38 COURSES ATfaL. Proc., VoL. 21 The lecturers have practical experience in the use of humidity and moisture measurement devices and in their application in a wide range of industries. The number of people attending is strictly limited so that the members of the lecturing team can give ample time to questions and problems raised by participants during the lectures and demonstrations. For further details contact Conference Unit, Sira Ltd., South Hill, Chislehurst, Kent, BR7 5EH. Courses Statistics for Industry 1984 Programme The 1984 Workshop programme is now available. The venues will be the University of York and the Cairn Hotel, Harrogate. Details of the courses are as follows: “Introduction and Significance Testing (3 days) ,” Janu- ary 18-20, Harrogate, and September 4-6, York; “Statistics for Analytical Chemists,” February 28- March 2, Harrogate, and September 18-21, York; “Introduction and Significance Testing (Intensive) ,” March 28-29, York, and July 3-4, Harrogate; “Statistics in Research and Development,” April 10-13, York, and October 1619, Harrogate; “Design of Experiments,” May 1-4, Harrogate; “Statistics in Sensory Evaluation,” June 12-15, Harrogate; “Analysis of Abnormal Data,” July 9-12, York; “Statistics in Quality Assurance,” November 13-16, Harrogate.Further details can be obtained from Mrs. B. Robin- son, Statistics for Industry (UK) Ltd., 14 Kirkgate, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire. Moisture Measurement in Solids and Gases: Available Techniques and Applications March 13-14 and November 6-7, 1984, Chislehurst To meet continuing demand, the Sira Moisture Mea- surement course is being repeated. The two-day pro- gramme describes and explains available techniques for measuring the moisture content of gases and solids.It is designed to acquaint engineers with a knowledge of the principles, advantages and limitations, and the range of application, of modern techniques for the measurement of moisture in solids and gases. The course is in three main parts: humidity measurement methods; measure- ment of moisture in solids; and calibration of humidity and moisture meters. Although adequate consideration is given both to humidity measurement (moisture in gases) and measurement of moisture in solids, the latter topic occupies a somewhat larger proportion of the programme. 21st Annual Short Summer Course in X-ray Powder Diffraction June 18-22, June 25-29, 1984, Albany, NY, USA This course will be offered at the State University of New York at Albany.It will be instructional and will develop the basic theory and techniques, starting from elementary principles. No previous knowledge or experience is required. The first week will cover basic principles, techniques and practical applications and the second week will continue with further fundamentals and practical applications. The emphasis in the first week will be on camera and film techniques, X-ray instrumentation, especially the diffractometer and its use, identification of powder patterns, multi-phase identification using several indices and fundamentals of quantitative analysis. The second week will cover more advanced principles and techniques with emphasis on diffractometer alignment, complex quantitative analy- sis, complex powder identifications, computer automa- tion of diffractometers and computer search - match methods.Equal time will be devoted to lectures and laboratory problem solving sessions. A suitable amount of time will be set aside for individual sessions. Registration can be made for one (either) week at a registration fee of $800.00 or for the entire two-week session at a registration fee of $1 500.00, payable in US dollars drawn on a US bank. For further information please communicate with Professor Henry Chessin, State University of New York at Albany, Department of Physics, 1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York 12222, USA.21st Annual Short Summer Course in X-ray Spectro- metry June 4-8, June 11-15, 1984, Albany, NY, USA Details of this course are mainly as for the X-ray powder diffraction course described above (including charges). The first week will cover basic principles, techniques and practical applications and the second week will continue with further fundamentals and practical appli- cations. Both weeks will illustrate and employ equally the wavelength-dispersive and energy-dispersive methods. The emphasis in the second week will be placed on advanced principles and techniques, absorption-enhancement corrections by several proce- dures, including mathematical methods, computer cal- culations and computer automation of modern X-ray spectrometers. Equal time will be devoted to lectures and laboratory-problem solving sessions. For further information please communicate with Professor Henry Chessin, State University of New York at Albany, Department of Physics, 1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York 12222, USA.