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PITTCON '95 in New Orleans ITTCON '95—the 46th Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry & Applied Spectroscopy—will be held in New Orleans March 5-10,1995, at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. The conference is sponsored by the Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh and the Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh. More than 225 invited speakers will present their research in 45 symposia. The technical program will include an additional 1,500 or so contributed presentations and posters. A number of these symposia and other presentations will be part of four "institutes/' called miniconferences last year, which will focus on bioanalytical chemistry, environmental analytical chemistry, process analytical chemistry, and quality. The program will feature two plenary sessions. One, "Exploring the Solar System: Searching for Our Analogs/' will feature Louis Friedman, executive director of the Planetary Society. The other, "The Paradox of Scientific Elites and Scientific Illiterates," will feature David Goodstein, vice provost and professor of physics at California Institute of Technology. Several other special features are part of the program. One is a symposium honoring a lifetime of accomplishments in spectroscopy by University of Pittsburgh professor of chemistry emeritus Foil A. Miller. Another is a "Technology Forum: Just for Fun!" which will explore chemistry in five areas of everyday life—art, food, religion, hobbies, and music. In addition, the program will include two workshops—"Environmental Reference Materials," and 'The Education and Training of Analytical Chemists—Have We Got Our Priorities Right?" More complete listings of presentations in the technical program are available in the preliminary program, which can be obtained by mailing the coupon on this page. Additional information also is available by fax, by calling (800) 825-3221, pressing 9, selecting document 13, and following the instructions. The Exposition of Modern Laborato-
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ry Equipment will include nearly 1,100 companies exhibiting in more than 3,100 booths—all on a single exhibition floor—showcasing the latest in analytical laboratory instrumentation, equipment, supplies, and services. Rounding out the program will be the usual array of award presentations, short courses, social functions, tours, and activities for spouses and families. Registration. Those planning to attend PITTCON '95 are encouraged to register in advance—fees for advance registration are half those of on-site registration. Registration forms are provided in the preliminary program. Deadline for advance registration is Feb. 10,1995. Major credit cards are accepted for advance registration. On-site registration facilities will be located in the south end of the lobby area of the convention center. Registration will begin Sunday, March 5 (10 AM to 7:30 PM) and continue daily through Thursday, March 9 (8 AM to 5 PM).
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Housing and transportation. Hotel accommodations are available at specially negotiated rates through the Greater New Orleans Convention & Visitors Bureau at (800) 748-8695 or (504) 566-5005,
or complete and mail the hotel reservation form available in the preliminary program. Special airfare discounts are available through Travel Planners, the official travel coordinator for PITTCON '95, at 381 Park Ave. South, New York, N.Y. 10016; phone (800) 248-7488, fax (212) 532-9426. If you prefer, or are required, to make reservations directly with the airlines, ask for the special conference rates through the airline convention desk, using the following account numbers: American (S0135BU); Continental (JHB12T); Delta (K2625); Southwest (D75); and USAir (79330384). Employment An employment referral service will be provided to conferees at the employment bureau during the conference. Preregistration information for prospective employers and candidates is included in the preliminary program. Group functions. Meetings and social functions are being scheduled by the Meeting Coordination Committee. Since many groups request housing in the same hotel as their social functions and seminars, the committee will assign function room space only after housing has been arranged through the Greater New Orleans Convention & Visitors Bureau. For those planning such functions, please ask for a Request for Hotel Function Room Space form by writing or calling the Pittsburgh Conference, 300 Penn Center Blvd., Suite 332, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15235-5503, Attention: Meetings Coordination; phone (800) 825-3221, (412) 8253220, fax (412) 825-3224. Events that in-
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elude customer demonstrations and product seminars should be scheduled through the Exposition Committee. Social activities. The Activities Committee is planning two mixers—one on Sunday in the convention center featuring posters highlighting new developments in analytical instrumentation and software, and one on Tuesday at the New Orleans Botanical Garden. A number of optional activities, such as technical tours and pay events, also are being planned. Spouses/family program. A variety of programs is planned to help spouses and other family members enjoy New Orleans, including tours, restaurant as-
sistance, and special events. A hospitality room at the New Orleans Marriott will be open daily during the conference week to registered spouses and family from 9 AM to 5 PM. Child care. Anyone desiring child day care or evening baby-sitting may contact ACCENT on Arrangements Inc., 938 Lafayette, Suite 410, New Orleans, La. 70113; phone (504) 524-1227. The Pittsburg Conference is neither subsidizing nor supporting this service. Accreditation. The American Board of Industrial Hygiene awards one-half point for each one-half day's attendance at the conference.
Continuing education. Forty-two short courses are scheduled for the week of the conference. Course descriptions and a registration form are in the preliminary program. Information on each short course can be obtained by fax: call (800) 825-3221, press 9, select document 13, and follow the directions given. Registration fees for full-time students will be discounted 50%. Valid student identification must be presented at the time of the course. Advance registration is recommended for all courses. The deadline for advance registration is Feb. 17,1995. Courses with insufficient registration will be
SUMMARY OF TECHNICAL SESSIONS SUNDAY AFTERNOON Poster Session—New Developments in Analytical Instrumentation and Software (also Monday) Plenary Lecture—Exploring the Solar System: Searching for Our Analogs (7 PM)
MONDAY MORNING Institute—Bioanalytical Chemistry Symposium—Bioanalysis Using Nucleic Acid Amplification and Probes Symposium—Chemiluminescence and Electrogenerated Chemiluminescence—New Techniques and Analytical Applications Symposium—New Developments in Fluorescence Detection—from Single Molecules to Single Cells Selectivity: Microdialysis, Enzymes, Antibodies Institute—Quality Symposium—ISO 9000 in American Business Quality Advances in Chromatography Poster Session Symposium—Chemical Imaging: The Transition to Real-World Applications Symposium—Chiral Separations of Pharmaceutical Compounds via Capillary Electrophoresis Symposium—The Virtual Workplace in Science and Engineering Development and Applications of Microspectroscopy Electrochemistry: Voltammetry and Coupled Techniques Field GC Instrumentation and Environmental Analysis ICP-MS Sample Introduction Instrumentation I—Advances in Mass Spectrometry Liquid Chromatography Near Infrared Spectroscopy I—Applications and Instrumentation—Includes the Tomas Hirschfeld Award New Developments in Optical Spectroscopy Poster Session—General
MONDAY AFTERNOON. Institute—Bioanalytical Chemistry Separation and Detection of Peptides and Proteins Institute—Quality Symposium—Laboratory Accreditation Benefits from the ISO Initiative
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Quality Systems with LIMS/lnstrumentation and On-Line Quality Control Poster Session Symposium—Foil A. Miller—Five Decades of Vibrational Spectroscopy Symposium—Optical Spectroscopy Inside Quadrupole Ion Traps Symposium—Ultramicroelectrodes: Advances in Understanding and Application Symposium—Unsolved Mysteries (and Problems) in ICP-MS Symposium^James L. Waters Sixth Annual Symposium—Recognizing Pioneers in the Development of Analytical Instrumentation—High-Performance Liquid Chromatography Workshop—The Education and Training of Analytical Chemists—Have We Got Our Priorities Right? Biological Applications of Fluorescence and Luminescence Spectroscopy Computers in Chemistry—Applications, Problems, Solutions Developments in Infrared Spectroscopic Methodology Graphite Furnace Analysis and AA Instrumentation Instrumentation II—Advances in FTIR, Raman, Sensors, and Optical Methods Ion and Ion-Pair Chromatographies Novel Separations Using Gas Chromatography Novel Techniques in Separation Sciences Supercritical Fluid Chromatography/Supercritical Fluid Extraction—Techniques and Applications Thermoanalytical Studies—Applications and Methodology Poster Sessions—General
TUESDAY MORNING Institute—Bioanalytical Chemistry Symposium—Chemical Dynamics at Single Cells—Separations-Based Methods in SingleCell Analysis Symposium—Future Mass Spectrometry Approaches for Structure Determination of Biomolecules Capillary Electrophoresis Applications Poster Session Institute—Environmental Analytical Chemistry Symposium—Hazardous Air Pollutants: Challenges of the Clean Air Act Amendments Emission Monitoring Pesticides Sensors/Membranes
Symposium—Direct Solids Elemental Analysis: What Technique Do You Use? Symposium—Near-Field Imaging and Spectroscopy: The Chemical Perspective Symposium—Keene P. Dimick Award—Development of Supercritical Fluid Extraction (SFE) as an Analytical Technique Symposium—Pittsburgh Analytical Chemistry Award Applications in Raman Spectroscopy Designing Your Laboratory Electrochemisty: Microelectrodes FTIR: Process and Interfacial Applications Instrumentation III—Advances in Extraction Technology and Miscellaneous Methods Liquid Chromatography—Food Analysis Near Infrared Spectroscopy II—Applications and Instrumentation New Detectors for Gas Chromatography Poster Session—General
TUESDAY AFTERNOON Institute—Bioanalytical Chemistry Bioanalytical Mass Spectrometry Liquid Chromatographic Bioanalysis Single Cells and Sensors Poster Session Institute—Environmental Analytical Chemistry Symposium—Can Ion-Trap Mass Spectrometry Be Used for Official EPA Methods? Air Analysis Headspace Techniques/Petrochemical Analysis Environmental Analysis I Symposium—Analytical Chemistry and Medical Science: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow Symposium—New Approaches to Sample Cleanup and Extraction Symposium—Pittsburgh Spectroscopy Award and the Maurice F. Hasler Award Symposium—Williams-Wright Industrial Spectroscopist Award Chemical Analysis for Chemical Weapons Inspections Electrochemistry: Modified Electrodes Industrial Hygiene Chemistry/GC Sample Preparation—Sample Introduction Instrumentation IV—Improvements in Chromatographic Methods and Techniques Novel Plasma Emission Sources/Glow Discharge Spectroscopic Solutions to Environmental Problems Step-Scan and Time-Resolved Infrared Spectroscopy Supercritical Fluid Extraction—Applications Poster Session—General
canceled. The following short courses tentatively will be offered: • Advanced Laboratory Data Management • Applications of Chiral Separations • Basic Statistics • Capillary Electrophoresis • Chemical Applications of Neural Networks • Chemometrics • Environmental Applications of Microwaves • Environmental Mass Spectroscopy • FTIR Characterization of Polymers • Getting the Best Results from Your Gas Chromatograph
WEDNESDAY MORNING Institute—Bioanalytical Chemistry Symposium—Chemical Dynamics at Single Cells—Electrochemical-Based Methods in Single-Cell Analysis Pharmaceuticals and Toxicology Understanding Biomolecules with Spectroscopy Institute—Environmental Analytical Chemistry Symposium—Environmental Analyses of Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds: From Extraction to Compound Determination Supercritical Fluid Extraction VOCsl Water Analysis I Poster Session Symposium—Advances in Raman Spectroscopy Symposium—Technology Forum: Just for Fun! Symposium—Charles N. Reilley Award and Young Investigator Award of Electroanalytical Chemistry Capillary Electrophoresis—Analysis Methods and Detection Chemometrics I—Calibration and Neural Networks Congener-Specific Analysis of Polychlorinated Biphenyls Electrospray—LC-MS Energy and Fuels Instrumentation V—Improvements in Methods of Elemental Analysis Liquid Chromatography—Optical Detectors Plasma Fundamentals; Novel Sample Introduction Techniques for Atomic Spectroscopy SPE/SFE and Similar Methods of Sample Cleanup and Preparation Spectroscopic Investigations in Supercritical Media/ Use of Cyclodextrins in Fluorescence and Luminescence Spectroscopy Poster Session—General Plenary Lecture—The Paradox of Scientific Elites and Scientific Illiterates (12:15 PM)
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON Institute—Bioanalytical Chemistry Sampling and Detection for CE Sensors Institute—Environmental Analytical Chemistry Symposium—Biosensors for Environmental Monitoring Environmental Analysis II Sample Preparation Environmental Analysis III Poster Session
• Groupware and Electronic Notebooks • Headspace Gas Chromatography • ICP-MS Spectrometry • Implementation of TQM • Inorganic Sample Preparation • Introduction to Mass Spectrometry • Introduction to Laboratory Data Management • Laboratory Accreditation • LC/GC: Fundamentals, Applications, and Troubleshooting • Legal and Regulatory Aspects of Electronic Lab Notebooks • LIMS for Lab Managers: Strategy and Tactics Symposium—Immunochemistry in Partnership with Instrumental Methods Symposium—New Approaches to Problem Solving for the 21st Century Symposium—Bomem-Michelson Award Automated Methods—Sample and Standard Preparation and Analysis/Optical Spectroscopy Applications Automation, Integration, and Regulation—Are These Concepts Compatible Chemometrics II—Applications Computer-Assisted Chromatography Applications Electrochemistry: Molten Salts and Microemulsions/ Membrane Electrodes Food-Related Analysis and Application/Toxicology and Clinical Analysis Gas Chromatography Columns ICP Instrumentation ICP-MS; Glow Discharge Liquid Chromatography—Column Technology Particles, Elements, and Ions Poster Session—General
THURSDAY MORNING Institute—Environmental Analytical Chemistry Water Analysis II Metals I Solid Phase—Micro Extraction Workshop—Environmental Reference Materials (Parti) Institute—Process Analytical Chemistry Symposium—Mass Spectrometry on the Timescale of High-Efficiency/High-Speed Separations Off-Line Process Analysis I Off-Line Process Analysis II Poster Session Symposium—Frontiers in Separation Science Symposium—Micro to Nano—Smaller Instrumentation for Chemical Separation and Measurement Symposium—Photoacoustic Spectroscopy for Materials Characterization Analytical Instrumentation—Luminescence Capillary Electrophoresis-Detection Methods Countercurrent Chromatography Electrochemistry: Sensors ICP-AES Applications LIMS Applications Mass Spectrometry—General Microbore Liquid Chromatography/Chiral Separations Microwave Sample Preparation/Air, Fixed Gas, and Volatile Organic Compound Sampling and Analysis Techniques and Applications in Raman Spectroscopy
• Mathematical Calculations for Sampling • Measurement of Air Toxics • Microscopy and Microanalysis • Microwave-Assisted Extraction • Molecular Rheology for Solving Industrial Problems • Near-IR Spectroscopy • Overview of TQM • Pharmaceutical Bioanalysis • Practical MS/MS Analysis • Principles of Spectroscopic Calibration • Principles and Applications of Photoacoustic IR and Step-Scan IR Continued on page 62
THURSDAY AFTERNOON Institute—Environmental Analytical Chemistry Environmental Analysis IV Environmental Perspectives Metals II Workshop—Environmental Reference Materials (Part 2) Institute—Process Analytical Chemistry Symposium—Infrared Fiber Probes and Sensors Off-Line Process Analysis III On-Line Process Analysis I Poster Session Symposium—Current Trends and Applications in Microwave-Assisted Extraction Symposium—Toward 2000: Preparing for the Next Generation of Lab Automation Symposium—Dal Nogare Award Data Acquisition, NMR, IR, DSC, SRMs, SFE, Electrochemistry GC Analysis—Fuels and Polymers GC—Atomic Emission Detection Liquid Chromatography—Mechanisms Materials Characterization Using Infrared Spectroscopy Separations Using Capillary Electrophoresis Techniques Surface Analysis/XRF Applications Trace Element Analysis in Biological Samples
FRIDAY MORNING Institute—Environmental Analytical Chemistry Microwave VOCs II Institute—Process Analytical Chemistry Symposium—Process Analyzer Sample Conditioning Process Analysis Overview Off-Line Process Analysis IV On-Line Process Analysis II Symposium—Conducting Research in Space Capillary Electrophoresis—Separations Techniques and Detection Environmental Elemental Analysis Improving GC Performance Perspectives in Infrared Spectroscopy Specialty Gas Analysis
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Continued from page 45 • Process Sensors and Analyzers • Process Analyzer Sample Condi tioning Systems • Sample Introduction for ICP-AES • Setting Up Your Lab Safety Pro gram • Statistical Tests Applied to Ana lytical Chemistry • Statistically Sound Procedures • Strategic Approach to Lab Auto mation • Supercritical Fluid Extraction: En vironmental Applications • Understanding ISO 9000 • Validating a Chromatography Data System Special awards. Ten scientists will receive awards during conference symposia: Mark R. Anderson, Virginia Polytech nic Institute & State University, will re ceive the Young Investigator Award from the Society for Electroanalytical Chemistry. Velmer A. Fassel, Iowa State Univer sity, will receive the Pittsburgh Analyt ical Chemistry Award from the Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh. Charles W. Gehrke, University of Missouri, will receive the Dal Nogare Award from the Chromatography Fo rum of the Delaware Valley. Steven B. Hawthorne, University of North Dakota, will receive the Keene P. Dimick Award from the Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh. William R. Heineman, University of Cincinnati, will receive the Charles N. Reilley Award from the Society for Electroanalytical Chemistry. Mitsuo Iwamoto, Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries, will receive the Tomas Hirschfeld Award sponsored by Bran+Luebbe. John W. C. Johns, Steacie Institute for Molecular Sciences at the National Re search Council of Canada, will receive the Pittsburgh Spectroscopy Award from the Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh. Howard V. Malmstadt, University of the Nations, will receive the Maurice F. Hasler Award, sponsored by Fisons Instruments and administered by the Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh. Terry A. Miller, Ohio State Universi ty, will receive the Bomem-Michelson Award from the Coblentz Society. Michael R. Philpott, IBM Almaden Research Center, will receive the Wil liams-Wright Award from the Coblentz Society. Π
