Meetings & Events

November 12, 1997: MARC V Workshop: Automation of Point-of-Care Testing This MARC workshop will explore why point-of-care testing will soon be more affordable than centralized testing. Also to be examined are recent technologies which will demonstrate why point-of-care testing is the fastest growing segment of the diagnostics industry. Contact: Robin Felder, Medical Automation Research Center, University of Virginia, Box 168, Charlottesville, VA 22908, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone].

November 9–12, 1997: ANNIE '97, This will be the seventh international gathering of researchers 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

December 8–10, 1997: Bioinformatics: From theory to Application Warwich Hotel, Philadelphia, PA. This conference will discuss ways in which bioinformatics can be used to identify promising targets, identify the likeliest compounds, and speed up overall the drug discovery process. Contact: Elizabeth J. Lamb, Conference Producer, NMHCC Bio/Technology, 71 Second Avenue, Third Floor, Waltham MA 02154, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone].

January 17–21, 1998: LabAutomation '98 San Diego, CA - See pages 32–33 for details.

February 10 – 12: Digital Magic Burbank, CA Produced by Computer Graphics World and Digital Magic magazines, this conference and exposition will feature advanced techniques, skill enhancement, and product information. Contact: Tel, 800-232-3616.

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 accommodations to ease the travel of international visitors. Tosa Royal Hotel, Geisei-mura, Aki-gun, Kochi, Japan. Contact: Cherry Blossom Symposium, Dept of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Kochi Medical School, Kohasu, Okou-cho, Nankoku, Kochi, Japan, 783, Fax: [phone], Email: [e-mail]

April 18–23, 1998: Chi 98 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems This conference will focus on the exploration of human-computer interaction in the present and future. The theme will be “Making the Impossible Possible,” with topics centering on the three categories of Education, Entertainment and Health Care applications. Los Angeles, California, USA. Contact: Janette Coble, Chi 98, 703 Giddings Avenue, Suite U-3, Annapolis MD 21401, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone], Email: [e-mail], Web: www.acm.org/sigchi/chi98.

May 3–6, 1998: HealthTech'98 This conference will provide an opportunity for hospital and health care professionals to meet, network and benefit from the expertise of industry authorities. Opryland Hotel and Convention Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Contact: David Motta, HealthTech '98, 10 Risho Avenue, E. Providence RI 02914, Tel: [phone] ext. 212, Fax: [phone], Web: http://www.healthtechnet.com.

June 8 – 10, 1998: High Throughput Screening for Drug Discovery Fairmont Hotel, Dallas, TX. Contact: Mary Ann Brown, Conference Director, Cambridge Healthtech Institute, Fax: [phone], Email: [e-mail]

September 26–29, 1998: EuroLabAutomation '98 - See page 24 for details.

Keble College, Oxford, England, Site of EuroLabAutomation '98