MEETINGS
Meetings The following meetings are newly listed in ANALYTICAL C H E M I S T R Y . Oth-
er 1988 meetings are listed in the January 15 issue. • 11th International Conference on Biochemical Analysis. April 1922. Munich, F.R.G. Contact: Ulrike Arnold, Tagung "Biochemische Analytik," Nymphenburger Strasse 70, D-8000 Munchen 2, F.R.G. • Conference on Commercial Biotechnology. April 26-27. Cambridge, Mass. Contact: Business Communications Co., 25 Van Zant St., Norwalk, Conn. 06855 (203-853-4266) m IEX '88—Ion Exchange for Industry. July 17-22. Cambridge, U.K. Contact: SCI Conference Secretariat, 14-15 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8PS, U.K. • International Symposium on Current Separation Techniques for Macromolecules. Aug. 22-24. Uppsala, Sweden. Contact: The Swedish Chemical Society, Analytical Division, Wallingatan 26B, S-lll 24 Stockholm, Sweden • 25th International Symposium on Advances in Chromatography. Aug. 29-Sept. 1. Minneapolis, Minn. Contact: A. Zlatkis, Dept. of Chemistry, University of Houston, Houston, Tex. 77004 (713-749-2623) • 18th International Symposium on Environmental Analytical Chemistry and 4th International Congress on Analytical Techniques in Environmental Chemistry. Sept. 5-8. Barcelona, Spain. Contact: J. Albaigés, Palacio de Congresos, Dpto. de Convenciones, Avda. Reina M.a Cristina s/n, 08004 Barcelona, Spain • 1st International Conference on Plasma Source Mass Spectrometry. Sept. 12-16. Durham, U.K. Contact: Rick Maguire, VG Instruments, 32 Commerce Center, Cherry Hill Dr., Danvers, Mass. 01923 (617-777-8034 or 800-248-7077) • 17th International Symposium on Chromatography. Sept. 25-30. Wien, Austria. Contact: Gerhard Schomburg, Max Planck Institut fur Kohlenforschung, P.O. Box 101353, D-4330 Mulheim/Ruhr, F.R.G. • 3rd International Colloquium on Solid Sampling with Optical Atomic Spectroscopy. Oct. 10-12. Wetzlar, F.R.G. Contact: M. Stoeppler, KFA
Julich-ICH 4, Postfach 19 13, D-5170 Jùlich, F.R.G. • 6th International Symposium on Laboratory Robotics. Oct. 16-19. Boston, Mass. Contact: Gerald Hawk, Zymark Corp., Zymark Center, Hopkinton, Mass. 01748 (617-435-9501) • International Symposium on Supercritical Fluids. Oct. 17-19. Nice, France. Contact: M. Perrut, E.N.S.I.C., 1, rue Grandville, F-54042 Nancy CEDEX, France m FACSS XV. Oct. 30-Nov. 4. Boston, Mass. Contact: John Beaty, Thermo Electron Corp., R&D/New Business Center, 74 West St., Waltham, Mass. 02254 (617-622-1408) • 8th International Symposium on HPLC of Proteins, Peptides, and Polynucleotides. Oct. 31-Nov. 2. Copenhagen, Denmark. Contact: Eighth ISPPP, do DIS Congress Service, Linde Allé 48, DK-2720 Copenhagen, Denmark • 5th Symposium on Liquid Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (LC/MS, SFC/MS, MS/MS). Nov. 2-4. Freiburg, F.R.G. Contact: R. Frei, Department of Analytical Chemistry, De Boelelaan 1083, Vrije Universiteit, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands • International Chromatography Meeting. Nov. 14-17. Rehovot, Israel. Contact: S. Ahuja, CIBA-GEIGY Corp., Old Mill Rd., Suffern, N.Y. 10901
Call for Papers • International Symposium on Current Separation Techniques for Macromolecules. Uppsala, Sweden. Aug. 22-24. The symposium will highlight recent advances in the separation of macromolecules by chromatography, electrophoresis, and related techniques. Authors wishing to contribute poster presentations should submit preliminary 200-word abstracts by May 20 to the Swedish Chemical Society, Analytical Division, Wallingatan 26B, S - l l l 24 Stockholm, Sweden. • 25th International Symposium on Advances in Chromatography. Minneapolis, Minn. Aug. 29-Sept. 1. The symposium will feature invited lectures, submitted papers, and informal discussion groups and will cover all fields of chromatography. Authors wishing to present papers should sub-
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mit 200-word abstracts by March 1 to A. Zlatkis, Dept. of Chemistry, University of Houston, Houston Tex. 77004 (713-749-2623). • FACSS XV. Boston, Mass. Oct. 30Nov. 4. Submitted presentations consisting of 20-min talks or half-day poster sessions are solicited on topics such as atomic spectroscopy, separations, magnetic resonance, vibrational spectroscopy, microscopy, thermal methods, chemometrics, and general applications. Prospective authors should send title submission forms and preliminary 150-word abstracts by March 15. Final acceptance of each presentation is contingent on receipt of a 250word abstract by June 1. Appropriate forms and further information may be obtained from Roger Gilpin, Dept. of Chemistry, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 44242 (216-672-2032). • 8th International Symposium on HPLC of Proteins, Peptides, and Polynucleotides. Copenhagen, Denmark. Oct. 31-Nov. 2. The symposium will consist of oral and poster presentations on topics including column technology and support materials, protein conformation and chromatographic behavior, polypeptide structural studies, protein purity and quality control of recombinant proteins, polynucleotides, polysaccharides, membrane proteins, affinity chromatography, analytical applications, sample preparation, preparative chromatography of biopolymers, high-resolution electrophoresis, integrated purification systems, and biospecific detectors. Abstracts should be submitted by July 1 to Eighth ISPPP, c/o DIS Congress Service, Linde Allé 48, DK-2720 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Short Courses ACS courses. These new courses will be listed only once. For information on other ACS courses, contact the Department of Educational Materials, American Chemical Society, 1155 16th St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036 (202-872-4508). • Gas Chromatography: Packed and Capillary Columns. Blacksburg, Va. March 21-25. Harold McNair • High-Performance Liquid Chromatography. Blacksburg, Va. May 23-26. Harold McNair