BOSTON, MA — CleanRooms East 2001 is officially underway, with a record crowd on hand for this year’s show.
The event attracted more than 2,500 professionals from an array of contamination control-related industries -from pharmaceutical and biotechnology to defense and research and development – represented.
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“It really runs across the board,” said James Enos, vice president and group publishing director of CleanRooms Group. “Attendance is up 50 percent this year.”
The three-day event, which is taking place at the World Trade Center, began Monday with a full day of conference programs that covered a variety of topics including new ISO cleanroom standards and biological contamination control. The conference programs will continue through Wednesday.
The highlight of CleanRooms East however, is the exhibition hall with 182 companies exhibiting in 237 booths. In the afternoon, officials are planning to construct an expandable cleanroom system on the show floor. The exhibition hall will also be open on Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Earlier in the day, legendary Boston Celtics coach Red Auerbach welcomed attendees of the conference during his breakfast keynote speech at a special breakfast. In his trademark no-nonsense style, Auerbach recounted tales of his coaching days offered insight to his style of management.
“One on one. That’s what the name of the game is,” Auerbach said.
CleanRooms Hall of Fame inductee Betty Peterson was also formally honored during the kickoff breakfast.