This announcement was sent to Course attendees -- I'm posting it here for you for future reference:

Dear ASMS Short Course Attendee,

Course preparation: You must bring a laptop on which you have installed and can use Skyline 4.1 (Please be sure your version is the latest -- Skyline 4.1 -- available at the Skyline homepage). It is possible to use a Mac laptop, but takes considerably more preparation, since you will need to either set the Mac up for dual boot to Windows or a Windows VM (VMWare has been recommended for this in the past.

You will also need to install the MSstats tool which is available from the Skyline homepage/External Tools. All materials (other than the laptop) will be provided here after you arrive. This will include a USB flash drive with data sets that we will use in the "hands-on" sessions. If your organization/institution prohibits you from using a USB drive, please revisit the participant's page, where we will post a zip file of the contents of the course USB drive later this week.

Other items: Want to ask questions of your instructors before your course? You can use the mobile app or online planner to do this. Simply navigate the schedule in app or planner to find your course, then click the ‘Submit Your Questions’ button. For more information go to http://www.asms.org/conferences/annual-conference/conference-program/final-program---planner-app-book

Come to Sails Pavilion (Upper Level) of the San Diego Convention Center from 8:00-8:30 am on Saturday morning to print your badge. Your course begins promptly at 9:00 am.

All courses are located on the Upper Level or Mezzanine Level (accessible only from the Upper Level). Use the attached map to determine where your course is located.

We look forward to seeing you in San Diego!

Brent Watson
American Society for Mass Spectrometry