Pittsburgh, PA - September 15, 2011. The Pittcon Registration Committee is pleased to announce that conferee registration is now open for Pittcon 2012, which will be held March 11-15, 2012, at the Orange County Convention Center (OCCC), Orlando, Florida. Conferees registering before February 13, 2012, will save 50 percent on the registration fee. The low priced early discount fee of $115 includes unlimited week-long access to the exposition floor, technical presentations, Conferee Networking Sessions, plenary lecture, Employment Bureau services, and all conference ammentities.

There are several special discounts available. Buy Three, Get One Free – For those attendees from one company who purchase three regular conferee registrations, will get one free. Student Discount – Full-time students pay only $25 to attend Pittcon. Short Course discounts include: Take three paid Short Courses and receive free conference registration, students with valid I.D. will receive 50 percent off of the Short Course registration fee, and register for a course before Februrary 13, and save 30 percent.

Pittcon has partnered with ITN International for the third consecutive year to manage conference registration. The Pittcon Registration committee reports that at least 90 percent of attendees preregister.

Visit www.pittcon.org to get more information and to register.

PittconHousing.com, the official travel agency for Pittcon 2012, is also open for booking conferee housing and travel arrangements. PittconHousing.com offers many benefits including conference discounts on select hotels in Orlando.

About Pittcon

Pittcon® is a registered trademark of The Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy, a Pennsylvania non-profit organization. Co-sponsored by the Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh and the Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh, Pittcon is the premier annual conference and exposition on laboratory science. Proceeds from Pittcon fund science education and outreach at all levels, kindergarten through adult. Pittcon donates more than a million dollars a year to provide financial and administrative support for various science outreach activities including science equipment grants, research grants, scholarships and internships for students, awards to teachers and professors, and grants to public science centers, libraries and museums. Visit www.pittcon.org for more information.