Lab Manager Invites Readers to Join LinkedIn Live Social Event

To kick off the new year, the Lab Manager editorial team will host a casual LinkedIn live event and encourage all our readers to tune in, ask questions, and share any feedback or ideas. 

RSVP to attend the Catching Up with Lab Manager event on January 12 at 1 PM HERE. Members of the Lab Manager editorial team will begin the virtual social event by sharing updates and exiting news about the publication’s plans for 2023, including additions to the Lab Manager Academy courses, a new acquisition of the Lab Design Conference, and fresh topic areas on our editorial calendar:

Lab Manager editorial speakers:

• Scott Hanton – editorial director
  Scott spent 30 years as a research chemist, lab manager, and business leader at Air Products and Intertek. He earned a BS in chemistry from Michigan State University and a PhD in physical chemistry from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Scott is an active member of ACS, ASMS, and ALMA. Scott married his high school sweetheart, and they have one son. Scott is motivated by excellence, happiness, and kindness. He most enjoys helping people and solving problems. Away from work Scott enjoys working outside in the yard, playing strategy games, and coaching youth sports.
• Lauren Everett – managing editor
  Lauren holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from SUNY New Paltz and has nearly a decade of experience in news reporting, feature writing, and editing. She oversees the production of Lab Manager’s editorial print and online content, and works with internal and freelance writers to deliver high-quality articles. Lauren enjoys spending her spare time hiking, snowboarding, and keeping up with her toddler. 
• Jonathan Klane – senior safety editor
  Jonathan's EHS and risk career spans more than three decades in various roles as a consultant, trainer, professor, embedded safety director for two colleges of engineering, and now writing for Lab Manager. He is a PhD candidate in human and social dimensions of science and technology at Arizona State University where he studies our risk perceptions and the effects of storytelling.
• MaryBeth DiDonna – lab design and digital events editor
  MaryBeth's work for the lab design section of the publication examines the challenges that project teams face when designing or building a new or renovated laboratory, and the communication and collaboration strategies used by architects, engineers, lab planners, and others when working with lab and facility managers to complete a project. She organizes and moderates the webinars and virtual conferences for Lab Manager as well as other LMG brands, helping speakers deliver educational, evergreen content to viewers who wish to optimize their labs and build their leadership skills. 
  MaryBeth has a bachelor of arts degree in English from New Jersey City University. Her hobbies include cooking and baking, birdwatching, and travel. She lives with her husband, their young daughter, and three cats in northern New Jersey. 

We want to hear from you!

Editors will then open the conversation to attendees. We welcome any comments, feedback, ideas, or questions from the audience. This interaction will ensure we are best serving our readers and providing the content and events that you need! Our team also has some fun surprises planned, so carve out some time and join us!

The Catching Up with Lab Manager LinkedIn Live event series will continue throughout 2023, so stay tuned for updates on future events.