500 JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL ATOMIC SPECTROMETRY OCTOBER 199 1 VOL. 6 Conferences and Meetings Laboratory Exhibition and Conference ence and will be held at the New Earls ing scientific companies but it will also November 5-7 199 1 Earls Court Court 2 Exhibition Centre. The timing introduce further conferences in addi- London UK of the event has also been changed to tion to the existing Analyticon confer- The 1991 event will be known as the November. Not only will the new ence alongside the exhibition. The Laboratory Exhibition and Confer- event bring together the World's lead- move to the new venue of Earls CourtJOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL ATOMIC SPECTROMETRY OCTOBER 199 I VOL. 6 50 1 2 has enabled the organizers to struc- ture the exhibition into clearly defined technology zones analytical science biotechnology laboratory automation environmental analysis laboratory fittings laboratory ware and medical laboratory sciences. The exhibition will be opened by an address from Sir Rex Richards Presi- dent of The Royal Society of Chemis- try (the Exhibition’s main sponsor).It will also include various conferences run in conjunction with the main exhibition one of which will be a conference organized by The Royal Society of Chemistry. This will include seminars on Fourier transform spec- troscopy laboratory safety trace metals in automated environmental analysis and aspects of job-hunting. Places are limited although admission is by free ticket issued in advance of the show. Tickets are available from Mrs. Anna Upton The Royal Society of Chemistry Thomas Graham House Science Park Milton Road Cambridge CB4 4WF UK.Further information on the main exhibition is available from Evan Steadman Communications Group The Hub Emson Close Saffron Wal- den Essex CHlO lHL UK. The Royal Society of Chemistry Annual Chemical Congress April 13- 16 1992 University of Man- Chester Institute ofscience and Techno- logy Manchester UK The First Circular is now available. The 1992 Annual Chemical Con- gress of The Royal Society of Chemis- try will open on Monday afternoon and will close at lunchtime on Thurs- day. Easter Sunday in 1992 is April 19 and it is suggested that participants may elect to stay on in the area (North Wales or the Lake District) over the holiday period. The Congress will be based at UMIST and will incorporate use of the new Conference Centre.On site ac- commodation has been booked for the numbers expected to attend and in- cludes over 300 rooms with en suite facilities. In addition to the symposia the Congress will include the following principal lectures The Royal Society of Chemistry Presidential Address by Sir Rex Richards President The Royal Society of Chemistry; the Robert Robinson Lecture by Professor G. Stork Columbia University NY USA; and the Theophilus Redwood Lecture Professor A. Hulanicki University of Warsaw Poland. Scien ti& programme The following symposia will form the basis for the Congress. All papers in the symposia presented orally will be by invitation but opportunities will be provided for discussion within the symposia programmes.Analytical. New directions in chro- matography. Dalton. Developments in the chemistry of the main group elements. Education. From secondary school to honours degree the formation of tomorrow’s professional chemists. Faraday/Analytical. Characteriza- tion of solids and surfaces. Industrial. Surface analysis tech- niques and applications. Perkin. Asymmetric processes. Professional Affairs Board/Younger Chemists Committee. Chemists careers and changes. Historical. Manchester chemists. Interdivisional. Sonochemistry. Interdivisional. Data for chemists and chemical engineers. External Relations/ Women Chem- ists. Food additives (provisional title). Water Chemistry Forum/Analytical. Title to be announced. Social events These will include a civic reception in the Town Hall; sponsored industrial receptions including one for the Younger Chemists; the congress din- ner; a tour of hostelries; a welcome reception and talk on Manchester; an all day tour in Cheshire including Macclesfield Silk Museum Paradise Mill Gawsworth Hall or a morning tour of Granada TV Studios or an afternoon tour of the Salt Mine Northwich; an all day tour in Lanca- shire including Hollingworth Lake and Country Park Rochdale Pioneers Museum Heaton Hall or a morning tour of Wigan Pier or an afternoon tour of Fletcher Moss Garden and Platt Costume Museum; and a ‘Trink- ets and Treasures’ talk on Victoriana.Finance It is expected that the full meeting registration fee will be E65.00 (ElOO.00 for non-members) whilst the daily fee will be E30.00 (E50.00 for non-members).The fee for Accom- panying Persons will be 220.00. A concessionary fee of E20.00 will be available for student members (240.00 for student non-members) school teachers retired members and unem- ployed members. The charge for ac- commodation for the three-day period for bed and breakfast will range from E55.00 per person (for student hall-of- residence) through E 105.00 per person (for accommodation with en suite facilities) to E160.00 per person (for executive suites). The above charges do not include Value Added Tax (VAT) the current rate for which is 1 7.5 %. Further information including ap- plication forms (available early 1992) can be obtained from Dr. John F. Gibson Secretary (Scientific) The Royal Society of Chemistry Burling- ton House London WlV OBN UK.Telephone (071) 437 8656 Fax (071) 437 8883. Feststoff Colloquium Wetzlar Fifth International Colloquium of Solid Sampling With Atomic Spectroscopy May 18-20 1992 Geel Belgium The Second Circular and details of Registration and Submission of Abstracts are now available The 5th International Colloquium of Solid Sampling with Atomic Spectros- copy will be held at and organized in co- operation with the Central Bureau for Nuclear Measurements (CBNM) of the Commission of the European Commu- nities in Geel Belgium The date of the Colloquium has been chosen specially to allow participants to combine this Colloquium with the 5th International Symposium on Biological Reference Materials (BERM-5) which will be held May 11-14 1992 in Aachen Germany. Objectives This series of meetings intends to focus on the state-of-the-art and pro- gress of solid sampling with atomic spectroscopic methods.It consists of papers and posters with discussion time for topics of particular impor- tance. Topics covered will include AAS ICP-MS GDMS etc. with solid sampling; theory and instrumentation; methodology and procedures; biologi- cal and medical applications; food applications; environmental applica- tions; product and quality control; and preparation and use of certified refer- ence materials. The official conference language will be English and no translation will be provided. Call for papers and posters Contributed papers and posters re- lated to the scope of the Colloquium are invited. These contributions are supposed to describe results of re- search not yet published.Two-page abstracts should be submitted on stan- dard-sized sheets of paper (DIN A4). The line spacing should be 1; and a full margin of 2.5 cm all around is502 JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL ATOMIC SPECTROMETRY OCTOBER 199 1 VOL. 6 required. The abstract should be headed by a title names and complete addresses of the authors. Please underline the name of the author who wiIl present the paper or the poster. An abstract should have a minimum of 300 words but not ex- ceed two pages. Two copies of each abstract submitted should be sent not later than December 31 1991 to the Chairman of the Scientific Committee Professor R. F. M. Herber Coronel Laboratory for Occupational and En- vironmental Health Meibergdreef 15 NL- 1 105 AZ Amsterdam The Nether- lands.Registration The registration fees given below in- clude participation in the scientific programme the book of abstracts the proceedings the use of shuttle buses coffee refreshments and luncheons. Registration fee BFr 8 700; for stu- dents (fulltime without degree) BFr 4450. Payments in Belgian Francs can be made in cash at the conference or by bank transfer on account 320-03 18801 -32 of ‘Festoffcollo- quium’ at Bank Brussel Lambert (BBL) Mol Belgium. Documentation The book of abstracts will be available at the beginning of the Colloquium. Manuscripts accepted for oral presen- tation or as posters are due on May 18 1992. They will undergo reviewing by the Scientific Committee after the Colloquium. Papers accepted by the referees will appear in a special issue of Fresenius’ Journal of Analytical Chemistry. The instructions for the preparation of the manuscripts are given in the journal.Accommodation Participants will be accommodated in Kasterlee approximately 10 km from CBNM. A convenient shuttle bus ser- vice between the hotels and the Collo- quium site at Geel will be provided. Considering the limited capacity of the hotels in Kasterlee participants are urgently requested to make reserva- tions as soon as possible and not later than February 29 1992. After this date no guarantees can be given for room reservations. Room reservations should be sent to Mr. J. Tjoonk CBNMIScientific Liaison Office Steenweg op Retie B-2440 Geel Belgium. Telephone 014/57 12 88 Fax 014/58 42 73. Social programme A get-together will be held at Hotel ‘Den en Heuvel’ in Kasterlee on Sun- day from 18.00 to 2 1 .OO.On Tuesday from 16.00 to 22.00 a tour to Antwer- pen wll be offered to interested partici- pants. This tour will however be charged separately. A possibility of a visit to CBNM especially the facilities for preparation of reference materials will be provided on Wednesday from 16.00 to 19.00. Poster session and exhibition Posters and an exhibition from com- mercial companies will be located in a separate room. This room will be accessible during extended coffee breaks during the whole Colloquium. Fur further information contact Dr J. Pauwels Central Bureau for Nuclear Measurements Steenweg op Retie B-2440 Geel Belgium. Sixth International Symposium on Resonance Ionization Spectroscopy and Its Applications (RIS-92) May 24-29 1992 Los Alamos Na- tional Laboratory Sante Fe NM USA This symposium is organized by the Symposium Advisory Group and its Programme Committee and is to be hosted by the United States Depart- ment of Energy and the Los Alamos National Laboratory.The University of Tennessee through its Institute of Resonance Ionization Spectroscopy will co-ordinate the support effort for RIS-92 with the Los Alamos National Laboratory. Symposium topics will be as follows Physical Applications of Rare Atoms; Laser Ionization Mechanisms and Spectroscopy; Molecular Ionization; Atomic Molecular and Ion Sources; Atomic RIS-Rydberg States; Envi- ronmental Trace Analysis-Analysis Applications of RIS; Biological and Medical Applications of RIS; State Selected Chemistry; New Laser Sources and Techniques; Surface and Bulk Analysis; and Ultrahigh Resolu- tion RIS and Isotopic Selectivity.If sufficient interest is expressed a short course on RIS will be offered in conjunction with RIS-92. The technical programme will con- sist of plenary lectures on selected topics of interest contributed papers and posters. Proceedings of the tech- nical programme will be published. Abstracts of proposed presentations of 200-400 words in length are due by January 1 1992. English will be the official language for the symposium. Invited speakers will include G. S. Hurst Atom Sciences USA; P. Lam- bropoulos University of Southern California USA; V. S. Letokhov Insti- tute of Spectroscopy of the USSR Academy of Sciences USSR; A. Moo- radian Massachusetts Institute of Technology USA; G. Tolg Institut fur Spektrochemie Germany; J. D. Wine- fordner University of Florida USA; and N. Winograd Pennsylvania State University USA. An award will be given to the gradu- ate student judged to have performed the best research and development work presented at RIS-92. An award will also be given to the researcher or group of researchers presenting the most outstanding RIS research and development work in a poster session at RIS-92. Limited funds have been set aside to support student attendance. Appli- cants for student travel assistance are encouraged to apply as soon as pos- sible. For further information please con- tact RIS-92 Attn Ms. Jan Hull Pro- tocol Office Los Alamos National Laboratory P.O. Box 1663 MS P366 Los Alamos NM 87545 USA.