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1–5 September 2002Prague, Czech RepublicPraha2002. 17th International Conferenceon High Resolution Molecular Spectro-scopy. Contact: Stepan Urban, Academy ofSciences of Czech Republic, J. HeyrovskyInstitute of Physical Chemistry, Dolejskova3, CZ-18223 Prague 8, Czech Republic.Tel.: +420-2-66053635/6; Fax: +420-2-86582307.E-mail: http://praha02@jh-inst.cas.czWebsite: http://www.chem.uni-wuppertal.de/conference/

1–4 September 2002Helsinki, FinlandITP 2002: 13th International Symposiumon Capillary Electroseparation Techniques.Contact: Professor Marja-Liisa Riekkola,Department of Chemistry, PO Box 55,FIN-00014, University of Helsinki, Fin-land. Fax: +358-9-19150253.E-mail: http://itp-2002@helsinki.fiWebsite: http://www.itp2002.helsinki.fi

1–4 September 2002Preston, Lancashire, UKElectroanalysis Symposium (Part of Elec-trochem 2002). Contact: Deborah Norcross,Society of Chemical Industry, 14/15 Bel-grave Square, London SW1X 8PS, UK.Tel.: +44 (0)20 7598 1563; Fax: +44 (0)207235 7743.E-mail: http://deborah.norcross@soci.orgWebsite: http://users.unimi.it/�pmussini/lancashire.htm

2–7 September 2002Montpellier, France16th meeting of the International Associ-ation of Forensic Sciences. Contact: SocieteInternationale de Congres et Services,337, rue de la Combe Caude, F-34090Montpellier, France. Tel.: +33 (0)4 67 6353 40; Fax: +33 (0)4 67 41 94 27.E-mail: algcsi@mnet.frWebsite: http://www.iafs2002.com

3–6 September 2002Shanghai, ChinaAnalyticaChina 2002: 1st InternationalTrade Fair for Analysis, Biotechnology,

Diagnostics and Laboratory Technologywith AnalyticaChina Conference. Contact:Messe Munchen GmbH, Munich, Ger-many. Tel.: +49 (89) 9 49 2 03 81; Fax: +49(89) 9 49 2 03 89.E-mail: info@messe-muenchen.deWebsite: http://www.analyticachina.com

4–7 September 2002Southampton, UKAnglo-French Meeting on MagneticResonance Spectroscopy. Contact: HaroldParkes, Institute of Child Health, Uni-versity College London, 30 GuilfordStreet, London WC1N 1EH, UK.E-mail: h.parkes@medphys.ucl.ac.ukWebsite: http://www.ich.ucl.ac.uk/units/nmrdgsotonflyer.htm

4–6 September 2002Paris, France6th International Conference on Applica-tions of Magnetic Resonance in FoodScience. Contact: Chantal Iannarelli, CongresScientifiques Services, BP 124, 2, rue desVillarmains, F-92210 Saint-Cloud, France.Tel.: +33 (0)1 47 71 90 04; Fax: +33 (0)147 71 90 05.E-mail: http://c2s@club-internet.frWebsite: http://www.congres-scientifiques.com/

8–13 September 2002Dortmund, GermanyEuroanalysis 12. Contact: Conference Sec-retariat, Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker-Euroanalysis, PO Box 90 04 40, D-60444Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Tel.: +49 697917-358,-360,-366; Fax: +49 69 7917-475.E-mail: http://tg@gdch.deWebsite: http://www.euroanalysis.de

15–20 September 2002Portoro, Slovenia4th Mediterranean Basin Conference onAnalytical Chemistry. Contact: ProfessorMarjan Veber, Slovenian Chemical Society,Hajdrihova 19, Sl-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.Tel.: +386-1-2419-166; Fax: +386-1-2419-220.E-mail: http://marjan.veber@uni-lj.slWebsite: http://www.kemijsko-drustvo.ki.si/mbcac/

15–20 September 2002Leipzig, Germany24th International Symposium on Chroma-tography. Contact: Dr. Heiko Schwesinger,GEWIMA, Gesellschaft fur Wissenschaftund Marketing mbH, der Universitat Leip-zig Jahnallee 59, D-04109 Leipzig, Ger-many. Tel.: +49-341-9731880; Fax: +49-341-9731889.E-mail: http://gewima@uni-leipzig.deWebsite: http://www.gdch.de/tagung/5544/

15–18 September 2002Prague, Czech RepublicEuroSensors XVI (The 16th EuropeanConference on Solid-State Transducers).Contact: Agentura Carolina, ‘‘EurosensorsXVI’’, Albertov 7/3a, PO Box 45, 128 01Prague 2, Czech Republic. Tel.: +420-2-2499 0811/0825; Fax: +420-2-24918681.E-mail: http://eurosensors@carolina.czWebsite: http://www.eurosensors.cz/

17–20 September 2002Maidstone, Kent, UK9th International Symposium on Environ-mental Radiochemical Analysis. Contact:Peter Warwick, Centre for EnvironmentalStudies, Department of Chemistry, Lough-borough University, GB-LoughboroughLE11 3TY, UK. Tel.: +44 (0)1509-222585;Fax: +44 (0)1509-223925E-mail: p.warwick@lboro.ac.ukWebsite: http://www.rsc.org/lap/confs/radiochem2002.htm

22–26 September 2002Los Angeles, California, USA116th AOAC International Meeting andExposition. Contact: Carolyn Dell, AOACInternational, 481 North Frederick Avenue,Suite 500, Gaithersburg, MD 20877-2417,USA. Tel.: +1 (301) 924-7077.E-mail: http://meetings@aoac.orgWebsite: http://www.aoac.org/

22–26 September 2002Seattle, Washington, USACAC-2002. Eighth Chemometrics in Ana-lytical Chemistry Conference. Contact: BarryM. Wise, CAC-2002, Eigenvector Research

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23–25 September 2002Berlin, GermanyInternational ILAC/IAF Conference onAccreditation in Global Trade. Contact: Ger-man Accreditation Council (DAR), c/oBAM, Under den Eichen 87, D-12205 Ber-lin, Germany. Tel.: +49 (0)30-8104-1942/3702; Fax: +49 (0)30-8104-1947.E-mail: http://dar@bam.deWebsite: http://www.dar.bam.de

23–25 September 2002Kortrijk, BelgiumCourse: High performance Liquid Chroma-tography & Liquid Chromatography-MassSpectroscopy. Contact: Research Institute forChromatography, Kennedypark 20, B-8500Kortrijk, Belgium. Tel.: +32 (0)56 204031;Fax: +32 (0)56 204859.E-mail: http://info@richrom.comWebsite: http://www.richrom.com

24–29 September 2002Orlando, Florida, USALIBS 2002 — The 2nd International Con-ference on Laser Induced Plasma Spectro-scopy and Applications. Contact: OpticalSociety of America, 2010 MassachusettsAve., NW Washington, DC 2036-1023,USA. Tel.: +1 (202) 416-1907; Fax: +1(202) 416-6140.E-mail: http://cust.serv@osa.orgWebsite: http://www.osa.org/meetings/topicals/LIBS/

26–29 September 2002Corfu, Greece2nd European Conference on Pesticidesand Related Organic Micropollutants in theEnvironment. Contact: Zoi Vamvetsou,University of Ioannina, Ioannina 45110,Greece. Tel.: +30 651-098438/097177;Fax: +30 651-098795/097004.E-mail: http://zvamvets@cc.uoi.grWebsite: http://liaison.admin.uoi.gr/pesticonf.doc

26–27 September 2002Kortrijk, BelgiumCourse: Sample Introduction Systems forCapillary GC. Contact: Research Institute forChromatography, Kennedypark 20, B-8500Kortrijk, Belgium. Tel.: +32 (0)56 204031;Fax: +32 (0)56 204859.E-mail: http://info@richrom.comWebsite: http://www.richrom.com

26–27 September 2002Kortrijk, BelgiumCourse: Validation of HPLC and LC-MSMethods for the Pharmaceutical Industry.Contact: Research Institute for Chromato-graphy, Kennedypark 20, B-8500 Kortrijk,Belgium. Tel.: +32 (0)56 204031; Fax: +32(0)56 204859.E-mail: http://info@richrom.comWebsite: http://www.richrom.com

29 September–3 October 2002Polihnitos, Lesvos, GreeceThird Aegean Analytical Chemistry Days(3rd AACD). The aims are: to present newtrends and developments in analyticalchemistry; to discuss aspects of qualitycontrol of natural and industrial products;to exchange knowledge on environmentalpollution problems of interest to countriesaround and near the Aegean Sea; and, topromote collaboration among analyticalscientists and encourage joint researchprojects. Contact: Panagiota Charalambous,University of Athens, Greece.E-mail: http://3aacd@chem.uoa.grWebsite: http://www.aua.gr/3aacd

10–14 October 2002Toronto, CanadaHigh-throughput Screening. Annual Meet-ing of the American Association of Phar-maceutical Scientists. Contact: AAPS, 2107Wilson Blvd, Suite 700, Arlington, VA22201-3046, USA. Tel.: +1 703-243-2800;Fax: +1 703-243-5582.E-mail: http://meetings@aaps.orgWebsite: http://www.aapspharmaceutica.com/annualmeeting

11–14 October 2002Shanghai, ChinaAPCE2002: 4th Asia-Pacific InternationalSymposium on Microscale Separation andAnalysis. Contact: Dalian Institute of Che-mical Physics, China.Website: http://www.chip-bioanalysis.com

13–18 October 2002Matrafured, HungaryMatrafured’02: International Conference onElectrochemical Sensors, which is a con-tinuation of the symposium series on ion-selective sensors and bioelectroanalysisorganized regularly since 1972. The numberof participants is restricted to a maximumof 100, with places distributed on a firstcome, first served basis. Contact: ErnoPretsch, ETH-Zurich.E-mail: http://matrafured@org.chem.ethz.chWebsite: http://www.matrafured-02.ethz.ch

13–17 October 2002Providence, Rhode Island, USA29th Annual Conference of Federation ofAnalytical Chemistry and SpectroscopySocieties. Contact: Cindi Lilly, FACSSNational Office, 1201 Don Diego Ave.,Santa Fe, NM 87505, USA. Tel.: +1 (508)820-1648; Fax: +1 (505) 989-1073.E-mail: http://jsjoberg@trail.com, or: http://p.a.m.@ux.netcom.comWebsite: http://facss.org/info.html

18–22 October 2002Erpeheide, BelgiumSixth Euroconference on EnvironmentalAnalytical Chemistry: New Horizons forEnvironmental Analytical Chemistrythrough Miniaturization and Nanotechnol-ogy. Contact: Dr. Erwin Rosenberg,EUCON EAC Co-ordinator, Vienna Uni-versity of Technology, Institute of Analy-tical Chemistry, Getreidemarkt 9, A-1060Vienna, Austria. Fax: +43-1-58801/15199.E-mail: e.rosenberg@tuwein.ac.atWebsite: http://chem-www.uia.ac.be/euroconference/

1–3 November 2002Glasgow, ScotlandQuality Matters — Forensic Science SocietyAGM and Autumn Conference 2002.Organized by the Forensic Science Society,UK.E-mail: http://conference@forensic-science-society.org.uk

3–7 November 2002Nara, JapanmTAS 2002. The Sixth International Sym-posium on Micro Total Analysis Systems.Contact: Micro TAS 2002, Tokan ShinjukuBldg. 603, Nishi-Shinjuku, 3-6-5 Shinjuku,Tokyo, 164-0012, Japan. Tel.: +81-3-3299-1371; Fax: +81-3-3299-1361.E-mail: http://microtas@twics.comWebsite: http://www.twics.com/�microtas/

6–8 November 2002Montreux, Switzerland19th (Montreux) Symposium on LC/MS,SFC/MS, CE/MS & MS/MS. Before thegeneral sessions of the Symposium, there isa two-day short course A (4–5 November)on LC/MS, SFC/MS & CE/MS and a one-day course B (5 November) on interpretationof MS/MS spectra. Organized by The Inter-national Association of Environmental Ana-lytical Chemistry. Contact:Mrs. Sandra Davel,Montreux Convention Center, PO Box1151, CH-1820 Montreux, Switzerland. Tel.:+41 21 962 21 11; Fax: +41 21 962 21 12.

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18–21 November 2002Somerset, New Jersey, USAEAS 2002. Eastern Analytical Symposium &Exposition. Contact: Eastern Analytical Sym-posium and Exposition, Inc., PO Box 633,Montchanin, DE 19710-0633, USA. Tel.:+1 (610) 485-4633; Fax: +1 (610) 485-9467.E-mail: http://easinfo@aol.comWebsite: http://www.eas.org/

28–30 November 2002Barcelona, SpainWorkshop organized by the SedimentResearch Network (SEDNET), Workinggroup ‘‘Contaminant behavior and fate infreshwater sediments and dredged material’’.Contact: D. Barcelo.E-mail: http://dbcqam@cid.csic.esWebsite: http://www.wastewater-cluster.com

12–17 January 2003Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany2003 European Winter Conference onPlasma Spectroscopy. Contact: Prof. Dr.Klaus G. Heumann, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Institute of InorganicChemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Dues-bergweg 10-14, D-55099 Mainz, Germany.Tel.: +49-6131-39-25882; Fax: +49-6131-39-24053.E-mail: http://heumann@mail.uni-mainz.deWebsite: http://www.gdch.de/tagung/5545/index.htm

5–7 February 2003Amsterdam, The NetherlandsSeparation and Characterization of Naturaland Synthetic Macromolecules. Interna-tional Symposium, organized under theauspices of the Royal Chemical Society ofThe Netherlands (KNCV). Contact: Con-gress Secretariat, Ordibo bvba, Lucas Hen-ninckstraat 18, B-2610 Wilrijk, Belgium.Tel.: +32 58 523116; Fax: +31 58 514575.E-mail: http://macro-molecules@ordibo.be

Website: http://www.ordibo.be/macro-molecules

19 February 2003London, UKRecovery Factors: Aspects of Advances inAnalytical Measurements. Contact: DianaHort, Conference Officer, Analytical, RoyalSociety of Chemistry, Burlington house,Piccadilly, London W1J 0BA, UK. Tel.: +44(0)20 7437 8656; Fax: +44 (0)20 7734 1227.E-mail: http://hortd@rsc.orgWebsite: http://www.chemsoc.org/cfconf/alldetails.cfm?id=8966

9–14 March 2003Orlando, Florida, USAPittcon 2003. Bringing Together the Ele-ments of Science. Contact: The PittsburghConference, 300 Penn Center Blvd., Suite332, Pittsburgh, PA 15235-5503, USA. Tel.:+1 (412) 825-3220; Fax: +1 (412) 825-3224.E-mail: http://pittconinfo@pittcon.orgWebsite: http://www.pittcon.org

1–4 April 2003Munich, GermanyBioAnalytica 2003: 1st International TradeFair and BioAnalytica Conference. Contact:Messe Munchen GmbH, Munich, Ger-many. Tel.: +49 (89) 9 49 2 03 11; Fax: +49(89) 9 49 2 03 19.E-mail: http://info@bioanalytica.deWebsite: http://www.bioanalytica.com

15–20 June 2003Connecticut, USAGordon Research Conference on AnalyticalChemistry. Contact: Gordon Research Con-ferences, PO Box 984, West Kingston, RI02892–0984, USA. Tel.: +1 (401) 783 4011;Fax: +1 (401) 783 7644.E-mail: http://grc@grc.orgWebsite: http://www.grc.uri.edu/

31 August–5 September 2003Edinburgh, UKIMSC-2003, the 16th International Mass

Spectrometry Society Conference, will focuson the key contemporary and emergingaspects of applied mass spectrometry, inaddition to fundamental studies in massspectrometry and related disciplines.Website: http://www.imsc-edinburgh2003.com.

7–12 September 2003Granada, SpainColloquium Spectroscopium InternationaleXXXIII. Contact: Professor Alfredo Sanz-Medel or Dr. Jose M. Costa, Departmentof Physical and Analytical Chemistry,33006 Oviedo, Spain. Tel.: +34 985 103474; Fax: +34 985 103 125.E-mail: http://asm@sauron.quimica.uniovi.esWebsite: http://www.csixxxiii.org/

7–13 December 2003Merida, Venezuela12th International conference on Flow Injec-tion Analysis, including Related Techniques.Contact: Professor Jose Burguera, LosAndes University, Venezuela, or ProfessorKoos van Staden, University of Pretoria,South Africa.E-mail: http://burguera@ciens.ula.ve orhttp://Koos.vanStaden@chem.up.ac.zaWebsite: http://www.up.ac.za/academic/chem/analytical/anal_conf.htm

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