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Pittcon 2002 he 53rd Pittsburgh Conference and Exposition on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy will be held on March 17–22, 2002, at the Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, La. The technical program will feature more than 2200 presentations, including a plenary lecture, a special invited lecture, awards and other invited symposia, workshops, user–manufacturer exchanges (UMIX), contributed papers and posters, and exhibitor new product forums to highlight the latest developments in the fields of analytical chemistry and applied spectroscopy. Highlighting the program will be the traditional topics of atomic spectroscopy; bioanalytical and environmental chemistries; IR and Raman spectroscopies; and MS, GC, and other separation techniques, as well as food science and analytical applications in the life science areas, such as pharmaceuticals, genomics, proteomics, protein chips, high-throughput screening, and drug design. The program begins Sunday afternoon with a plenary lecture by Allen Bard of the University of Texas and opening sessions on “Scientific Data Management” and “Survivor: LIMS or CDS Systems in Today’s Chromatography Laboratory.” Both are UMIX sessions. Opening workshops and poster sessions will be held as well. At the conference there will be the Exposition of Modern Laboratory Equipment, which features the latest instruments, equipment, chemicals, and publications; more than 1100 companies will occupy more than 3000 booths. On Monday morning, Walter G. Jennings of J&W Scientific will be honored with the Dal Nogare Award, sponsored by the Chromatography Forum of the Delaware Valley; David E. Clemmer of

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Indiana University will receive the Pittsburgh Conference Achievement Award. On Tuesday morning, Royce W. Murray of the University of North Carolina will be presented with the Pittsburgh Analytical Chemistry Award, sponsored by the Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh. On Tuesday afternoon, Alan G. Marshall of Florida State University will receive the Pittsburgh Spectroscopy Award, sponsored by the Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh; on Tuesday afternoon, Isao Noda of Procter & Gamble

will receive the Williams–Wright Award, sponsored by the Coblenz Society. On Wednesday morning, Christian Amatore of Ecole Normale Supérieure will receive the Charles N. Reilley Award, and Andrew Hillier of the University of Virginia will receive the Young Investigator Award, both sponsored by the Society of Electroanalytical Chemistry. On Wednesday afternoon, Daniel M. Neumark of the University of California–Berkeley will receive the Bomem–Michelson Award, sponsored by the Coblenz Society. On

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Thursday morning, Pierre Dardenne of the University of Gembloux will receive the Tomas Hirschfeld Award, sponsored by Bran+Luebbe. The Pittsburgh Conference and the American Chemical Society, combined, will offer more than 100 short courses. For more information, contact the Short Course Office listed in the box below. The Pittcon short courses will be offered March 16–22 and include topics in the areas of physical science, computer application, quality assurance, statistics, financial planning, food, pharmaceutical science, safety, and other technical areas. For more information on the Pittcon

short courses contact Pittcon as listed in the box on pp 100 A–101 A. An employment bureau will also be available to conferees. Preregistration information for employers and candidates is included in the preliminary program. On-site registration for conferees and exhibitors will be held inside hall G of the Morial Convention Center. Registration hours are Sunday, March 17, 10 a.m.–7:30 p.m.; Monday, March 18, 7:30 a.m.–5 p.m.; Tuesday, March 19, 8 a.m.–5 p.m.; Wednesday, March 20, 8 a.m.–5 p.m.; and Thursday, March 21, 8 a.m.–3 p.m. Fees are $130 for conferees, $20 for students, and $75 for one-

day admission. All registrants will be entitled to an abstract book and may participate in any conference activity. Special rates for airline flights, as well as hotel reservations, can be obtained through Pittcon Reservations, 381 Park Ave. South, New York, NY 10016 (800-248-7488; fax 212-5329426; [email protected]). For further information on the conference, contact the Pittsburgh Conference, 300 Penn Center Blvd., Ste. 332, Pittsburgh, PA 15235-5503 (800-8253221; 412-825-3220; fax 412-825-3224; www.pittcon.org).

Technical Program ACS Short Courses

March 15–17 Applied optical microscopy Chemical engineering and process fundamentals for chemists Polymer chemistry Statistical analysis of laboratory data

Dispersion of fine particles in liquids: Suspensions, emulsions, and foams Effective environmental sampling and analysis Effective management of chemical analysis support laboratories Effective supervision of scientists and the technical staff Emulsions and microemulsions Environmental data validation FTIR spectroscopy: A hands-on workshop Fundamentals of HPLC Interpretation of mass spectra LIMS: A systematic approach Methods development, validation procedures, and conformity assessment Modern methods of particle-size distribution: Assessment and characterization On-line process analyzers: The key to maximizing industrial process efficiency Practical CE Practical HPLC method development Practical LC/MS Practical LC/MS II Problem solving in analytical chemistry Project management for technical professionals QA/QC in the analytical testing laboratory Thermal analysis and industrial applications of polymers Water and waste analysis by U.S. EPA methods

March 16–17 Analytical ICP: Emission and MS Capillary GC: Techniques and problem solving Combinatorial chemistry: Solid- and solution-phase synthesis

March 17 Headspace GC Microsoft Excel for chemists Solid-phase extraction technology and techniques in the analytical laboratory

For more information, contact the Department of Continuing Education, ACS, 1155 16th St., NW, Washington, DC 20036 (800-227-5558; ext. 4508; fax 202-872-6336; shortcourses@acs. org; chemistry.org). March 14–15 How to develop, validate, and troubleshoot capillary GC and HPLC methods March 14–16 Electronics for chemical and physical measurements and control: Making the right connections Experimental design for productivity and quality in R&D March 15 Troubleshooting HPLC systems March 15–16 Peptide and protein characterization by MS

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Monday morning Symposium: Dal Nogare Award Symposium: Pittsburgh Conference Achievement Award Tuesday morning Symposium: Pittsburgh Analytical Chemistry Award Tuesday afternoon Symposium: Pittsburgh Spectroscopy Award Symposium: Williams–Wright Award Wednesday morning Symposium: Charles N. Reilley and Young Investigator Awards Wednesday afternoon Symposium: Bomem–Michelson Award Thursday morning Near-Infrared I: Tomas Hirschfeld Award

Monday morning Symposium: Advances in NMR Spectroscopy for Characterizing Pharmaceuticals Symposium: Frontiers in Bioanalytical Imaging and Microscopy

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Symposium: Nano Self-Assemblies for Molecular Recognition Analysis of Cellular Processes Pharmaceutical: Problem Solving I Proteomics and Genomics: Analytical Approaches Monday afternoon Symposium: Biomedical IR Spectroscopic Imaging Symposium: Comparative Proteomics for Studies of Cell Function Symposium: Return of the Mad Cow— Detection and Quantitation of Prions II CE: Bioanalytical Applications Monitoring Biological Processes Tuesday morning Symposium: Cancer Diagnostics Based on MS, Protein Chips, and Microarrays for Detection of Biomarkers Symposium: Quantitative DNA Analysis in the Post-Genomic Sequence Era of High-Throughput Drug Discovery Symposium: Ultrafast Separation Methods in the Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Industry GC Applications: Pharmaceutical and Food Sciences Spectroscopic Bioanalysis Tuesday afternoon Symposium: Bioinstrumentation and Health Care in the Post-Genomic Era Symposium: Liposomes in Analytical Chemistry—Their Study and Application CE: Pharmaceutical/Drug Analysis HPLC: Protein Analyses Using HPLC Nucleotides, Oligonucleotides, and DNA Wednesday morning Symposium: Genomics Jambalaya—A Recipe for Gene Discovery Analysis of Protein and Peptide Structure and Function Wednesday afternoon Symposium: Biosensors and Bioanalytical Microsystems for Food Safety Symposium: Dynamically Measuring Brain Chemistry in the Living, Behaving Brain Symposium: High-Throughput Analytical Techniques in the Era of High-Throughput Drugs Analytical Methods for Biomedical Application

Bioanalytical I Sample Preparation: Extraction Techniques for Sample Preparation of Biological Samples Thursday morning Symposium: Analytical Challenges in Combinatorial Chemistry Symposium: Atomic Force Microscopy Meets the Bioanalytical Sciences Bioanalytical II Clinical Chemistry Applications Drug Discovery Approaches Pharmaceutical: Problem Solving II Thursday afternoon Symposium: Microfluidic Chips and MS Meet the Proteomics Symposium: Phenotyping—Comprehensive Analysis of Biological Samples Symposium: The Role of Bioanalytical Chemists in Profiling the Biopharmaceutical Properties of Drug Candidates Bioanalytical Chemistry CE: Microbioanalytical Techniques Novel Developments in the Bioanalytical Area Pharmaceutical: Analysis Pharmaceutical: Information Management Friday morning Symposium: Compliance Issues in the Regulated Pharmaceutical Industry Symposium: Emerging Technology in Pharmaceutical Research and Development Pharmaceutical Industry

Wednesday afternoon Chemometrics II LIMS: Integration and Implementation Thursday morning LIMS Regulatory Compliance: Implementing 21CFR Part 11 for the Pharmaceutical Industry

Monday morning Sensors I Ionophore-Based Sensors I Monday afternoon Ionophore-Based Sensors II Tuesday morning Sensors II Tuesday afternoon Symposium: Long-Range Electron Transfer—From Electrochemistry to Molecular Electronics Micro- and Nanoelectrodes Wednesday afternoon Sensors III Thursday morning Symposium: Electrochemical Detection in Flow Streams— New Developments Sensors IV Thursday afternoon Chemical Sensors Novel Electrodes and Surfaces

Monday afternoon Calibration LIMS Implementation

Friday morning Various Applications

Tuesday morning Chemometrics I Data Management in the Laboratory Wednesday morning Computers: Validation Effectively Managing Laboratory Data and Information

Monday morning Methods for Organic Volatiles (VOCs) Problems in Air Analysis

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Monday afternoon GC/MS of Environmental Samples Ultratrace Mercury Analysis

Monday afternoon Symposium: Return of the Mad Cow— Detection and Quantitation of Prions II

Tuesday morning GC/MS: Environmental/Toxicology Ion Analysis TOC Analysis/Analyzers

Tuesday morning Food Science II: MS and Microwave Sample Preparation GC Applications: Pharmaceutical and Food Sciences

Tuesday afternoon GC Industrial and Environmental Applications Sulfur Analysis in Transportation Fuels Wednesday morning Symposium: Advances in Cavity Ringdown Spectroscopy for Trace Gas Analysis Environmental Site Assessment Methods for Determining Dioxins, PCBs, PAHs, and Pesticides

Tuesday afternoon Symposium: Genetically Modified Foods—Feast or Frankenfoods? Wednesday morning Symposium: Crop Analytics—Solutions for the Primary Assays of Starch, Fiber, Protein, Oil, and Amino Acids

Thursday afternoon Symposium: Advances in Passive/ Diffusive Sampling for Indoor and Outdoor Air Quality Monitoring Determination of Environmental Pollutants and Contaminants in Water Environmental: Mercury Sample Preparation: Soil and Water Sampling Advances

Pittcon Short Courses

Wednesday afternoon Symposium: Bloodstains at Crime Scenes Symposium: Detection of Terrorist Weapons I Thursday afternoon Symposium: Challenges in the Toxicological Investigation of Drug-Facilitated Sexual Assault Symposium: Detection of Terrorist Weapons II Friday morning Forensics and Toxicology: Analytical Techniques

Friday morning Symposium: Next-Generation Environmental Sensors Monday morning Symposium: Celebrating Diversity in Analytical Chemistry I

Monday morning Food Science I: TLC, LC, UV–vis, IR, and NMR

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Wednesday morning Symposium: Elemental Speciation— Exciting Beginnings in the New Millennium Eighth Annual Laboratory Design Workshop High-Throughput Sample Preparation and Analysis Lab Management: LIMS

Thursday morning Food Science III: SFE and Others

Wednesday afternoon Environmental Spectroscopy Thursday morning Symposium: Environmental Contaminants and Their Degradation Products Analysis of Fuels and Petrochemical Products Analytical Methods for Trace Metals

Tuesday afternoon Symposium: Liposomes in Analytical Chemistry—Their Study and Application Teaching: Innovative Approaches in Science Education Thermal Analysis

Monday afternoon Symposium: Celebrating Diversity in Analytical Chemistry II Specialty Gas

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For more information, contact the Pittsburgh Conference, 300 Penn Center Blvd., Ste. 332, Pittsburgh, PA 15235-5503 (800-825-3221; 412-825-3220; fax 412-825-3224; www.pittcon.org). A survey of forensic sciences Accessing, analyzing, capturing, and reporting laboratory data Advanced Excel for chemists Advances in SPE: Practical techniques and solutions for chromatographic sample preparation problems An introduction to ICP-AES Analytical applications of supercritical fluids: SFC and SFE Analytical organic MS Analytical rheology: Probing the microstructure of matter and its practical applications Applications and fundamentals of ion mobility spectrometry Applications of ICP-AES Automating Excel spreadsheets using Visual Basics for applications Basic statistics Beyond a balanced diet: Using functional foods to maximize health Biosensors and bioanalytical microsystems for the detection of something in everything Bringing a new technology to market Chemometric techniques for quantitative analysis

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Friday morning Symposium: High-Speed GPC/SEC and Flow-Injection Analysis of Polymers Other Hyphenated Techniques: New Hyphenated Techniques

Tuesday afternoon Ion Mobility Spectrometry LC/MS: Applications II Wednesday morning MS: MALDI

Monday afternoon Injection Polymer Analysis

Wednesday afternoon Symposium: Plasma-Source TOFMS— New Tools for Elemental and Speciation Analysis

Tuesday afternoon Materials Characterization Techniques

Monday afternoon Symposium: Miniature Mass Spectrometers

Thursday morning Symposium: Ion Mobility Spectrometry

Tuesday morning Symposium: Focal Plane Arrays Invade MS LC/MS: Applications I

Thursday afternoon Laser Ablation ICPMS Time-of-Flight MS

Computer workshop for statistically valid detection limits and quantitation limits Copyright basics for scientific writing and publishing Electrochemistry: Fundamentals, detectors, and sensors Electron microscopy and microanalysis Enantiomeric separations Environmental sampling Financial planning/Investment management FIA: Theory, instrumentation, and application FT-IR characterization of polymers FT-IR spectrometry of surface layers Fundamentals of dissolution GC: Fundamentals, applications, and troubleshooting GC/MS: Fundamentals, applications, and troubleshooting Getting the best results from your GC: Finding and preventing problems Going electronic? Practical approaches for 21CFR11 compliance Highlights of FDA good laboratory practices and OECD guidelines High-speed GC High-throughput screening using TLC: Fundamentals and applications How to become a more effective chemical hygiene officer HPLC: Fundamentals, applications, and troubleshooting HPLC method validation ICPMS: Fundamentals and applications Industrial applications of Raman spectroscopy Industrial problem solving using thermal analysis

Introduction to API LC/MS techniques Introduction to CE Introduction to laboratory data management using a personal computer Introduction to MS IR microspectroscopy: Fundamentals and techniques ISO 14001: Overview and issues of the environmental management system standard ISO guidelines for uncertainty calculations for chemical analysis Laboratory accreditation/Meeting the technical requirements of ISO/TEC 17025 Laboratory safety management—The dollars and sense of effective safety management LC/MS, GC/MS, and MS/MS with quadrupole ion trap mass spectrometers LC/MS strategies for the identification of impurities, degradents, and metabolites Leadership principles for R&D managers and scientists Light microscopy and microanalysis LIMS for laboratory managers: Strategy and tactics MALDI TOFMS: Fundamentals and applications Marketing to the European laboratory: A guide to doing business in Europe Measuring and enhancing the performance of FT-IR spectrometers Metamorphosis: Transforming quality, productivity, and competitive position NIR: An overview Online searching of chemical information Particle characterization through aperture technology and image analysis

Wednesday morning Materials Characterization: Techniques for Semiconductor and Related Materials Surface Analysis: Modification and Characterization of Surfaces

Particle characterization through light scattering and laser diffraction Practical computer validation Practical equipment qualification for regulated laboratories Practical GC: Packed and capillary columns Professional analytical chemists in industry: What does an analytical chemist do? Proteomic stargazing Pulsed discharge detectors for GC Quality and teamwork in the analytical laboratory Recent developments and procedures in MS-based proteomics Safety in the laboratory Sample introduction for analytical atomic spectrometry and ICPMS Sample preparation for chromatography Sample preparation problems Sample preparation strategies in ICP-AES and ICPMS Soil chemistry—Analytical methods and instrumentation Solid-phase microextraction Spectroscopy for fun Statistical tests applied to analytical chemistry Statistically valid detection and quantitation limits Surface analysis using atomic force microscopy Technical and oral presentation skills for scientists Train the trainer: Interactive techniques for technical training Validation of chromatography data systems

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Wednesday afternoon Polymers and Plastics: Polymer Characterization

Monday morning Symposium: Nano Self-Assemblies for Molecular Recognition Monday afternoon Symposium: Analytical Chemistry of Nanomaterials Tuesday morning Lab on a Chip: Microfluidics Wednesday morning Symposium: New Approaches to Microfluidics Wednesday afternoon Lab on a Chip: DNA Analysis Lab on a Chip: Microfluidics—Applications Thursday morning Nanotechnology: Analysis of Nanofabricated Materials

Monday morning Symposium: Frontiers in Bioanalytical Imaging and Microscopy Wednesday afternoon Spectroscopic and Microscopic Imaging Techniques Thursday afternoon Novel Imaging Applications

Tuesday afternoon Process Analytical Chemistry

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for Sample Preparation Thursday afternoon HPLC: Detection Methods in HPLC Monday morning GC/MS: Techniques and Instrumentation HPLC: Commercial Developments in HPLC Column Technologies HPLC: Mobile Phases for Improved Separations Monday afternoon Symposium: James L. Waters 13th Annual Symposium CE: Bioanalytical Applications GC: Instrumentation HPLC: Novel Applications Using HPLC New Columns, Detectors, and Strategies for High-Throughput GPC/SEC and Flow-Injection Polymer Analysis

Friday morning GC/MS: Environmental/Toxicology HPLC: Novel HPLC Developments

Monday morning Symposium: Advances in NMR Spectroscopy for Characterizing Pharmaceuticals Symposium: Sum Frequency Spectroscopy—A Tool for Surface Analysis Developments in ATR Instrumentation IR and Raman: Raman Spectroscopy

Tuesday morning Symposium: Ultrafast Separation Methods in the Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Industry GC Applications: Pharmaceutical Food Sciences HPLC: Optimization Techniques for HPLC Separation Science: Solid- and LiquidPhase Extractions Separation Science: Stationary Phases

Monday afternoon Symposium: Biomedical IR Spectroscopic Imaging Atomic Spectroscopy: Instrument and Data Processing Improvements IR and Raman: IR Spectroscopy— Sampling Techniques Magnetic Resonance

Tuesday afternoon CE: Controlling Separation GC: Industrial and Environmental Applications HPLC: Recent Commercial Developments for Optimization of HPLC Methods

Tuesday morning Symposium: Vibrational Spectroscopy in the Near Field—Microscopy and Imaging Atomic Absorption Below the Diffraction IR and Raman Imaging: Advances and Applications Spectroscopic Bioanalysis

Wednesday morning GC: Methods and Optimization HPLC: Developments in High-Throughput HPLC Sampling: New Developments in SolidPhase Microextractions

Tuesday afternoon Symposium: Miniaturization in Atomic Spectroscopy: We're Behind the Curve ICPMS

Wednesday afternoon Symposium: CE and HPLC—The Best of Both Worlds! Chromatography Applications HPLC: Fundamental Studies

Wednesday morning Symposium: Advances in Cavity Ringdown Spectroscopy for Trace Gas Analysis ICP-OES: Fine-Tuning the Science UV–vis Spectroscopy: Luminescence Applications

Thursday morning HPLC: Column Developments Sample Preparation: Accelerated Extractions and Microwave Techniques

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Thursday morning Applications of IR, Raman, and Microwave Spectroscopy IR and Raman: Applications of FTIR and Raman Microscopy Near-IR I: Tomas Hirschfeld Award Thursday afternoon IR and Raman: Applications of Time-Resolved and Step-Scan FTIR Spectroscopy IR and Raman: Data-Handling Techniques for Vibrational Spectroscopy Laser-Induced Breakdown and Cavity Ringdown Spectroscopies Near-IR II Friday morning IR and Raman: Advances in IR Spectroscopy—Instrumentation and Applications

Conferences

223rd ACS National Meeting April 7–11, 2002. Orlando, FL Contact: ACS Meetings Department, 1155 16th St., NW, Washington, DC 20036 (202-872-6059; fax 202-872-6128; [email protected]; www.acs.org) Analytica 2002 April 23–26, 2002. Münich, Germany Contact: Volker Schwartz, Messe München Gmbh, Messegelände, D-81823 München, Germany (49-89-949-20380/94920381; fax 49-89-949-20389; info@ analytica.di; www.analytica.de) European Conference on Analytical Chemistry Sept. 8–13, 2002. Dortmund, Germany Contact: Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker–Euroanalysis, P.O. Box 90 04 40, 60444 Frankfurt am Main, Germany (49-69-7917358; fax 49-69-7917-475; [email protected]; http://euroanalysis12.isas-dortmund.de)

ISASF–ENSIC–1, Rue Grandville, B.P. 451, F-54001 Nancy Cedex, France (33-038317-5003; fax 33-03-8335-0811; brionne@ ensic.inpl-nancy.fr; www.isasf.net)

2nd North American Bioanalytical Forum (NABF 2002) Sept. 29–Oct. 2, 2002. Kansas City, MO Contact: John F. Stobaugh, 2095 Constant Ave., Lawrence, KS 66047 (stobaugh@ ku.edu; www.cc.ukans.edu/~pbasymp)

2nd International Conference on Countercurrent Chromatography (CCC-2002) April 15–20, 2002. Beijing, China Contact: Xibai Qiu, c/o Chinese Chemical Society, P.O. Box 2709, Beijing, 100080, China (86-10-625-68157/64020; fax 86-10625-68157; [email protected]; www.ccs.ac.cn/2001hy/ccc2002.htm)

25th International Symposium on Capillary Chromatography May 13–17, 2002. Riva del Garda, Italy

9th International Meeting on Chemical Sensors (IMCS9) July 7–10, 2002. Boston, MA Contact: Jo Walton, Elsevier Science, The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1GB, U.K. (44-1865-843-643; fax 44-1865-843-958; j.walton@elsevier. co.uk; www.imcs-conference.com)

Contact: Pat Sandra, I.O.P.M.S., Kennedypark 20, B-8500 Kortrijk, Belgium (32-56204960; fax 32-56-204859; pat.sandra@ richrom.com; www.richrom.com)

26th International Symposium on HighPerformance Liquid-Phase Separations and Related Techniques (HPLC 2002) June 2–7, 2002. Montreal, Quebec, Canada Contact: HPLC 2002 Secretariat, 1110 Pine Ave. West, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 1A3 (514-398-3770; fax 514-3984854; [email protected]; www.med. mcgill.ca/hplc2002)

50th ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics June 2–6, 2002. Orlando, FL Contact: ASMS, 1201 Don Diego Ave., Santa Fe, NM 87505 (505-989-4517; fax 505-989-1073; [email protected]; www. asms.org)

13th International Symposium, Exhibit, and Workshops on Preparative/Process Chromatography (PREP 2000) June 16–19, 2002. Washington, DC Contact: Janet Cunningham, c/o Barr Enterprises, P.O. Box 279, Walkersville, MD 21793 (301-668-6001; fax 301-6684312; [email protected]; www. prepsymposium.org)

15th International Symposium on Microscale Separations and Analysis April 13–18, 2002. Stockholm, Sweden Contact: The Swedish Chemical Society, HPCE 2002 Secretariat, Wallingatan 24, SE-111 24 Stockholm, Sweden (46-8-4115260/80; fax 46-8-10-6678; monika@ chemsoc.se; www.chemsoc.se/sidor/ KK/hpce2002/hpce2002.htm)

8th Meeting on Supercritical Fluids April 14–17, 2002. Bordeaux, France Contact: Françoise Brionne,

29th Annual Conference of the Federation of Analytical Chemistry & Spectroscopy Societies (FACSS 2002) Oct. 7–12, 2002. Providence, RI Contact: FACSS National Office, 1201 Don Diego Ave., Sante Fe, NM 87505 (505-820-1648; fax 505-989-1073; [email protected]; facss.org)

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