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4th Symposium on Computer-Enhanced Analytical Spectroscopy The 4th Symposium on ComputerEnhanced Analytical Spectroscopy (CEAS-92) will be held J u n e 17-19 at Snowbird, a resort in the Wasatch Mountains near Salt Lake City, UT. The timing of the symposium has been planned to coordinate with that of the 1992 Analytical Chemistry Summer Symposium, which is scheduled for the following week at Utah S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y . T h e focus of CEAS-92 will be the combination of c o m p u t e r - a s s i s t e d methodologies and spectroscopy. The goal is to bring together experts in analytical spectroscopy and chemometrics to exchange information and to stimulate discussion and cooperation. T h e s y m p o s i u m will s t a r t on Wednesday morning and finish Friday evening. The overall format will be similar to that of the Gordon Research Conferences; each session (morning and evening) will feature two speakers and ample time for discussions. Afternoons will be free for recreational activities and informal discussions. Topics, which will center on the theory and practice of multivariate
analysis relevant to the field of analytical spectroscopy (e.g., IR, MS, NMR, UV-vis, and near-IR), will include optimization and exploratory data analysis, spectral interpretation and library searching, visualization of higher dimensional data and nonlinear mapping, cluster and classification analysis of multivariate data, numerical extraction of multicomponent spectra, integration of spectral d a t a from different spectroscopic sources, optimization and process control involving spectroscopic methods, numerical modeling of spectral information, automated spectral int e r p r e t a t i o n and e x p e r t s y s t e m s , multicomponent analysis, spectral enhancement and deconvolution, and factor and discriminant analysis. The number of participants will be limited to approximately 120. Contributed papers will be accepted as posters. Participants are encouraged to provide demonstrations of their software. The registration and meal package fee is $350 for symposium participants and $280 for students and accompanying persons.
Reservations for accommodations m u s t be made t h r o u g h Snowbird Central Reservations (800-453-3000; fax 801-742-3300) before May 16. P a r t i c i p a n t s are responsible for their own travel a r r a n g e m e n t s to Salt Lake City. Canyon Transportation provides service between the airport and Snowbird. Current cost is $14 per person one way based on a two-person minimum. For reservations or more information, call 800255-1841. The organizers of CEAS-92 have applied for a grant from the National Science Foundation to help support the participation of untenured assistant professors and faculty from und e r g r a d u a t e institutions. In addition, it is expected that funds from other sources will provide p a r t i a l support for other academic participants and students. For more information or for registration forms, contact Charles Wilkins, CEAS-92 C h a i r m a n , Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521-0403 (714-787-3518; fax 714787-4713).
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY, VOL. 64, NO. 2, JANUARY 15, 1992 · 93 A
