Meetings & Events

May 12–16, 1997: ICAR ′97 The 6^th International Conference on Automation, Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Applied to Analytical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine will be returning to Montreux, Switzerland this year. ICAR ′97 will bring together the scientists, manufacturers and system integrators in the field today who are shaping the laboratories of tomorrow. Centre de Congres et d'Expositions, Montreux, Switzerland, Contact: Dave Morehouse/ Sarah Donzel, Conference Coordinators, Scitec S.A., Av. De Provence 20, CH-1007 Lausanne, Switzerland, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone], Email: [e-mail], http://www.scitec-robotics.com

May 13–15, 1997: The 1997 International Robotics and Vision Show will take place on, at the Cobo Center in Detroit. For details call 313-994-6088.

May 17–18, 1997: The Beth Israel Medical Center invites you to experience its comprehensive total laboratory automation system. A symposium and workshop on the planning, design, operation, and maintenance of a total laboratory automation system will be held on-site. New York, NY. Contact: First Avenue at 16^th Street, New York, NY 10003, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone], Email: [e-mail], Http://www.bethisraelny.org

May 29, 1997: MARC IV Workshop: Understanding Process Control, University of Virginia, Health Sciences Center Charlottesville, Virginia. Contact: Robin Felder, Medical Automation Research Center, University of Virginia, Box 168, Charlottesville, VA 22908, tel. [phone], fax [phone].

June 22–25, 1997: MipTec '97 Microplate Technology Conference. Hyatt Regency, Crystal City, VA Contact: AART International, P.O. Box 183811, Main Street, New Milford, CT 06776, tel: [phone], fax: [phone].

July 1–2, 1997: International Workshop on Recent Advances in Mobile Robots To be held in Leicester, UK, the aim of this Workshop is to provide a forum aimed at covering the state-of-the-art research, developments and applications in mobile robots. Contact: Department of Computer Science, De Montfort, University, Leicester LE1 9BH, UKemail [e-mail]

September 7–11, 1997: American Chemical Society Fall National Meeting Las Vegas, NV. Contact: American Chemical Society, ACS Expositions, 1155 Sixteenth Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20036, tel: [phone], fax: [phone].

October 14–17, 1997: Intelligent Systems & Advanced Manufacturing Symposium Sponsored by SPIE, this program will feature intelligent manufacturing systems, rapid prototyping, machine vision, optical inspection and intelligent robotics., Marriott Pittsburgh Greentree, Pittsburgh, PA, Contact: SPIE, P.O. Box 10, Bellingham, WA 98227-6705, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone], Email: [e-mail]

October 21–24, 1997: ATB′97 Conference The European Conference on Advanced Technology and Biotechnology for the Clinical Laboratory will be centered on work linking the Human Genome to Clinical Medicine and Quality in Molecular Diagnostics. Milan Fair, Milan, Italy. Contact: ATB′97 Conference, Emmezeta srl — Ms Francesca RadaelliVIA, Carlo Farini 70 – 21059 Milano, Italy, Phone: [phone], Fax: [phone], Email: [e-mail]

November 9–12, 1997: ANNIE ′97, This will be the seventh international gathering of reserachers interested in engineering applications of neural networks, fuzzy logic, data mining, and evolutionary programming. Marriott's Pavilion Hotel, St. Louis, Missouri, USA. Contact: Dr. Cihan H. Dagli, Conference Chair, Dept. of Engineering Management, University of Missouri — Rolla 1870 Miner Circle, Rolla, MO 65409-0370, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone], Email: [e-mail] or [e-mail], Web: http://www.umr.edu/∼annie

March 29 – April 1, 1998: Cherry Blossom Symposium Following exponential interest in clinical laboratory automation over the last 6 years, a branch of the LabAutomation conference will be offered for the first time in Kochi, Japan. This event provides a forum where scientists, diagnostics manufacturers, consultants, and clinical systems integrators can meet to exchange ideas and promote the automation of today's laboratories. Conference organizers have secured reasonably priced accomodations to ease the travel of international visitors. Tosa Royal Hotel, Geisei-mura, Aki-gun, Kochi, Japan. Contact: Cherry Blossum Symposium, Dept of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Kochi Medical School, Kohasu, Okou-cho, Nankoku, Kochi, Japan, 783, Fax: [phone], Email: [e-mail]