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  Date: Fri, 27 Oct 95 09:56:55 -0700 


                           November Meeting
                                  of
                        The First Thursday Bunch
     Date:  11/2/95
     Time:  6 pm
     Place:  WET Labs
             620 Applegate St., Philomath
     After:  Meet for pizza at At's A Pizza
     Speaker:  Casey Moore, President and co-founder, WET labs inc. 

     Casey Moore and a partner kicked off Western Environmental
     Laboratories Inc.-WET Labs-in the summer of 1992, literally from a
     garage.  Today WET Labs inhabits it own, custom designed, 7000 square
     foot building, employs 15 people, and has claimed a solid niche in
     the specialized market of oceanographic instrumentation.  VP Mike Gill
     gave me a quick background sketch of Casey and the company. 
        
     With a Masters degree in Instrumentation Design (which
     incorporates mechanical and electrical engineering), Casey went to
     work at an optical instrumentation company in Corvallis.  He came up
     with some ideas for a unique line of instrumentation, that let to
     what Mike described as a "difference of philosophy between several
     people."  The outcome was that Casey split off and formed his own
     company, WET  Labs. 
     
     The company's signature instruments assess chlorophyll
     concentration-and thus primary productivity-and light attenuation in
     water, two key elements in oceanographic studies. 

     In the past year, WET Labs has greatly expanded its product line,
     moving into the competitive market against several large companies,
     has added a new and interesting dimension to the business, says Mike. 

     Casey will be speaking next Thursday, November 2, on his
     experiences in starting up and expanding a business in a highly
     specialized field. 

     Credits:  Thanks to Mary Derr for gathering this info!