October 20—Fifth Annual Symposium on Advances in Tracer Methodology, Shoreham Hotel, Washington, D. C. Sponsor: New England Nuclear Corp. Contact: New England Nuclear Corp., 575 Albany Street, Boston 18, Mass. Page 61 A, June. Oct. 30 to Nov. 1—35th Annual Fall Meeting, AOCS, Pick-Congress Hotel, Chicago, 111. Contact: American Oil Chemists' Society, U5 East Wacker Drive, Chicago 1, 111. Page 78 A, May. Nov. 1 to 3—Pittsburgh Diffraction Conference, Mellon Institute, Pittsburgh. Spon sor: Mellon Institute. Contact: D. L. F. Vassamillet, Mellon Institute, 4400 Fifth Ave., Pittsburgh 13, Pa. Page 46 A, July. Nov. 2 to 3—Tenth Instrumentation Conference, Louisiana Polytechnical Institute. Contact: J. M. Malone, Louisiana Polytechnic Institute, Ruston, La. Nov. 6 to 8—Atomic Industrial Forum Annual Conference, Conrad Hilton Hotel, Chicago, 111. Contact: Atomic Industrial Forum, 850 Third Ave., New York 22, Ν. Υ. Page 50 A, May. Nov. 6 to 9—Atom Fair Exhibit, Conrad Hilton Hotel, Chicago. Contact: Atomic Industrial Forum, 850 Third Ave., New York 22, Ν. Υ. Page 50 A, May. Nov. 7 to 9—American Nuclear Society Annual Meeting, Conrad Hilton Hotel, Chi cago, 111. Contact: American Nuclear Society, 86 E. Randolph St., Chicago 1, 111. Page 50 A, May. Nov. 15 to 17—Eastern Analytical Symposium and Exhibit, Statler Hilton Hotel, New York. Sponsors: ACS, SAS, and Metropolitan Microchemical Society. Contact: Program: Dr. E. J. Rosenbaum, Drexel Institute of Technology, Philadelphia 4, Pa.; Exhibits: Norman Gardner, General Telephone and Electronics Laboratories, Bayside, L. Ι., Ν. Υ. Page 56 A, April. Nov. 21 to Dec. 1—Radioisotopes in Animal Biology and Medical Sciences, Mexico City, Mexico. Sponsor: International Atomic Energy Agency. Contact: Office of Public Information, United Nations, New York. Page 54 A, June. Nov. 27 to Dec. 1—28th Exposition of Chemical Industries, The Coliseum, New York City. Contact: Ε. Κ. Stevens, Exposition Manager, 480 Lexington Ave., New York 17, N.Y. Page 60 A, June. Dec. 7 to 9—Regional Meeting—ACS Southwest and Southeast Sections, New Orleans. Includes symposia on electroanalytical chemistry and molecular spectroscopy. Con tact : Dr. Jack Coulton, Louisiana State University, Lakefront, New Orleans, La. Feb. 5 to 9—Instrument Society of America, Committee Week, Statler Hilton Hotel, Dallas, Texas. Contact: ASTM, 1916 Race St., Philadelphia 3, Pa. March 5 to 9—Thirteenth Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Ap plied Spectroscopy, Penn-Sheraton Hotel, Pittsburgh. Sponsors: Analytical Chem istry Group (Pittsburgh Section, ACS) and Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh. Contact: Dr. C. F. Glick, Chairman, Applied Research Laboratory, U. S. Steel Corp., Monroeville, Pa. Page 81 A, Sept. March 20 to 29—American Chemical Society, 141st National Meeting, Washington, D. C. March 28 to 31—Third Symposium on Spectroscopy, University of London. Sponsor: Hydrocarbon Research Group. Contact: General Secretary, Institute of Petroleum, 61 New Cavendish St., London, W.l. England. Page 82 A, Sept. April 9 to 12—Feigl Anniversary Symposium, Birmingham, England. Contact: M. L. Richardson, John & E. Sturge, Ltd., Lifford Chemical Works, Kings Norton, Birming ham 30, England. Page 59 A, August.
retired director of revision of the Na tional Formulary, will direct the Codex project.
Pittsburgh Conference Dates Set The Thirteenth Pittsburgh Confer ence on Analytical Chemistry and Ap plied Spectroscopy, sponsored by the Analytical Chemistry Group (Pitts burgh Section, ACS) and the Spectros copy Society of Pittsburgh, will be held at the Penn-Sheraton Hotel in Pitts burgh, March 5 to 9. Symposia on Chemical Analysis of Metals, Gas Chromatography, Raman Spectroscopy, Spectroscopic Studies of Polymers, and Vacuum Spectroscopy are planned. In addition, original papers on all phases of analytical chem istry and spectroscopy are invited. The number of papers included in the program will be limited. All papers will be evaluated by the program commit tee before acceptance. Authors plan
ning to submit papers should write for "Regulations Governing Papers." The absolute deadline for receipt of 150 word abstracts is October 16. Again this year the Exposition of Modern Laboratory Equipment will in clude more than 100 exhibitors. The Program Committee Chairman is Dr. C. F. Glick, Applied Research Laboratory, United States Steel Corp., Monroeville, Pennsylvania. The Ex position Committee Chairman is Mr. R. B. Fricioni, Allegheny-Ludlum Steel Corp., Brackenridge, Pa.
New NBS Laboratories Ground was broken for the new $104 million laboratories of the National Bu reau of Standards in mid-June. The center, to consist of 20 buildings, will be located on a 555 acre site in Gaitherburg, Md. The new facilities will replace the in adequate and outmoded research facili ties presently jn use in Washington,
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