Agenda

73rd Annual CSHEMA Conference 

Schedule at a Glance

*Please note the below schedule is tentative and subject to change. Program and Education Committees are currently finalizing the 2026 agenda and will post once finalized. 

Saturday, July 18

  • 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM: 8-hour Professional Development Sessions (PDS)

  • 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM: 4-hour Professional Development Sessions (PDS)

  • 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM: Leadership Event - Offsite (By Invitation Only) 

Sunday, July 19

  • 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM: 4-hour Professional Development Sessions (PDS)

  • 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM: Leadership Workshop 

  • 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM: First-Time Attendee Reception

  • 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM: Opening Reception & Awards Ceremony

Monday, July 20

  • 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM: Breakfast with Exhibitors 

  • 8:30 AM – 10:20 AM: Technical Sessions 

  • 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM: Refreshments Break with Exhibitors and Silent Auction Begins 

  • 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM: Keynote Session

  • 12:15 PM – 1:50 PM: Lunch with Exhibitors and Poster Presentations 

  • 2:00 PM – 4:50 PM: Technical Sessions 

  • 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM: Refreshments Break with Exhibitors 

  • 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM: Vendor Events (By Invitation Only) - Offsite LocationTBD 

Tuesday, July 21

  • 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM: Breakfast with Exhibitors

  • 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM: Panel Discussion

  • 9:45 AM – 12:00 PM: Technical Sessions 

  • 10:35 AM – 11:05 AM: Refreshments Break with Exhibitors

  • 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM: Lunch with Exhibitors, T-Shirt Exchange and Poster Presentations

  • 2:00 PM – 4:50 PM: Technical Sessions 

  • 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM: Refreshments Break with Exhibitors 

  • 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM: CoP Meetings

  • 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM: Mixer & Fundraiser - Silent Auction Closing

Wednesday, July 22

  • 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM: Breakfast

  • 8:40 AM – 9:30 AM: Annual Membership Meeting

  • 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM: Technical Sessions 

  • 10:50 AM – 11:00 AM: Break

  • 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM: Lunch

  • 1:30 PM – 3:20 PM: Technical Sessions 

Session Details

Saturday, July 18, 2026 

StartEndSession TypeTitleSpeakers & AuthorsRoom
8:00 AM 5:00 PM PDS - 8 hr  8-Hour PDS - Developing Risk Maturity through an awareness of the Social Psychology of Risk (SPoR)  Linda Hamilton  
8:00 AM 5:00 PM PDS - 8 hr  Industrial Hygiene 101  Robert Clark  
8:00 AM 5:00 PM PDS - 8 hr  Mastering Laboratory Ventilation Safety From Design to Safe Use   Chip Albright  
8:00 AM 5:00 PM PDS - 8 hr  Risk Isn't What You Think (It's What You Perceive and Feel)  Jonathan Klane  
1:00 PM  5:00 PM   PDS - 4 hr  Building the Dream Team - Vital Partnerships and Strategic Planning for EHS  Amy Orders  
1:00 PM 5:00 PM  PDS - 4 hr Hands-on Workshop on Interactive Safety Training Sydney Johnston  
1:00 PM 5:00 PM  PDS - 4 hr Mitigating Risks: A Practical Guide to High Activity Radioactive Sources & Alternative Technologies Jacob Kamen  

Sunday, July 19, 2026 

StartEndSession TypeTitleSpeakers & AuthorsRoom
8:00 AM 12:00     PM PDS - 4 hr  Beyond Compliance: Designing Engaging and Accessible eLearning  Alisha Diego Klatt  
8:00 AM 12:00 PM PDS - 4 hr  Creating a Unified Safety Culture in Academic Laboratories  Gloria Ruiz  
8:00 AM 12:00 PM PDS - 4 hr  Lab Safety 101 and 102: Building a Resilient Academic Lab Safety Program  Larry Mendoza  
8:00 AM 12:00 PM PDS - 4 hr  Lithium-Ion Battery Safety: What Everyone Needs to Know  Eric Huhn  
8:00 AM 12:00 PM PDS - 4 hr  Preparing for the worst day of a career; Critical Incident Response and Functional Family Reunification and Assistance Center (FRAC) Mini  Dennis Terpin  
8:00 AM 12:00 PM PDS - 4 hr RCRA 101: Introduction to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Ac Courtney Kerr  
8:00 AM 12:00 PM PDS - 4 hr Using Real Leading Indicators to Demonstrate the Value of EHS  Kathy Malone