288 ANALYTICAL PROCEEDINGS, JUNE 1993, VOL 30 Analytical Division Diary JUNE Thursday, 24th, 9 a.m.: London Biological and Micro & Chemical Methods Groups. Immunoassays for the 90s. Morning Session: Quo Vadis Immunoassay? Opening remarks by Dr. J. Little. Keynote Lecture: ‘Immunoassays for Pathology’, by C. Price. ‘Bulk Testing for Infectious Diseases’, by J. Barbara. ‘Assay Validity: The Clinician’s Point of View’, speaker to be ‘The Developing World: Which Technology?’ by R. Edwards. Afternoon Session: Novel Technologies ‘Liquidic Circuits and Disposable Assay Devices’, by G. Thorpe. ‘Recent Progress in Biosensor Technology’, by C. Lowe. ‘Surface Plasmon Resonance and Biomolecular Interaction Analy- ‘Multianalyte Microdot Immunoassays’, by R. Ekins. St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, London EC1.Registration is necessary. Cost El8 for members and &22 for non-members. Contact: Dr. J. A. Little, NETRIA, St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, 51-53 Bartholomew Close, London EClA 7BE. (Tel. 071-606-2113; Fax 071-606-5937). announced. sis’, speaker to be announced. Monday to Wednesday, 28th to 30th: London South East Region, jointly with the University of Greenwich. Education and Training in Occupational Health and Safety. Meeting the needs of an integrated European Framework. The meeting will discuss current programmes, professional needs, legislative requirements and future developments. Speakers from IOWBEBOH, IOSWNEBOSH, BOHS, Ergo- nomics Society, Society of Occupational Medicine, European professional bodies, British and European Universities, commer- cial training organizations, industry, government, HSE and the EEC. Guys Tower, London Bridge.Registration is necessary. Cost E200. Contact: Terry McDonald, Conference Organiser, School of Environmental Sciences, University of Greenwich, Creek Road, London SE8 3BW. (Tel. 081-316-8200/8402; Fax: 081-316-8205). Wednesday and Thursday, 30th and July 1st: Lancaster North West Region, jointly with the Society of Chemical The Chemist’s Contribution to Waste Minimization. The meeting will be of particular interest to chemists working in production, process development and research functions, as well as those responsible for environmental protection and waste minimization programmes. It will begin by covering the legislative and environmental drive towards waste minimization and clean technology in the chemical industry.The strategies used by chemical companies, both large and small, to achieve waste minimization will then be outlined. A substantial part of the programme will be devoted to the chemical aspects of waste minimization, ranging from ‘end of pipe’ improvement and production process modification to newer approaches, for instance, using novel catalytic processes. Speakers to include: Lord Strathclyde, M. Wright, R. Smith, E. Petela, B. Trenbirth, M. Braithwaite, V. Williams, C. Suckling, J. Clark, R. Valentine. Industry. University of Lancaster. Registration is necessary. Expected cost &250 to RSC and SCI members and 5280 to non-members; the cost of accommodation is extra. Contact: Mrs. C. L. Sharp, Conference Secretary, 41 Exeter Road, Davyhulme, Manchester M31 1RF.(TeVFax: 061- 747-4961). JULY Sunday to Wednesday, 4th to 7th: Durham Atomic Spectroscopy Group. Graphite Atomizer Techniques in Analytical Spectroscopy. This XXVIII Colloquium Spectroscopicum Internationale Post-Symposium will focus on recent research using graphite electrothermal furnaces in atomic absorption, emission, fluorescence and mass spectrometry with an emphasis on achieving accuracy in practical analysis. The topics to be covered will include: reaction and interference mech- anisms, temperature and atom distribution measurements, absolute analysis, coupling with hydride-generation, chro- matography and flow injection, laser application, solid and slurry sampling, metal and other non-graphite surfaces and all applications in these areas.The meeting will be an excellent forum where scientists both with a great deal of experience in these techniques and others new to the field can meet to exchange ideas and views and present their research data. University of Durham. Registration is necessary. Cost 2200 to include accommo- dation, meals and social events. Further details can be obtained from XXVIII Colloquium Spectroscopicum Internationale, (Post-S ymposium Graphite Atomizer Techniques in Analytical Spec- troscopy), Department of Chemistry (CSI Secretariat), Loughborough University of Technology, Loughborough, Leicestershire LEll 3TU. Thursday, 8th, 9.30 a.m.: Runcorn North West Region, jointly with the Macro Group UK. Recent Developments in Polymer Characterization.The major part of the meeting consists of eight lectures by distinguished invited speakers covering a variety of topics of current interest in polymer characterization, ranging from the more exotic such as XPS and luminescence measure- ments to the more familiar such as size exclusion chroma- tography and NMR- truly something for everyone. ‘Luminescence Spectroscopy’, by I. Soutar. ‘Characterization of Multiphase Polymer Systems by ESR Spec- ‘Fourier Transform Raman Spectroscopy in Polymer Characteriz- ‘Multidimensional Solid State NMR: New Prospects of Polymer ‘Recent Developments in the Characterization of Polymer Surfaces ‘Supercritical Fluid Extraction and Chromatography for Polymer ‘Column Developments in Size Exclusion Chromatography’, by E.‘Developments in Chromatographic Methods of Polymer Analysis’, ICI, Runcorn. troscopy’, by G. G. Cameron. ation’, by P. J. Hendra. Characterization’, by H. W. Spiess. by XPS and SIMS’, by H. S. Munro. Analysis’, by C. J. Dowle. Mee han . by A. Handley. [continued inside back cover]ANALYTICAL PROCEEDINGS, JUNE 1993, VOL 30 ... 111 Analytical Division Diary, continued July, continued Registration is necessary. Cost 275 to members, &95 to non- Contact: Dr. J. R. Ebdon, The Polymer Centre, Lancaster members and f15 to students or retired members. University, Lancaster LA1 4YA. Tuesday and Wednesday, 13th and 14th: Bradford Analytical Division. Research and Development Topics in Analytical Chemistry. Tuesday, July 13th - Ronald Belcher Memorial Lecture: ‘ICP-MS in Stable Isotope Uptake Studies’, by Rosamund Cox.‘The Detection of Chlorine Gas with Porphyrin Optical Films’, by M. G. Baron, R. Narayanswamy and S. C. Thorpe. ‘Evaluation of Fuzzy Matching for Retrieval from a Spectral Database’, by A. R. Goss, M. J. Adams and P. B. Musgrove. ‘Indirect Fluorescence Detector for Capillary Electrophoresis Using Diode Lasers’, by E. T. Bergstrom, S . J. Williams, D. M. Goodall and K. P. Evans. ‘Development of a Method for the Determination of Caesium in Soil by Electrothermal Atomic Absorption Spectrometry’, by P. Anderson, C. M. Davidson, D. Littlejohn and A. M. Ure. ‘On-line Chromium Determination by Adsorptive Cathodic Strip- ping Voltammetry’, by A. M. Dobney and G. M. Greenway. ‘New Calixarene Bonded Stationary Phases for LC Applications’, by E.Horne, J. D. Glennon and S. J. Harris. ‘The Development of Some Enzyme Based Amperometric Bio- sensors for Use in Aqueous and Non-aqueous Media’, by E. Dempsey, M. R. Smyth and J. Wang. ‘Precision and Noise Studies in an ETV-MIP Emission System Incorporating Dynamic Wavelength Scanning’, by R. McNeill, C. L. R. Barnard and J. Marshall. Poster Session I. Dinner and presentation of the Distinguished Service Awards to Wednesday, July 14th- ‘The Use of Mixed Gas Plasmas for the Removal of Polyatomic Ion Interferences in ICP-MS’, by M. J. Ford, L. Ebdon and S. J. Hill. Dr. C. L. Graham and Mr. J. Whitehead. ‘A Fuel Cell Sensor for Gas Chromatographic Analysis’, by W. J. Criddle and N. R. S . Hansen. ‘High Resolution Detection in Capillary Zone Electrophoresis: A Novel Concept in Ultraviolet Absorbance-Fluorescence Detec- tion’, by C.D. Flint, P. R. Grochowicz and C. F. Simpson. Poster Session 11. ‘Environmental and Drug Analysis by Atomic Emission Detection After Capillary Gas Chromatography’, by C. Webster and M. Coo ke . ‘Computer-aided Design of Chiral LC Separations Based on Cyclodextrins and Their Derivatives’, by T. Small, A. F. Fell, J. C. Berridge and M. W. Coleman. University of Bradford. Registration is necessary. Charges for accommodation and meals only. Contact: Miss P. E. Hutchinson, Analytical Division, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Burlington House, Piccadilly , London W1V OBN. (Tel. 071-437-8656; Fax 071-734-1227). Monday, 19th, 10 a.m.: Plymouth Western Region. The Quality Route to Europe. This meeting will take the form of a seminar on valid analytical measurement. ‘Analytical Quality and the Single European Market’, by J. Day. ‘The DTI VAM Initiative’, by B. Scott. ‘Choosing the Right Method’, by D. Holcombe. ‘Certified Reference Materials - When and Why?’, by R. Walker. ‘Choosing a Quality System’, by F. Bathie. ‘Proficiency Testing-How do you Compare?’, by R. Walker. ‘The Approach to Valid Analytical Measurement at the University ‘Where do We Go from Here?’, by D. Holcombe. University of Plymouth. Registration is necessary. Cost 255. Contact: Ms. Alison Carr, VAM Unit, Laboratory of the Government Chemist, Queens Road, Teddington, Middlesex TWll OLY. (Tel. 081-943-7000). of Plymouth’, by L. Ebdon.