Introduction to DNA Bioinformatics. July 4, Hatfield, U.K. For information, contact Science Training Centre, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Hert ford shire, College Lane, Hatfield, Herts, AL10 9AB, U.K. (44-1707-284513; fax 44-1707-284514; j.m.walker@herts.ac.uk).

DIA Annual Meeting. July 8–12, Denver. For information, contact the Drug Information Association, 501 Office Center Dr., Ste. 450, Fort Washington, PA 19034-3211 (215-628-2288; fax 215-641-1229; dia@diahome.org).

Polymerase Chain Reaction and Molecular Hybridization Technology. July 9–16, Bethesda, MD. For information, contact FAES/ NIH, Bldg. 60, Rm. 237, One Cloister Ct., Bethesda, MD 20814-1460 (fax 301-402-0174, Attn: Bea Sonnenberg).

Marketing Pharmaceutical Products: Strategic Marketing Concepts and Decision-Making Tools in a Fast Changing Business Environment. July 16–29, Brussels. For information, contact Management Centre Europe, rue de l’Aqueduc 118, 1050 Brussels, Belgium (32-2-543-21-00; info@mce.be).

Achieving and Maintaining 21 CFR Part 11 Compliance. July 23, Denver. For information, contact Validation Associates, 1037 Mill Creek Dr., Ste. 1A, Feasterville, PA 19053-7320 (215-354-1720; fax 215-354-1725; info@validassoc.com).

Mutation Detection and Analysis: Molecular Approaches. July 23–25, Bethesda, MD. For information, contact FAES/NIH, Bldg. 60, Rm. 237, One Cloister Ct., Bethesda, MD 20814-1460 (fax 301-402-0174, Attn: Bea Sonnenberg).

Useful Products from Molecular Biology. July 23–27, Cambridge, MA. For information, contact MIT Professional Institute, 77 Massachusetts Ave., Room 8-201, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 (617-253-2101; fax 617-253-8042; professional-institute@mit.edu).

August

Drug Discovery Technology 2001. Aug. 13–17, Boston. For information, contact IBC USA Inc., One Research Dr., Ste. 400 A, P.O. Box 5159, Westborough, MA 01582-5159 (508-616-5550; fax 508-616-5533).

Regulatory 2 Training Course: Marketing Application and Post-Approval Phase. Aug. 20–22, Baltimore. For information, contact the Drug Information Association, 501 Office Center Dr., Ste. 450, Fort Washington, PA 19034-3211 (215-628-2288; fax 215-641-1229; dia@diahome.org).

Good Monitoring Practices. Aug. 21–22, Boston. For information, contact the Clinical Design Group, Inc., 2128 W. Evergreen Ave., Chicago, IL 60622 (773-489-5706; fax 773-489-5981).

BIO China 2001: The China International Biotechnology Exhibition and Conference. Aug. 22–25, Beijing. For information, contact the BIO China 2001 Organizing Office, Guantong Building, No. 44, Beijing, 100083 China (86-10-8208-1644; fax 86-10-8207-9384; bio2001@china.co; www.chinabio.org).

222nd ACS National Meeting. Aug. 26–30, Chicago. For information, contact the ACS Meetings Department, 1155 16th St. NW, Washington, DC 20036 (202-872-4396; fax 202-872-6128; natlmtgs@acs.org; www.acs.org/).

smallTalk2001—Microfluidics, Microarrays, and BioMEMS Conference. Aug. 27–31, San Diego. For information, contact the Association for Laboratory Automation, Box 800572 UVa/HSC, Charlottesville, VA 22908 (804-924-9430; fax 804-924-5718; med9b@virginia.edu).

Biocompatibility Testing and Management. Aug. 29–30, Boston. For information, contact the Clinical Design Group, Inc., 2128 W. Evergreen Ave., Chicago, IL 60622 (773-489-5706; fax 773-489-5981).

September

BioFuture 2001—Advancing Our Double Helix World. Sept. 5–7, Toronto. For information, contact Biofuture 2001, #328, 16 Midlake Blvd. SE, Calgary, Alberta T2X 2X7 (403-254-9222; fax 403-256-8495; exhibit@biofuture.org).

14th John Innes Symposium: Chromosome Dynamics and Expression. Sept. 5–8. Norwich, U.K. For information, contact the John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Colney, Norwich, Norfolk NR4 7UH, U.K. (44-0-1603-450000; fax 44-0-1603-450045).

4th International Conference on Molecular Structural Biology. Sept. 5–9, Vienna. For information, contact Andreas Kungl, Austrian Chemical Society, Universitätsplatz 1, Graz, A-8010, Austria (43-316-380-5373; fax 43-316-382541; andreas.kungl@kfunigraz.ac.at).

Society for Biomolecular Screening Annual Meeting and Exhibition. Sept. 10–13, Baltimore. For information, contact the Society for Biomolecular Screening, 36 Tamarack Ave., #348, Danbury, CT 06810 (203-743-1336; fax 203-748-7557; email@sbsonline.org).

Animal Cell Culture Methods and Scale-Up Strategies 2001. Sept. 10–14, University Park, PA. For information, contact The Pennsylvania State University, 201 South Frear Laboratory, University Park, PA 16802-6005 (814-863-1918; fax 814-863-7024).