Atmospheric Environment Vol. 27A. No. 11, pp. 1781-1782, 1993. Pergamon Press Ltd. Printed in Great Britain.

ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT

NEWS AND OPINIONS

INTRODUCTION

This section of the Journal reports on past and notices about forthcoming meetings, information on new monitoring control equipment and on new monitoring and data reduction services. It also includes articles giving views or opinions on subjects of current interest to those concerned about or with the atmosphere.

CALENDAR

1993

4th International Conference on Atmospheric Sciences and Applications to Air Quality (ASAAQ), Vladivostok, Russia. 16-21 August 1993. Information: Prof. V. A. Kimstach, 1st Deputy Chairman

of the Committee for Hydrometeorology and Environment Monitoring of the Russian Federation, 12 P. Morozov Str., 123376, Moscow, Russia. Fax: 7-095-253-9484. Prof. Y. S. Chung, Co-ordinator of the ASAAQ International Organizing Commit- tee, Environmental Science Institute, Korea National University of Education, Chong- won, Choongbook 363-791, Korea. Fax: 82-431-60-1224.

NATO Advanced Study Institute on Low Temperature Chemistry of the Atmosphere, Acquafredda di Maratea, Italy. 29 August 11 September 1993. Information: Dr Geert K. Moortgat, Air Chemistry

Division, Max-Planck-Institute ffir Chemie, Saarstrasse 23, Postfach 3060, D-6500 Mainz, Germany.

INFORMA 93, First Annual International Conference on European Environmental Information, Madrid, Spain. 22-24 September 1993. Information: S.P.A., P.° Pintor Rosales, 36, 8. ° A, 28008

Madrid, Spain. Tel: 34-1-541-67-68. Fax: 34-I-542-83-09.

2nd International Symposium on Gas Cleaning at High Temperatures, Guildford, U.K. 27-29 September 1993. Information: Mrs Jean Libaert (ref: GE93), Centre for

Environmental Strategy, University of Sur- rey, Guildford, Surrey GU2 5XH, U.K. Tel: 44-483-506330 Fax: 44-483-509394.

International Symposium on the Ecological Effects of Arctic Airborne Contaminants, Reykjavik, Iceland. 4-8 October 1993. Information: Dr Dixon Landers, Symposium Organiser,

U.S. EPA Environmental Research Labora- tory, 200 S.W. 35th Street, Corvallis, Oregon 97333, U.S.A. Fax: 1-503-754-4716.

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WMO Region VI Conference on the Measurement and Modelling of Atmospheric Composition Changes including Pollution Transport, Sofia, Bulgaria. 4 8 October 1993. Information: Dr J. Miller, Chief, Environment Division,

World Meteorological Organization, P.O. Box No. 2300, 1211 Geneva 2, Switzerland. Fax: 41-22-7400984.

European Aerosol Conference, sponsored and organized by GAeF, co-sponsored by the University of Duisburg, Germany. 4 8 October 1993. Information: Dr F. Stramann, Process and Aerosol

Measurement Technology Division, Univer- sity of Duisburg, Postfach 101503, DW 4 I00 Duisburg 1, Germany. Tel: 49-203-379-3348 (3349). Fax: 49-203-379-3268.

12th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Aerosol Research (AAAR), Oak Brook, Illinois, U.S.A. 11-15 October 1993. Information: AAAR, c/o Keng H. Leong, Argonne

National Laboratory, Building 207, 9700 South Cass, Argonne, IL 60439-4841, U.S.A. Tel: 1-708-252-3254. Fax: 1-708-252-4007.

International Conference on Volatile Organic Compounds (legislation, health effects and toxicology, global impact studies, biogenic sources are among the topics to be dis- cussed), London, U.K. 27-28 October 1993. Information: Conference Secretariat, International Con-

ference on Volatile Organic Compounds, Unit 179, 2 Old Brompton Road, London SW7 3DQ, U.K.

International Conference on Regional Photochemical Air Quality Measurement and Modelling Studies, San Diego, California, U.S.A. 7 12 November 1993. Information: Paul Solomon, Pacific Gas & Electric

Company, Research and Development, 3400 Crow Canyon Road, San Ramon, CA 94583, U.S.A. Tel: 1-510-866-5899. Fax: 1-510-866-5318. Marci Mazzei, Air & Waste Management Association, P.O. Box 2861, Pittsburgh, PA 15230, U.S.A.

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20th International Technical Meeting on Air Pollution Modelling and its Application, Valencia, Spain. 29 November-3 December 1993. Information: Dr Millan Millan, CEAM, Plaza del Carmen

4, Palacio de Pineda, 46003 Valencia, Spain. Fax: 34-6-386-5216.

International Conference on Regional Environment and Climate Changes in East Asia, Taipei, Taiwan. 30 November-3 December 1993. Information: Prof. Chung, Ming Liu, Department of

Atmospheric Sciences, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C. Tel: 886-2-362-3112. Fax: 886-2-363-3642. Email: liu@asc 120.as.ntu.edu.tw

International Symposium: Non-CO 2 Greenhouse Gases: Why and How to control? Maastricht, The Netherlands. 13-15 December 1993. Information: Dr J. Van Ham, Co-ordinator Organising

Committee, c/o Verenigning Lucht (Society for Clean Air in The Netherlands), P.O. Box 6013, 2600 JA Delft, The Netherlands. Tel: 31-15-696884. Fax: 31-15-613186.

1994

3rd International Symposium/Transport and Air Pollution, Avignon, France. 6-10 June 1994. Information: Mr R. Joumard, INRETS, case 24, 69675

Bron Cedex, France. Tel: 33-72-36-23-00. Fax: 33-72-37-68-37.

An International Conference on Global Climate Change: Science, Policy and Mitigation Strategies, sponsored by the Air And Waste Management Association, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.A. 5-8 April 1994. Information: Dr C. V. Mathai, Conference Chairman,

Arizona Public Service Company, P.O. Box 53999, M/S 9366, Phoenix, AZ 85072, U.S.A. Tel: 1-602-250-3569. Fax: 1-602-250-3813. Dr Gary Stensland, Conference Co-Chair- man, Illinois State Water Survey, 2204 Griffith Drive, Champaign, IL 61820-7495, U.S.A. Tel: 1-217-244-2522. Fax: 1-217-333-6540.

III International Symposium on the Conservation of Monuments in the Mediterranean Basin, Venice, Italy. 24-27 June 1994. Information: Dr Vasco Fassina, Congress Secretariat,

Laboratorio Scientifico della Misericordia, Cannaregio 3553, 30131 Venezia, Italy. Tel: 39-41-718284, 720661. Fax: 39-41-720661, 5210547.

8th Symposium of the IAMAP Commission on Atmos- pheric Chemistry and Global Pollution (CACGP) and Second Scientific Conference of International Global Atmospheric Chemistry Project (IGAC), Fuji-Yoshida, Japan. 5-9 September 1994. Information: T. Ogawa, CACGP/IGAC Symposium,

Department of Earth and Planetary Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113, Japan. Tel: 81-3-3815-8020. Fax: 81-3-3818-0745. Telex: J33659 UTYOSCI.