Akce v ČR a v zahraničí

rubriku kompiluje Lukáš Drašar

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* 20th Symp. on Biotechnology for Fuels & Chemicals, 3.-7.5.1998, Gatlinburg. Inf.: Renae Humphrey, tel.: (423)-2413810, fax -5746442, URL: http://www.ornl.Gov/divisions/ctd/ChemDev/biochemical/20thsymp.htm.

International GlycoBio Technology Symposium, 3.-8.5.1998, Germany. Inf.: Dr. Harald S. Conradt, Mascheroder Weg 1, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany, tel.: +49 53161-81287, fax -81202, E-mail: hco@gbf-braunschweig.de.

HPLC '98, 3.-8.5.1998, St Louis. Inf.: Janet Cunningham, Barr Enterprises, P.O. Box 279, Walkersville MD 21793, USA.

12th Intl. Conf. & Exhibit on Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG 12), 4.-7.5.1998, Australia. Inf.: LNG 12 Conf. Secretariat, P.O. Box 128, Sydney NSW 2001, Australia, tel.: 6129262-2277, fax -2323.

Environmental Tasks of the European Commission Integration, 4.-6.5.1998, Budapest. Inf.: Hungarian Chemical Society, Fö u. 68.H-1027 Budapest, Hungary, tel.: (36-1)201-6883, fax -8056, E-mail: h11537@hcs.ella.hu.

* Trace Element Speciation in Biomedical, Nutritional and, Environmental Sciences, 4.-7.5.1998, Germany. Inf.: Dr. V. Negretti de Brätter, Hahn Meitner Inst. Berlin, Glienicker Str. 100, D-14109 Berlin, Germany.

* Plastic Technology Asia '98, 5.-8.5.1998, Singapore. Inf.: Singapore Exhibition Services Pte. 2 Handy Rd.No 15-09Cathay Bldg.Singapore 229233, tel.: (65)33-84747, fax -95651, E-mail: info@sesmontend.com.

* Rubber Div. 153rd Spring Technical Mtg, 5.-8.5.1998, Indianapolis. Inf.: C. Morrison-Koons, Rubber Div.P.O. Box 499, Akron, Ohio 44309-0499, USA, tel.: (330)972-7815, fax -5269, E-mail: clm3@uakron.edu.

* 5th Conference on Metal Ions in Medicine and Biology, 8.-10.5.1998, München. Inf.: Dr. V. Negretti de Brätter, Hahn Meitner Institut Berlin, Glienicker Str. 100, D-141109 Berlin, Germany, , fax : +49-30/8062-2781, URL: http://www.hmi.de/bereiche/N/NG/Events.html.

* ICC Conference, 9.-12.5.1998, Österreich. Inf.: ICC-Sekretariat, Postfach 77 Wienerstr. 22A, A-2320 Schwechat, Österreich, tel.: +431-7077202, fax -7077204, E-mail: ge.sec@icc.or.at, URL: http://www.icc.or.at/icc/.

American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exhibition, 9.-15.5.1998, Atlanta. Inf.: Americal Industrial Hygiene Assoc.Fairfax, USA, tel.: (1)703-8498888, fax -2073561.

STDA'S 6th Symposium on uses of Selenium & tellurium, 10.-13.5.1998, Arizona. Inf.: STDA, 301 Borgtstraat, B-1850 Grimbergen, Belgien, tel.: +322/252-1490, fax -2775, E-mail: info@stda.be.

* The 89th American Oil Chemists' Society annual meeting, 10.-13.5.1998, Chicago. Inf.: AOCS Meeting and Exhibits Dept.P.O. Box 3489, Champaign, Illinois 61826-3489, US.

* Biotechnology for Busines, 10.-14.5.1998, Durham. Inf.: Laurie Fookes, Duke U, P.O. Box 90356, Durham, N.C. 27708-0356, USA, tel.: (919)660-1579, fax -1591, E-mail: biotech@chem.duke.edu, URL: http://www.chem.duke.edu/special/biotech.

* 23rd Informal Conf. on Photochemistry, 10.-14.5.1998, Pasadena, Calif. Inf.: Stanley P. Sander, 183-901 Jet Propulsion Lab.Pasadena, Calif. 91109, USA, tel.: E-mail: ssander@ftuvs.jpl.nasa.gov.

* Chemical Development & Scientific Scale-up in the Fine Chemical, Industry, 11.-14.5.1998, Dublin. Inf.: Claire Davey, Scientific Update, Wyvem Cottage, High St.Mayfield East Sussex TN20 6AE, UK, tel.: (44)1435-873062, fax -872734, E-mail: scientificupdate@dial.pipex.com, URL: http://ds.dial.pipex.com/scientificupdate.

6th Ann. North American Waste-to-Energy Conf., 11.-13.5.1998, Miami Beach. Inf.: Air & Waste Mgmt. Assoc.One Gateway Center, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15222, USA, tel.: (412)232-3444.

Cairo 6th Intl. Conf. on Energy & Environment, 11.-14.5.1998, Cairo. Inf.: Ralph H. Kummler, Wayne State U, Detroit Minch. 48202, USA, tel.: (313)577-3800, fax -5300, E-mail: rkummler@cheml. eng.wayne.edu.

* Drug Analysis '98, 11.-15.5.1998, Brussels. Inf.: Orga-Med Congress Office, Essenestraat 77, B - 1740 Ternat, Belgium, tel.: 322-5820852, fax -5825515, E-mail: orgamed@club.innit.be.

* International Conference on Hydrogen Bond (HB-98), 11.-15.5.1998, Ukraine. Inf.: G. Puchkovskaya, National Academyof Sciences of the Ukraine, 46 Nauky Prospect, 252022 Kyiv, Ukraine, tel.: E-mail: puchkov@marion.iop.kiev.ua.

4th International Exhibition Congress on Chemical Engineering, and Biotechnology, 11.-16.5.1998, Beijing. Inf.: DECHEMA e. V.Postfach 150104, D-60061 Frankfurt am Main, Germany, , fax : 49069/7564-201, E-mail: achema@dechema.de.

* Pulp and paper enzimes 98, 11.-13.5.1998, Toronto. Inf.: Jenifer Winch, Intertech Conferences, 411 US Route One, Portland, Maine 04105, US, tel.: +1 207781-9800, fax -2150.

* Pharmaceutical Ingredients U.S. (PhIUS), 11.-13.5.1998, Philadelphia. Inf.: Miller Freeman, P.O. Box 200, 3600 AE Maatssen, the Netherlands, tel.: 31346-559444, fax -573811.

* Enviro-Analysis '98, 11.-14.5.1998, Ottawa. Inf.: Dept. of Chemistry, Carleton U, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B6, Canada, tel.: (613)520-384, fax -3679.

* Interpretation of IR & Raman Spectroscopy Short Course, 11.-15.5.1998, Nashville. Inf.: Fisk Infrared Inst. 1000-17th Ave.North Nashville, Tenn. 37208, USA, tel.: (573)358-2589.

* 17th Intl. Conf. on Incineration & Thermal Treatment Technologies, 11.-15.5.1998, Salt Lake City. Inf.: Tina Haddad, U of California-Irvine, Office of Environmental Health & Safety, 300University Tower, Irvine, Calif. 92697-2725, USA, tel.: (714)824-7066, fax -8539, E-mail: tahaddad@uci.edu.

Halon Options Technical Working Conf., 12.-14.5.1998, Albuquerque. Inf.: Tim Stepetic, New Mexico Engineering Research Inst. U of New Mexico, Albuquerque, N.M. 87131, USA, tel.: (505)272-7253, fax -7203, E-mail: stepetic@nmeri.unm.edu.

* Maitenance & Reliabillity Conf. MARCON '98, 12.-14.5.1998, Nashille. Inf.: Bella R. Upadhyaya, U of Tennessee, Maintenance & Reliability Center, 103 Estabrook Hall, Knoxville, Tenn. 379962351, USA, tel.: (423)974-9625, E-mail: bupahya@utk.edu, URL: http://www.engr.utk.edu/mrc.

* Symp. on Radiation Mesaurements & Applications, 12.-14.5.1998, Ann Arbor. Inf.: Mich. Simposium Secretary, U of Michigan, 3034 Phoenix Memorial Lab.Ann Arbor, Mich. 48109-2100, USA, tel.: E-mail: 9th-symposium@umich.edu, URL: http://www.engin.umich.edu/rad-meas98.

EcoRes '98, 12.-16.5.1998, Nizhny Novgorod. Inf.: Gima, Hamburg, Germany, tel.: (49)40235-240, fax -24400.

Entsorga, 12.-16.5.1998, Germany. Inf.: Kolon Messe, Cologne, Germany, tel.: (49)221-8211, fax -8212574.

Bul Ecologia/Controla, 12.-15.5.1998, Sofia. Inf.: IEG Solingen, Solingen, Germany, tel.: (49)21224-2140, fax -21444.

ROSPA, 12.-14.5.1998, Brimmingham. Inf.: Centre Exhibition, Brimmingham, UK, tel.: (44)121767-2665, fax -3535.

32nd ACS Middle Atlantic Regional Mtg., 13.-15.5.1998, Wilmington. Inf.: George Trainor, DuPoint Merck, P.O. Box 80353, Wilmington, Del. 19880-0353, USA, tel.: (302)695-3580, fax -8344, E-mail: trainogl@carbon.dmpc.com.

* 5th European Training Course on Carbohydrates, 14.-19. 5.1998, Netherlands. Inf.: tel.: URL: http://www.carbconnect.com.

* Carb-Link Workshop Prague, 15.-19.5.1998, Prague. Inf.: Dr. Vladimir Kren, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Videnska 1083, CZ 142 20 Prague 4, CZ, tel.: (4202)-4752510, fax -2509, E-mail: kren@biomed.cas.cz.

* Artificial photosynthesis, 16.-20.5.1998, Sweden. Inf.: Anna Mariager, the Swedish National Comittee for Chemistry, Wallingatan 24 3 tr, SE-111 24 Stockholm, Sweden.

7th International Conference on Organic Dyes and Pigments, 17.-21.5.1998, Špindlerův Mlýn. Inf.: Mrs. Jana Kadlecová, VÚOS, 53218 Pardubice Rybitví, CZ.

* 9th Intl. Coating Science & Technology Symp., 17.-20.5.1998, Newark. Inf.: Gordon Amundson, U College, U of Minnesota, 207 Nolte Center, 315 Pillsbury Dr.Minneaopollis, Minn. 55455-0139, USA, tel.: (612)-6253504, fax -6261632, E-mail: gamundso@mail.cee.umm.edu.

* Good Manufacturing Practies in Chemical Development Course, 18.-20.5.1998, New Castle, UK. Inf.: Claire Davey, Scientific Update, Wyvem Cottage, High St.Mayfield East Sussex TN20 6AE, UK, tel.: (44)1435-873062, fax -872734, E-mail: scientificupdate@dial.pipex.com, URL: http://ds.dial.pipex.com/scientificupdate.

1st Intl. Conf. on Remeditation of Chlorinated & Recalcitrant Compounds, 18.-21.5.1998, Monterey. Inf.: Conference Group, 1989 West Fifth Ave. Suite 5, Columbus, Ohio 43212, USA, tel.: (614)-4245461, fax -4885747.

XXIX. Konference o nátěrových hmotách s mezinárodní účastí, 18.-20.5.1998, Seč u Chrudimi. Inf.: Doc. Ing. P. Kalenda, CSc.Univerzita Pardubice, nám. Čs. legií 565, 532 10 Pardubice, CZ, tel.: 040-582111, fax -514530.

* 39th Ann. Medicinal Chemistry Symp., 18.-20.5.1998, Buffalo, N.Y. Inf.: David Hangauer, Dept. of Medicinal Chemistry, U of Buffalo, Buffalo, N.Y. 14260, USA, tel.: (716)645-6299, fax -2393, E-mail: hangauer@acsu.buffalo.edu, URL: http://wing.buffalo.edu/go?mch.

* International Conference on Structure and functionality of food Products, 18.-20.5.1998, Poland. Inf.:, fax : +48-89 523 7824, E-mail: office@food.irzbz.pan.olsztyn.pl.

* Ciral USA '98, 18.-19.5.1998, San Francisco. Inf.: Spring Innovations, 185A Moss Lane, Bramhall, Stockport, Cheshire SK7 1BA, UK.

* Wasserchemie, 18.-20.5.1998, Lübeck. Inf.: tel.: (069)7917-360, fax -475, E-mail: tg@gdch.de.

Balt Ecologia/Controla, 19.-22.5.1998, Lithuania. Inf.: IEG Solingen, Solingen, Germany, tel.: (49)21224-2140, fax -21444.

* Conf. on Unburned Carbon on Utility Fly Ash., 19.-20.5.1998, Pittsburgh. Inf.: Thomas Sarkus, Dept. of Energy Technology Center, 626 Cochrans Mill Rd.P.O. Box 10940, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15236-0940, USA, tel.: (412)892-5981.

* Conf. on Selective Catalyc & Non-Catalyc Reduction for NOx ontrol, 20.-21.5.1998, Pittsburgh. Inf.: Thomas Sarkus, Dept. of Energy Technology Center, 626 Cochrans Mill Rd.P.O. Box 10940, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15236-0940, USA, tel.: (412)892-5981.

* Outsource USA '98, 20.-21.5.1998, San Francisco. Inf.: Spring Innovations, 185A Moss La.Bramhall, Stockport SK7 1BA, UK, tel.: (44)161-4400082, fax -4429127.

* CU/Syntex-Roche Symp. in. Synthetic Chemistry, 20.-22.5.1998, Boulder, Colo. Inf.: Rosemary Trujillo, U of Colorado, Dept. of Chemistry of Biochemistry, Campus Box. 215, Boulder, Colo. 80309-0215, USA, tel.: (303)492-5728, fax -0439, E-mail: rosemary.trujillo@colorado.edu.

* Priemyselná toxikológia '98, 20.-22.5.1998, Mojmírovice. Inf.: Doc. RNDr. Agáta Fargašová, CSc.Chemickotechnologická fakulta STU, Radlinského 9, 812 37 Bratislava, SR.

* Biocidal Product Directive, 20.5.1998, Warrington. Inf.: British Association for Chemical Specialities, The Gatehouse, White Cross, Lancaster LA1 4XQ, UK.

* ESCAPE 8 - European Symposium on Computer Aided, Process Engineering, 24.-27.5.1998, Belgien. Inf.: Ms. Rita Peys, Desguinlei 214, B-2018 Antwerpen, Belgien, tel.: +333-2160996, fax -2160996, E-mail: escape8@ti.kviv.be.

XVI Mendeleev Congress on General and Aplied Chemistry, 25.-29.5.1998, St. Petersburg. Inf.: N. N. Kulov, Russian Academy of Sciences, 31 Leninsky prospect, 117907 Moscow, Russia, tel.: 007095954-7138, fax -1279, E-mail: kulov@ionchran.msk.ru.

20th Int. Symposium on Capillary Chromatography, 25.-29.5.1998, Itlay. Inf.: IOPMS, Kortrijk, Belgium, tel.: (32)5620-4960, fax -4859.

* Polymer analysis, 25.-27.5.1998, Italy. Inf.: Oscar Chaintore, Dept. of Chem. IPM, University of Torino, Via Giuria 7, 101025 Torino, Italy.

* Resolution of Enantiomers, 26.-28.5.1998, Birmingham. Inf.: Claire Davey, Scientific Update, Wyvem Cottage, High St.Mayfield East Sussex TN20 6AE, UK, tel.: (44)1435-873062, fax -872734, E-mail: scientificupdate@dial.pipex.com, URL: http://ds.dial.pipex.com/scientificupdate.

* VII Int. Symp. on Luminiscence Spectrometry in Biomolecular and Environmental Analysis, 26.-29.5.1998, Spain. Inf.: Dr. Jose J.S. Rodriguez, Univ. of Las Palmas de G.C.E-35017 Las Palmas de G.C.Spain, tel.: 34-28452915, fax -28452922, E-mail: josejuan.santana@quimica.ulpgc.es.

Health and Safety at Work, 26.-27.5.1998, Belfast. Inf.: Key Events Ltd, Dublin, Ireland, tel.: (353)1490-1790, fax -1792.

* CHINAPLAS '98, 26.-29.5.1998, Guangzhou. Inf.: Monica Kan, Adsale People Inc. 3080 Olcot St. Suite 201B, Santa Clara, Calif. 95054, USA, tel.: (408)986-8384, fax -1580.

* Pigment Dispersion, 26.-29.5.1998, Lucerne. Inf.: A.V. Patsis, Inst. of Materials Science, State University of New York, 75 S. Manheim, New Paltz, New York 12561, US.

30th ACS Central Regional Mtg., 27.-29.5.1998, Cleveland. Inf.: David Ewing, John Carroll U, Dept Of Chemistry, Cleveland, Ohio 44118, USA, tel.: (216)397-4241, fax -3033, E-mail: ewing@jcvaxa.jcu.edu.

* 12th International Conference on Organic Synthesis, 28.5.-2.6.1998, Italy. Inf.: tel.: URL: http://www.carbconnect.com.

* 75th Natl. Mtg. of the American Institute of Chemists, 28.-30.5.1998, Philadelphia. Inf.: Sharon Dobson, tel.: (703)836-2090, fax -2091, E-mail: the aic@aol.com.

* 2nd Intl. Conf. on the Scientific & Clinical Applications of Magnetic Carriers, 28.-30.5.1998, Cleveland. Inf.: Häfeli, Cleveland Clinic, Radiation Oncology, Dept. T-28, 9500 Euclid Ave.Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA, tel.: (216)-4442174, fax -4454480, E-mail: hafeliu@cesmtp.ccf.org, URL: http://www.ccf.org/cc/radonc/conferences/mag_carries.html.

81 Canadian Chem. Conf. & Exhibition, 31.5.-4.6.98, Vancouver. Inf.: T. Fearon, Can. Soc. Chem. 130 Slater St.Suite 550, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 6E2, Canada.

43rd Intl. SAMPE Symp. & Exhibit, 31.5.-4.6.1998, Anaheim. Inf.: Charles Hamermesh, SAMPE Technical Director, P.O. Box 2459, Covina, Calif. 91722, USA, tel.: (818)331-0616.

* Symp on High Performance Liquid Phase Micro Separations, 31.5.-3.6.1998, Sweden. Inf.: Swedish Acad. of Pharm. Sci.P.O. Box 1136, S-11182 Stockholm, Sweden, tel.: 468-7235000, fax -205511, E-mail: johanson@swepharm.se.

9th International Symposioum on Cyclodextrins, 31.5.-3.6.1998, Santiago de Compostela. Inf.: Dr. Juan J. Torres-Labandeira, Univresity of Santiago de Compostela, 15706 Santiago de Compostela, Spain, tel.: +3481-563100, fax -594595, E-mail: ffjuant@usc.es.

* Chromatography, 31.5.-3.6.1998, Washington DC. Inf.: Janet Cunningham, Barr Enterprises, P.O. Box 279, Walkersville, Maryland 21793, US.

* 46th American Soc. of Mass Spectrometry Conf. on Mass, Spectrometry & Allied Topics, 31.5.-1.6.1998, Orlando. Inf.: American Soc. for Mass Spectrometry, 1201 Don Diego Ave.Santa Fe, N.M. 87505, USA, tel.: (505)989-4517, fax -1073.

31st ACS Great Lakes Regional Mtg., 1.-3.6.1998, Milwaukee. Inf.: Alexander Hill, U of Wisconsin, Chemistry Dept.Milvuakee Wis. 53201, USA, tel.: (414)229-4256, fax -5530, E-mail: alex@csd.uwm.edu.

* 1st International Conference of the Chemical Sociaties of the South-East European Countries on Chemical Sciences and Industry, 1.-4.6.1998, Thessaloniky. Inf.: Prof. D. A. Kyriakidis, Univ. of Thessaloniki, Dept of Chemistry, Thessaloniki 54006, Greece, tel.: +30 31997689, E-mail: kyr@chem.auth.gr.

* Corn Utilization & Technology Conf., 1.-3.6.1998, St. Louis. Inf.: Eugene Iannotti, National Corn Growers Assoc.tel.: (314)882-7510.

* 1st Intl. on Geospatial Information In Agriculture & Forestry, Technology Application & Decision Support, 1.-3.6.1998, Lake Buena Vista. Inf.: ERIM Geospatial Conferences, P.O. Box 134001, Ann Arbor, Mich. 48113, USA, tel.: (313)994-1200, fax -5123, E-mail: wallman@erim.org.

* Advances in Emulsion Polymerization & Latex Technology, 1.-5.6.1998, Bethlehem. Inf.: Mohamed S. El-Aasser, Emulsion Polymers Inst.Lehigh U, 111 Research Dr.Bethlehem, Pa. 18015, USA, tel.: (610)758-3082, fax -5880, E-mail: mse0@lehigh.edu.

* Fundamentals of X-ray Powder Diffraction Clinic, 1.-5.6.1998, Nwetown Square, Pa. Inf.: Manager, Schools and Conferences, Intl. Center for Diffraction Data, 12 Campus Blvb.Newtown Sqr.Pa. 19073-3273, USA, tel.: (610)325-9814, fax -9823, E-mail: clinics@icdd.com.

* German Mass Sperctrometry Meeting, 2.-5.6.1998, Belgium. Inf.: Dr. J. Grotemeyer, Brandenburgische Technische, universität Cottbus, Technologiepark 1, D-03099 Kolkwitz, Germany, tel.: E-mail: grote@cotec.tu-cottbus.de.

* Third International Symposium on Hormone and Veterinary Drug Residue Analysis, 2.-5.6.1998, Belgium. Inf.: Prof. C. Van Peteghem, University of Ghemt, Harelbekestaat 72, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium.

Environmental Technology '98, 2.-4.6.1998, Brimmingham. Inf.: Reed Exhibitions, Richmind, UK, tel.: (44)181910-7840, fax -7989.

* Biosensors 98, 3.-5.6.1998, Berlin. Inf.: Phillipa Orme, Biosensors 98, The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1GB, UK.

* Inteligent Systems & New Process Technologies for the Millenium : A Chemical Engineering Expo & Conf., 3.-4.6.1998, Houston. Inf.: Show Management Group, tel.: (203)-8479599, fax -8549438.

* Worldwide Catalyst Industry Conf. CatCon '98, 3.-5.6.1998, Houston. Inf.: Cynthia Sibley, Catalyst Group, Gwyneed Office Park, P.O. Box 637, Spring House, Pa. 19477, USA, tel.: (215)628-4447, fax -2267, E-mail: tcg@catalystgrp.com.

Intl. Conf. on Science & Technology, 4.-5.6.1998, Vancouver. Inf.: V. M. Bhatnagar, Alena Chemicals of Canada, P.O. Box 1779, Cornwall, Ontario K6H 5V7, Canada, tel.: (613)932-7702.

* 1998 Nonwovens Symp., 4.-5.6.1998, Paris. Inf.: EDANA, 157 Avenue Eugéne Plasky, Bte 4-1030 Brussels, Belgium, tel.: 32273-49310, fax -33518.

* Intl. Conf. on Asthma & Environmental Pollution, 4.-5.6.1998, Vancouver. Inf.: V.M. Bhatnagar, Alena Chemists of Canada, P.O. Box 1779, Cornwall, Ontario, K6H 5V7, Canada, tel.: (613)932-7702.

Joint one day meeting, 5.6.1998, Heriot-Watt. Inf.: Scientific Secretary, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge CB4 4WF, UK.

* 7th Blue Danube Symposium on Heterocyclyc Chemistry, 7.-10.6.1998, Hungary. Inf.: BDSHC Secretariat, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 17, Budapest H-1525, Hungary, , fax : (+36)-1-325-7863, E-mail: bdshc@cric.chemres.hu.

* European Conference on Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectrometry, 7.-12.6.1998, Italy. Inf.: Organising Sectretariat, Laboratorio Delle Idee Srl, Via S. Stefano 32, 40125 Bologna, Italy.

* ChemSpec '98, 8.-9.6.1998, Amsterdam. Inf.: British Association for Chemical Specialities, The Gatehouse, White Cross, Lancaster LA1 4XQ, UK.

* 12th Intl. LIMS Conf., 8.-11.6.1998, Pittsburgh. Inf.: Gerst Gibbon, DOE/FETC, P.O. Box 10940, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15236, USA, tel.: (412)892-6092, fax -6195, E-mail: gibbon@fetc.doe.gov.

* Introduction to Paint Formulation : Short Course, 8.-12.6.1998, Rolla, Mo. Inf.: UMR Coatings Inst. 1870 Miner Circle, 236 Schrenk Hall, Rolla, Mo. 65409-0010, USA, tel.: (573)341-4419, fax -4881, E-mail: coatings@umr.edu.

* Advances Methods of X-ray Powder Diffraction Clinic, 8.-12.6.1998, Nwetown Square, Pa. Inf.: Manager, Schools and Conferences, Intl. Center for Diffraction Data, 12 Campus Blvb.Newtown Sqr.Pa. 19073-3273, USA, tel.: (610)325-9814, fax -9823, E-mail: clinics@icdd.com.

* INCHEBA '98, 9.-12.6.1998, SR. Inf.: Ing. Ivan Veselý, Incheba a. s.Vídenská cesta 7, 852 51 Bratislava, SR, tel.: 07-802218, fax -847101.

EMAT 98, 9.-11.6.1998, Atlantic City. Inf.: Advanstar Expositions, Cleveland, USA, tel.: (1)216-2438100, fax -8917241.

* ICMST '98, 9.-13.6.1998, Beijing. Inf.: Xibai Qiu, Secretariat ICMST '98, P.O. Box 2709, Beijing 100080, China.

53rd ACS Northwest Regional Mtg., 10.-12.6.1998, Pasco. Inf.: Karen Grant, Math/Science Div. Columbia Basin College, 2600 North 20th Ave.Pasco, Wash 99301, USA, tel.: (509)547-0511, E-mail: reglmtgs@acs.org.

* Polymers, 10.-12.6.1998, Lucerne. Inf.: A.V. Patsis, Inst. of Materials Science, State University of New York, 75 S. Manheim, New Paltz, New York 12561, US.

Intl. Conf. on Asthma & Environmental Air Pollution, 11.-12.6.1998, New Dehli. Inf.: V. M. Bhatnagar, Alena Chemicals of Canada, P.O. Box 1779, Cornwall, Ontario K6H 5V7, Canada, tel.: (613)932-7702.

* MIT Forum on Chemicals & Society, 11.-12.6.1998, Cambridge. Inf.: Jennifer Nash, Technology, Busines & Environment Program, MIT, Bldg. E40-25, 77 Massachusetts Ave.Cambridge, Mass. 02139-4307, USA, tel.: (617)253-3586, fax -7140, E-mail: jnash@mit.edu.

26th Natl. Medicinal Chemistry Symp., 13.-19.6.1998, Richmond. Inf.: Donald Abraham, Virginia Commonwealth U, 410 North 12th St. P.O. Box 581, Richmond, Va. 23298, USA, tel.: (804)828-8483, fax -7436.

World Ceramics Cong. & Forum on New Materials, 14.-19.6.1998, Italy. Inf.: CIMTEC '98, P.O. Box 165, 48018 Faenza, Italy, tel.: 546-664143, fax -663362.

AWMA, 14.-19.6.1998, San Diego. Inf.: Air and Waste Management Assoc, Pittsburg, USA, tel.: (1)412232-3444, fax -3450.

5th European Training Course on Carbohydrates, 14.-19.6.1998, The Netherlands. Inf.: Ellen Jansen, Carbohydrate Research Foundation, P.O. Box 96882, 2509 JG The Hague, Yhe Netherlands, tel.: 031 70-3540982, fax -3515318, E-mail: crf@zestec.com.

* 26th Natl Medicinal Chemistry Symp., 14.-18.6.1998, Virginia. Inf.: D. J. Abraham, Richmond. Div. of Medicinal Chemistry, Commonwealth U, 26th National MCS, P.O. Box 980540, Virginia Richmond, Va. 23298-0, USA, tel.: (804)826-6448, fax -7625, URL: http://www.phc.vcu.edu/26thNMCS/.

* MipTec and Icar '98, 15.-18.6.1998, Basel. Inf.: Susanne Daniel, Bureco, c/o MipTec '98, Stadtweg 4, Ch-4310 Rheinfelden, Switzerland.

* Chemoinforamtics, 15.-16.6.1998, Boston. Inf.: Phillips L. Kuhl, Cambridge Healthtech Inst.tel.: (617)630-1325, E-mail: pkuhl@healthtech.com.

* 10th Conf. on Organic & Biochemistry for Young Chemists, 15.-20.6.1998, Prague. Inf.: Šárka Králíková, Inst. of Organic Chemistry & Biochemistry, Czechoslovak Academi of Science, Flemingovo nam. 2, CS-16610 Praha 6, CZ, tel.: E-mail: kralik@uochb.cas.cz, URL: http://www.uochb.cas.cz.

* VIII International Starch Convention, 16.-19.6.1998, Poland. Inf.: tel.: URL: http://www.carbconnect.com.

* 15th Ann. Mtg. of the Intl. Soc. of Chemical Ecology, 20.-24.6.1998, Ithaca. Inf.: Alan Renwick, Boyce Thomson Inst.Cornell U, Ithaca, N.Y. 14853, USA, tel.: (607)254-1358, fax -1242, E-mail: jar14@cornell.edu.

72nd Colloid & Surface Science Symp., 21.-24.6.1998, University Park. Inf.: Ramanathan Nagarajan, Div. of Colloid & Surface Science Chemistry. Penn State U, 158 Fenske Lab, University Park, Pa 16082-4400, USA, tel.: (814)865-2574, fax -7846, E-mail: rxn@psuvm.psu.edu.

AWWA, 21.-25.6.1998, Dallas. Inf.: American Water Works Assoc, Denver, USA, tel.: (1)303794-7711, fax -3951.

* 3rd National Graduate Research Polymer Conf., 21.-24.6.1998, Akron. Inf.: W. Britain, Div. of Polymer Chemistry, U of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325-3909, USA, tel.: (330)972-5147, fax -5290, E-mail: brittain@polymer.uakron.edu, URL: http://www.polymer.uakron.edu/grp.

* Color Pigments Manf. Assoc. 68th Ann. Mtg., 21.-24.6.1998, White Sulphur Springs. Inf.: CPMA, 300 North Washington St.Suite 102, Alexandria, Va. 22314, USA, tel.: (703)684-4044, fax -1795.

* 14th Ann. Short Course on Molecular Microspectroscopy, 22.-26.6.1998, Oxford. Inf.: Molecular Microspectroscopy Lab.Miami U, Oxford, Ohio 45056, USA, tel.: (513)529-2874, fax -7284.

Environment For Europe, 23.-25.6.1998, Denmark. Inf.: Aarhus Congress Center, Aarhus, Denmark, tel.: (45)3946-0500, fax -0515.

* 7th Intl. Symp. on Chemically Modified Surfaces, 24.-26.6.1998, Evanston. Inf.: III. Charles Little, Cabot Corp. 700 East U.S. Hwy. 36, Tuscola III. 61953, USA, tel.: (217)253-5541, fax -5532, E-mail: charles_little@cabotcorp.com.

* National Chemical Information Symp., 27.6.-1.7.1998, Boulder. Inf.: J. Kloss, Bristol-Myers Squibb, P.O. Box 4000, Princeton, N.J. 08543-4000, USA, tel.: (609)252-5284, E-mail: kloss@bms.com, URL: http://members.aol.com/ncis98/.

12th International Conference on Organic Synthesis, 28.6.-2.7.1998, Venezia. Inf.: Organising Secretariat, Depha Congress SRL, Viale Majno 21, 20122 Milano, Italy, tel.: +392-76008190, fax -782400, E-mail: dephadue@mbox.vol.it.

* Optical Spectrometry, 28.6.-2.7.1998, UK. Inf.: Dr. M. Barnard, The Pines, Larch Avenue, Ascot, Berks, SL5 0AW, UK.

* 3rd International Symposium on Advanced Infrared and Raman Spectroscopy, 28.6.-2.7.1998, Italien. Inf.: Prof. F. Nicotra, Univ. of Milano, Via Venezian 21, I-20133 Milano, Italien, tel.: +39 2-2367613, fax -2364369, E-mail: nicotra@imiucca.csi.unimi.it.

* 4th Intl. Conf. on Environmental & Biological Ascpect of Main-Group Organometals, 28.6.-2.7.1998, Denmark. Inf.: Kevin Francesconi, Inst. of Biology, Odense U, 5230 Odense M, Denmark, tel.: 4565930157, E-mail: kaf@biology.ou.dk, URL: http://www.ou.dk/nat/biology/icebamo.html.

* 2nd Ann. Green Chemistry & Engineering Conf.: Global Perspective, 30.6.-2.7.1998, Washington, D.C. Inf.: Meetings Dept.Americal Chemical Society, 1155-16th St. N.W.Washington, D.C. 20036, USA, tel.: (202)872-6286, fax -6013, E-mail: d_ruddy@acs.org.

* 3rd Intl. Conf. on Unsteady-State Processes in Catalysis, 30.6.-3.7.1998, St. Petersburg. Inf.: Vadim Stros, Matros Technologies, 2080 Concourse Dr.St. Louis, Mo. 63146.

* 6th Meeting on Bioorganic Chemistry, 1.-4.7.1998, Hradec Králové. Inf.: Dr. K. Palát, tel.: E-mail: palat@faf.cuni.cz.

*2nd European Symposium on Antimicrobial Agents: Mechanisms of Action and Structure - Activity Relationships. 1.-4.7.1998, Hradec Králové, Inf.: K. Palát, Department of Inorganic and Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Heyrovského 1203, 500 05 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic. Fax (420) 49 5210002, E-mail: palat@faf.cuni.cz, URL: http://www.faf.cuni.cz/antimicr.

Chemical Raction Theory, 1.-3.7.1998, U of St. Andrews. Inf.: Scientific Secretary, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge CB4 4WF, UK.

3rd International Symposium on Advanced Infrared and Raman, Spectroscopy (AIRS III), 5.-9.7.1998, Wien. Inf.: Prof. Dr. R. Kellner, Technischen Universität Wien, Getreidemarkt 9/151, A-1060 Wien, Österreich, , fax : +431/4867813, E-mail: blendl@fbch.tuwien.ac.at, URL: http://www.iac.tuwien.ac.at/~airsiii.

* Stereochemistry and Control in Molecular Reaction Dynamics, 5.-7.7.1998, UK. Inf.: The University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK, tel.: E-mail: benw@chem.leeds.ac.uk, URL: http://www.chem.lereds..c.uk/faraday113/.

Glass Congress, 5.-10.7.1998, San Francisco. Inf.: Glass and Optical Materials Division, The American Ceramics Society, P.O. Box 6136, Westerville OH 43086-6136, USA.

* Ion-ex '98, 5.-9.7.1998, Wrexham. Inf.: Conference secretariat Ion-ex'98, The North East Wales Institute, Mold Road, Wrexham LL11 2AW, UK.

* 12th Intl. Zeolite Conf., 5.-10.7.1998, Baltimore. Inf.: D. H. Olson, Dept of Chemical Engineering, 311A Towne Bldg.Philadelphia, Pa. 19104, USA, tel.: (215)573-4201, fax -2093, E-mail: dholson@ses.upenn.edu.

* 5th Intl. Conf. on Heteroatom Chemistry, 5.-10.7.1998, London. Inf.: Dept. of Chemistry, U of Western Ontario, London N6A 5B7, Canada, tel.: 1519661-2166, fax -3022, E-mail: mgordon@julian.uwo.ca.

Drugs from Natural Products, 5.-7.7.1998, Dublin. Inf.: Scientific Secretary, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge CB4 4WF, UK.

* 7th International Cemistry Conference in Africa and 34th Convention and the South African Chemical Institute, 6.-10.7.1998, Südafrika. Inf.: University of Natal Dept. of Chemistry & Applied Chemistry, Durban 4041, South Africa, tel.: +2731-2603090, fax -2603091, E-mail: 7icca@che.und.ac.za.

* tti '98, 6.-8.7.1998, London. Inf.: Sarah Goodyer, Conference secretariat tti '98, TCD, Hillside House 79, London Street, Faringdon, Oxfordshire SN7 8AA, UK.

* 24th Ann. Intl. Conf. on Organic Coatings: Waterborne High Solids &, Powdered Coatings, 6.-10.7.1998, Athens. Inf.: A. V. Patsis, Inst. of Materials Science, State U of New York, New Platz, N.Y. 12561, USA, tel.: (914)255-0757, fax -0978, E-mail: inquiries@imsnp.org.

Teenth International Symposyum on Insect-Plant Relationships, 4.-11.7.1998, Oxford. Inf.: SIP 10, Oxford International, Summertown Pavilion, Middle Way, Oxford OX2 7LG, UK, tel.: URL: http://www.ashmol.ox.ac.uk/oum/.

Intl. Particle Technology Exhibit. & Conf., 7.-9.7.1998, Middlesex. Inf.: Turret RAI, P.O. Box 608, Uxbridge, Midlesex UB8 1XJ, UK, tel.: 44(0)1895-454536, fax -454588.

Micro 98, 7.-9.7.1998, London. Inf.: Royal Microscpical Society, London, UK, tel.: (44)1865-248768, fax -248768.

Ion-Ex 98, 8.-10.7.1998, Wrexham. Inf.: Scientific Secretary, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge CB4 4WF, UK.

3rd Pacific Rim Intl. Conf. on Advanced Materials & Processing, 12.-16.7.1998, Honolulu. Inf.: Ashraf Imam, Naval Research Laboratory, Code 6320, Washington D.C. 20375-5343, USA, tel.: (202)767-2185, fax -2623, E-mail: imam@anvil.nrl.navy.mil.

14th Intl. Conf. on Phosphorus Chemistry, 12.-17.7.1998, Cincinnati. Inf.: ICPC, P.O. Box 140859, Cincinnati, Ohio 45250-0859, USA, tel.: E-mail: ICPC@nku.edu.

11th International Symposium on Homogenous Catalysis, 12.-17.7.1998, Scotland. Inf.: Dr. John F. Gibson, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Burlington House, London W1V 0BN, UK, tel.: +44 171-4378656, fax -7341227, E-mail: conferences@rsc.org.

Lithium batteries, 12.-17.7.1998, Edinburgh. Inf.: Ian Morton, c/o Meeting Makers, 50 George Street, Glasgow G1 1QE, Scotland.

* SFC/SFE '98: 8th Intl. Symp. & Exhibition on Supercritical Fluid, Chromatography & Extraction, 12.-16.7.1998, St. Louis. Inf.: Janet Cunningham, Barr Enterprisses, P.O. Box 279, Walkersville, Md. 21793, USA, tel.: (301)898-3772, fax -5596, E-mail: janetbarr@aol.com.

37th IUPAC International Symposium on Macromolecules, 13.-17.7.1998, Australia. Inf.: Chem. Dept. University of Queensland, Brisbane. Qld. 4072, Australia, tel.:, fax +61-7-3365 4299, E-mail: macro98@cem.chemistry.uq.edu.au.

* Waste Testing & Quality Assurance '98, 13.-15.7.1998, Arlington. Inf.: ACS Conference Management, 1155-16th St.N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036, USA, E-mail: miscmtgs@acs.org.

* Microgravity Materials Science Conf., 14.-16.7.1998, Huntsville. Inf.: Dannah McCauley, Marshall Space Flight Center, Mail Stop ES71, Ala. 35812, USA, tel.: (205)544-7822, fax -8762, E-mail: dannah.mccauley@msfc.nasa.gov.

BNASS, 16.-19.7.1998, Newcastle. Inf.: Scientific Secretary, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge CB4 4WF, UK.

18th P.M.M. Discussion Conf. (IUPAC): Mechanical Behaviour of Polymeric Materials, 20.-23.7.1998, Praha. Inf.: Sekretariát PMM, c/o, Ústav Makromolekulární chemie AV ČR, Heyrovského nám. 2, 162 06 Praha 6, Czech Republic, tel.: 20403332 and 360317, E-mail: sympo@imc.cas.cz.

* The 13th European Symposium on Polymer Spectroscopy, 20.-23.7.1998, UK. Inf.: ESOPS 13 Secretariat, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YA, UK, tel.: E-mail: j.ebdon@lancaster.ac.uk.

9th International Symposium: Relations betwen Homogenous and Heterogenous Catalysis, 20.-24.7.1998, U of Southampton. Inf.: Scientific Secretary, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge CB4 4WF, UK.

Chemical thermodynamics, 26.7.-1.8.1998, Porto. Inf.: Prof. M. V. Ribeiro da Silva, Faculty of Science, Rua do Campo Alegre 678, P-4150 Porto, Portugal.

* 15th Ann. Mtg. of the Soc. for Organic Petrology (TSOP), 26.-30.7.1998, Hali, fax. Inf.: P. K. Mukhopadhyay, Global Geoenergy Research Ltd.P.O. Box 9469, Station A, Hali, fax, NS, B3K 5S3, Canada, , fax : (902)453-0061, E-mail: avery@agc.bio.ns.ca, URL: http://agc.bio.ns.ca/tsophali, fax98.

* Dept. of Energy Conf., 27.-30.7.1998, Chicago. Inf.: Dept of Energy Office of Science & Technology ACS Meetings, 1155-16th St.Suite 416, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036, USA, tel.: (202)872-6286, fax -6128, E-mail: miscmtgs@acs.org.

9th Intl Congr. of Pesticide Chem., 2.-7.8.98, London. Inf.: IUPAC Secretariat, Bank Court Chambers, 2-3 Pound Way, Templars sq.Cowley Oxford OX4 3YF, UK, tel.: +44865747-744, , fax: -510, E-mail: iupac@vax.oxford.ac.uk.

* Novel Aromatic Compounds, 2.-7.8.1998, Hong - Kong. Inf.: Prof. N. C. Wong, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, New Teritories, Hong Kong.

* Ann. X-ray Conf., 3.-7.8.1998, Denver. Inf.: Manager, Schools and Conferences, Intl. Center for Diffraction Data, 12 Campus Blvb.Newtown Sqr.Pa. 19073-3273, USA, tel.: (610)325-9814, fax -9823, E-mail: clinics@icdd.com.

* 8th International Symposiun on Solubitty Phenomena, 5.-8.8.1998, Japan. Inf.: Kiyoshi Sawada, Niigata University, Niigata 950-21, Japan, tel.: +8125-2626265, fax -2626116, E-mail: issp@sc.niigata-u.ac.jp.

* Intl. Conf. on Science & Technology, 6.-7.8.1998, New Deldi. Inf.: V. M. Bhatnagar, Alena Chemists of Canada, P.O. Box 1779, Cornwall, Ontario K6H 5V7, Canada, tel.: (613)932-7702.

XIX International Carbohydrate Symposium, 9.-14.8.1998, San Diego. Inf.: ICS 98 Symposium Secretariat, Dept. of Chemistry, 516 Physical Sciences 1, University of California, Irvine 92697-2025, USA, tel.: +1714-8248976, fax -8241372, E-mail: ics98@uci.edu.

Euchem Conference on Ecological Chemistry: Chemical Communications, 12.-15.8.1998, Sweden. Inf.: Wallingatan 24 3 tr, SE-111 24 Stockholm, Sweden, tel.: 468-4115260, fax -106678, E-mail: anna@chemsoc.se.

* 8th Int. Symp. and Exhibition on Supercritical Fluid, Chromatography and Extraction, 12.-16.8.1998, St. Louis. Inf.: Mrs. Janet Cunningham, c/o Barr Enterprise, 10120 Kelly Road-Box 279, Walkersville Md 21793, USA, E-mail: janetbarr@aol.com.

18th European Crystallographic Meeting, 16.-20.1998, Praha. Inf.: R. Kužel, Charles University, Ke Karlovu 5, 121 16 Praha 2, CZ.

Physical organic chemistry, 16.-21.8.1998, Brazil. Inf.: Prof. E. Humeres, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, 88040900 Florianópolis S. C.Brazil.

* AACC Pacific Rim Symposium, 17.-28.8.1998, Australia. Inf.: tel.: URL: http://www.carbconnect.com.

* Polymer processing, 17.-19.8.1998, Toronto. Inf.: Dept. of Chemical Engineering, McMaster University, JHE 374, Hamilton Ontario L8S 4LZ, Canada.

216 Natl. Meeting of ACS, 23.-28.8. 1998, Orlando. Inf.: BR Ullyot, ACS, 1155 16th St. NW, Washington DC 20036, USA.

ACS Fall Meeting, 23.-27.8.1998, Boston. Inf.: American Chemical Society, Washington DC, USA, tel.: (1)202872-4553, fax -4410.

* XXIV European Congress on Molecular Spectroscopy, 23.-28.8.1998, Praha. Inf.: Secretariat EUCMOS XXIV, Spectroscopic Society, Thakurova 7, CZ-166 29 Praha 6, CZ.

Atmospheric Chemistry and Air Pollution, 23.-26.8.1997, U of Copenhagen. Inf.: Allan Astrup Jensen, dk-TEKNIK Energy & Environment, 15 Gladsaxe Moellevej, DK-2860 Soeborg, DK, tel.: +45 3969-6511, fax -6002, E-mail: aajensen@dk-teknik.dk..

* 15th International Congress on X-Ray Optics and Microanalysis, 24.-27.8.1998, Belgium. Inf.: ICXOM-XV Secretariat, University of Antwerp, Dept. of Chemistry, Universiteitsplein 1, B-2610 Antwerp-Wilrijk, Belgium, tel.: E-mail: vantdack@uia.ua.ac.be.

1st European Conference in Chemical Education (ECCE), 25.-29.8.1998, Budapest. Inf.: Dr. Miklós Riedel, Eötvös University, Pázmány sétány 2, Budapest H-1117, Hungary, tel.: +361209-0555, fax -0602, E-mail: riedel@ludend.elte.hu.

Atmospheric Chemistry and Air Pollution, 26.-28.8.1998, Copenhagen. Inf.: Allan Astrup Jensen, dk-TEKNIK, Gladsaxe Mollevej 15, DK-2860 Soborg, Denmark, tel.: 453969-6511, fax -6002, E-mail: aajensen@dk-teknik.dk.

* 5th Int. Symp. on Capillary Electrophoresis, 26.-28.8.1998, York. Inf.: Dr. T. L. Threlfall, Univ. of York, York Y01 5DD, UK, tel.: 441904-432576, fax -432516, E-mail: js20@york.ac.uk.

33rd International Conference on Coordination Chemistry, 30.8.-4.9.1998, Florence. Inf.: 2-3 Pound Way, Templars Square, Cowley, Oxford OX4 3YF, UK, tel.: +44(1865)-747744, fax -747510, E-mail: iupac@vax.oxford.ac.uk.

7th European Symposium on Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 30.8.-4.9.1998, Hungary. Inf.: Prof. G. Lipaty, Hungarian Chemical Society, Fö u. 68.H-1027 Budapest, Hungary, tel.: (36-1)201-6883, fax -8056, E-mail: estac@ch.bme.hu, URL: http://www.ch.bme.hu/gac/ estac7/.

* 10th Int. Symp. on Chiral Discrimination, 30.8.-2.9.1998, Vienna. Inf.: ISCD '98, Inst. Anal. Chem. Univ. Vienna, Währingerstrasse 38, A-1090 Wien, Austria, fax : +43-1-3196312, E-mail: chiral98@olivin.ancunivie.ac.at, URL: http://www.anc.univie.ac.at/ Chiral98.

* 15th International Conference on High Resolution Molecular, Spectroscopy, 30.8.-3.9.1998, Praha. Inf.: V. Sprirko, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic J. Heyrovsky, Dolejskova 3, CZ-18223 Prague 8, CZ, tel.: E-mail: praha98@jhinst.cas.cz.

Coordination chemistry, 31.8.-4.9.1998, Italy. Inf.: Dr. M. Perussi, ISSECC-CNR, Via Jacopo Nardi 39, 50132 Florence, Italy.

* 8th International Colloquium on Solid Sampling with Atomic, Spectroscopy, 1.-5.9.1998, Budapest. Inf.: Prof. Dr. Gy. Zaray, Eotvos University, P.O. Box 32, Budapest 112, H-15118, Hungary.

* 2nd Electronic Conference on Synthetic Organic Chemistry, (ECSOC-2), 1.-30.9.1998, Dr. Esteban Pombo-Villar, Novartis Pharma Ltd., 4002 Basel, Switzerland phone +41 61324 9865, fax +41 61 324 9794, E-mail: esteban.pombo@pharma.novartis.com, URL: http://www.mdpi.org/ecsoc-2.htm.

* PROCHEM: 2. ročník prodejní a kontrakční výstavy chemických výrobků, 3.-5.9.1998, Výstaviště Plzeň. Inf.: Sdružení zakladatelů a. s. Výstaviště Plzeň, Radčická 2, 301 17 Plzeň, CZ, tel.: 019/7222386, fax : 019/221396.

European Federation of Medicinal Chemistry, 6.-11.9.1998, Edinburgh. Inf.: Scientific Secretary, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge CB4 4WF, UK.

* Euroanalysis 10, 6.-12.9.1998, Basel. Inf.: Conference Secretariat, c/o Convention Centre Base, CH-4021 Basel, Switzerland, tel.: 41 61-6862828, fax -6862185, E-mail: congress@messebasel.ch.

* International Conference on Microwave Chemistry, 6.-11.9.1998, Prague. Inf.: Dr. Milan Hájek, Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals, Rozvojová 135, 165 02 Prague 6, CZ, tel.: 4202-20390292, fax -20920661, E-mail: MWCH@icpf.cas.cz, URL: http://www.icpf.cas.cz/MWCH.

* 12th European Conference on Low Energy Molecular Collisions, 6.-11.9.1998, UK. Inf.: G. Balint-Kurti, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol BS8 1TL, UK.

* ICORS XVI : Sixteenth International Conference on Raman Spectroscopy, 6.-11.9.1998, South Africa. Inf.: Dr. A. M. Heyns, Institute of Applied Materials, University of Pretoria, 0002 Pretoria, South Africa.

* XXIII. Konference organických chemiků, 7.-10.9.1998, Litomyšl. Inf.: Ing. Jiří Kulhánek, Dr.Universita Pardubice, FCht, nám. Čs. legií 565, 53210 Pardubice, CZ, tel.: 040-582111, fax -514530, E-mail: kulhanck@hlb.upcc.cz.

* Chemical Development & Scale-up in the Fine Chemical, Industry, 7.-10.9.1998, Montreal. Inf.: Claire Davey, Scientific Update, Wyvem Cottage, High St.Mayfield East Sussex TN20 6AE, UK, tel.: (44)1435-873062, fax -872734, E-mail: scientificupdate@dial.pipex.com, URL: http://ds.dial.pipex.com/scientificupdate.

* 3rd Siena 2-D electrophoresis Meeting, 7.-10.9.1998, Italy. Inf.: L. Bini, Univ. of Siena, tel.: +39 577-298014, fax -298084, E-mail: pallini@unisi.it.

* Applicationof Magnetic Resonance to Food Science, 7.-9.9.1998, UK. Inf.: Busines Office, Institute of Food Research, Earley Gate, Reading RG6 6BZ, UK, tel.: E-mail: food.magres@bbsrc.ac.uk.

* Third International Meeting on Electrochromics, 7.-9.9.1998, London. Inf.: Prof. Mino Green, Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Exibition Road, London SW7 2BT, England, , fax : (0044)171-5946211, E-mail: m.green@ic.ac.uk.

15th International Medicinal Chemistry Symposium, 7.-10.9.1998, Heriot-Watt. Inf.: Scientific Secretary, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge CB4 4WF, UK.

* 2nd European Conference : Controling Emisions from Valve, Pumps, Pumpsand Flanges, 8.-9.9.1998, Düsseldorf. Inf.: Dr. Brian S. Ellis, European Sealing Association, Bowerham House, The Grove, Lancaster LA1 3AL, UK, tel.: +44 1524-844222, fax -844222.

* NUKLEONIKA '98, 9.-10.9.1998, Praha. Inf.: Ing. Milan Tomášek, Ústav jaderné fyziky AVČR, Na Truhlářce 39/64, 180 86 Praha 8, CZ, tel.: 02-66311583, fax -823344, E-mail: odz@ujf.cas.cz.

ISC '98, 13.-18.9.1998, Roma. Inf.: F. Dondi, Universitá di Ferrara, Via L. Borsari 46, I-44100 Ferrara, Italy, tel.: +39532-291154, fax -240709, E-mail: mo5@dns.unife.it.

* Fats and oils, 13.-15.9.1998, Magdenburg. Inf.: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Fettwissenschaft, P.O. Box 90 04 40, D-60444 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

Sarajevo Ecologia/Controla, 15.-18.9.1998, Sarajevo. Inf.: IEG Solingen, Solingen, Germany, tel.: (49)21224-2140, fax -21444.

* 2nd European Symposium on Biochemical Engineering, Science for the Quality of Life (ESBES-2), 16.-19.9.1998, Porto. Inf.: Ms. Joana Azeredo, ESBES-2 Dept. de Engenharia Qimica Faculdade de Engenharia, Rua dos Bragas, 4099 Porto, Portugal, tel.: +351 2-2041694, E-mail: esbes2@fe.up.pt, URL: http://www.deb.uminho.pt/esbes2.

8th International Symposium on Environmental Radio Chemical, 16.9.1998, Blackpool. Inf.: Scientific Secretary, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge CB4 4WF, UK.

* ICAM ASIA - International Trade Fair for Industrial Control Automation and Mesaurement, 17.-19.9.1998, Singapure. Inf.: Nowea International GmbH, Gesell & Co.PF 88, A-1191 Wien, Austria, tel.: +431-3205952, fax -3206344.

ROSPA Stotland, 18.-19.9.1998, Glasgow. Inf.: Centre Exhibitions, Brimmingham, UK, tel.: (44)121-7672665, fax -7673535.

Aquatech, 22.-25.9.1998, Amsterdam. Inf.: RAI Exhibitions, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, tel.: (31)20-5491212, fax -6464469.

* WORLDPHARM 98, 22.-24.9.1998, Philadelphia. Inf.: WORLDPHARM, Advanstar Communications, P.O. Bax 6429, Duluth MN 55806-9885, USA, , fax : +1(218)723-9122.

* Int. Symp. on Preparative and Industrial Chromatography and Allied Techniques, 23.-25.9.1998, Strasbourg. Inf.: Secretariat SPICA '98, Francouise Brionne-ENSIC, 1 rue Grandville, BP 451, F-54001 Nancy Cedex, France, tel.: +33 383-175003, fax -350811, E-mail: brionne@ensic.u-nancy.fr.

* Gasification, 23.-24.9.1998, Dresden. Inf.: Alex Landriau, Conferences and Courses IChemE, 165-189 Railway Terrace, Rugby CV21 3HQ, UK.

* Symposium Forensic Toxicology OLOMOUC '98, 24.-26.9.1998, Olomouc. Inf.: Dr. Břetislav Smysl, P.O. Box 83, St. Teichmanna 38, 77900 Olomouc, CZ.

Ist International Conference on Supramolecular Science & Technology, 27.9.-3.10.1998, Zakopane. Inf.: Conference Secretariat, Warsaw University, Pasteura 1, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland, tel.: 48-22-220211, E-mail: supranet@chem.uw.edu.pl.

* International Symposium Large Chemical Plants 10, 28.-30.9.1998, Antwerpen. Inf.: Technologisch Instituut vzw, Desguinlei 214, B-2018 Antwerpen, Belgien, tel.: +323-2160996, fax -2160689, E-mail: lcp10@ti.kviv.be, URL: http://www.kviv.be/ti/lcp10.htm.

* Performance evaluation, 1.10.1998, Wakefield. Inf.: British Association for Chemical Specialities, The Gatehouse, White Cross, Lancaster LA1 4XQ, UK.

WEFTEC, 3.-7.10.1998, Orlando. Inf.: Water Environment Federation, Alexandric, VA, USA, tel.: (1)703684-2414, fax -2475.

* ITP'98, 4.-7.10.1998, Italy. Inf.: Symp Organizing Secretartiat, EMMEZETA CONGRESSI, Via C. Farini 70, 20159 Milan, Italy, tel.: +39 2-66802323, fax -6686699, E-mail: emmezeta@galactica.it.

* 48th Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference, 4.-7.10.1998, Canada. Inf.: Dr. Clarke Henry, FCIC, Imperial Oil Ltd.P.O. Box 3022, Ontario N7T 7M1, Canada, tel.: 519339-2469, fax -4088, URL: http://www.uwo.ca/engin/chemical/csche48.

Chemtec Praha, 6.-9.10.1998, Praha. Inf.: Incheba, Praha, CZ, tel.: (420)2241-95429, fax -5323.

Slov Regula, 6.-9.10.1998, Bratislava. Inf.: IEG Solingen, Solingen, Germany, tel.: (49)21224-2140, fax -21444.

Ukraina Ecologia/Controla, 13.-16.10.1998, Kiev. Inf.: IEG Solingen, Solingen, Germany, tel.: (49)21224-2140, fax -21444.

* Biocides and biofilms, 14.10.1998, Haydock. Inf.: British Association for Chemical Specialities, The Gatehouse, White Cross, Lancaster LA1 4XQ, UK.

Prago Regula, 17.-20.10.1998, Praha. Inf.: IEG Solingen, Solingen, Germany, tel.: (49)21224-2140, fax -21444.

5th IUBMB Conference on the Biochemistry of Health and Diseases, 18.-22.10.1998, Israel. Inf.: Prof U Z Littauer, Department of Neurobiology, Rehovot 76100, Israel.

AGM & Evening Discussion Meeting, 18.10.1998, London. Inf.: Scientific Secretary, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge CB4 4WF, UK.

ISA, 19.-22.10.1998, Huston. Inf.: Instrument Society of America, Research, Triangle Park, NC, USA, tel.: (1)919549-8411, fax -8288.

National Safety Council Congress and Exhibition, 19.-20.10.1998, Los Angeles. Inf.: National Safety Council, Itasca, IL, USA, tel.: (1)630285-1121, fax -0798.

* Chemical Development & Scale-up in the Fine Chemical, Industry, 19.-22.10.1998, Leeds, UK. Inf.: Claire Davey, Scientific Update, Wyvem Cottage, High St.Mayfield East Sussex TN20 6AE, UK, tel.: (44)1435-873062, fax -872734, E-mail: scientificupdate@ dial.pipex.com, URL: http://ds.dial.pipex.com/scientificupdate.

Envibrno, 20.-25.10.1998, Brno. Inf.: BVV Trade Fairs, Brno, CZ, tel.: (420)54115-2880, fax -2992.

IFEST, 20.-23.10.1998, Belgium. Inf.: Flanders Expo, Gent, Belgium, tel.: (32)9241-9211, fax -9495.

Pol Controla, 22.-24.10.1998, Warsaw. Inf.: IEG Solingen, Solingen, Germany, tel.: (49)21224-2140, fax -21444.

Short Papers in Pharmaceutical Analysis, 22.10.1998, London. Inf.: Scientific Secretary, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge CB4 4WF, UK.

Health and Safety at Work, 28.-29.10.1998, Ireland. Inf.: Key Events Ltd, Dublin, Ireland, tel.: (535)1490-1790, fax -1792.

Pollutec, 3.-6.11.1998, France. Inf.: Miller Freeman, Levallois-Perrett, France, tel.: (33)14756-2125, fax -2110.

Environment and Waste Treatment '98, 4.-6.11.1998, Estonia. Inf.: Estonian Fairs Ltd.Tallinn, Estonia, tel.: (372)223-8697, fax -9177.

* Interphex, 10.-12.11.1998, Brimingham. Inf.: Paul Wilson, Reed Exhibitions, 26 The Quarant, Richmind, Surrey TW9 1DL, UK.

* Werkstoffwoche 98, 12.-16.11.1998, Germany. Inf.: Messe München, Messegelände, D-80325 München, Germany.

3rd European Conference on Grain Legumes, 14.-19.11.1998, Spain. Inf.: AEP - srd Conference, 12, avenue George V, 75 008 Paris, France, tel.: +33 14-0694909, fax -7235872.

Heleco 98, 19.-22.11.1998, Greece. Inf.: Technical Chamber of Greece, Athens, Greece, tel.: (30)13229-463, fax -463.

BIAS, 24.-28.11.1998, Milan. Inf.: Eiom, Milan, Italy, tel.: (39)2551-81842, fax -84161.

Superfund XVIII, 2.-4.12.1998, Washington D.C. Inf.: E.J. Krause and Associates, Bethesda, MD, USA, tel.: (1)301493-5500, fax -5705.

* Hungarian Paints Symposium, 2.-4.12.1998, Budapest. Inf.: Research Institute for Paint Industry, Dunasor 11, Budapest H-1044, Hungary, tel.: (36)1169-7718, fax -7533.

* Molecular Physiology II, 15.-18.12.1998, UK. Inf.: tel.: URL: http://www.carbconnect.com.

217 Natl. Meeting of ACS, 21.-26.3. 1999, Anaheim. Inf.: Meetings Dept.ACS, 1155 16th St. NW, Washington DC 20036, USA.

* Process technology, 12.-16.4.1999, Paris. Inf.: Comite des Expositions de Paris, 55 quai Alphone Le Gallo, BP 317, 92107 Bolougne, France.

82 Canadian Chem. Conf. & Exhibition, 30.5.-3.6.99, Toronto. Inf.: T. Fearon, Can. Soc. Chem. 130 Slater St.Suite 550, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 6E2, Canada.

* 4th Liquid Matter Conference, 3.-7.7.1999, Granada. Inf.: Prof. Dr. Pedro Tarazona, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, E-28049 Madrid, Spain, fax: +341-3974950, E-mail: pedro@fluid5.fmc.uam.es.

10th European Carbohydrate Symposium, 11.-16.7.1999, Ireland. Inf.: Eurocarb X Secretariat, University College Galway, Galway, Ireland, , fax : +353 91 527 700, E-mail: eurocarb@ucg.ie.

Biological Challenges in Organic Chemistry II, 11.-15.7.1999, St. Andrews. Inf.: Scientific Secretary, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge CB4 4WF, UK.

39th P.M.M. Microsymposium (PMM): Advances in Polymerization Methods, Controlled Synthesis of Functional Polymers, 12.-15.7.1999, Praha. Inf.: Sekretariát PMM, c/o, Ústav Makromolekulární chemie AV ČR, Heyrovského nám. 2, 162 06 Praha 6, CZ, tel.: 20403332, 360317, fax : 367981, E-mail: sympo@imc.cas.cz.

5th Joint Meeting, 18.-21.7.1999, U of Sussex. Inf.: Scientific Secretary, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge CB4 4WF, UK.

19th P.M.M. Discusion Conf. (IUPAC): Rheology of Polymer Systems, 19.-22.7.1999, Praha. Inf.: Sekretariát PMM, c/o, Ústav Makromolekulární chemie AV ČR, Heyrovského nám. 2, 162 06 Praha 6, CZ, tel.: 20403332, 360317, fax : 367981, E-mail: sympo@imc.cas.cz.

16th International Meeting: Synthesis in Organic Chemistry, 19.-22.7.1999, Cambridge. Inf.: Scientific Secretary, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge CB4 4WF, UK.

SAC '99, 25.-30.7.1999, Dublin. Inf.: Scientific Secretary, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge CB4 4WF, UK.

17th ICHC International Congres of Heterocyclic Chemistry, 1.-6.8.1999, Austria. Inf.: Prof. Dr. Fritz Sauter, Viena University of Technology, Getereidemarkt 9, A-1060 Vienna, Austria, tel.: URL: http://www.tuwien.ac.at.

International Conference on Assimilate Transport and Partitioning, 15.-20.8.1999, Australia. Inf.: Dr. Tina Offer, University of Newcastle, NSW 2308 Newcastle, Australia, tel.: +61 24921-5704, fax -6923, E-mail: icatp@newcastle.edu.au.

218 Natl. Meeting of ACS, 22.-27.8. 1999, New Orleans. Inf.: Meetings Dept.ACS, 1155 16th St. NW, Washington DC 20036, USA.

10tyh Medicinal Chemistry Symposium, 5.-8.9.1999, Cambridge. Inf.: Scientific Secretary, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge CB4 4WF, UK.

* Interkama 99, 18.-23.10.1999, Germany. Inf.: Düsseldorfer Messegesellschaft -NOWEA-, Postfach 101006, D-40001 Düsseldorf, Germany.

38th IUPAC International symposium on Macromolecules, 9.-14.7.2000, Poland. Inf.: Prof. S. Penczek, Polskej Akademii Nauk, Sienkiewicza 112, PL-90-363 Lodz, Poland, tel.: +48(42)-819815, fax -847126.

34th International Conference Coordination Chemistry, 9.-14.7.2000, U of Edinburgh. Inf.: Scientific Secretary, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge CB4 4WF, UK.

40th P.M.M. Microsimposium (IUPAC): Polymers in Medicine, 17.-20.7.2000, Praha. Inf.: Sekretariát PMM, c/o, Ústav Makromolekulární chemie AV ČR, Heyrovského nám. 2, 162 06 Praha 6, CZ, tel.: 20403332, 360317, fax : 367981, E-mail: sympo@imc.cas.cz.

11th Intrenational Biotechnology Symposium, 3.-8.9.2000, Berlin. Inf.: Prof. G. Kreysa, DECHEMA e. V.P.O. Box 15 01 04, D-60061 Frankfurt am Main, Germany, tel.: 4969-7564241, fax -7564201, E-mail: info@dechema.de.

Scattering Methods for the Investigation of Polymers, 9.-12. 7.2001, Praha. Inf.: J. Pleštil, Ústav Makromolekulární Chemie, Heyrovského nám. 2, 162 06 Praha 6, CZ, tel.: 20403332, 360317, fax : 367981, E-mail: office@imc.cas.cz.

Polymer Membranes, 16.-19.7.2001, Praha. Inf.: M. Bleha, Ústav Makromolekulární Chemie, Heyrovského nám. 2, 162 06 Praha 6, CZ, tel.: 20403332, 360317, fax : 367981, E-mail: office@imc.cas.cz.

* 223rd ACS Natl. Mtg., 7.-12.8.1998, Orlando. Inf.: ACS Meetings, 115-16th St.N.W.Washington, D.C. 20036, USA, tel.: (202)872-4396, fax -6128, E-mail: natlmtgs@acs.org.

XXIst International Carbohydrate Symposium, 7.-12.7.2002, Australia. Inf.: Bob Stick, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Australia, tel.: +61 89380-3200, fax -1005, E-mail: rvs@chem.uwa.edu.au.

Electronically Active Polymers, 15.-18.7.2002, Praha. Inf.: S. Nešpůrek, Ústav Makromolekulární Chemie, Heyrovského nám. 2, 162 06 Praha 6, CZ, tel.: 20403332, 360317, fax : 367981, E-mail: office@imc.cas.cz.

* 224th ACS Natl. Mtg., 8.-13.9.2002, Boston. Inf.: ACS Meetings, 115-16th St.N.W.Washington, D.C. 20036, USA, tel.: (202)872-4396, fax -6128, E-mail: natlmtgs@acs.org.

* 225th ACS Natl. Mtg., 23.-28.3.2003, New Orleans. Inf.: ACS Meetings, 115-16th St.N.W.Washington, D.C. 20036, USA, tel.: (202)872-4396, fax -6128, E-mail: natlmtgs@acs.org.

Stabilization and Degradation of Polymeric Materials, 14.-17.7.2003, Praha. Inf.: J. Kovářová, Ústav Makromolekulární Chemie, Heyrovského nám. 2, 162 06 Praha 6, CZ, tel.: 20403332, 360317, fax : 367981, E-mail: office@imc.cas.cz.

Spectroscopy of Partially Ordered Polymer Systems, 21.-24.7.2003, Praha. Inf.: J. Kříž, Ústav Makromolekulární Chemie, Heyrovského nám. 2, 162 06 Praha 6, CZ, tel.: 20403332, 360317, fax : 367981, E-mail: office@imc.cas.cz.

* 226th ACS Natl. Mtg., 7.-12.9.2003, New York. Inf.: ACS Meetings, 115-16th St.N.W.Washington, D.C. 20036, USA, tel.: (202)872-4396, fax -6128, E-mail: natlmtgs@acs.org.

* 227th ACS Natl. Mtg., 28.3.-2.4.2004, Anaheim. Inf.: ACS Meetings, 115-16th St.N.W.Washington, D.C. 20036, USA, tel.: (202)872-4396, fax -6128, E-mail: natlmtgs@acs.org.

Polymer Gels, 12.-15.7.2004, Praha. Inf.: M. Ilavský, Ústav Makromolekulární Chemie, Heyrovského nám. 2, 162 06 Praha 6, CZ, tel.: 20403332, 360317, fax : 367981, E-mail: office@imc.cas.cz.

* 228th ACS Natl. Mtg., 22.-27.8.2004, Philadelphia. Inf.: ACS Meetings, 115-16th St.N.W.Washington, D.C. 20036, USA, tel.: (202)872-4396, fax -6128, E-mail: natlmtgs@acs.org.

* 229th ACS Natl. Mtg., 13.-18.3.2005, San Diego. Inf.: ACS Meetings, 115-16th St.N.W.Washington, D.C. 20036, USA, tel.: (202)872-4396, fax -6128, E-mail: natlmtgs@acs.org.