MEETINGS TUESDAY MORNING
THURSDAY AFTERNOON
Elemental Speciatlon—Plasma/ Chromatography Techniques
Laser-Assisted Plasma Spectrometry
Conferences
J. Mermet, Chair P. C. Uden, Chair Plenary Lecture. Atoms in Formation or How To Gain Information on Speciation Using Plasmas. L. C. Ebdon Invited Lecture. Elemental Speciation Plasma Approaches. J. A. Caruso Invited Lecture. Elemental Speciation in Biological Materials. R. Cornelius Contributed Papers
Invited Lecture. Mechanisms and Plasma Phenomena: Status. P. B. Farnsworth Poster Session. Plasma Sources, Mechanisms, MS, Solid Sample Analysis Contributed Papers Panel Discussion. Teaching Spectroscopy with Computers. E. Voigtman FRIDAY MORNING
TUESDAY AFTERNOON
Plasma Source MS: Fundamentals
Elemental Speciation—Plasma Techniques
G. M. Hieftje, Chair
J. A. Caruso, Chair Invited Lecture. Elemental Speciation With LC/ICP-IDMS. K. Heumann Contributed Papers Poster Session. Sample Introduction, Flow Injection Analysis, Elemental Speciation Panel Discussion. Setting Goals for Elemental Speciation. P. C. Uden
WEDNESDAY MORNING Plasma Instrumentation and Software E. Voigtman, Chair Plenary Lecture. Artificial Intelligence, Chemometrics, and Method Validation for Atomic Spectrometry. W. Wegscheider Invited Lecture. A New Generation of Combined Optical Emission ICP Mass Spectrometric Instrumentation. M. B. Denton Invited Lecture. Spectroscopic Software: What Reaches the Stage of a Valid Scientific Contribution and Why? P. Boumans Contributed Papers WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON Sample Preparation and Treatment for Plasma Spectroscopy K. Ohls, Chair Invited Lecture. Microwave Sample Preparation Control and Matching Instrument Needs. H. M. "Skip" Kingston, P. J. Walter Contributed Papers Poster Session. Instrumentation, Software, Sample Preparation, Standards, Lasers Social Hour Panel Discussion. Directions for Plasma Software and Hardware Development. E. Salin
Plenary Lecture. ICPMS: Status and Future. S. Houk Invited Lecture. Plasma Source MS: Enhancement of Versatility by Consequent Optimization. D. Stuewer, N. Jakubowski Contributed Papers FRIDAY A F T E R N O O N Plasma Source Emission MS: Solid Samples S. Caroli, Chair Invited Lecture. Glow Discharge Atomic Emission and MS. R. K. Marcus Invited Lecture. Plasma Spectrometry of Solids: Role of Fundamentals in Analytical Applications. W. W. Harrison Contributed Papers Panel Discussion. Directions for Plasma Source Solids Analysis. J. M. Mermet SATURDAY MORNING Plasma Source MS: Applications H. Taylor, Chair Plenary Lecture. ICPMS and the Battle of the Blank. J. W. McLaren Invited Lecture. Determination of Solution Ions by Electrospray MS: A New Direction for Plasma MS. G. Horlick, G. Agnes, I. Stewart Invited Lecture. Plasma Source MS Applications: Analysis of Ceramic Materials. J. Broekaert, P. Tschopel Contributed Papers SATURDAY AFTERNOON Plasma Source MS: Applications J. McLaren, Chair
THURSDAY MORNING Excitation Mechanisms and Plasma Phenomena
Invited Lecture. Advances in ICPMS of Biomedical Samples. R. Serfass Contributed Papers Panel Discussion. Directions for Plasma Source MS. C. Gregoire
J. Olesik, Chair Plenary Lecture. Emerging Analytical Atomic Spectroscopic Methods. J. D. Winefordner Invited Lecture. Diagnostics of ICPs Operating with Organic Aerosols. M. W. Blades Invited Lecture. The Effect of Added Substances on ICP Behavior. G. M. Hieftje Contributed Papers
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• 13th International Symposium on the HPLC of Proteins, Peptides, and Polynucleotides. Nov. 30-Dec. 3. San Francisco, CA. Contact: Paddy Batchelder, California Separation Science Society, P.O. Box 370, Pleasanton, CA 94566 (510-4269601; fax 510-846-2242) • P u r i t y D e t e r m i n a t i o n of Drugs. Dec. 6-8. Stockholm, Sweden. Contact: Swedish Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences, P.O. Box 1136, S-lll 81 Stockholm, Sweden (46-8-2450-85; fax 46-8-20-55-11) • 3rd Pacific Polymer Conference (PPC-3). Dec. 13-17. Queensland, Australia. Contact: PPC-3 Secretariat, Chemistry Dept, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia (61-7-365-4180; fax 61-7-3653628)
JANUARY • Winter Conference on Flow Injection Analysis (WCFIA '94). Jan. 5-7. San Diego, CA. Contact: Gary D. Christian, Dept. of Chemistry BG-10, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 (202-543-5340; fax 206-685-3478) • 5th International Symposium on Supercritical Fluid Chromatography and Extraction. Jan. 11-14. Baltimore, MD. Contact: Larry Taylor, Dept. of Chemistry, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0212 (703-2316680; fax 703-231-8517) • MS in Polymer and Material Science. Jan. 22-25. Sanibel Island, FL. Contact: Judith A. Sjoberg, ASMS, 815 Don Gaspar Ave. Santa Fe, NM 87501 (505-989-4517; fax 505-9891073) • 8th International Forum for P r o c e s s Analytical Chemistry (IFPAC): Analytical Techniques for Process Quality and Control. Jan. 24-26. Houston (Montgomery), TX. Contact: InfoScience Services, Inc., Conference Division, 3000 Dundee Rd., Suite 313, Northbrook, IL 60062 (708291-9161; fax 708-291-0097) • 3rd International Symposium on Automation, Robotics, and Artificial Intelligence Applied to
Analytical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine. Jan. 25-28. San Diego, CA. Contact: Scitec Inc., 105 Barksdale Professional Center, Newark, DE 19711 (302-737-3045; fax 302-7377781) • 6th International Symposium on High-Performance Capillary E l e c t r o p h o r e s i s (HPCE '94). Jan. 31-Feb. 3. San Diego, CA. Contact: Shirley E. Schlessinger, Suite 1015, 400 East Randolph Dr., Chicago, IL 60601 (312-527-2011)
FEBRUARY
• 35th Experimental NMR Conference (ENC). April 10-15. Pacific Grove, CA. Contact: ENC, 815 Don Gaspar Ave., Santa Fe, NM87501 (505-9894573; fax 505-989-1073) • 6th International Symposium on Biological and Environmental Reference Materials (BERM-6). April 1 7 - 2 1 . Kona, HI. Contact: Wayne R. Wolf, U.S. Department ofAgriculture, Nutrient Composition Laboratory, Beltsville, MD 20705 (301-5048927; fax 301-504-8314) • 6th International Conference on Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIR '94). April 18-22. Lome, Victoria, Australia. Contact: Pastoral and Veterinary Institute, Mt. Napier Rd., Private Bag 105, Hamilton, Victoria 3300, Australia (61-55-730915; fax 61-55711523)
• 2nd International Glycobiology Symposium: Current Analyti c a l M e t h o d s . Feb. 1 3 - 1 6 . San Francisco, CA. Contact: Paddy Batchelder, P.O. Box 370, Pleasanton, CA 94566 (510-426-9601; fax 510-846MAY 2242) • 14th Conference of the Australian & New Zealand Society for • 8 5 t h AOCS A n n u a l M e e t i n g & Mass Spectrometry. Feb. 13-17. E x p o . May 8 - 1 2 . Atlanta, GA. ConMelbourne, Australia. Contact: John C. tact: L. J. Williams, AOCS, Education/ Traegar, Dept. of Chemistry, La Trobe Meetings Dept., P.O. Box 3489, ChamUniversity, Bundoora, Victoria 3083, paign, IL 61826-3489 (217-359-2344; Australia (613-479-2516; fax 613-479- fax 217-351-8091) 1399) • HPLC '94: 1 8 t h I n t e r n a t i o n a l S y m p o s i u m o n C o l u m n LC. May • 3rd International Symposium 8 - 1 3 . M i n n e a p o l i s , M N . Contact: on H y p h e n a t e d T e c h n i q u e s in Janet Cunningham, c/o Barr Enterprises, Chromatography (HTC 3): HyP.O. Box 279, Walkersville, MD 21793 phenated Chromatographic Ana(301-898-3772; fax 301-898-5596) lyzers. Feb. 23-25. Antwerp, Belgium. Contact: Royal Flemish Chemical • 24th International S y m p o s i u m Society, Working Party on Chromatogra- o n E n v i r o n m e n t a l A n a l y t i c a l C h e m i s t r y . May 1 6 - 1 9 . Ottawa, phy, c/oR. Smits, BASFAntwerpen N.V., Central Laboratory, Scheldelaan, B-2040 Ontario, Canada. Contact: M. Malaiyandi, CAEC, Chemistry Dept, Carleton Antwerp, Belgium (32-3-5682831; fax University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 32-3-5683250) K1S 5B6 (fax 613-788-3749) or J. F. • P i t t c o n '94: 45th Pittsburgh Lawrence, Food Research Div., Banting Conference on Analytical ChemResearch Centre, Health & Welfare Canistry & Applied Spectroscopy. ada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0L2 Feb. 28-March 4. Chicago, IL. Con(fax 613-941-4775) tact: The Pittsburgh Conference, 300 Penn Center Blvd., Suite 332, Pittsburgh, • Materials Issues i n Art a n d ArPA 15235-5503 (412-825-3220, 800c h a e o l o g y IV, C a n c u n 1994. May 825-3221; fax 412-825-3224) 1 6 - 2 0 . C a n c u n , Mexico. Contact: James R. Druzik, The Getty Conservation Institute, 4503 GlencoeAve., Marina del Rey, CA 90292-7913 (310-822-2299; fax 310-821-9409) • J o i n t Conference of t h e InterAPRIL national Symposium o n Microc h e m i c a l T e c h n i q u e s (ISM '94) a n d D e a u v i l l e C o n f e r e n c e 1994 • 4th International Symposium Symposium on Analytical Scion Analytical T e c h n i q u e s for e n c e s (SAS '94). May 1 6 - 2 0 . MonIndustrial P r o c e s s Control. April treux, Switzerland. Contact: Nicko & 1 0 - 1 3 . Mandelieu La Napoule, CRI. Associes, 7 Rue dArgout, F-75002 F r a n c e . Contact: Elsevier Advanced Paris, France (33-1-42334766; fax 33-1Technology, Mayfield House, 256 Ban40419241) bury Rd., Oxford, 0X2 7DH, UK (44-865512242; fax 44-865-310981) • 5th European Conference on
E l e c t r o a n a l y s i s . May 2 2 - 2 6 . Venice, Italy. Contact: Salvatore Daniele, Dept. of Physical Chemistry, The University of Venice, Calle Larga S. Marta 2137, 1-30123 Venice, Italy (39-415298503; fax 39-41-5298594)
Short Courses and Workshops • NIST Workshop o n SFE: Techn o l o g y o f t h e F u t u r e . Nov. 3 0 . Boulder, CO. Contact: Thomas J. Bruno, Thermophysics Division, NIST, 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80303 (3034975158; fax 303-497-5927) • Workshop o n S F E i n E n v i r o n m e n t a l A n a l y s i s . May 1 4 - 1 5 . Ottawa, O n t a r i o , C a n a d a . Contact: R. Burk, Dept. of Chemistry, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B6, Canada (613-788-3749) The following courses are being offered May 22-29 in conjunction with the ASMS Conference. For more information, contact: Judith A. Sjoberg, ASMS, 815 Don Gaspar.Ave., Santa Fe, NM87501 (505989-4517; fax 505-989-1073) • I n t r o d u c t i o n t o Interpretation of Mass Spectra • A d v a n c e d I n t e r p r e t a t i o n of Mass Spectra • LC/MS: T h e Art a n d t h e P r a c tice • GC/MS for E n v i r o n m e n t a l Analysis • Practical MS/MS A n a l y s i s • Molecular Microspectroscopy. J u n e 26-30. Oxford, OH. Contact: J. E. Katon, Dept. of Chemistry, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056 (513-529-2873; fax 513-529-7284)
Call for Papers • l l t h Montreux Symposium o n L C / M S . Nov. 9 - 1 1 , 1994. M o n treux, Switzerland. This symposium will focus on all a r e a s of L C / M S , SFC/MS, CE/MS, and MS/MS, including technical developments with on-line aspects as well as theoretical considerations a n d applications of the techniques in environmental, clinical, and pharmaceutical analysis. I t will be dedicated to t h e late Roland W. Frei. The deadline for r e ceipt of abstracts is Feb. 1, 1994. For more information, contact J. van der Greef, Center for Bio-Pharmaceutical Sciences, P.O. Box 9502, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands (31-340444400; fax 31-3404-57224)
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