J a f f uary , 1984 CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS 37 Conferences and Meetings 1984 Pittsburgh Conference and Exposition on Analy- tical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy March 5-9, 1984, Atlantic City, NJ, USA The symposium titles of the Technical Programme for this year’s conference, which will be held at the Atlantic City Convention Center, are now available. Among them are the following: New Opportunities in Mass Spectrometry; Sample Introduction for Atomic Spec- troscopy, How Can we Do It Better?; Polymer Charac- terisation; Micropole Techniques as Applied to Organic Materials; New Techniques in Electroanalytical Chemistry; Modern Techniques for Industrial Hygiene Monitoring; Modern Liquid Chromatography; Advan- ced Light Sources; New Horizons in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance; Analytical Techniques Using Supercritical Fluids; Industrial Applications of Surface Analysis; Multi-technique Approaches; Practice of Capillary Col- umn Gas Chromatography; and Integrating Software into Laboratory Systems.For further information contact The Pittsburgh Con- ference Inc., 437 Donald Road, Department 5-024, Pittsburgh, PA 15235, USA. Pyrolysis - GC/MS March 28, 1984, Newcastle upon Tyne This meeting is to be organised by the Chromatography Discussion Group. For further information write to Mrs. J. A. Challis, Chromatography Discussion Group, Trent Polytechnic, Burton Street, Nottingham, NG14BU. Third International Workshop on Trace Element Analy- tical Chemistry in Medicine and Biology April 16-18, 1984, Neuherberg, FRG The GSF and the Working Group on Trace Elements in the Life Sciences of the AGF are to hold this meeting at the GSF Research Centre.The purpose of the work- shop is for analysts and biomedical specialists to discuss biomedical applications of trace element analytical research. The trace analysis of zinc, manganese and selenium will be discussed, together with the analysis of the more newly discovered essential trace elements such as lithium, aluminium, nickel, silicon, vanadium and arsenic. Also under discussion will be the role of trace elements in various states and diseases, including cardiovascular diseases, nephrotic diseases, cancer, pregnancy and early infancy. The programme will consist of invited lectures and short contributed papers. For further information contact Dr. P. Schramel, Phys. Techn.Abteilung GSF, Ingolstadter Landstr. 1 , D-8042 Neuherberg, FRG.COURSES 38 Second International Conference on Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry in Biomedical Sciences June 18-20, 1984, Milan, Italy This conference is being organised by the Italian Group for Mass Spectrometry in Biochemistry and Medicine and will be held in the Lecture Room of the Mediocred- ito Lombardo. Persons attending the conference will be able to discuss all the latest aspects of chromatography, mass spectrometry and chromatography - mass spectro- metry and their areas of application, including bioche- mistry, medicine, toxicology, drug research, nutrition science and food safety, forensic science, clinical chemistry and pollution. The proceedings of the con- ference will be published. For further information contact Dr. Alberto Frigerio, Italian Group for Mass Spectrometry in Biochemistry and Medicine, Via Eustachi 36, 20129 Milan, Italy. ATfaL. Proc., VoL. 21