January, 1977 CONFERENCES AND MEETINGSAnalytical Division Diary, continuedFebruary, continuedTuesday, 22nd, 2.30 p.m.: ReadingSouth East Region, Microchemical Methodsand Electroanalytical Groups.“An Analyst Appraises Electroanalysis, ”by Professor E. Bishop.Discussion t o be led by B. Fleet and 1’. 0.Kane.Chemistry Department, Palmer Building,Room G-02, The University, Reading.Maps are available from Dr. B. Birch,Port Sunlight Laboratory, Unilever Ltd.,Port Sunlight, Merseyside L62 4XN (Tel.051-645-2000).Tuesday, 22nd, 7 p.m. : SwanseaWestern Region, jointly with the South WalesWest Section of the CS.“Two Hundred Years of Brewing,” by Pro-Chemistry Department, University Collegefessor R. Belcher.of Swansea, Swansea.Wednesday, 23rd, 10.30 a.m.; LondonRadiochemical Methods Group on “ResearchTopics .”Chemistry Department, Queen ElizabethCollege, Atkins Building, Campden Hill,Kensington, London, W.8.Thursday, 24th, 4.15 p.m.: Old AberdeenScottish Region, jointly with the Aberdeen andNorth of Scotland Section of the CS and theAberdeen University Chemical Society.“Dithizone-A New Look a t an Old Reagent,”by Professor H. M. N. H. Irving.Department of Chemistry, University ofAberdeen, Meston Walk, Old AberdeenAnalytical Division DiaryJANUARYFriday, 21st, 6.30 p.m. : SalfordNorth West Region : Annual General Meeting,followed by the Address of the retiringChairman.“Analysts or Analytical Scientists,” by L. S.Bark.Theatre 3, Chapman Building, The University,Salford.Friday, 21st, 6 p.m.: BristolWestern Region : Annual General Meeting.School of Chemistry, Thc University, Bristol.South East Region : Annual General Meeting,6 p.m.Microchemical Methods Group : Annual Gene-ral Meeting, 6.15 p.m., followed by a JointMeeting, 6.30 p.m.“Opium-Analysis and Anecdotes, ” by C.A.Johnson.Linnean Society, Rurlington House, Picca-dilly, London, W. 1.“MECA,” by A. Townshend.Tuesday, 25th : LondonWednesday, 26th, 7.15 p.m. : ThornabyNorth East Region : Annual General Meeting.Discussion on “Analytical Chemistry in theNorth East, Past, Present and Future,”to be introduced by R. C. Chirnside.Golden Eagle Hotel, Thornaby, Cleveland.FEBRUARYWednesday, 2nd, 10.30 a.m. : StevenageAnalytical Division, in conjunction with theAutomatic Methods Groztp, on “On-lineTechniques for Process Monitoring.”Tour of Warren Spring Laboratory.“Sampling of Heterogeneous Materials,” byC.Jepson.“Automatic Control of Waterside ChemicalConditions in Power Station Boilers UsingConductivity Instruments,” by T. P.Smith.“Fast Titration in Flow-through Systems,”by V. Griepink and H. Verbruggen.“Applications of Process Gas Chromato-graphy,” by D. J. Burgess.Warren Spring Laboratory, Gunnels WoodRoad, Stevenage, Herts.Tuesday, 8th, 4.30 p.m. : EdinburghScottish Region, jointly with the Edinburghand East of Scotland Section of the CS andthe Edinburgh University Chemical Society.“Gas Chromatography - Mass Spectrometry,Prostaglandins and Semen,” by R.W. Kelly.Lecture Theatre T-100, Department ofChemistry, The University, Kings Buildings,West Mains Road, Edinburgli.Wednesday, 9th, 2.15 p.m.: BathWestern Region and Special TechniquesGroup on “Acoustical Methods of Analysis.”“Analytical Optoacoustic Spectrometry” :“Fundamentals and Instrumentation,” byG. F. Kirkbright and M. J . Adams.“Applications and Future Developments,”by G. F. Kirkbright and M. J. Adams.“Optoacoustic Spectrometry with a CarbonDepartment of Chemistry, The University,Dioxide Laser,” by J . D. Wilson.Bath.Wednesday, 9th, 6.30 p.m. ; LondonMicrochemical Methods Group.Discussion on “Some Snags in the Determina-tion of Sulphur in Organic Compounds,”to be introduced by B. T. Saunderson.The Savoy Tavern, Savoy Street, London,w.c.2.Monday, 14th, 6.30 p.m.: ChesterNorth West Region, jointly with the StanlowBranch of the Institute of Petroleum.“Mass Spectrometry up to Date,” by A.Quayle.Shell Research Ltcl., Thornton ResearchCentre. Nr. Chester.Wednesday, 16th, 11.30 a.m. : ColchesterEast Anglia Region and Chromatography andElectrophoresis Group, jointly with theEssex Section of the CS, on “What We Eat ?”“Analytical Methods for the Identification ofFood Colours,” by N. T. Crosby.“Ion Exchange Chromatography of Carbo-hydrates,” by A. M. C. Davies.“Identification of Food Proteins,” by R. A.Lawrie.“Dietary Fats and Fatty Acid Analysis,” byM. Crawford.“Isoelectric Focusing of Proteins,” by J . W.Llewellyn .University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Col-Chester.Tuesday, 22nd, 4.15 p.m.: LoughboroughMidlands Region, jointly with the Lough-borough University Chemical Society.“Approaches to Automation,” by J. K.Foreman.Lecture Theatre JOOl, Edward HerbertBuilding, University of Technology, Lough-borough.[continued inside back coverPrinted by Heffers Printers Ltd Cambridge Englan