and Social Upheavals that Will ShakeOur Financial Future, New Ideas from DeadEconomists, From Here To Economy, andBringing the Jobs Home. From 1989 to 1992,he served at the White House as a director foreconomic policy. Buchholz won the Allyn YoungTeaching Prize at Harvard and holds advanceddegrees in economics and law from Cambridgeand Harvard.

JOEL MAKOWER has nearly 20 years ofexperience regarding corporate environmentalpractices and green technology. The AssociatedPress has called him “the guru of green businesspractices.” The founder of GreenBiz.com,Makower provides information onenvironmental business issues and creativeideas for promoting marketplace sustainability.His newest book is Strategies for the GreenEconomy, which Lorraine Bolsinger, vicepresident of Ecomagination at GE, says“combines big-picture perspective with ground-level practicalities in ways that will challengeand inspire even the most skeptical executive.”

TERRY PAULSON, PH.D., is a psychologist andauthor of the popular books, Leadership TruthsOne Story at a Time, Paulson on Change, andThey Shoot Managers Don’t They? He hostedECI’s business television series entitled, “Qualityfrom the Human Side,” and is honored to be adistinguished faculty member of the Institute forManagement Studies. His presentations helporganizations, leaders, and teams make changework! Paulson’s tasteful humor and down-to-earth style have earned him a deservedreputation as one of the nation's best keynotespeakers. He brings knowledge, enthusiasm, anda refreshingly unique approach to everyprogram. Business Digest has called him “theWill Rogers of management consultants.”

NAVJOT (NAV) SINGH, PH.D., is a partner at McKinsey and Company. He has a Ph.D. inchemical engineering and an MBA. He coversthe healthcare industry focusing on Pharmaceu-tical R&D, Business Development, Risk Manage-ment and Operational Effectiveness topics.Singh’s clients include Fortune 500 companies,contract research organizations, private equitycompanies and public sector agencies. Prior to joining McKinsey, he worked at the GlobalResearch Center of General Electric Company.Singh is also a co-inventor of 15 patentapplications.

K.C. WARAWA is president of K.C. Associates.A chemist by training, she started her career as a medicinal chemist at Parke-DavisPharmaceutical Company in Ann Arbor, MI.Later, Warawa joined Aldrich Chemical Company(now Sigma-Aldrich) in their technical marketingdepartment. After leaving Sigma-Aldrich, shejoined Lab-Line as their Marcom Manager.Before starting K.C. Associates about twelveyears ago, Warawa spent the last seventeenyears working in marketing for Hewlett-Packard’s Analytical Products Group (nowAgilent Technologies). Her many years ofexperience in business enables the efficientdevelopment and implementation of marketingresearch tools for the assessment of markets,pricing and to answer a wide variety of businessquestions.

BLUE MAN GROUP AT THE VENETIAN®!Blue Man Group’s criticallyacclaimed show has beencalled “visually stunning,”“wildly inventive,” and“hysterically funny.” Althoughit is almost impossible todescribe, people of all agesagree that it is an intenselyexciting and wildly outrageousexperience that leaves the entire audience in a blissful, euphoric state.

OPTIONAL GROUP ACTIVITIES

Photo by Ken Howard © BMP

TOUR OF RED ROCK CANYON Red Rock Canyon NationalConservation Area is one ofthe most scenic areas inNevada. Its 7,000 foot redand white sandstone wallshave been the backdrop fortelevision commercials andbig budget films. On theguided tour, you will see these impressive sedimentary walls up closeand personal. Includes a trip to Spring Mountain Ranch with aninteractive tour of Howard Hughes’ historic ranch house.

SPEAKER BIOS

SCHEDULESUNDAY, NOVEMBER 98:00 AM–1:00 PM Scrambles Golf Tournament at Reflection Bay

11:00 AM–3:00 PM Tour of Red Rock Canyon (OPTIONAL)

6:00 PM LPA Reception/Dinner

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 107:30 AM–8:30 AM Board Connection Breakfast

9:00 AM–10:30 AM Making Change Work—Reclaiming Optimism andOpportunity Terry Paulson, Ph.D., CSP, CPAE

11:00 AM–12:00 N Election 2008: The Inside Story on the White House,the Fed, and Congress Todd Buchholz

12:00 N–1:30 PM Annual Business Meeting and Lunch

1:30 PM–2:30 PM How to Compete in a Chaotic Economy Todd Buchholz

3:00 PM–4:00 PM LPA’s 2008 Purchasing Trends Survey Findings K.C. Warawa, President, K.C Associates

5:30 PM Reception/Dinner

9:00 PM Blue Man Group Show at Venetian Hotel (OPTIONAL)

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 118:00 AM–9:30 AM Trends in Biopharmaceutical R&D Navjot Singh, Partner,McKinsey & Company

9:45 AM–10:45 AM From Here to Sustainability: The Profit (and Pitfalls)of Environmentally Responsible Business Joel Makower

225 Reinekers Lane, Suite 625Alexandria, VA 22314-2875

2008 LPA ANNUALMEETINGNovember 9–11, 2008Ritz-Carlton Lake Las VegasLas Vegas, Nevada

2008 LPA ANNUAL MEETING Ritz Carlton Lake Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV November 9-11, 2008

REGISTRATION FORM Please print all information as you want it to appear on badges and attendance lists. If you don’t receive confirmation from the LPA within a week, contact Kathy Carter at the number below.

Attendee Registration: Full Name Badge Name

Title Company

Business Address City, State/Country, Zip/Postal Code

Tel: Fax: E-mail

1st time attendee Emergency Contact (name/phone)

Guest Registration: Spouse Name Badge Name

Address for Spouse/Guest communications

Special medical or dietary requirements

Please note: LPA cannot offer a choice of menus at each meal - for vegetarian or special dietary requests, please list them here so arrangements can be made ahead of time.

REGISTER BY MAIL, FAX OR EMAIL

225 Reinekers Lane, Suite 625 Alexandria, VA 22314-2875

703.836.1360 # 26 Fax: 703.836.6644

E-mail: kcarter@lpanet.org

REGISTRATION FEES (Fees must accompany registration form for early bird discount.) Same rates as last year Before 10/9/08 After 10/9/08

Member Executives (1st & 2nd) $1,395 $1,595 3rd Executive $ 995 $ 995 Spouse/Guest $ 375 $ 375 Non Member $1,995

Optional Networking Activities Sunday, November 9 Scrambles Golf (8AM-1PM) $275 (includes lunch box) Red Rock Canyon Tour (11AM-3PM) $190 (includes lunch box) Monday, November 10 Spouse Cooking Demo (9-11AM) $150 Blue Man Group Ticket (9PM) $117 (includes transportation) For golf: Sunday, 8AM shotgun start on Reflection Bay Course No refunds after October 28. Name: Handicap:

Name: Handicap:

Total Due: Attendee Spouse/Guest Golf_ Tour Guest Cooking Blue Man Group Show

Total Due

METHOD OF PAYMENT check payable to LPA enclosed credit card: Visa Mastercard AmEx

Expiration Security code for MC or Visa Credit card # Name as it appears on card Billing Address Zip Code

HOTEL Room cutoff - October 14 Rooms must be reserved through Ritz Carlton Lake Las Vegas (800.241.3333) in the Lab Products Association’s room block to receive the group rate of $249 Single/Double. Call the hotel with any changes as soon possible to avoid charges for early departure or cancellations. The hotel cancellation policy is 72 hours prior to arrival. After October 14 rooms and rates cannot be guaranteed. There is no resort fee. Arrival (day/date) Departure

Room Type (single/double)

Special Requests (king, etc.)

POLICIES/FEES: HOTEL DEADLINE: OCTOBER 14 Fees must be received by October 9 for early bird discount rate. No registration will be considered complete until payment is received. Fees include all general sessions and meal functions. Separate fees are payable for sports fees and extra activities which are offered, but can be included in the meeting registration payment.

CANCELLATIONS AND REFUNDS: Rooms must have a credit card guarantee. Contact the hotel to cancel your room (800.241.3333). Individuals who cancel registrations with LPA before October 9 are entitled to a full refund. Between October 9-27 there will be a $100 administrative fee. Golf fees will not be refunded. No refunds will be made for cancellations after October 27. Cancellations must be confirmed in writing to be considered for refunds.