Editors'Column analytical instrumentation, was moderated by Richard A. Dreher, president 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 University. Panelists reviewed trends in chromatography, atomic and mass spectrometry, molecular spectroscopy, and laboratory computing systems. (Details of the discussion appear in this month's FOCUS.) All called for the development 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 involved in joint ventures that will lead to more cost-effective, creative solutions to problems facing today's analytical chemists. New products exhibited on the convention floor were designed with im-
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proved productivity through automation in mind. Manufacturers are placing a new emphasis on customers and their needs. This is reflected in the continued interfacing of robotics and personal computers with instrumentation, as well as the development of improved service networks. The continuing success of the Pittsburgh 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 analytical instrumentation but unable to make the trip to China should mark their calendars now for the 1986 Pittsburgh 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, according to conference officials. Louise Voress
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