20–23 October 1996: International Symposium on Laboratory Automation and Robotics — ISLAR, Boston, Massachusetts. Contact: Zymark, Zymark Center, Hopkinton, MA 01748, tel. (508) 435-9500, fax (508) 435-3439, e-mail <islar@zymark.com>.
29–31 October 1996: Technology 2006; “Technology Transfer - Today for Tomorrow,” Anaheim, California. Contact: Technology Utilization Foundation, 317 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10017, tel. 1-800-944-NASA (6272), fax (212) 986-7864, e-mail <us007413@interramp.com>.
20–22 November 1996: TAS, Second International Symposium on Micro Total Analysis Systems. Contact: Secretariat, Mrs. E. Müller, Corporate Analytical Research, K-127.1.54, Ciba Inc., CH-4002 Basel, Switzerland, tel. +41 61 696 2571, fax +41 61 696 4504.
21–23 November 1996: The San Diego Conference, “Nucleic Acids: Integrating Molecular Diagnosis and Therapy,” San Diego, California. Contact: The San Diego Conference: American Association for Clinical Chemistry, 2101 L Street N.W., Suite 202, Washington, DC 20037, tel. 1-800-892-1400 or (202) 857-0717, fax (202) 833-4576.
18–22 January 1997: LabAutomation 97 International conference focused on issues related to laboratory automation, Sheraton Hotel and Marina, San Diego, California. Contact: Association for Laboratory Automation, Box 572, Charlottesville, VA 22908, tel. (804) 924-5691, fax (804) 924-5718, e-mail <rfelder@virginia.edu>.
15–18 May 1997: International Conference on Automation, Robotics and Artificial Intelligence applied to Analytical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine — ICAR 97. Contact: Scitec, Av. de Provence 20, CH-1000 Lausanne 20, Switzerland, tel. +41 21 624 1533, fax +41 21 624 1549.