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            | Saturday, Aug 2nd | Short Course Check-in Contact Gary Ritchie
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            | Sunday - AM
             | Check-in Short Course Instruction
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            | Sunday - PM
             | Conference Introduction and Welcome  organized by Emil Ciurczak, Lecture and reception
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            | Monday - AM
             | Understanding the NIR Spectrum organized by M.L. Myrick, Univ. of South Carolina  | 
        
            | Monday - PM
             | Hirschfeld Award Session | 
        
            | Tuesday - AM
             | Instrumentation organized by James A. de Haseth, Light Light Solutions, Inc.  | 
        
            | Tuesday - PM
             | Vendor's Showcase organized by Howard Mark 
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            | Wednesday - AM | Real Time Diffuse Reflection organized by Manel Alcalà Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona  | 
        
            | Wednesday - PM | Software Shootout organized by Benoit Igne 
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            | Wednesday - PM | Gerald S. Birth Award Presentations | 
        
            | Thursday - AM | Chemometrics organized by Chuck Miller, Merck & Co. | 
        
            | Thursday - PM | Banquet, Rums of Puerto Rico Reception | 
        
            | Friday - AM | 
            Workshop, Putting it all Together Developing a Holistic Plan for Diffuse Reflection Spectroscopy  | 
        
            | Friday - PM | Check-out |