Meetings and Events

1998 NOVEMBER

November 18–22, 1998: MEDICA 1998 Düsseldorf, Germany. For more information contact: Messe Düsseldorf RO. Box 101006, D-40001 Düsseldorf, Germany. Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone]. Web site: http://www.medica.de.

November 19, 1998: ECLM Symposium Perspectives of point-of-care testing ECLM will organize the symposium at its annual council meeting during the Symposium at MEDICA in Düsseldorf, Germany. Contact: Prof. Dr. R. Haeckel, Zentralkrankenhaus St. Jürgen-Strasse, D-28357 Bremen, Germany, Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone].

November 20, 1998: Consolidated and Integrated Automation Systems The symposium will take place at the Congress Center Düsseldorf, Room M, during the MEDICA trade fair. Chairman: Prof. Dr. med. Georg Hoffmann Email: [e-mail], Phone: [phone], Fax: [phone], http://www.trillium.de

1999 JANUARY

January 30-February 3, 1999: LabAutomation'99 The world's premier conference on laboratory automation and robotics, hosted by the international non-profit organization. The Association for Laboratory Automation, will meet at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina, San Diego, California. Contact The Association for Laboratory Automation; Phone [phone] Fax [phone] Register instantly at our Web Site: http://labautomation.org.

1999 MARCH

March 1–3, 1999: High Throughput Screening With Critical Evaluations of the Newest Technologies from Big Pharma Researchers, Claremont Resort, Berkeley, CA. Contact: Jeffrey Levinson, Marketing Manager, IBC USA Conferences, Tel: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail];

Website: www.ibcusa.com/usc2270

March 4–5, 1999: Miniaturization Technologies Practical Applications for Drug Discovery and the Life Sciences. Claremont Resort, Berkeley, CA. Contact: Jeffrey Levinson, Marketing Manager, IBC USA Conferences, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]; Website: www.ibcusa.com/usc2269

Meeting Announcement

The one day workshop, “Trends in Automating Molecular Diagnostics” will be held on March 22, 1999, at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA This workshop will focus on the automaton currently available for the Molecular Diagnostics laboratory, as well as addressing changes and trends in automation that are emerging in the molecular diagnostic arena.

Additional information regarding this workshop may be obtained by contacting Mr. Conal Timoney at 804.924.9430 or by logging onto the website:

http://labautomation.org/marc./home.html.

Meeting Announcement

A one day workshop, “Automation of Hematology: Workcells and Modular Systems” , will be held on March 23, 1999, at the University of Virginia immediately following the workshop, “Trends in Automating Molecular Diagnostics”. This workshop will focus on the quality improvement and cost benefits of the four major automated hematology workcells now appearing on the market.

A special registration fee will be offered for registrants who wish to attend both workshops. Additional information regarding this workshop may be obtained by contacting Mr. Conal Timoney at 804.924.9430 or by logging onto the website: http://labautomation.org/marc/home.html.

1999 AUGUST

August 16–19, 1999 Drug Discovery Technology '99 The Seaport Hotel & World Trade Center, Boston, MA. Contact: Kristen Langevin, Marketing Manager, IBC USA Conferences, Tel: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]; Website: http://www.ibcusa.com/conf/drugdisc.