52N JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL ATOMIC SPECTROMETRY SEPTEMBER 1994 VOL. 9 Diary of Conferences and Courses 1994 13th International Mass Spectrometry Conference August 29-September 2 Budapest Hungary For further information contact Hung- arian Chemical Society; FO u. 68 H-1027 Budapest Hungary. Telephone 361 201 6883; fax 316 15 61215. EURACHEM Workshop on Evaluation of Measurement Uncertainty in Chemi- cal Analysis September 5-6 Graz University of Technology Austria Details can be found in J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 1994,9 26N. For further information contact Pro- fessor w . Wegscheider Technische Univ- ersitat Graz Technikerstrasse 4 A-8010 Graz Austria. 4th International Conference on Plasma Source Mass Spectrometry September 11-16 A conference sponsored by Finnigan MAT For further information contact Dr.Grenville Holland The Conference Secretary Department of Geological Sciences Science Laboratories South Road Durham City UK DU1 3LE or Dr. Mark Nicho-lls Finnigan MAT Ltd. Paradise Heme1 Hempstead Hertford- shire UK HP2 4TG. Telephone 0442 233555; Fax 0442 233666. EUCMOS XXII XXII European Con- gress 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 P.O. 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 Sym- posium on the Analysis of Geological and Environmental Materials Sep tem ber 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 Environ- mental Radiochemical Analysis September 21-23 Bournemouth UK Dates to Note Synopses of papers January 28 1994. Final date 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. 6th International Colloquium on Solid Sampling With Atomic Spectroscopy October 11-13 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 A2 Amsterdam The Netherlands. Third Rio Symposium on Atomic Spectrometry November 6-12 Venezuela Details can be found in J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 1993 8 64N. For further information contact Pro- fessor Jose Alvarado Universidad Simon Bolivar Departamento de Quimica Laboratorio de Absorcion Atomica Apartado postal No. 89000 Caracas 1080-A Venezuela. Fax (0058-2-) 9383221 57 19 13415763355 19621695. Analytica '94-Second National Sym- posium 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 1995 Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry January 8-13 Cambridge UK For further information contact Janice M. Gordon The Royal Society of Chemistry Thomas Graham House Science Park Milton Road Cambridge CB4 4WF UK. Telephone +44 (0) 223 420066; fax + 44 (0) 223 420247. Pittcon '95 The Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy March 5-10 New Orleans Louisiana USA Details can be found in J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 1994 9 49N. For further information contact The Pittsburgh Conference 300 Penn Center Boulevard Suite 332 Pittsburgh PA 15235-5503 USA. Telephone (41 2) 825-3220; toll free (800) 825-3221; fax (412) 825-3224. Fourth International Conference on Pro- gress in Analytical Chemistry in the Steel and Metals Industry May 16-18 Jean Monnet Building Luxembourg Details can be found in J.Anal. At. Spectrom. 1994 9 50N For details of providing a contribution to the programme or other informationJOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL ATOMIC SPECTROMETRY SEPTEMBER 1994 VOL. 9 53N contact CEC/CETAS Conference R. Jowitt British Steel plc Technical Teesside Laboratories PO Box 11 Grangetown Middlesbrough Cleveland TS6 6UB. Telephone +44 642 467144; fax +44 642 460321 43rd ASMS Conference on Mass Spec- trometry and Allied Topics May 21-25 Atlanta GA USA For further details contact ASMS 1201 Don Diego Avenue Santa Fe NM 87501 USA. Telephone 505 989 4517. Fax 505 989 1073. Vth COMTOX Symposium on Toxi- cology and Clinical Chemistry of Metals July 10-13 University of British Columbia Van- couver British Columbia Canada Details can be found in J.Anal. At. Spectrom. 1994 9 26N. Colloquium Spectroscopicum Inter- nationale (CSI) XXIX August 27-September 1 Leipzig Germany Details can be found in J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 1993 8 50N. Colloquium Spectroscopicum Internation- ale (CSI) XXIX Post Symposium ICP- MS September 1-4 Wer nige r ode/ Hartz Germany Details can be found in J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 1994,9 46N. 1996 1996 Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry Fort Lauderdale Florida USA January 8-13 Objectives and Programme The continued growth in popularity of plasma sources for atomization and excitation in atomic spectroscopy and ionization in mass spectrometry and the need to discuss recent developments of these discharges in spectrochemical analysis stimulated the organization of this meeting.The Conference will bring together international scientists experi- enced in applications instrumentation and theory in an informal setting to examine recent progress in the field. Approximately 500 participants from 25 countries are expected to attend. Approximately 300 papers describing applications fundamentals and instru- mental developments with plasma sources are expected to be presented in lecture and poster sessions by more than 200 authors. Symposia organized and chaired by recognized experts will include the following topics (1 ) Sample introduction and transport phenomena (2) Flow injection spectrochemical analysis (3) Elemental speciation with plasma/chromatographic techniques (4) Plasma instrumentation including chemometrics expert systems on-line analysis software and remote-system automation (5) Sample preparation treatment and automation (6) Exci- tation mechanisms and plasma phen- omena (7) Spectroscopic standards and reference materials (8) PIasma source mass spectrometry (9) Glow discharge atomic and mass spectrometry (10) Applications of stable isotope analyses and ( 11 ) Laser-assisted plasma spec- trometry.Six plenary and 18 invited lectures will highlight advances in these areas. Afternoon poster sessions will feature applications automation and new instrumentation. Five panel dis- cussions will address critical develop- ment areas in sample introduction instrumentation elemental speciation plasma source mass spectrometry and novel software and hardware directions.Plenary invited and submitted papers will be published in the autumn of 1996 after peer review as the official Confer- ence proceedings. Schedule of Activities Preliminary Title and 50-Word Abstract Due for Contributed Papers July 3 1995 Exhibitor Booth Reservation and Pre- Registration Deadline September 1 1 1995 Conference Pre-Registration October 13 1995 Hotel Pre-Reservation October 13 1995 Late Pre-Registration Deadline De- cember 8 1995 1996 Winter Conference Short Courses January 5-7 1996 1996 Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry January 8-13 1996 For further information contact Dr R. Barnes ICP Information Newsletter Department of Chemistry Lederle GRC Towers University of Massachusetts Box 34510 Amherst MA 01003-4510 USA. Telephone (413) 545 2294; telefax (413) 545 4490. International Schools and Conferences on X-Ray Analytical Methods January 18-25 Sydney Australia Details can be found in J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 1994 9 47N. For further information contact AXAA '96 Secretariat GPO Box 128 Sydney NSW 2001 Australia. Telephone 61 2 262 2277. Fax 61 2 262 2323. Telex AA 176511 TRHOST.