Chemistry International
Vol. 21, No. 5
September 1999
Conference
Announcements
8th Southeast Asia Western Pacific Regional Meeting of Pharmacologists
1-5 November 1999
Tapei, Taiwan
This meeting is being organized by the Pharmacological
Society located in Taipei in collaboration with the Chinese Physiological
Society, the Toxicological Society of Taiwan, the Pharmaceutical Society
of the Republic of China, and the National Research Institute of Chinese
Medicine. The Southeast Asia Western Pacific (SEAWP) societies form
a Regional Member of the International Union of Pharmacology (IUPHAR).
For more information, contact 8th SEA/WPRMP
c/o TCM, P.O. Box 68-439, Tapei, Taiwan, E-mail: [email protected];
Tel.: +886 2 2523 6017; Fax: +886 2 2537 7479.
Symposium
and Exhibition on "Gas Analysis"
7-9 November 1999
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This symposium and exhibition, organized by ISO/TC
158 "Analysis of Gases", gives participants the opportunity
to exchange knowledge and collect information on market and research
developments in the field of gas analysis. Attendees will meet people
from different areas of industry and research, such as air quality,
natural gas, and process gases. The two-day symposium will have five
(parallel) sessions on the following subjects:
state-of-the-art in equipment and current instrumentation
traceability, validation, accreditation, and measurement accuracy
calibration gases
validation of analytical methods in natural gas
For additional information, contact Ms. C. Dobbelaar,
NNI, P.O. Box 5059, NL-2600 GB Delft, Netherlands, E-mail: connie.[email protected];
Tel.: +31 15 2 690 330; Fax: +31 15 2 690 190.
International
Congress on Frontiers in Pharmacology and Therapeutics in the 21st
Century
1-4 December 1999
New Delhi, India
The Indian Pharmacological Society is organizing this
broad-based international pharmacology congress to mark the end of the
century.
For further details, contact Professor S. K. Gupta,
Congress Secretariat, Department of Pharmacology, All India Institute
of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 100 029, India, E-mail:
[email protected];
Tel: +91 11 659 3633/659 3282; Fax: +91 11 686 2663.
International
Conference on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Food (EuroResidue IV)
8-10 May 2000
Koningshof, Veldhoven, Netherlands
This conference has as its theme "Residues in
Food: An Item for Inspection Research and the Pharmceutical Industry".
It is a follow-up to former EuroResidue conferences held in 1990, 1993,
and 1996.
For further information, contact Dr. L. A. van Ginkel,
EuroResidue Foundation, c/o RIVM, P.O. Box 1, NL-3720 BA Bilthoven,
Netherlands, E-mail: [email protected];
Tel: +31 30 274 2613; Fax: +31 30 274 4403; Web site: www.rikilt.dlo.nl/euroresidue/.
International
Conference on Transport Processes in Inorganic MaterialsFundamentals
to Devices
28 May - 2 June 2000
Venice (Jesolo Beach), Italy
This conference has as its main objectives:
understanding of microscopic mechanisms of transport in different
inorganic materials
assessing the role of transport in materials reactivity, synthesis,
and processing
exploring transport mechanisms that affect materials properties
and behavior under operating conditions
exploiting the role of transport processes in a number of advanced
technologies of current or emerging interest
Papers are solicited in, but are not limited to, the
following genereal areas:
mass and charge transport mechanisms
role of transport in materials reactivity, synthesis, processing,
and properties
application of transport studies to industrial problems
For further information, contact CIMTEC-Transport Phenomena
Conference, P.O. Box 174, 48018 Faenza, Italy, Fax: +39 0546 664138.
74th
Colloid and Surface Science Symposium (Colloid 2000)
18-21 June 2000
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA
This symposium, sponsored by the American Chemical
Society (ACS) Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry, will be held
at Lehigh University. Papers are being solicited for the technical program
in the following areas:
thin layers
membranes and separations
colloidal phenomena
polymer colloids
biocolloids and biointerfaces
complex fluids
colloids and interfaces in environmental processes
catalysis surface centers and mechanisms
The symposium will also feature plenary speakers, general
papers, and a poster session.
For further information, contact Professor Mohamed
S. El-Aasser, Department of Chemical Engineering, Lehigh University,
111 Research Drive, Bethlehem, PA, USA 18015, E-mail: [email protected];
Tel: +1 610 758 4470; Fax: +1 610 758 5880.
7th
World Congress on Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (CPT
2000)
15-20 July 2000
Florence, Italy
This IUPHAR Congress is being organized by the Section
of Clinical Pharmacology of the Italian Pharmacological Society on behalf
of the Division of Clinical Pharmacology of IUPHAR. On this occasion,
the Congress is being organized jointly with the 4th Congress
of the European Association of Clinical Pharmacology, and it is unique
in that respect. Over 3 000 delegates are expected to attend. Satellite
meetings and sponsored symposia will also be held in conjunction with
the Congress.
For further information, contact Professor Emilio Perucca,
General Secretary, Clinical Pharmacology Unit, University of Pavia,
Piazza Botta 10, 27100 Pavia, Italy and CPT 2000, Institute of Pharmacology,
Policlinico Borgo Roma, 37134 Verona, Italy, E-mail: [email protected];
Tel.: +39 45 50 04 08; Fax: +39 45 58 11 11; Web site: http://www.newtours-cmo.it/cpt2000/.
13th
International Congress on Rheology
20-25 August 2000
Cambridge, England, UK
This quadrennial congress brings together from all
over the world, scientists and engineers who are directly or indirectly
concerned with rheology. In over 50 years, this is only the second time
that the congress has been held in the United Kingdom. The meeting is
organized by the British Society of Rheology on behalf of the European
Society of Rheology. The range of topics covered is broad and includes
minisymposia on computational rheology, pharmaceutics, cosmetics and
foods, suspensions and colloids, polymer solutions, polymer melts, solids
rheology and composites, rheometry and related physical techniques,
microstructural modeling, flow instabilities, process engineering, foams,
emulsions and surfactants, non-Newtonian fluid mechanics, granular materials,
and jamming.
For more information, contact Dr. D. M. Binding, Congress
Administrator, Department of Mathematics, University of Wales, Aberystwyth
SY23 3BZ, Wales, UK, E-mail: [email protected];
Tel: +44 1970 622775; Fax: +44 1970 622777; Web site: http://abbey4.swan.ac.uk/rheology2000/.
12th
International Symposium on Homogeneous Catalysis
27 August - 1 September 2000
Stockholm, Sweden
This symposium brings together industrialists and academics
to discuss recent advances in fundamental catalysis and how these may
be applied to new industrial processes. Previous meetings in this series
have taken place in St. Andrews, Scotland, UK (1998); Princeton, NJ,
USA (1996); Jerusalem, Israel (1994); and Amsterdam, Netherlands (1992).
Stockholm University will host the 12th International Symposium
on Homogeneous Catalysis.
For additional information, contact Agneta Sjogren,
The Swedish Chemical Society, Wallingatan 24, 3tr, SE-111 24 Stockholm,
Sweden, E-mail: [email protected];
Tel: +46 8 411 52 80; Fax: +46 8 10 66 78.
24th
Latin American Congress of Chemistry
15-19 October 2000,
Lima, Peru
This congress, also organized as the 21st
Peruvian Congress of Chemistry, is jointly sponsored by La Sociedad
Química del Peru and Federacion Latinoamericana de Asociaciones
Químicas (FLAQ). Featured symposia will cover materials science,
chromatography, atmospheric and environmental chemistry, and natural
products. The scientific program will consist of contributed papers
in the following areas:
chemistry education
chemistry as a basic science
atmospheric and environmental chemistry
natural products
biochemistry
chemistry of health and nutrition
electrochemistry and corrosion
catalysis and adsorbents
industrial chemistry
The last three days of the congress will also feature
QUIMITEC 2000, a modern exhibition of chemical technology.
For additional information, contact Nadia Gamboa, 24th
Latin American Congress of Chemistry, Chemical Society of Peru,
Av. Nicolas de Aranibar 696 - Santa Beatriz, Lima, Peru, E-mail: [email protected];
Tel: +51 1 4723925; Fax: +51 1 2659049.
7th
International Frumkin Symposium on Basic Electrochemistry for
Science and Technology
23-28 October 2000,
Moscow, Russia
This symposium, to be held at the Klyazma Resort near
Moscow, will focus on the following topic areas:
structure and properties of electrified interfaces
charge transfer in condensed media
transport phenomena in electrochemical systems
electrochemistry and new materials
bioelectrochemistry
The symposium is being organized by the Russian Academy
of Sciences (Division of General and Technical Chemistry, The A. N.
Frumkin Institute of Electrochemistry, and the Scientific Council on
Electrochemistry) and the Lomonosov Moscow State University (Department
of Chemistry, Chair of Electrochemistry). Sponsors include the International
Society of Electrochemistry and the Editorial Board of the Russian Journal
of Electrochemistry.
For more information, contact, Professor Boris M. Grafov
(Chairman, 7th International Frumkin Symposium), The Frumkin
Institute of Electrochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninskii
prospekt 31, Building 5, Moscow 117071, Russia, E-mail: [email protected];
Tel: +7 095 952 46 48; Fax: +7 095 952 08 46; Web site: http://www.elchem.ac.ru/symp/.