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Conferences • International Symposium on Near-Infrared Spectroscopy. April 24-26. Kolding, Denmark. Contact: Lone Vejgaard, Bioteknisk Institut, Holbergsvej 10, 6000 Kolding, Den mark m International Conference and Exhibition on Fiber Optics and Opto-Electronics (Fiber Optics '90). April 24-26. London, U.K. Contact: Sira Ltd., South Hill, Chislehurst, Kent BR7 5EH, U.K. • 4th International Symposium on Nondestructive Characterization of Materials. June 11-14. Annapolis, MD. Contact: Center for Nondestruc tive Evaluation, Maryland Hall 102, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218 (301-338-6115) m 45th Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy. June 11-15. Columbus, OH. Contact: K. Narahari Rao, Dept. of Physics, Ohio State University, 174 West 18th Ave., Columbus, OH 43210 m International Meeting on Infra red Technology and Applications. June 25-29. London, U.K. Contact: Sira Ltd., South Hill, Chislehurst, Kent BR7 5EH, U.K.
M Annual Conference of the Cana dian Society of Forensic Science. Oct. 1-5. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Contact: Canadian Society of Forensic Science, 2660 Southvale Crescent, Suite 215, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1B 4W5 (613-731-2096)
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