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News 15th Conference on Vacuum Mi­ crobalance Techniques Boston. Nov. 8-11. T h e conference will be held as part of the national symposium of the American Vacuum Society. Papers are solicited in all as­ pects of microbalance techniques. Of particular interest are papers con­ cerning catalysis, chemisorption, reac­ tions at surfaces, condensation and physical adsorption. Other typical subject areas include microbalance ap­ paratus and ancillary equipment and applications in the physical and chem­ ical sciences. Abstracts (150 words) should be sent before July 8,1977, to W. Bottoms, Varian Associates, 611 Hansen Way, Palo Alto, Calif. 94303. T h e proceedings of the conference will be published in the Jan./Feb. 1978 issue of the Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology. Abstract forms are available from W. Bottoms.

Meetings The following meetings are newly listed in A N A L Y T I C A L C H E M I S T R Y .

The 1977 meetings listed earlier ap­ pear in the March and April issues m Technicon Symposium on Ad­ vances in Automation and Labo­ ratory Information Systems— 1977. May 4-6, Atlanta; May 11-13, Chicago; May 25-27, San Francisco. Contact: Technicon, Tarrytown, Ν. Υ. 10591, or call toll free: 800431-1974. In New York State, call collect: 914-631-8000 • Seminar on Optimizing Re­ sponses to OSHA Health Perfor­ mance Standards. May 31-June 1, Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C.; J u n e 2-3, Penn Center Inn, Philadelphia. Contact: Dan Boyd, Daniel P. Boyd & Co., High Point Farm, Leesburg, Va. 22075 (703777-3113) or Tom Dunn, Dunn Technology, Inc., 204 Columbia St., Newport Beach, Calif. 92663 (714-645-6797). Page 410 A, April • ASTM Symposium on Quantita­ tive and Statistical Analyses of Biological Data in Water Pollu­ tion Assessment. J u n e 20-21. Min­ neapolis, Minn. Sponsored by Com­ mittee D-19 of the American Soci­ ety for Testing and Materials in co­ operation with the Center for Envi­ ronmental Studies at Virginia Poly­ technic Institute and State Univer­ sity. Contact: Kenneth L. Dickson, Center for Environmental Studies, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1020 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, Va. 24061 (703951-5538)

• Third International Conference on N u c l e a r Methods in Environ­ mental and Energy Research. Oct. 10-12. University of MissouriColumbia. Contact: James R. Vogt, General Chairman, Nuclear Meth­ ods in Environmental and Energy Research, Environmental Trace Substances Research Center, Uni­ versity of Missouri, Route 3, Co­ lumbia, Mo. 65201

Short Courses ACS Courses. For more information, contact: Department of Educational Activities, American Chemical Soci­ ety, 1155 16th St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036. 202-872-4508 Thin-Layer Chromatography Philadelphia. May 3-4. Victor Rodwell and Donald McNamara. $195, ACS members; $235, nonmembers HPLC Workshop Philadelphia. May 5-6. David Free­ man. $195, ACS members; $235, nonmembers Creative Problem Solving Philadelphia. May 5-6. Eugene Raudsepp. $195, ACS members; $235, nonmembers Liquid Chromatography: Theory and Practice Blacksburg, Va. May 17-20. Harold McNair, C. D. Chandler, and Richard Henry. $395, ACS members; $445, nonmembers Modern Liquid Chromatography Montreal, Canada. May 28-29. Lloyd R. Snyder and J. J. Kirkland. Given in conjunction with the joint ACS-CIC meeting. $195, ACS members; $235, nonmembers Chemical Engineering for Chem­ ists Montreal, Canada. May 28-29. Rich­ ard G. Griskey. Given in conjunction with the joint ACS-CIC meeting. $195, ACS members; $235, nonmembers

Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy California State University at Long Beach. J u n e 1-3. Contact: Van T. Lieu, Chemistry Dept., California State University, Long Beach, Calif. 90840 (213-498-4941) Basic Atomic Absorption Training Course Palo Alto, Calif. J u n e 1-3. Contact:

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Training Dept., Varian Instrument Div., 611 Hansen Way, Palo Alto, Calif. (415-493-4000, Ext. 3888) Interfacing Instrumentation and Control Hardware to Minicom­ puters University of Wisconsin-Madison. J u n e 6-8. $285. Contact: James E. Nicholls, Dept. of Engineering, Universi­ ty of Wisconsin-Extension, 432 North Lake St., Madison, Wis. 53706 (608262-2061) X-ray Spectrometry State Univ. of New York at Albany. J u n e 6-10, Session I; J u n e 13-17, Ses­ sion II. Conducted by the Physics Dept. of SUN Y. $400 for each session or $750 for both. Contact: Henry Chessin, Director, X-Ray Clinic, State Univ. of New York at Albany, Dept. of Physics, 1400 Washington Ave., Alba­ ny, N.Y.12222 X-ray Powder Diffraction State Univ. of New York at Albany. J u n e 20-24, Session I; J u n e 27-July 1, Session II. Conducted by the Physics Dept. of SUNY. $400 for each session or $750 for both. Contact: Henry Chessin, X-Ray Clinic, State Univ. of New York at Albany, Dept. of Physics, 1400 Washington Ave., Albany, N.Y. 12222 (518-457-8339 or 8308) Basic Liquid Chromatography Training Course Walnut Creek, Calif. J u n e 22-24. Con­ tact: Training Dept., Varian Instru­ ment Div., 611 Hansen Way, Palo Alto, Calif. (415-493-4000, Ext. 3888) Fisk Institute Course on Gas-Liq­ uid Chromatography Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn. July 25-29. Stuart Cram, R. S. Juvet, and Harold McNair. $250. Con­ tact: The Director, Fisk Institute, Box 8, Fisk University, Nashville, Tenn. 37203 Fisk Institute Course on Pollution Control: Meeting E P A and OSHA Standards Through IR and GC Techniques Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn. July 25-29. Sponsored by Fisk Univ., Vanderbilt Univ., and Division of Occupational and Radiological Health of the Tennessee Dept. of P u b ­ lic Health. $250. Contact: T h e Direc­ tor, Fisk Institute, Box 8, Fisk Univer­ sity, Nashville, Tenn. 37203 Fisk Institute Course on Interpre­ tation of Infrared and Raman Spectra Vanderbilt University, Nashville,

News Tenn. July 25-29. Clara D. Craver and Norman Colthup. $250. Contact: T h e Director, Fisk Institute, Box 8, Fisk University, Nashville, Tenn. 37203

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Interpretation of Gas Chromatographic Mass Spectrometric Data: Environmental Applications Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass. Aug. 8-12. Ronald A. Hites, Klaus Biemann, Vernon N. Reinhold, and Catherine E. Costello. $550. Contact: Office of t h e Summer Session, Room E19-356, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass. 02139 (617-2532101) Principles of Modern Light Microscopy Univ. of Massachusetts. Aug. 15-19. Cosponsored by t h e Royal Microscopy Society and t h e New York Microscopical Society. Royal Microscopical Society teaching faculty. $425 (includes course materials, tuition, and room and board for five days). Contact: Marion B. Rhodes, Dept. of Chemistry, Graduate Research Tower, Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst, Mass. 01003 (413-545-2291) Photomicrography Univ. of Massachusetts. Aug. 22-26. Cosponsored by t h e Royal Microscopy Society and the New York Microscopical Society. Royal Microscopical Society teaching faculty. $425 (includes course materials, tuition, and room and board for five days). Contact: Marion B. Rhodes, Dept. of Chemistry, Graduate Research Tower, Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst, Mass. 01003 (413-545-2291) N A T O Advanced Study Institute on Vibrational Intensities in Infrared and Raman Spectroscopy Hotel Villa Carlotta, Belgirate, Lake Maggiore, Italy. Sept. 1-10. Deadline for application, May 15.120.000 Italian lire (includes housing and full board). Contact: Willis B. Person, Univ. of Florida, Dept. of Chemistry, Gainesville, Fla. 32611 (904-392-0528)

For Your Information T h e American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) has announced t h a t some copies of t h e computer tapes of t h e 15th supplement of the ASTM Infrared Spectral Index m a y b e defective. Also, it is possible t h a t t h e program may have anomalies. For those people who have purchased