JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL ATOMIC SPECTROMETRY MAY 1994 VOL. 9 35N Diary of Conferences and Courses 1994 Seventh Biennial National Atomic Spec- troscopy Symposium July 20-22 University of Hull Hull UK Details can be found in J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 1992 7 49N. For further information contact Dr Steve Hill Department of Environ- mental Sciences University of Plymouth Drake Circus Plymouth Devon UK PL4 8AA. 13th International Mass Spectrometry Conference August 29-September 2 Budapest Hungary For further information contact Hung- arian Chemical Society; FO u. 68 H-1027 Budapest Hungary. Telephone 361 201 6883; fax 316 15 61215. EURACHEM Workshop on Evaluation of Measurement Uncertainty in Chemi- cal Analysis September 5- 6 Graz University of Technology Austria In this workshop a draft document of EURACHEM on matters of uncertainty will be introduced and discussed.The Symposium will address matters such as What is meant by ‘Measurement Uncertainty’? How is uncertainty evaluated? What information is it intended to give? How will it affect the requirements for accredit ation? After a general introduction of important concepts of traceability and uncertainty as they apply to chemistry special contributions are expected on Uncertainty in Sampling Uncertainty in Sample Preparation Uncertainty in Calibration and Refer- ence Materials In several working groups on environ- mental analysis food analysis materials analysis and clinical analysis typical worked examples from each field will be presented. The members of each working group are then urged to contribute their views and experience in similar situations.These contributions will be considered and worked into the final EURACHEM Guide on Uncertainty in Chemical Analysis to be issued later in 1994. For further information contact Pro- fessor w. Wegscheider Technische Univ- ersitat Graz Technikerstrasse 4 A-8010 Graz Austria. 4th International Conference on Plasma Source Mass Spectrometry September 11-16 A conference sponsored by Finnigan MAT For further information contact Dr Grenville Holland The Conference Sec- retary Department of Geological Sci- ences Science Laboratories South Road Durham City UK DU1 3LE or Dr Mark Nicholls Finnigan MAT Ltd. Paradise Heme1 Hempstead Hertford- shire UK HP2 4TG. Telephone 0442 233555; fax 0442 233666. EUCMOS XXII XXII European Con- gress on Molecular Spectroscopy September 11-16 Essen Germany Details can be found in J.Anal. At. Spectrom. 1993 8 49N. For further details contact Gesellsch- aft Deutscher Chemiker Abt. Tagungen P.O. Box 90 04 40 W-6000 Frankfurt 90 Germany. Telephone +49 697917-366; fax +49 69 7917-475; telex 4 170 497 gdch d. Geoanalysis 9 4 An International Sym- posium on the Analysis of Geological and Environmental Materials September 18-22 Charlotte Mason Conference Centre Ambleside UK Details can be found in J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 1993 8 49N. For further information contact Mr. D. L. Miles Analytical Geochemistry Group British Geological Survey Kingsley Dunham Centre Keyworth UK NG12 5GG. Telephone 0602 363100; fax 0602 363200. 7th International Symposium on Environ- mental Radiochemical Analysis September 21-23 Bournemouth UK Dates to Note Synopses of papers January 28 1994.Final date for registration July 15 1994. For further details contact Dr. P. Warwick Department of Chemistry Loughborough University of Tech- nology Loughborough Leicestershire UK LEll 3TU. Telephone 0509 222585 or 0509 222545; fax 0509 233163. 6th International Colloquium on Solid Sampling With Atomic Spectroscopy October 11-13 Amsterdam The Netherlands Details can be found in J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 1993 8 59N. For further information contact Dr. R. F. M. Herber Coronel Labora- tory University of Amsterdam Meiberg- dreef 15 NL-1105 AZ Amsterdam The Netherlands. Third Rio Symposium on Atomic Spectrometry November 6-12 Venezuela Details can be found in J.Anal. At. Spectrom. 1993 8 64N. For further information contact Pro- fessor Jose Alvarado Universidad Simon Bolivar Departamento de Quimica Laboratorio de Absorcidn Atbmica Apartado postal No. 89000 Caracas 1080-A Venezuela. Fax (0058-2-) 93832215719 13415763355 19621695. Analytica ’94-Second National Sym- posium on Analytical Science December 1994 Western Cape South Africa Detals can be found in J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 1993 8 60N. For further information contact Dr. I. M. Moodie c/o PO Box 1970 Tygerberg 7505 South Africa. Fax 021 -932-457 5.36N JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL ATOMIC SPECTROMETRY MAY 1994 VOL. 9 Vth COMTOX Symposium cology and Clinical Chemistry July 10-13 on Toxi- of Metals University of British Columbia Van- couver British Columbia Canada The Vth COMTOX Symposium organized by the Association of Clinical Scientists will be held at the University of British Columbia on 10-13 July 1995 in the week between the VIIth Inter- national Congress of Toxicology in Seattle WAY and the American Associ- ation for Clinical Chemistry meeting in Anaheim CA.The Symposium is a Satellite Meeting of the International Congress of Toxicology. In goals scope and format the COMTOX Symposium will resemble previous COMTOX Symposia on Metals (Monte Carlo 1977; Montreal 1983; Kitakyushu 1986; Helsinki 1990) which were attended by 300-500 scien- tists and physicians with expertise in toxicology clinical chemistry analytical chemistry pathology metabolic dis- orders nutrition and occupational medi- cine. The programme will include plenary and keynote lectures platform sessions analytical workshops posters with discussion and commercial exhibits.Submissions of Abstracts The four major themes of the scientific program are analysis of metals in bio- logical materials; molecular biology and toxicology of metals; metals in health and disease and occupational and environmental exposures. The Program Committee invites scien- tists and physicians throughout the world to submit abstracts of papers for presentation at the Vth COMTOX Sym- posium on Toxicology and Clinical Chemistry of Metals. As many partici- pants as possible will be offered an opportunity to present papers on work relevant to the main themes of the Symposium as listed below. Abstracts must be received by 15 January 1995 accompanied by a Registration Form and payment. Authors may indicate their preference for oral or poster presen- tation but the Program Committee reserves the right to assign papers to the platform or poster sessions.To encour- age attendance by young scientists regis- tration fees will be reduced for fifty graduate students post-doctoral fellows or physicians-in-training who present oral papers or posters. Symposium Venue The University of 'British Columbia (UBC) was selected for the COMTOX Symposium because it has an outstand- ing programme in metal toxicology extensive instrumentation for activation analysis of metals at its TRIUMF facility and active research projects on trace metals in relation to nutrition molecular biology pathology pharmacology gen- etic diseases occupational medicine and environmental health.Facilities and Accommodations Academic facilities at UBC include a modern well equipped auditorium com- plex with conference rooms exhibit spaces and laboratories ideally suited for the COMTOX Symposium. The University offers convenient comfort- able and economical lodging athletic facilities (golf tennis swimming) a gra- cious faculty club and the UBC Museum of Anthropology. Accommodations will also be available at the first class Landis Hotel for participants who prefer to stay downtown and travel to the campus by taxi or bus. For further details contact F. William Sunderman Jr. MD Department of Lab- oratory Medicine University of Con- necticut Medical School Room C-2050 263 Farmington CT 06030-2225 USA. Telephone 203-679-2328. 1995 Colloquium Spectroscopicum Inter- national (CSI) XXIX August 27-September 1 Leipzig Germany Details can be found in J . Anal. At. Spectrom. 1993 8 50N.