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Dixieland jazz and the smell of jambalaya, crawfish pie, and filé gumbo greeted attendees at this year's Pittsburgh Conference and Exhibition on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy, held in New Orleans, La., February 25 through March 1. It was the conference's first move from Atlantic City, N.J., since settling there in 1980, and its success proved to conference officials that they could take the show on the road. Conferees and exhibitors alike seemed especially pleased with the new convention hall, which was filled to capacity, and the warm welcome they received from the Crescent City. The number of exhibitors, booth spaces, and technical papers presented surpassed last year's figures. However, attendance declined, and fewer job candidates registered in 1985 (570 vs. 788 in 1984). The number of positions offered was down from ~700 in 1984 to 576 with the largest decrease in job openings in the industrial labs category. (See tables for compari-
sons with previous years.) At a press conference held on Monday, February 25, conference officials announced that the meeting would return to Atlantic City in 1986. They cited three main reasons: an $18-million renovation of the convention center, improved housing with approximately 1600 additional rooms, and a renewed commitment of cooperation from public officials and businesses in Atlantic City. Officials stressed that the expected continued growth of the conference limits the number of potential sites that can accommodate the exhibition and makes early planning essential. Sites under consideration for the 1987 conference include New York City, Chicago, and Atlantic City, with a final decision expected to be made soon. Centcom Ltd., advertising management for American Chemical Society publications, held its seventh annual Pittsburgh Conference breakfast on Tuesday, February 26. The discussion, which centered on major trends in
Table 1. Pittsburgh Conference statistics Year
Total registration Technical papers Exhibitors Booth spaces
1985
1984
1983
1982
20,733 1,213 730 1,830
24,648 962 ~610 1,607
21,728 948 580 1,475
19,884 —895 560 1,380
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Table II. Job candidates Degree
1985
1984
1983
1982
PhD MS BS or BA No degree Total
272 105 182 11 570
333 171 276 8 788
350 159 287 10 806
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Editors'Column analytical instrumentation, was mod erated by Richard A. Dreher, presi dent of RAD Associates. The three panelists were Harold M. McNair of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Ramon M. Barnes of the University of Massachusetts, and William Baitinger of Purdue Universi ty. Panelists reviewed trends in chro matography, atomic and mass spec trometry, molecular spectroscopy, and laboratory computing systems. (De tails of the discussion appear in this month's FOCUS.) All called for the de velopment of specific instrumentation as well as changes in manufacturers' philosophies. The changes called for include improved after-sale service, better designed instruments that can be turned on without the user reading an extensive operating manual, and instruments that provide customers with answers to their problems—not just more data. Baitinger suggested that companies need to become in volved in joint ventures that will lead to more cost-effective, creative solu tions to problems facing today's ana lytical chemists. New products exhibited on the con vention floor were designed with im-
Table III. Job openings
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Description
1985
1984
Academic Government Industrial labs Industrial sales Industrial management Research institutions Total
22 18 392 116 16 12 576
11 8 520 140 20 a
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proved productivity through automa tion in mind. Manufacturers are plac ing a new emphasis on customers and their needs. This is reflected in the continued interfacing of robotics and personal computers with instrumenta tion, as well as the development of im proved service networks. The continuing success of the Pitts burgh Conference has prompted five Chinese academic societies to launch an international imitator, the First Beijing Conference and Exhibition on Instrumental Analysis (BCEIA). The conference will be held in Beijing, No
vember 15-18; the Exhibition will run from November 16 to November 25. Further information can be obtained from the Secretariat, BCEIA, Xi Yuan Hotel, Room 912, Beijing, China. Those interested in the latest ana lytical instrumentation but unable to make the trip to China should mark their calendars now for the 1986 Pitts burgh Conference and Exposition, to be held March 10-14. Although it is hard to imagine, next year's meeting will be even bigger and better, accord ing to conference officials. Louise Voress
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