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April 29 to May 11
9th Annual ISA Analysis Instrumentation Division Symposium on Analytical Methods of Instrumentation, Rice Hotel, Houston, Texas. Contact: R. D . Eanes, Leeds & Northrup Co., 4901 Stenton Ave., Philadelphia 44, P a . Page 98 A, Feb.
May 13 I to 16
American Petroleum Institute. Division of Refining includes sessions on Plant and Laboratory Analyzers. Benjamin Franklin Hotel, Philadelphia, Pa. Contact: American Petroleum Institute, 1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York 20, N . Y. Page 53 A, May.
May 19 I to 24
11th Annual Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics. Sheraton-Palace Hotel, San Francisco, Calif. Sponsor: ASTM Committee E-14. Contact: N . D . Coggeshall, Gulf Research & Development Co., P.O. Drawer 2038, Pittsburgh 30, Pa. Page 56 A, Dec.
May 20 I to 23
14th Annual Mid-American Spectroscopy Symposium. Sponsor: Chicago section and 6 other Mid-American sections of the Society for Applied Spectroscopy. Contact: J. E . Forrette, Roy C. Ingersoll Research Center, Borg-Warner Corp., Des Plaines, 111. Page 101 A, Feb.
May~2CT! to 23
International Symposium on Humidity and Moisture. SheratonPark Hotel, Washington, D . C. Contact: Arnold Werter, N a tional Bureau of Standards, Washington 25, D. C. Page 49 A, Oct.
June 10 to 14—Symposium on Molecular Structure and Spectroscopy, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. Contact: Comina Events H . H . Nielsen, Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, Ohio State ** University, 174 West 18th Ave., Columbus 10, Ohio. Page 98 A, Feb. June 14 to 16—Italian Meeting of Immediate Separation and Chromatography. Milan, Italy. Sponsor: T h e Italian Society for the Study of F a t t y Materials. Contact: Secretary, Societa Italiana per lo studio delle sostanze grasse, Via Lauro, Milan, Italy. June 18 to 21—4th Biennial ISA International Gas Chromatography Symposium. Michigan State University, East Lansing, Mich. Contact: Dr. W. C. Hamilton, Continental Oil Co., Ponca City, Okla. Page 53 A, March. June 19 to 21—Division of Analytical Chemistry (ACS) Summer Symposium, University of Arizona, Tucson, Ariz. Subject: Metal Complexes in Analytical Chemistry. Contact: Henry Freiser, Chemistry Dept., University of Arizona, Tucson, Ariz. Page 45 A, April. June 19 to 26—Sixth World Petroleum Congress, Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany. I n cludes sessions on composition, analysis, and testing. Contact: 6. Welt-ErdolKongress, Generalsekretariat, Frankfurt (Main) 7, Postfach, Germany. Page 99 A, Feb. June 23 to 28—ASTM National Meeting, Chalfonte-Haddon Hall, Atlantic City, N . J. Includes symposium on x-ray and electron probe analvsis. Contact: ASTM, 1916 Race St., Philadelphia 3, Pa. Page 97 A, Feb. July 10 to 17—XIX International Congress of Pure and Applied Chemistry. London, England. Contact: T h e Honorary Secretary, X I X I U P A C Congress, 14 Belgrave Square, London, S. W. 1, England. Page 47 A, Jan. July 17 to 23—5th International Pesticides Congress. London, England. Includes special session on pesticide residue analysis. Contact: 5th International Pesticides Congress, Honorarv Secretary, 14 Belgrave Square, London S. W. 1, England. Page 47 A, Jan. July 18 to 20—Conference on the Vibrational Spectra of High Polymers. Milan, Italy. Contact: Dr. Giuseppe Zerbi, Istituto di Chimica Industriale del Politeenico, Piazza L. D a Vinci 32, Milano, Italy. Page 51 A, May. July 22 to 26—Microscopy Symposium. Brighton, England. McCrone Research I n stitute. Contact: Mrs. Elizabeth Bitoy. McCrone Research Institute, 451 East 31st St., Chicago 16, 111. Page 52 A, Dec' Aug. 7 to 9—12th Annual Conference on Applications of X-Ray Analysis. Albany Hotel, Denver. Colo. Contact: Dr. W. M . Mueller, Denver Research Institute, University of Denver, Denver 10, Colo. Aug. 19 to 23—Fifth International Congress of Clinical Chemistry. Detroit, Mich. Contact: Dr. D . G. Remp, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit 2, Mich. Page 54 A, Mar. Aug. 20 to 23—Fourth Australian Spectroscopy Conference. Australian National University, Canberra, Australia. Contact: Prof. A. N . Hambly, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia. Page 56 A, Mar. Aug. 26 to 30—Gordon Research Conference on Analytical Chemistry. New Hampton School, New Hampton, N . H . Contact: Dr. W. George Parks, Director, Gordon Research Conferences, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, R. I. Page 47 A, May. Aug. 27 to Sept. 4—Second World International Federation of Automatic Control Congress. Basle, Switzerland. Sponsor: Swiss Federation of Automatic Control. Contact: Dr. Anton von Schulthess, Wasserwerkstrasse 53, Zurich 6, Switzerland. Aug. 28 to 31—21st Annual Meeting of the Electron Microscope Society of America. Denver-Hilton Hotel, Denver, Colo. Contact: Prof. F . W. Boswell, Dept. of Physics, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Page 100 A, Feb. Sept. 4 to 6—Symposium on Environmental Measurements. Cincinnati, Ohio. Spon-
NEWS sor: U. S. Public Health Service. Contact: John S. Nader, Robert A. Taft Sanitary Engineering Center, Cincinnati, Ohio. Sept. 9 to 12—18th Annual Instrument-Automation Conference and Exhibit. McCormick Place, Chicago, 111. Sponsor: Instrument Society of America. Contact: T. A. Abbott, Instrument Societv of America, Penn-Sheraton Hotel, 530 W m . Penn PL, Pittsburgh 19, Pa. Sept. 9 to 14—Society of German Chemists Annual Meeting. Heidelberg, Germany. Includes analytical chemistry sessions. Contact: Gesellschaft Deutseher Chemiker, Geschaftstelle, Postfach 9075, 60,000 Frankfurt (Main) 9, Germany. Page 48 A, May. Sept. 16 to 18—Tenth Ottawa Symposium on Applied Spectroscopy. Ottawa, Canada. Contact: John Kelly, The Steel Company of Canada, Ltd., Wilcox St., Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Page 48 A, May. Sept. 30 to Oct. 4—XI International Conference on Spectroscopy. Beograd, Yugoslavia. Contact: Colloquium Spectroscopicum Internationale, Sekretarijat, Prirodno-matematicki fakultet, Fizickohemijski zavod, Beograd, Studentski trg 16, Blok C, J u g o s l a v i a . Page 49 A, May. Oct. 14 to 18—Second National Meeting of the Society for Applied Spectroscopy. San Diego, Calif. Contact: Earl P. Wadsworth, Jr., San Diego State College, San Diego 15, Calif. Page 53 A, Apr. Oct. 16 to 18—Tenth National Vacuum Symposium. Statler Hilton Hotel, Boston, Mass. Sponsor: American Vacuum Society. Contact: G. H. Bancroft, 398 Kilbourn Rd., Rochester 18, N . Y. Page 56 A, Apr. Oct. 21 to 23—Eleventh Detroit Anachem Conference. McGregor Memorial Conference Center, Wayne State University, Detroit, Mich. Contact: Mr. C. M. Gambrill, E t h y l Corp., 1600 West 8 Mile Rd., Detroit 20, Mich. Page 53 A, Mar. Nov. 13 to 15—Eastern Analytical Symposium. Statler Hilton Hotel, New York City. Contact: James F . Cosgrove, Gen. Telephone & Electronics Labs, Bavside 60, N . Y. Page 52 A, Apr.
Spectroscopy Courses Arizona S t a t e University offers a course in infrared and ultraviolet a b sorption spectroscopy from Aug. 5 t o 9 and one in industrial spectroscopy from Aug. 19 t o 30. E a c h p r o g r a m includes basic theoretical s t u d y and practical i n s t r u m e n t a l training. At least 10 infrared s p e c t r o p h o t o m e t e r s a n d five s p e c t r o g r a p h s with auxiliary e q u i p m e n t are available for use. F o r complete information write to D r . J a c o b F u c h s , Director, M o d e r n I n dustrial Spectroscopy, Arizona State University, T e m p e , Ariz.
Summer Courses in X-Ray Diffraction and Polymer Chemistry Advanced professional instruction in x-ray diffraction and t h e fundamentals of polymer chemistry will be offered in two s u m m e r l a b o r a t o r y courses a t t h e Polytechnic I n s t i t u t e of Brooklyn. T h e course on x-ray diffraction will cover t h e equivalent of a six-credit lect u r e and l a b o r a t o r y g r a d u a t e course, during t h e two weeks from J u n e 3 t h r o u g h 14. N o previous experience is assumed, b u t s t u d e n t s with prior experience can u n d e r t a k e advanced work. T h e l a b o r a t o r y is equipped with 10 x-ray units, powder cameras of all types, diffractometers, x-ray m o n o chromators, micro- and small-angle scattering cameras, etc. A t t e n d a n c e is limited to 25 students, a n d t h e fee is $275. T h e course on polymer chemistry
will concentrate on polymerization and properties of polymers with special a t tention of stereoregular polymers. This course will be held during t h e week of J u n e 17 to 2 1 . L a b o r a t o r y evaluations of polymers will center on viscometry, osmometry, light scattering, and ultracentrifuge m e t h o d s . Attendance is limited to 35, and the fee is $200. F u r t h e r information on b o t h s u m m e r courses m a y be obtained b y writing to Mrs. Doris Cattell, Secretary for Special Courses, Polytechnic I n s t i t u t e of Brooklyn, Brooklyn 1, N . Y .
American Petroleum Institute Meeting T h e 28th M i d y e a r Meeting of t h e A P I Division of Refining will be held in t h e Benjamin F r a n k l i n Hotel, Philadelphia, Pa., M a y 13 to 16. There will be sessions on p l a n t a n d l a b o r a t o r y analyzers, fundamental research, operating practices, processes, a n d oil storage t a n k s . T h e p r o g r a m for t h e l a b o r a t o r y and p l a n t analyzer sessions is given below. An Approach to the Application of P r o c ess Stream Analyzers. R. F . Nootbaar, The Pure Oil Co., Palatine, 111. Rapid Metals Analysis for P l a n t Control. R. C. Barras and J. D . Helwig, The Atlantic Refining Co., Philadelphia, Pa. A Process Analyzer for Vanadium in Gas Oils. N. D . Goggeshall, O. K. Doolen, Gulf Research and Development Co., Pittsburgh, Pa. and F . A. Nelson, G. A. Baker, Varian Associates, Palo Alto, Calif.
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