JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL ATOMIC SPECTROMETRY SEPTEMBER 1993 VOL. 8 47N Diary of Conferences and Courses 1993 5th Beijing Conference and Exhibition on Instrumental Analysis October 11-16 Beijing China Details can be found in J. Anal At. Spectrom. 1992 7 39N. For further information contact The Secretariat of BCEIA Room 5412 Building 4 Xi Yuan Hotel 10046 Beijing P. R. China. Telephone 86 1 83 13388/5412; telex 20056 BCEIA CN; fax 86 1 8320908. 2nd National Conference on Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry October 16-17 Detroit MI USA For further information contact F. W. Kunz Ford Research Laboratory M/D 5-3061/SRL Room 1341 P.O. Box 2053 Dearborne MI 48121 USA. Telephone (3 13) 845-8536; fax (3 13) 323-7397. Society for Applied Spectroscopy Short Courses October 16-17 Detroit MI USA Fourier Transform Infrared Spectro- metry Plasma Spectrochemical Analysis Applied Near-infrared Spectroscopy Modem Analytical Spectroscopy Biological Infrared and Raman Spec- troscopy Modern Furnace Atomic Absorption For further information contact Society for Applied Spectroscopy 198 Thomas Johnson Drive S-2 Frederick MD 2 1702-43 17 USA.Telephone (3 10) 694-8 122. 20th Annual Meeting of the Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectro- scopy Societies (FACSS) October 17-22 Detroit MI USA For further information contact FACSS P.O. Box 78 Manhattan KS 66502-0003. Telephone 301 846 4797. Environmental Analysis and Assess- ment. A Series of Nine Short Courses Modules October 1993-March 1994 Details can be found in J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 1993 8 40N. For further information contact Im- perial College Continuing Education Centre Room 558 Sherfield Building South Kensington London UK SW7 2AZ.Telephone 071 225 8667; fax 071 225 8668. 3rd International Conference LASER M2P December 8-10 1993 Lyon France Details can be found in J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 1993 8 12N. For further information contact Centre Jacques Cartier Conference Laser M2P 86 rue Pasteur 69365 Lyon Cedex 07 France. Telephone (33) 78 69 72 21; fax (33) 78 61 07 71. 1994 WCFIA 94 1994 Winter Conference on Flow Injection Analysis January 5-7 1994 San Diego CA USA The Sixth Winter Conference on Flow Injection Analysis will be held on January 5-7 1994 at the San Diego Princess Convention Center followed by short courses highlighting special topics January 7-9 1994 in the follow- ing areas.WCFIA 94 will focus on industrial FIA and SIA techniques solving real world problems. New hardware and state of the art software-driven applications will be presented by leaders in the field. The three-day conference will high- light the following areas sequential injection analysis; process chemistry; industrial applications; biotechnology; instrument design; automation; new methods; atomic spectroscopy; and electrochemistry. Principles of Flow Injection Anal- ysis-Gil Pacey Miami University Oxford Ohio Sequential Injection Analysis-Jarda Ruzicka and Gary Christian Univer- sity of Washington Seattle Washing- ton Method Development/Optimization in FIA-Adrian Wade University of British Columbia Vancouver British Columbia Sampling Systems and Industrial Ap- plications of FIA-Don Olson FIA Solutions Houston Texas Detectors/Automation in FIA-Sandy Dasgupta Texas Tech University Lubbock Texas FIA in Atomic Absorption Spectro- scopy-Julian Tyson University of Massachusetts Amherst Massa- chusetts Electrochemical Methods and Sensors in FIA-Ari Ivaska Abo Akademi University; Turku-Abo Finland; and Joe Wang New Mexico State Univer- sity Las Cruces New Mexico Chromatography for FIA Practition- ers-John Dorsey University of Cin- cinnati Cincinnati Ohio Titles for lecture or poster papers are solicited by October 15 1993.Ab- stracts are requested by November 15 1993. Registration by October 15 1993 (Regular $225 Student $100 and on-site registration $275). For further information contact WCFIA 94 Gary Christian Depart- ment of Chemistry BG- 10 University of Washington Seattle WA 98195.Telephone (206) 543-1635; fax (206) 685-3478; e-mail christia@ chem.- washington.edu. 1994 Winter Conference on Plasma Spectroc hemis try January 10-15 1994 San Diego CA USA Details can be found in J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 1992 7 49N. For further information contact Dr R. M. Barnes 1994 Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry c/o ICP I n formation Newsletter Department of Chemistry GRC Towers Univer- sity of Massachusetts Amherst MA 01 003-0035 USA. Telephone 4 13 545 2294; fax 413 545 4490. 45th Pittsburgh Conference and Expo- sition on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy48N JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL ATOMIC SPECTROMETRY SEPTEMBER 1993 VOL. 8 February 28-March 4 Chicago IL USA For further information contact Pittsburgh Conference 300 Penn Center Boulevard Suite 332 Pitts- burgh PA 15235-9962 USA.ANATECH 94 4th International Sym- posium on Analytical Techniques for Industrial Process Control April 10-13 1994 Royal Hotel Casino Mandelieu La Napoule France Venue The symposium will be held at the Royal Hotel Casino Mandelieu La Napoule France. Within easy reach of Nice-CBte d’Azur and Cannes- Mandelieu airports the hotel offers luxury accommodation overlooking the sea or the golf course. With tennis court swimming pool health centre and its own casino it provides an ideal opportunity to enjoy the CBte d’Azur at its best. Call for Papers Authors are requested to submit two copies of abstracts in English typed in double spacing not exceeding 300 words including title name(s) or author(s) and affiliation.Both copies should be sent to ANATECH 94 Secretariat Elsevier Advanced Tech- nology Mayfield House 256 Banbury Rd Oxford UK OX2 7DH. Please ensure that the full address including country of origin is clearly stated and indicate whether an oral paper or a poster will be presented. Each abstract should include the following signed statement ‘Neither this paper not any version close to it has beenlis being offered elsewhere for publication and if accepted the paper will be personally presented at ANA- TECH 94 by the author or one of the co-authors.’ Deadline for submission of abstracts is August 31 1993. The official language of the conference will be English. Exhibition An exhibition will be arranged in conjunction with the conference.Registration As with previous ANATECH meet- ings an all-inclusive package is offered which covers the registration fee all accommodation and meals a welcome reception banquet and a copy of the proceedings. Full details will be given in the next announcement. 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. 24th Annual Symposium on Environ- mental Analytical Chemistry May 16-19,1994 Ottawa Canada For further information contact M. Malaiyandi CAEC Chemistry De- partment Carleton University 1255 Colonel By Drive Ottawa Ontario Canada. International Symposium on Micro- chemical Techniques (ISM ’94) May 16-20 Montreux Switzerland The International Symposium on Microchemical Techniques (ISM ’94) will have its next meeting in a joint organization with the Deanville Con- ference 1994-Symposium on Analyt- ical Sciences (SAS ’94) in Montreux Switzerland from May 16-20 1994.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 41 92 41.. Scandinavian Symposium on Infrared and Raman Spectroscopy SSIR-94 May 30-June 1 1994 Department of Chemistry University of Bergen N-5007 Bergen Norway The First Scandinavian Symposium on Infrared/Raman Spectroscopy will take place during May 30-June 1 1994 at the University of Bergen Norway covering all fundamental as- pects instrumental developments and applications in (mid and near) infra- red/Raman spectroscopy and new sampling techniques such as diffuse reflectance internal and external reflectance specular reflectance photo-accoustic etc.The symposium will also cover hyphenated techniques such as GC-IR LC-IR GUMS-IR SFC-IR and infrared microspectro- scopy. Spectral interpretation and neural networks and chemometric techniques in spectral data handling and interpretation are also subjects of interest. Venue The symposium will take place at the Science building of the University of Bergen. May/June is an ideal time to visit and enjoy the beautiful surround- ings of the symposium venue. Bergen can be reached by air from all over the world. Car ferries from Denmark England and The Netherlands are other alternatives.There is a scenic high mountain rail-road from Oslo. Scientific Programme The scientific programme involves in- vited lectures keynote lectures and contributed papers (oral and posters). The Symposium language is English. Invited Lecturers Professor Peter R. Griffiths Univer- sity of Idaho Idaho USA Professor P. Hendra University of Southampton UK Professor Peter Klieboe University of Oslo Norway Professor John van der Maas Univer- sity of Utrecht The Netherlands Dr. Tormod Nzs Matforsk Oslo Norway Call for Papers Participants wishing to present a paper should submit a camera-ready copy of an abstract (not exceeding an A4 size page) before 15 December 1993. The authors will be informed by 15 Janu- ary 1994 about acceptance.Social Programme The social programme includes a wel- come party and a Symposium dinner. Tours will be arranged for the partici- pants and accompanying persons. More details will follow in the second announcement. Exhibition If there is sufficient interest an Exhibi- tion of instruments will be organized during the Symposium. Those who are interested in exhibiting their instru- ments should contact Dr. Alfred A. Christy for details. For further information contact Dr. Alfred A. Christy Department of Chemistry University of Bergen. Tele- phone +47 5-2 13363 (after 09.09.93) +47-55-213363); fax +47-5-329058 (after 09.09.93) +47-55-329058). Laila Kyrkjebo Department of Chemistry University of Bergen telephone + 47-5-2 13342 (after 09.09.93 +47-55-2 13342). Biosensors ’94 The Third World Con- gress on BiosensorsJOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL ATOMIC SPECTROMETRY SEPTEMBER 1993 VOL.8 49N 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 May- field House 256 Banbury Road Oxford UK OX2 7DH. Telephone +44 (0) 865 512242; fax +44 (0) 865 3 1098 1. 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. ValcarceVM. D. Luque de Castro Flow Analysis VI Departamento de Quimica Analitica Facultad de Cien- cias E- 14004 Cordoba Spain. Tele- phone 34 57 218616; fax 34 57 2 18606. 7th International Symposium on Reso- nance Ionization Spectroscopy and Its Applications (RIS-94) Bernkastel-Kues Germany The Seventh International Symposium on Resonance Ionization Spectroscopy and Its Applications (RIS-94) is organ- ized by the International Advisory Committee and the Local Organising Committee from the University of Mainz and the GSI Darmstadt.The meeting will be held in a modem con- ference hotel complex (Hotel Mosel- park) in the medieval Moselle wine village of Bemkastel-Kues Germany from July 3-8 1994. On July 3 a one- day introductory course on RIS physics is planned for students in particular. The conference site is easily reached by rail road and by air via Frankfurt Luxembourg or Cologne airports. Symposium topics will include the theory of light matter interaction; pic0 and femtosecond spectroscopy; atomic ionization spectroscopy; molecular ionization spectroscopy; analytical and environmental applications; ultra- sensitive methods; nuclear applica- tions; surface and bulk analysis; chemical applications; biological and medical applications; atomic molecu- lar and ion sources; laser sources; and new techniques and exotic applica- tions.July 3-8 1994 For further information contact RIS-94 R. Chitty Institut fur Physik Universitat Mainz Postfach 39 80 D- 55092 Mainz Germany telephone 0049-6 13 1-393628; fax 0049-6 13 1- 393428; telex 418-7155 phmz d; email RIS94@VIPMZA.PHYSIK. UNI-MAINZ.DE. Seventh Biennial National Atomic Spectroscopy Symposium University of Hull Hull UK Details can be found in J. Anal. At. Spectrom.1992 7 49N. For further information contact Dr Steve Hill Department of Environ- mental Sciences University of Plymouth Drake Circus Plymouth Devon UK PL4 8AA. July 20-22,1994 13th International Mass Spectrometry Conference August 29-September 2 Budapest Hungary For further information contact Hun- garian Chemical Society; FO u. 68 H- 1027 Budapest Hungary. Telephone 361 201 6883; fax 316 15 61215. EUCMOS XXII XXII European Con- gress on Molecular Spectroscopy September 11-16 1994 Essen Germany The congress will cover all methods and applications of molecular spec- troscopy from theory to problem solving. Its purpose is to catalyse inter- national co-operation and exchange of ideas. Plenary lectures will deal with new developments and topics of gen- eral interest.Poster sessions and work- shops with contributed papers provide the opportunity to present and discuss new results. EUCMOS XXII is especially inten- ded to help colleagues from Eastern Europe to establish new contacts. Lim- ited funds are available for those who contribute a poster or paper. Details for application will be given in the Second Circular. Key Topics Industrial medical and environmen- tal problems; sensors remote spectro- scopy astrophysics; molecular elec- tronics semi- and superconductors; solid state effects of phase order temperature pressure; space resolu- tion surfaces nanostructures micro- scopy mapping tomography; time resolution transients relaxation; reso- nance and non-linear phenomena; biomolecules chirality; structure in- teraction modelling; and new tech- niques. Exhibition In the lobby of the Congress Centre Ost new instruments will be demon- strated.Interested exhibitors are re- quested to contact the secretariat. Examples of problem solving in industry medicine and ecology will be demonstrated by firms and research organizations. A Market for Problems will be established for discussions about unsolved problems and to pro- mote cooperation leading to their solution. Further Circulars The Second Circular and Call for Papers will be mailed in summer 1993. For further details contact Gesell- schaft 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 94 An International Sym- posium on the Analysis of Geological and Environmental Materials September 18-22,1994 Charlotte Mason Conference Centre Am bleside UK.Geoanalysis 94 will be an Interna- tional Symposium covering all aspects of the analysis of geological and envi- ronmental samples and is designed to attract international participation from scientists in Universities Re- search Institutes Commercial and In- dustrial Laboratories interested in any aspect of developments in analytical geochemistry. The scope of the sympo- sium includes advances in bulk and microprobe analytical techniques (whether elemental or isotopic for solids or fluids) reference materials and data quality. It is planned that sessions will be organized to cover the applications of geoanalysis in both geochemical research and environ- mental assessment.In addition con- tributions will be particularly welcome on the themes of field sampling and measurement quality control and laboratory accreditation reference materials for microanalysis develop- ments in techniques for isotopic anal- ysis and geoanalytical techniques used in environmental applications. Venue The Charlotte Mason Conference Centre in Ambleside lies in the heart of the English Lake District near to the shores of Lake Windermere. The pur- pose-built conference facilities offer both luxury bedrooms and more eco- nomical accommodation on site all50N JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL ATOMIC SPECTROMETRY SEPTEMBER 1993 VOL. 8 within easy walking distance of lecture theatres dining areas and sports facili- ties. The nearest International airport is at Manchester and there are excel- lent travel links by road (M6 motor- way) or rail (West Cost Main line to Oxenholme).Dates to Note Second Circular available October 1993. Final Circular and application forms available January 1994. Dead- line for the submission of abstracts 3 1 March 1994. Deadline for registration at the discounted rate 30 June 1994. Workshop/Field Trips A number of pre- and post-symposium workshops and field trips designed in part to be of a tutorial nature and to cover specific aspects of geoanalysis are being planned. These events will be organized according to demand. Representative Sampling of the Lake District Province a workshop to ad- vance ideas in sampling coupled to a field excursion to selected localities in the Lake District to apply these con- cepts.Quality Assurance and Laboratory Ac- creditation a workshop to discuss concepts and issues followed by a visit to selected commercial and research geoanalytical laboratories to see how these procedures are implemented. Reference Materials Preparation and Analysis a workshop followed by a field excursion to collect and plan the characterisation of a new candidate reference material. Statistics and Reference Material Data Sets a workshop for logical statisti- cians on the one hand and pragmatic empiricalists on the other to put their cases with a view to reaching a concen- sus. Environmental Effect of Mining in the Lake District a field trip to evaluate the role of sampling and analysis in assessing the environmental impact of disused mines in a National Park which is a designated area of outstand- ing beauty.Sellafield a visit to the nuclear repro- cessing centre. Social Programme It is planned that an accompanying persons programme will be available to allow visitors to view the spectacu- lar Lake District scenery and to visit places of interest associated with some of the famous inhabitants of the area including William Wordsworth John Ruskin and Beatrix Potter. Multilin- gual tutors with expertise in these literary areas can lead these tours if the demand is sufficient. 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 Envi- ronmental Radiochemical Analysis September 2 1-23 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 2:22545; fax 0509 233 163. 1995 Colloquium Spectroscopicum Interna- tionale (CSI) XXIX August 27-September 1 1995 Leipzig Germany Venue The CSI will be held mainly in the University which is situated in the centre of Leipzig. Therefore you can visit all historical places and take part in the life in the centre. Leipzig is located in Saxonia and is easily reached by train car and aircraft. Scientific Programme Atomic absorption spectrometry atomic emission spectrometry atomic fluorescence spectrometry gamma spectrometry laser spectroscopy mass spectrometry molecular spectroscopy and X-ray and electron spectroscopy.Theoretical advances experimental developments and applications for bulk analysis distribution analysis local analysis microanalysis structure analysis surface analysis and trace analysis. Special topics include all sam- ple introduction techniques automati- zation and computerization tandem techniques for speciation analysis e.g. chromatography element detection and quality assurance in analysis. Application fields include agriculture biology chemistry environment food geology health hydrology metallurgy and research and industrial aspects instruments books chemicals and standards. Exhibitions will be orga- nized for several topics. For further details contact Prof. Dr. K. Dittrich Universitat Leipzig FB Chemie FG Atomspektroskopie Lin- nestr.3 D-04 103 Leipzig Germany. Telephone and fax (49)-341-6858377. UFZ-Centre for Environmental Re- search Department of Analytical Chemistry Permoserstr. 15 D-043 18 Leipzig Germany. Telephone (49)- 341-235-2370; fax -2625.