Who Should Attend?  The seminar will be of interest to persons engaged in the design, manufacture, management, identification, regulation, analysis, disposal, and use of pyrotechnics, explosives, and propellants. We highly recommend a minimum academic background of a one-year course in chemistry at the college level, but experience in the fields of pyrotechnics, propellants, or explosives can substitute for this background. The college's laboratory facilities permit the use of numerous demonstrations to accompany the course material, reinforcing the principles discussed in the classroom portion of the program. The goal of the seminar program is to provide an understanding of principles and techniques that might lead to greater safety in the design, manufacture, transportation, storage, use, and disposal of energetic materials Welcome The Summer Pyrotechnic Seminars, LLC. is proud to continue the long standing tradition of offering both the Basic Chemistry of Pyrotechnics and Explosives, and an Advanced Pyrotechnics and Explosives Course at Washington College located in Chestertown, Maryland in 2012. Since the days of the late Dr. Joseph McLain, the Washington College Department of Chemistry has a long history of involvement in the chemistry of energetic materials, to the continuation of his efforts by his colleague Dr. John Conkling.  Since 1983, and after 29 years of continuing the program, Dr Conkling will hand off the program to Mr. Joseph A. Domanico who has been a co-instructor since 1984.  The need for these programs that present the basic principles of pyrotechnics, propellants, and explosives has never been more important. This year's programs will represent the 30th consecutive year that information on energetic materials has been offered. © Summer Pyrotechnic Seminars, LLC, 2011