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President and vice president of the 1976 conference are Alex J. Kavoulakis and J o h n F. Jackovitz. Program chairman is Dan P . Manka. Further information is available from the publicity chairman, Richard S. Danchik, Alcoa Research Center, Alcoa Center, Pa. 15069. 412-362-1423, ext. 2194
Electrochemical Society Summer Fellowship Awards T h e Electrochemical Society will offer three fellowship awards for qualified graduate s t u d e n t s for the summer of 1976. Each award will have a stipend of $1,000, and its purpose is to assist the student to continue his graduate work during the summer months in a field of interest to the Electrochemical Society. These awards are known as the Edward Weston Fellowship Award, the Colin Garfield Fink Fellowship Award, and the Joseph W. Richards Fellowship Award. "Each award shall be made without regard to sex, citizenship, race, or financial need. T h e y shall be m a d e to graduate students pursuing work between the degrees of B.S. and Ph.D., in a college or university in the United States or Canada, and who will continue their studies after the summer period. A previous holder of an award is eligible for r e a p p o i n t m e n t . " Qualified graduate students are invited to apply for these fellowship awards. Applicants must complete an application form. Forms are available from the Chairman of the Fellowship Awards Subcommittee, to whom completed applications and letters of recommendation should be sent: Professor H. B. Herman, T h e University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Dep a r t m e n t of Chemistry, Greensboro, N.C. 27412. Deadline for receipt of completed applications will be J a n u ary 1, 1976, and award winners will be announced on May 1, 1976.
Call for Papers Symposium on Applied V a c u u m S c i e n c e and T e c h n o l o g y Host Airport Hotel, T a m p a International Airport, T a m p a , Fla., Feb. 2-4, 1976. Sponsors: Florida Chapter, American Vacuum Society, and Energy Research Development Adminis-
tration (ERDA). Subjects include energy research and development, thin film and general vacuum technology, new analytical techniques, surface science. 200-word abstracts (15-20min presentation time) due before Dec. 15, 1975. Send to J. L. Provo, General Electric Co., P.O. Box 11508, St. Petersburg, Fla. 33733. 813-5442511, ext. 622 Advanced Concepts for t h e Clinical Laboratory Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn., Mar. 25-26, 1976. Sponsors: National Institute of General Medical Sciences, Energy Research and Development Administration, Academy of Clinical Laboratory Physicians a n d Scientists. Areas to be included in the program are: analytical concepts with theoretical considerations, component development, and computer applications; descriptions and operational details of new analytical systems or automated d a t a analysis systems with advanced concepts; proposed or actual research, clinical applications, and experimental results with advanced analytical systems. 150-200-word abstracts due by Dec. 15, 1975. Abstracts forms available from C. D. Scott, Experimental Engineering Section, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P.O. Box X, Oak Ridge, T e n n . 37830.
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The 1975 and 1976 meetings listed earlier appear in the October issue • 35th Exposition of Chemical Industries. Dec. 1-4. New York Coliseum, New York, N.Y. Contact: International Exposition Co., 200 Park Ave., New York, N.Y. 10017. 212-986-4232 • S e v e n t h Annual Symposium on Applied Chromatography. May 27-28, 1976. Hilton Inn, Kenner, La. Contact: Larry Cattran, Hewlett-Packard, Box 840, Kenner, La. 70062 • 59th Canadian Chemical Confere n c e . J u n e 6-10, 1976. London, Ont. Includes Analytical Chemistry session. Contact: J. B. Stothers, CIC Program Chairman, Dept. of Chemistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont. N6A 3K7, Canada • 27th M e e t i n g of the International Society of Electrochemistry. Sept. 6-11, 1976. Zurich, Switzerland. Contact: O. Dossenbach, Technisch-Chemisches Labor
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ETHZ, Uniuersitatstrasse 6, CH8006 Zurich, Switzerland • Third Annual M e e t i n g of F e d e r ation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies. Nov. 15-19, 1976. Philadelphia, Pa. Contact: Edward G. Brame, Jr., General Chairman, FACSS 1976, Du Pont Experimental Station, Wilmington, Del. 19898. Page 1065 A, Oct.
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For Your Information Two noteworthy news periodicals have recently commenced publication. Optics News is a new quarterly publication of the Optical Society of America, 2000 L St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036, and is distributed t o its members as p a r t of their subscription. N o n m e m b e r s may receive subscriptions a t rates from $25 to $33 per year, depending on location and freighting means. European Spectroscopy News is a new bimonthly controlled-circulation magazine aimed a t practicing spectroscopists in Europe. Subscriptions are available worldwide a t $15/ year postpaid. Publishers are Heyden & Son, Inc. Inquiries in the U.S. should be directed t o Heyden a t 225 P a r k Ave., New York, N.Y. 10017. 212-679-5188 T h e September issue of Optics News contains information on the Optical Society's annual meeting and several articles of interest. In addition
