32 ANALYTICAL PROCEEDINGS, JANUARY 1988, VOL 25 Analytical Division Diary JANUARY Wednesday, 27th, 4 p.m.: Belfast Northern Ireland Region. Laser Spectroscopy. Queen’s University, Belfast. Contact: Mr. W. J. Swindall, Department of Chemistry, David Keir Building, Queen’s University, Belfast BT9 5AG. (Tel. 0232-661111, Ex. 4428). Thursday, 28th, 4 p.m.: London Automatic Methods Group: Annual General Meeting. 21 Years in Automation. Speaker: D. Betteridge. Whitbread Conference Centre, London. Contact: Dr. C. J. Jackson, Health and Safety Executive, Research Laboratory Services Division, Broad Lane, Sheffield S3 7HQ. (Tel. 0742-768141, Ex. 3302). Friday, 29th: Plymouth Western Region. Theophilus Redwood Lecture. Speaker: A. Townshend. The Polytechnic, Plymouth. Contact: Mr. F.W. Sweeting, Wessex Water Authority, Regional Scientific Centre, Mead Lane, Saltford, Bristol BS18 3ER. (Tel. 0225-873692, Ex. 144). FEBRUARY Tuesday, 2nd, 4.15 p.m.: Loughborough Midlands Region, jointly with the East Midlands Section of the RSC and the Loughborough Students Chemical Society . Flow Injection Analysis-The First Decade. Speaker: A. Townshcnd. Lecture Theatre JOOl , Edward Herbert Building, University of Technology, Loughborough. There are no registration formalities. Contact: Mr. H. E. Brookes, 35 Dunster Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham NG2 6JE. (Tel. 0602-231769). Thursday, 4th, 9.30 a.m.: London the Chromatographic Society. Chromatography and Electrophoresis Group, jointly with Chromatography in Occupational Hygiene. “Occupational Hygiene-The Need for Reliable Analytical Infor- mation: An Overview,” by J.Bridges. “Experiences from an Independent Consultancy Practice of the Use of Chromatography in Questions of Occupational Hygiene,” by Diana Simpson. “Chromatography in Occupational Hygiene-The Hygienist View,” by S. J . Lewis. “An Improved Method for the Determination of Ethylene Oxide in Air, Using 3M’s Diffusion Samplers,” by P. E. Tindle. “New Perspectives in Diffusive Sampling,” by R. H. Brown. “Operator Exposure to Agrochemical Sprays,” by D. S. Stevenson and T. McDonald. “Introducing the New HSE Workplace Analytical Scheme for Proficiency (WASP) for Occupational Hygiene Laboratories,” by N. L. West. Royal College of Surgeons, 35 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London, w . c . 2 . Registration is necessary.Cost f31.50 to members and f46 to non-members. Contact: The Executive Secretary, The Chromatographic Society, Trent Polytechnic, Burton Street, Nottingham NG1 4BU. (Tel. 0602-48248). Thursday, 4th, 4 p.m.: Glasgow Scottish Region, jointly with the Glasgow and West of Scotland Section of the RSC and the Andersonian Society. Flow Injection Analysis-The First Decade. Speaker: A. Townshend. Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Thomas Graham Building, University of Strathclyde, Cathedral Street, Glasgow. There are no registration formalities. Contact: Dr. J. M. Warren, Department of Biochemistry, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow G4 OSF. (Tel. 041-552-3535, Ex. 5178). Tuesday, 9th, 4.15 p.m.: Loughborough Midlands Region, jointly with the East Midlands Section of the RSC and the Loughborough Students Chemical Society.The Scientific Investigation of Shoot ings. Speaker: R. Keeley. Lecture Theatre JOOl , Edward Herbert Building, University of Technology, Loughborough. There are no registration formalities. Contact: Mr. H. E. Brookes, 35 Dunster Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham NG2 6JE. (Tel. 0602-231769). Wednesday, loth, 2.15 p.m.: London Analytical Division. Alternative Methods for Trace Elements. “Some Aspects of ICP - MS in Food Analysis,“ by D. J. McWeeny. “Automated, Continuous-flow Analysis of Trace Metals in Water Using Stripping Chronopotentiometry,” by C. M. G. van den Berg. “HPLC Determination of Trace Metals,” by Phil Jones. “Chemical Analysis at Solid Surfaces,” by Jeremy Ness and D. J . Joiner. Scientific Societies Lecture Theatre, 23 Savile Row (entrance in New Burlington Place), London W.l.Registration is necessary. Cost &7 to members, f15 to non-members and f 2 to student and retired members. Contact: Miss P. E. Hutchinson, Analytical Division, Royal Society of Chemistry, Burlington House, London W1V OBN. (Tel. 01-437-8656). Thursday, llth, 10.30 a.m.: London Biological Methods and Automatic Methods Groups. Automated Microbiological Analysis. Chairman’s Introduction by M. C. Easter. “ AMBIS-a Novel System for Microbiological Identification,” by “Rapid Enumeration of Micro-organisms in Biological Fluids by S. Tabaqchali. Automated Fluorescence Microscopy,” by J . Scholefield. [continued inside back cover]ANALYTICAL PROCEEDINGS, JANUARY 1988, VOL 25 ... 111 Analytical Division Diary, continued February, continued *‘Multipoint Techniques for Antibiotic Susceptibility, Bacterial “Rapid Detection and Identification of Bacteria in Drinking Water “Role of Rapid Microbiological Techniques in the Food Industry.” Summing up by M.C. Easter. The Robin Brook Centre, St. Bartholomews Hospital, London. Registration is necessary. Cost f10 to members, f15 for non-members and f 8 for student, retired and unemployed members. Contact: Mr. A. J. Crooks, VRPL, PHLS, CAMR, Porton Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP4 OJG. (Tel. 0980-610391, Ex. 382). Identification and Radial Haemolysis,” by P. S . Pover. by Conductivity Measurement,” by G . Jones. by M. R . Adams and C. F. A. Hope. Wednesday, 17th, 6.30 p.m.: London Micro & Chemical Methods Group and South East Region.Discussion on Sample Preparation, with Particular Reference to Food Analysis. Introduced by Miss L. Dixon. Room A.506, The London School of Economics, Houghton Street, London W.C.2. There are no registration formalities. Contact: Mr. P. R. W. Baker, 55 Braemar Gardens, West Wickham, Kent BR4 OJN. (Tel. 01-777-1225). Wednesday, 24th, 1.25 p.m.: Hull North East Region. Process Analysis. “On-line Process Gas Chromatography in a Research and Develop- “Process Analysis in the Steel Industry,” by W. R. Marris. Demonstration of Water Monitor. “Sensors in Process Analysis Applications,” by H. Thompson. ment Environment,” by J. Green. “Spectrophotometric Field Monitor for Water Quality Parameters,” by P. J . Worsfold and J . R. Clinch. Lecture Theatre A, School of Chemistry, The University, Hull.Registration is necessary. Cost f12 for RSC members, f25 for non-members and f 2 for retired members and students. Contact: Dr. P. J. Worsfold, School of Chemistry, The University, Hull HU6 7RX. (Tel. 0482-465469). Wednesday, 24th, 6.30 p.m.: Moreton North West Region. Clinical Trials. “Clinical Trials-The Clinical Assessment of New Drugs,” (speaker “Pharmacokinetics-The Quantitative Fate of Drugs,” by S. Toon. “Advances in Analytical Methodologies for the Determination of E. R. Squibb & Sons Ltd., Reeds Lane, Moreton, Wirral. Registration is necessary; no charge. Contact: Dr. L. A. Gifford, Department of Pharmacy, University of Manchester, Coupland 111 Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL. (Tel. 061-273-7121, Ex. 5 178). to be announced). Drugs,” by F. Mullins. Thursday, 25th, 4.15 p.m.: Aberdeen Scottish Region, jointly with the Aberdeen and North of Scotland Section of the RSC and the Aberdeen Students Chemical Society. Analytical Microwave Spectroscopy: New Directions. Department of Chemistry, Aberdeen University, Meston Walk, Old Aberdeen. No registration formalities. Contact: Dr. J. M. Warren, Department of Biochemistry, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow G4 OSF. (Tel. 041-552-3535, Ex. 5178).