Meetings and Events

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

March 23, 1999: Trends in Automating Molecular Diagnostics This one-day workshop, at the University of Virginia's Medical Automation Research Center (MARC), is designed to address questions that will facilitate the purchase or implementation of automation in MDx laboratories. For further information, contact the Medical Automation Research Center by telephone at 804-924-9430, by fax at 804-924-5718, or visit us on the Web at http://LabAutomation.org/MARC/Workshop.html.

March 24, 1999: Automation of Hematology: Workcells and Modular Systems This workshop, to be held Wednesday, March 24, 1999 at the University of Virginia's Medical Automation Research Center (MARC), will begin with a lecture that will define the fundamentals of hematology automation. The morning introductory session will be follower presentations from leading vendors of hematology automation systems, including present and future plans for automation. For further information, contact the Medical Automation Research Center by telephone at 804-924-9430, by fax at 804-924-5718, or visit us on the Web at http://LabAutomation.org/MARC/Workshop.html.

1999 JUNE

June 17–19, 1999 CLMA Annual Conference and Exhibition Dall-Convention Center, Dallas, TX. Contact: CLMA, 989 Old Eagle Sch Road, Suite #815, Wayne, PA 19087, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone], Website: www.clma.org

1999 JULY

July 27–31, 1999 AACC/ASCLS New Orleans, LA. Contact: AACC/ASCLS, 7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 530, Bethesda, MD 20814, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone].

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: www.ibcusa.com/conf/drugdisc.

1999 OCTOBER

October 25–29, 1999 EuroLabAutomation'99 Conference and Exhibition The Novotel London Hammersmith, London, UK. Contact: Conference Coordinator, 4 Rivercourt Trinity Street, Oxford OX1 1TQ UK. Email: [e-mail]; Website: htp://eurolabautomation.org