The annual American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) meeting was held at the Orange County Convention Center (OCCC) in Orlando, Florida from 25 to 29 October 2015. Over 6600 participants (scientists and exhibitors) attended the meeting. There were new opportunities available for participants that included a reception for first time attendees, live streaming sessions, round tables with two panelists, along with more time to network, review posters, and visit exhibitors.
The AAPS Welcome Reception took place on Sunday, 25 October from 6:30 to 8:00 pm. The reception provided the opportunity for networking and featured entertainment by the Acapella Group, Vox Audio.
On Monday, 26 October Amy Gindhart, ICDD's Senior Scientific Editor and Data Entry and Processing Project Leader, delivered ICDD's workshop titled, “The Identification of API Polymorphs and Formulation Analysis Using X-Ray Powder Diffraction and the PDF-4/Organics Database”.
The exhibition was open from Sunday through Wednesday. With 425 vendors exhibiting and over 2075 posters presented during the poster sessions held in the Exhibit Hall on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.
The AAPS program includes 53 Symposia, 19 Roundtables, 16 Sunrise Sessions, 5 Hot Topics, and 9 Professional Development meetings. The opening session keynote speaker was Jack Andraka. Plenary speakers were Alana Conner, Donald R. Johns, and Jennifer Dent.
The 2016 AAPS Annual Meeting and Exposition will take place 13–17 November 2016 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, Colorado.
(Colour online) Orlando County Convention Center.
(Colour online) The Orlando Eye is one of the newest attractions in Orlando and the largest observation wheel on the East Coast!
(Colour online) Amy Gindhart, ICDD's Senior Scientific Editor and Data Entry and Processing Project Leader.
