News a select group of chemists who have received two ACS awards for distin guished contributions to analytical chemistry: the Award in Analytical Chemistry (1968) and the Award in Chromatography (1974).
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7th Annual Meeting of the Federa tion of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies Philadelphia Sheraton Hotel, Phila delphia, Pa. Sept. 28-Oct. 3. T h e scope of the meeting encompasses all phases of analytical chemistry. Au thors wishing to present an original unpublished paper are requested to submit a 50-word brief by April 15 to Theodore C. Rains, FACSS VII Pro gram Chairman, B-222, Chemistry Bldg., N B S , Washington, D.C. 20234, 301-921-2142. Authors will be notified upon receipt of the title and brief. Au thors of accepted papers will be asked to submit a 250-word abstract by July 1. E x p o c h e m '80 Astrohall, Houston, Tex. Oct. 6-9. This international exposition features analytical instrumentation in the in dustrial and biomedical fields. T h e technical program will consist of pre sentations in the areas of emission spectroscopy, automation, environ mental analysis, new instrumentation, surface analysis, pharmaceutical anal ysis, and data treatment. T h e chroma tography section will hold its own meeting, entitled 15th International Symposium on Advances in Chroma tography, in conjunction with Expo chem '80 (March, page 382A). Pro spective speakers for both symposia must submit 200-word abstracts by May 1 to Albert Zlatkis, Chemistry Department, U of Houston, Houston, Tex. 77004. 713-749-2623
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94th Annual Meeting of the Associ ation of Official Analytical Chemists (AOAC) Marriott Hotel, Twin Bridges, Wash ington, D.C. Oct. 20-23. Current de velopments in analytical methodology relating to agriculture, the environ ment, and public health will be pre sented and discussed. Abstracts for papers to be presented must be sub mitted by July 11. Manuscripts con taining methods for adoption should be postmarked by Aug. 31. For more details, contact Kathleen Fominaya, AOAC, 1111 N. 19th St., Arlington, Va. 22209
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Measurement and Control of Chemical Hazards in the Work place Environment. Aug. 25-28. San Francisco, Calif. Contact: Gangadhar Choudhary, National In stitute for Occupational Safety and Health, DPSE, Mail Stop R-3, 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincin nati, Ohio 45226. 513-684-4217. March, page 382 A 8th International Microchemical Symposium. Aug. 25-30. Graz, Austria. Contact: Congress Secre tariat, Interconvention, P.O. Box 35, A-1095 Wien, Austria, Phone: (0222) 42 13 52, 43 41 00, March, page 382 A J o i n t Annual Meetings of the Canadian Society of Forensic S c i e n c e and the Society of Fo rensic Toxicologists. Sept. 3 0 Oct. 3. Westbury Hotel, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Contact: G. Cimbura, President, C.S.F.S., c/o Cen tre of Forensic Sciences, 25 Grosvenor St., Toronto, Ontario M7A 2G8. 416-965-9507 4th Symposium on Electron Mi croscopy and X-Ray Applica tions to Environmental and Oc cupational Health Analysis. Oct 1-3. Pennsylvania State U, Univer sity Park, Pa. Contact: Clayton O. Ruud, 159 Materials Research Laboratory, Pennsylvania State U, University Park, Pa. 16802. 814863-2843. March, page 382 A 27th Canadian Spectroscopy Symposium. Oct. 6-8. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Contact: Clive M. Pyburn, Gulf Canada Limited, 2489 North Sheridan Way, Sheri dan Park, Ontario, Canada L5K 1A8 15th International Symposium on Advances in Chromatogra phy. Oct. 6-9. Houston, Tex. In conjunction with Expochem 80. Contact: A. Zlatkis, Chemistry De partment, U of Houston, Houston, Tex. 77004. March, page 382 A 10th Annual N o r t h American T h e r m a l Analysis Society Meet ing. Oct. 26-29. Copley Plaza Hotel, Boston, Mass. Contact: R. C. Johnson, Du Pont Central Re search and Development Dept., Experimental Station, Bldg. 228, Wilmington, Del. 19898. 302-7722198. March, page 382 A
