DIARY OF CONFERENCES AND COURSES 1996 1996 Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry January 8-13 Fort Lauderdale Florida USA Details can be found in J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 1994,9,53N. 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 + 1 413 545 2294; Telefax + 1 413 545 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. 8th Sanibel Conference on Mass Spectrometry Metal-Containing Ions and Their Applications in Mass Spectrometry January 20-23 Sanibel Island FL USA For further details contact American Society for Mass Spectrometry 1201 Don Diego Avenue Santa Fe NM 87505 USA.Telephone + 1 505 989 4517; Fax + 1 505 989 1073. 47th Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy March 3-8 Chicago IL USA The Pittsburgh Conference technical program will provide the most comprehensive conference coverage of analytical chemistry spectroscopy and associated disciplines available in 1996. More than 200 world renowned scientists will share their research and experience with conferees. Nine of these prominent scientists will be honoured with awards in recognition of their contributions to their research disciplines. Over 1800 papers and posters will reveal 'cutting edge' research describe new products and discuss the application of chemistry and spectroscopy to real-world situations.A selection of short courses will provide the opportunity for more comprehensive study of 45 topics. For further details contact The Pittsburgh Conference 300 Penn Center Boulevard Suite 332 Pittsburgh PA 15235-5503 USA. Telephone + 1 412 825-3220; Fax + 1 412 825-3224. Analytica Conference 96 April 23-26 Munich Germany Details can be found in J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 1994,2,69N. For further information contact Messe Miinchen GmbH Messegelande D-80325 Munchen Germany. Telephone +49 89 51 07 0; Telex 5 212 086 ameg d; Fax +49 89 51 07 177. ASMS Short Course Interpretation of Mass Spectra LC/MS and MS/MS May 11-12 Portland OR USA For further details contact American Society of Mass Spectrometry 1201 Don Diego Avenue Santa Fe NM 87505 USA.Telephone + 1 505 989 4517; Fax + 1 505 989 1073. 44th ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics May 12-17 Portland OR USA For further details contact American Society of Mass Spectrometry 1201 Don Diego Avenue Santa Fe NM 87505 USA. Telephone + 1 505 989 4517; Fax + 1 505 989 1073. Ninth International Symposium on Trace Elements in Man and Animals May 19-24 Banfl Alberta Canada Details can be found in J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 1995,10 58N. For further details contact TEMA-9 The Banff Centre for Conferences P.O. Box 1020 Station 11 Banff Alberta Canada TOL OCO. Telephone + 1 403 762 6308; Fax + 1 403 762 6388 or Dr.Mary L'AbbC. Telephone + 1 613 957 0924; Fax +16139416182; EMAIL Mla bbe@HPB.H WC.CA. Total Reflection X-Ray Fluorescence Analysis 10-11 June 1996 Eindhoven Germany 13-14 June 1996 Dortmund Germany Details can be found in J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 1995,10,60N. For further details contact Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker TXRF-Konferenz Postfach 90 04 40 D-60444 Frankfurt Germany. Fax +49 69 7917 475. Resonance Ionization Spectroscopy June 30-July 5 1996 Pennsylvania USA Details can be found in J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 1995,10,60N. For more information contact Sabrina Glasgow Conference Secretary Department of Chemistry The Pennsylvania State University 184 Materials Research Institute Building University Park PA 16802- 7003 USA. Tel + 1 814 865 0200; Fax + 1 814 863 0618; Email scg4@psuvm.psu.edu Eighth Biennial National Atomic Spectroscopy Symposium July 17-19 University of East Anglia Norwich UK Details can be found in J.Anal. At. Spectrom. 1995,10,60N. For further information contact Dr. S. J. Haswell School of Chemistry University of Hull Hull HU6 7RX UK. Telephone + 44 (0)482 465469; Fax + 44 (0)482 466410. Euroanalysis IX September 1-7 Bologna Italy Details can be found in J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 1995,10,14N. Further information is available from Professor Luigia Sabbatini Euroanalysis IX Dipartimento di Chimica Universita di Bari Via Orabona 4,70126 Bari Italy. Telephone + 39 80 544 2020; Fax + 39 80 544 2026. 12th Asilomar Conference on Mass Spectrometry Elemental Mass Spectrometry September 20-24 sPacijic Grove CA USA For further details contact American Society of Mass Spectrometry 1201 Don Diego Avenue Santa Fe NM 87505 USA.Telephone + 1 505 989 4517; Fax + 1 505 989 1073. 66 N Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry December 1995 Vol. 101997 Management of Reference Materials Details can be found in Seventh International Symposium on Biological and Environmental Reference Materials April 21-25 Antwerp Belgium Details can be found in J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 1995,9,54N. For further details contact Dr J. Pauwels Institute for Reference Unit Retieseweg B-2440 Geel Belgium. Telephone + 32 14 571 722; Fax + 32 14 590 406; or Wayne R. Wolf Ph.D Food Composition Laboratory USDA 10300 Baltimore Blvd. Beltsville MD 20705 USA. Telephone + 1 301 504 8927; Fax + 1 301 504 8314 XXX Colloquium Spectroscopicum Internationale September 21st-26th Materials & Measurements Melbourne Australia J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 1995,10,58N. For further details contact The Meeting Planners 108 Church Street Hawthorn Victoria 3 122 Australia. Telephone +613981937OO;Fax +61 398195978. Updated information may be obtained from the XXX CSI homepage on the World Wide Web at http://www.latrobe.edu.au/CSIconf/ XXXCSI.htm1. Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry December 1995 Vol. 10 67 N