Training

Mass Spectrometer Advanced Control Software Course Isodat (Feb. 21-23, 2012)

The instructors for the training course are Research Scientist Gilles St-Jean and, the designer of Isodat as well as the Software Manager for Thermo Fisher Scientific, Holger Jeglinski.

This is the second course given for Isodat users. The course covers many aspects of Isodat versions 2.0 to 3.0, teaching users to: add their own devices, tie them to Methods and Sequences, and write more advanced Scripting programs (ISL). Course size is limited to 10-15 attendees.

Course participants will receive Isodat, Version 3.0 with the latest Service Pack.

Prerequisites:

Must have at least two years of experience with your Thermo Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometer (IRMS) system.

Must have some experience with either (a) or (b):

a.	Procedural programming such as BASIC, Pascal, C or FORTRAN,
b.	Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) such as Visual Basic, Visual C++ or C#.

If you have no programming experience, we suggest you buy a book such as “SAMS Teach Yourself C in 24 Hours” (actually 24 lessons); SAMS Publishing, 2000. Or, check your local book store for a similar book. You will need software to practice the lessons. It does not require the latest versions. For example, an old copy of Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 is more than sufficient to do the lessons.

Bring your Laptop with Windows XP loaded with all Service Packs (SP3) and Patches installed (not Vista). If you have a new laptop with VISTA or Windows 7 you can do one of three things. Ask your IT people which option is best for you:

a.	Make a dual-boot system with XP and VISTA or Win 7 on the same HD,
b.	Buy a second HD and set it up with Win XP,
c.	Get a bootable external drive (e.g. USB bootable drive) with Windows XP on it.

Make sure you have one free USB port. If not, bring a ‘powered’ USB hub to ensure that your laptop can supply enough power to your mouse, external HD, memory sticks and the USB-COM cable that will be supplied for the exercises. By using your own computer, you will have access to the course work for future reference.

Registration is on a first-come first-served basis. For price, availability, and registration information please contact Linda Gallagher at linda.gallagher@isomass.com.

Location:
University of Ottawa, Earth Sciences
G.G. Hatch Isotope Laboratory
Marion Hall (Room 101)
140 Louis Pasteur
Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5 Canada
Contact: Instructor Gilles St. Jean, Research Scientist
Ph: (613) 562-5800 xt 6830 (Office), 6836 (Lab)
Email: gstjean@uottawa.ca
Website: www.isotope.uottawa.ca

Hotel:

Quality Hotel
The Quality Hotel is located in the heart of downtown Ottawa, just a short cab ride from the Airport and within walking distance of the University of Ottawa. It is also near the Rideau Canal, Parliament Buildings, Byward Market, and Congress Centre.

A long term block booking agreement has been established with this hotel to secure a special rate for course attendees. Rooms will be available at the special block rate until 30 days prior to the start of each training course. Any rooms not booked in the block by that date will be returned to the hotel's regular room pool at the regular room rate.

Price: $129.00 single or double occupancy
Rate is exclusive of taxes (13%)
(N.B. Price is subject to change without notice.)

Quality Hotel
290 Rideau St.
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1N 5Y3
Toll free: 1-800-228-5151
Tel: (613) 789-7511
Fax: (613) 789-2434

Maps:
Proximity of hotel to Univ. of Ottawa. Click on the maps below to view a larger image.