Announcements

5th Joint Meeting of The Japan Society of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry and The Histochemical Society

This meeting will be held July 23–26, 1998 at the University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA. The organizers have arranged for reasonably priced housing and meals on the UCSD campus, within a short walking distance of the meeting site on campus. Abstracts must be received by March 1, 1998. For registration and housing information, contact: UCSD Conference Services, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, CA USA 92093-0531 (Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone]). For abstract and program information, contact: Dr. William Stahl, Executive Director, The Histochemical Society, Box 356465, Department of Neurology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA USA 98195 (E-mail: [e-mail]) or visit the Histochemical Society web page (www.hcs.microscopy.com).

MICRO 98

The Royal Microscopical Society will hold MICRO 98, an international conference dedicated to microscopy and related technologies, July 7–9, 1998, in London, UK. For information, contact the Royal Microscopical Society (mail: 37/38 St Clements, Oxford 0X41AJ, UK; E-mail: [e-mail]) or visit the RMS home page (www.rms.org.uk).

Symposium of the Society for Histochemistry

The annual meeting of the Society for Histochemistry will be held September 22–25, 1998, at the Institute for Anatomy and Cell Biology, Justus-Liebig-University, Giessen, Germany. Main topic: The Endothelium In Situ. Contact: Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Kummer, Inst. for Anatomy and Cell Biology, JLU, Aulweg 123, D-35385 Giessen, Germany (Fax: ++49-641-99-47009; e-mail: [e-mail]).

11th International Congress of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

The 11th Congress will be held September 3–8, 2000 at the University of York Conference Center in York, UK, hosted by the Royal Microscopical Society. A full scientific and social program is being planned with broad international participation. Look for the first circular, which is currently under preparation, or visit the RMS home page (www.rms.org.uk).

13th International Congress of Cytology

This meeting will be held at Keio Plaza Hotel, Tokyo, Japan, May 10–14, 1998. For information, contact the Secretariat, International Medical Communications Center, Tokyo Medical College, 6-7-1 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160, Japan Tel: [phone] (ext 5845) Fax:[phone] E-mail: [e-mail] (Internet: www2.gol.com/users/iactokyo).

New Business Office for the Histochemical Society

The new address for the Histochemical Society business office is: The Histochemical Society, Box 356465, Department of Neurology, University of Washington, Seattle WA USA 98195 (E-mail: [e-mail]).

Histochemical Society Logo contest

The Histochemical Society is sponsoring a contest to find a new logo. The designer of the winning logo will receive a $200 prize. Submitted designs can be viewed on the Histochemical Society web page (www.hcs.microscopy.com). You can also vote for the logo of your choice on the web page. Send logo designs on a computer disk to Dr. Gwen V. Childs, Dept. Anatomy & Neurosciences, Medical Research Building 10–104, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555-1043. Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone]. Also, you can send logos as GIF files to Dr. Childs (E-mail: [e-mail]).

Free Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry!!

Join the Histochemical Society and get the online Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry for free. For details, visit the Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry home page (www.jhc.org).

Histochemical Society Newsletter

The Histochemical Society Newsletter (edited by Dr. Paul McKeever) is distributed free of charge to members of the Histochemical Society. It has news of Histochemical Society activities, meetings, and other information of interest to histochemists and cytochemists. To receive the Newsletter, contact: The Histochemical Society, Box 356465, Department of Neurology, University of Washington, Seattle WA USA 98195 (E-mail: [e-mail]).