JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL ATOMIC SPECTROMETRY MARCH 1994 VOL. 9 17N Diary of Conferences and Courses 1994 ANATECH 9 4 4 t h International Symposium on Analytical Techniques for Industrial Process Control April 10-13 Royal Hotel Casino Mandelieu La Napoule France Details can be found in J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 1993 8 48N. For further information contact ANATECH 94 Secretariat Elsevier Advanced Technology Mayfield House 256 Banbury Road Oxford UK OX2 7DH. Telephone +44 (0) 865 512242; fax +44 (0) 865 310981. MARC-111 Conference April 10-16 Kona Hawaii The Third International Conference on Methods and Applications of Radio- Analytical Chemistry (MARC-111) will be held in conjunction with BERM-6 April 10-16 1994 at the King Kamehameha Hotel Kona Hawaii. For further information contact Dr Ned Wogman Battelle Pacific North-west Laboratories PO Box 999 P7-35 Richland WA 99352.Fax 509 376 2373. Sixth International Symposium on Biological and Environmental Reference Materials (BERMd) Topical Conference of AOAC International April 17-21 Details can be found in J. Anal. At. Spectrorn. 1994 9 5N. For further information contact Dr Wayne R. Wolf BERM-6 Standard Reference Materials Program Bldg. 202 Room 211 National Institute of Standards and Technology Gaithersburg MD 20899 USA. Short Courses at Loughborough University of Technology Loughborough Leicestershire UK Gas/Liquid Chromatography April 18-22 Fee E750 including residence and all meals. Non-residents E600. High-performance Liquid Chromatog- raphy July 4-8 Fee E750 including residence and all meals.Non-residents E600. AA/ICP-AES/ICP-MS September 5-9 Capillary Electrophoresis December 15- 17 For further information contact Mrs S. J. Maddison Department of Chemistry Loughborough University of Technology Loughborough Leicester- shire UK LE11 3TU. Telephone (0509) 222575. 24th Annual Symposium on Environmental Analytical Chemistry May 16-19 Ottawa Canada For further information contact M. Malaiyandi CAEC Chemistry Department Carleton University 1255 Colonel By Drive Ottawa Ontario Canada. International Symposium on Microchemical Techniques (ISM '94) May 16-20 Montreux Switzerland Details can be found in J Anal. At. Spectrom. 1993 8 63N. For further information contact Nicko & C.R.I. Associes 7 Rue d'Argout F-75002 Paris France. Telephone +33-1-42 334766; fax +33-1-40 419241.ASMS Short Courses on Mass Spectrometry May 22-29 Hyatt Regency Hotel Chicago IL USA Introduction to Interpretation of Mass Spectra Advanced Interpretation of Mass Spectra LC-MS The Art and the Practice GC-MS for Environmental Analysis Practical MS-MS Analysis 4th Annual Flow Injection Atomic Spectrometry Short Course May 24-26 University of Massachusetts Amherst MA USA This three day intensive short course18N JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL ATOMIC SPECTROMETRY MARCH 1994 VOL. 9 will cover all aspects of the theory and practice of flow injection techniques in combination with atomic spectrometry. In addition to lectures and discussion sessions the course will feature hands-on experiments with a variety of equipment including atomic absorption and plasma mass spectrometry as well as commer- cially available FIAS systems.Some emphasis will be given to environmental and clinical applications. The course will be tutored by members of the UMass Analytical Chemistry Group and a number of external experts from both academic and industrial organizations. Fees The fee for the course is $980 including 3 nights accommodation all meals full documentation lecture notes and practi- cal schedules. For further information contact; Dr Julian Tyson Department of Chemistry University of Massachusetts Amherst MA 01003 USA Telephone (413) 545 0195; fax (413) 545 4846/4490. 42nd ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics May 29-June 3 Hyatt Regency Hotel Chicago IL USA For further information contact Judith A.Sjoberg ASMS 815 Don Gaspar Sante Fe NM 87501 USA. Telephone (505) 989-4517; fax (505) 989-1073. Scandinavian Symposium on Infrared and Raman Spectroscopy SSIR-94 May 30-June 1 Department of Chemistry University of Bergen N-5007 Bergen Norway Details can be found in J. Anal. At. Spectrorn. 1993 8 48N. For further information contact Dr Alfred A. Christy Department of Chemistry University of Bergen. Telephone + 47-55-213363; fax + 47-55-329058. Laila Kyrkjebo Department of Chemistry University of Bergen telephone + 47-55-213342. Biosensors '94 The Third World Congress on Biosensors June 1-3 New Orleans LA USA Details can be found in J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 1993,8,42N. For further information contact Kay Russell Conference Department Elsevier Advanced Technology Mayfield House 256 Banbury Road Oxford UK OX2 7DH.Telephone f 4 4 (0) 865 512242; fax +44 (0) 865 310981. 6th International Conference on Flow Analysis June 8-11 Toledo Spain Details can be found in J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 1993 8 42N. For further information contact M. Valcarcel/M. D. Luque de Castro Flow Analysis VI Departmento de Quimica Analitica Facultad de Ciencias E-14004 Cordoba Spain. Telephone 34 57 218616; fax 34 57 218606. Short Course in Radioisotope Techniques June 19-24 Loughborough University of Technology Loughborough U K Details can be found in J . Anal. At. Spectrom. 1994 9 6N. For further information contact Dr Peter Warwick Department of Chemistry Loughborough University of Technology Loughborough Leicester- shire UK LEll 3TU. Telephone (0509) 222585; fax (0509) 233163.7th International Symposium on Resonance Ionization Spectroscopy and Its Applications (RIS-94) July 3-8 Bernkastel-K ues Germany Details can be found in J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 1993 8 59N. For further information contact RIS-94 R. Chitty Institut fur Physik Universitat Mainz Postfach 39 80 D-55092 Mainz Germany telephone 0049-61 3 1-393628; fax 0049-6131-393428; telex 418-7155 phmz d; email RIS94@VIPMZA. PHY SIK.UN1-M AINZ.DE. Spectroscopy Across the Spectrum IV Techniques and Applications of Analytical Spectroscopy July 11-14 University of East Anglia Norwich UK Details can be found in J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 1993 8 59N. For further information contact Dr D. L. Andrews School of Chemical Sciences University of East Anglia Norwich UK NR4 7TJ.Fax 0603 25936. Seventh Biennial National Atomic Spectroscopy Symposium July 20-22 University of Hull Hull UK Details can be found in J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 1994 9 7N. For further information contact Dr Steve Haswell School of Chemistry University of Hull Hull UK HU6 7RX. 40th Canadian Spectroscopy Conference August 8-1 0 Halifax Nova Scotia Canada The 40th Canadian Spectroscopy Conference organized by the Spectroscopy Society of Canada will be held jointly with the 1994 Annual Conference of the Canadian Society for Mass Spectrometry at Dalhousie University of Halifax Nova Scotia Canada. Contributions from all areas of spectroscopy (atomic magnetic mass molecular vibrational etc.) are invited. The programme will include the follow- ing sessions. (i ) (ii) (iii) For Analysis of groundwater and potable water; analysis of marine toxins; applications of mag- netic resonance; applications of spectroscopy in geoscience; applications of vibrational spec- troscopy; chemical speciation; gamma ray spectroscopy; graphite furnace techniques; and marine applications of spectroscopy.Mass spectrometry (joint with C S M S ) biochemical applications; environmental and industrial appli- cations; fundamentals; and ioniz- ation methods. Plasma spectroscopy; and recent advances in ultratrace analytical techniques. further information contact Dr W. D. Jamieson Fenwick Laboratories Ltd. 5595 Fenwick St. Suite 200 Halifax NS Canada B3H 4M2. Telephone (902) 420-0203; fax (902) 420-86 12. 13th International Mass Spectrometry Conference August 29-September 2 Budapest Hungary For further information contact Hungarian Chemical Society; FO u.68 H-1027 Budapest. Hungary. Telephone 361 201 6883; fax 316 15 61215.JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL ATOMIC TSPECTROMETRY MARCH 1994 VOL. 9 19N 7th Conference on Atomic Spectroscopy in Chemical Analysis August 30-September 2 Pardu bice Czech Repu bl ic The Conference is organized by the Spectroscopic Society of J. Marcus Marci in cooperation with the University of Chemical Technology Pardubice at the University Conference Centre and is held every 3-4 years. Scope and Topics The Conference will cover all types of optical and mass atomic spectroscopy as applied to chemical analysis. New instru- mental and/or methodical developments analytical applications including data treatments protocols for QC/QA use of SRM and laboratory accreditation will be discussed.Separate sessions each introduced by a selected paper will be held on these topics. Oral presentations should preferably be in English however lectures in Czech or Slovak will also be accepted. Posters must be exclusively in English. An instrument exhibition will take place concurrently. Location The conference will be held at Pardubice a town about 100 km east of Prague and easily accessible by bus or by train (main railway line from Prague to the East). All meetings sessions and the instrument exhibition will take place at the University Conference Centre. Accommodation Participants will be accommodated in the University campus or at Hotel Garni Synthesia located within walking dis- tance of the Conference Centre.Deadlines Submission of abstracts 30 June 1994 Registration 30 June 1994 For further information contact Spectroscopic Society JMM Thakurova 7 166 29 Praha 6 Czech Republic. Tele- phone 042-2-31 12343; fax 042-2-3 112343. East European Furnace Symposium Sep tem ber 4-7 Warsaw Poland A symposium on electrothermal atomiz- ation sponsored by the Military University of Technology Warsaw the Polish Academy of Sciences and Perkin- Elmer will be held at the campus of the Military University in Warsaw Poland. The symposium continues the series of conferences organized by Professor Boris L'vov in St. Petersburg over many years but with more international partici- pation. One of the main intentions is to stimulate scientific discussions between spectroscopists from Eastern and Western Europe America and the Far East.Topics Furnace techniques and materials; atom formation and distribution; calibration techniques; coupling techniques (matrix separation analyte preconcentration speciation); multi-element furnace deter- minations; solid sampling techniques; and applications. Programme The symposium will consist of Plenary Lectures Oral Presentations and Posters. There will be no parallel ses- sions. The conference language will be English. Short Course on Graphite Furnace AAS A 1 day course on advanced furnace techniques will be held on Sunday September 4th. An extra fee of $20 will be charged for this course. Accommodation and Conference Fees The conference fee will be US $250 including accommodation and full board at the University Hall of Residence and a book of abstracts. Participation of Eastern European Scientists is to be encouraged through a limited number of reduced conference fees.For further information contact Dr Gerhard Schlemmer Bodenseewerk Perkin-Elmer GmbH P.O. Box 10 17 61 D-88647 Uberlingen Germany. Fax +49(7551)813511. EUCMOS XXII XXII European Congress on Molecular Spectroscopy September 11 - 16 Essen Germany Details can be found in J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 1993 8 49N. For further details contact Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker Abt. Tagungen PO Box 90 04 40 W-6000 Frankfurt 90 Germany. Telephone + 49 697917-366; fax +49 69 7917-475; telex 4 170 497 gdch d. Geoanalysis 9 4 An International Symposium on the Analysis of Geological and Environmental Materials September 18- 22 Charlotte Mason Conference Centre Ambleside UK Details can be found in J.Anal. At. Spectrom. 1993 8 49N. For further information contact Mr D. L. Miles Analytical Geochemistry Group British Geological Survey Kingsley Dunham Centre Keyworth UK NG12 5GG. Telephone 0602 363100; fax 0602 363200. 7th International Symposium on Environmental Radiochemical Analysis September 21-23 Bournemouth U K Dates to Note Synopses of papers January 28 1994. Final data for registration July 15 1994. For further details contact Dr. P. Warwick Department of Chemistry Loughborough University of Tech- nology Loughborough Leicestershire UK LEll 3TU. Telephone 0509 222585 or 0509 222545; fax 0509 233163. 1994 European Workshop in C herno me tr ics September 25-30 Bristol University Bristol UK Details can be found in J.Anal. At. Spectrom. 1994 9 8N. For further information contact Janice Green School of Chemistry University of Bristol Cantock's Close Bristol BS8 lTS UK. Telephone (0272) 303030 extn. 4421 or (0272) 303672; fax (0272) 251295. 21st Annual Conference of the Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies (FACSS) October 2-7 St. Louis MO USA Details can be found in J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 1994 9 (1). For further information contact FACSS 198 Thomas Johnson Drive Suite S-2 Frederick MD 21702-4317 USA. Telephone (301) 846 4797. 6th International Colloquium on Solid Sampling With Atomic Spectroscopy October 1 1 - 13 Amsterdam The Netherlands Details can be found in J. Anal.At. Spectrom. 1993 8 59N. For further information contact Dr R. F. M. Herber Coronel Laboratory University of Amsterdam Meibergdreef 15 NL-1105 AZ Amsterdam The Netherlands.20N JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL ATOMIC SPECTROMETRY MARCH 1994 VOL. 9 Third Rio Symposium on Atomic Spectrometry November 6- 12 Venezue La Details can be found in J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 1993 8 64N. For further information contact Professor Jose Alvarado Universidad Simon Bolivar Departamento de Quimica Laboratorio de Absorcion Atomica Apartado postal No. 89000 Caracas 1080-A Venezuela. Fax (0058-2) 938322/57 19 134/5763355/ 962 1695. Analytica '944econd National Symposium on Analytical Science December 1994 Western Cape South Africa Details can be found in J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 1993 8 60N. For further information contact Dr I. M. Moodie c/o PO Box 1970 Tygerberg 7505 South Africa. Fax 021-932-4575. 1995 Colloquium Spectroscopicum Inter- nationale (CSI) XXIX August 27-September 1 1995 Leipzig Germany Details can be found in J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 1993 8 50N. For further details contact Prof. Dr. H. Nickel Universitat Leipzig FB Chemie FG Atomspektroskopie Linnestr. 3 D-04103 Leipzig Germany. Telephone and fax (49)-341-6858377. UFZ-Centre for Environmental Research Department of Analytical Chemistry Permoserstr. 15 D-043 18 Leipzig Germany. Telephone (49)-341-235-2370; fax -2625.