Earn Continuing Education Units for each training course you attend!

A certificate in the ISO Series will be given for attendance in all three training courses marked with one asterisk (*). All registrants of the ISO Series certificate and full-day continuing education training courses will receive complimentary lunch the day of their class.

Monday, October 25, 2010
8:30 a.m. – 4:45 p.m.

Workshop on Cleaning and Sanitizing Cleanrooms and Controlled Environments
FC10-CCCC (.6 CEUs)
Instructor: Anne Marie Dixon (bio)
Sponsored by Micronova Manufacturing, Inc.

This training course will focus on specific techniques for cleaning ceilings, walls, windows, doors, floors, tables, and equipment. The course will describe and demonstrate methods for vertical and horizontal facilities in all ISO Classes and all industries. A brief presentation will be followed by hands-on activities. This course will include a copy of IEST-RP-CC018: Cleanroom Housekeeping: Operating and Monitoring Procedures.
Who should enroll: Cleanroom managers, operational and quality assurance personnel. Lunch included in this full day training course.

Wednesday, October 27, 2010
8:30 a.m. – 4:45 p.m.

The Unseen Contaminant: Taking Charge of Electrostatic Contamination in Cleanrooms
FC10-CESD (.6 CEUs)
Instructor: Larry Levit (bio)
Sponsor this course

Electrostatic forces occur naturally in everyday life, in all settings. These invisible fields are typically ignored unless the effects are a nuisance or are destructive. In the cleanroom, however, electrostatic forces contaminate the environment in some ways not normally considered. A practical knowledge and conscious effort must be employed to control and minimize these forces to avoid unexpected, negative cleanroom performance, equipment failures, and product destruction. This course provides the student with a thorough, practical understanding and approach to recognizing, measuring, and minimizing harmful electrostatic force contamination in their own cleanrooms.

Are you prepared for the New ISO 14644?

October 27-28 may be your last opportunity to attend IEST’s authoritative training courses prior to the release of the new Draft International Standard (DIS) versions of the air cleanliness benchmarks: ISO 14644 Part 1: Classification of air cleanliness and Part 2: Specifications for testing and monitoring to prove continued compliance with ISO 14644-1. The upcoming publication of the DIS stage standards is vitally important –it marks the first stage that the revised standards may be used as a trade reference per agreement between customer and supplier.

To help ensure your organization is aware of the potential impact and new requirements, IEST will present a newly updated two-day certificate course on the ISO 14644 standards that will include three individual continuing education training courses on October 27 and 28 that can be taken as part of the series or as stand-alone classes. The certificate courses will feature a comprehensive review of the current standards and their future direction.

Wednesday, October 27, 2010
8:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

* Understanding the ISO Series
FC10-CI02 (.3 CEUs)
Instructor: Robert Mielke (bio)
Sponsor this course

This course discusses the ISO 14644 series of documents with emphasis on ISO 14644 Cleanrooms and associated controlled environments—Part 2: Specifications for testing and monitoring to prove continued compliance with ISO 14644-1. ISO 14644-2 specifies which tests are required to characterize the performance of cleanrooms and clean zones. This course includes a copy of ISO 14644-2.

Who should enroll: IEST recommends those who specify, operate, or test cleanrooms should enroll. This course can also be beneficial to designers, installers, and maintenance personnel involved in cleanrooms.

Wednesday, October 27, 2010
1 – 4:45 p.m.

*Testing to Determine the Classification of Air Cleanliness
FC10-CI01 (.3 CEUs)
Instructor: Robert Mielke (bio)
Sponsored by YottaSource

This course covers the requirements of ISO 14644 Cleanrooms and associated controlled environments—Part 1: Classification of air cleanliness. ISO 14644-1 addresses the requirements for characterizing the particle count performance of air in cleanrooms and clean zones. This course includes a copy of ISO 14644-1.

Who should enroll: IEST recommends those who specify, operate, or test cleanrooms should enroll. This course can also be beneficial to designers, installers, and maintenance personnel involved in cleanrooms.

Thursday, October 28, 2010
8:30 a.m. – 4:45 p.m.

*Testing Cleanroom Performance Using ISO 14644-3
FC10-CI03 (.3 CEUs)
Instructors: Daniel Dennison (bio) & Robert Mielke (bio)
Sponsor this course

This course will explore the practical application of the ISO 14644 series that a certification contractor would use to certify a clean space. The course will include an open forum discussing how to implement the standards, what may or may not work in different types of cleanroom environments, primary equipment used, and a group cleanroom evaluation workshop. Attendees need a calculator for the class. This course includes a copy of ISO 14664-3. Lunch included in this full day training course.

Who should enroll:
This course is structured to assist those who are responsible for outside cleanroom performance testing contractors, supervisors of cleanroom testing, those performing cleanroom evaluations, and anyone interested in what a cleanroom performance testing group would do.