SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT
5th Canadian Continuous-Flow Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry Workshop - 1998
Dates: August 16-19, 1998.
University of Ottawa / G.G. Hatch Isotope Laboratories
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WORKSHOP COST: $100.00 CDN (Includes banquet, lunches, snacks)
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CALL FOR PAPERS AND REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Papers or posters should be submitted showing data and/or techniques using continuous-flow (CF) technology. The Workshop will be divided into four segments:
1) Introduction to isotopes and instrumentation (Sunday)
2) Latest or new CF techniques including manufacturers latest instruments (Monday & Tuesday)
3) Applications of CF techniques (Tuesday)
4) Demos of instruments and lab tours (Wednesday)
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Sunday August 16: Pre-Workshop Course (Gilles St-Jean)
The group at Waterloo included, for the first time, a pre-workshop introduction for new users needing some basic knowledge in the field of CF-IRMS. This intro proved to be more popular than anyone expected. We are taking this a step further by having an actual short-course in two parts. The first part is for real beginners needing introduction to stable isotopes. The second part is for those knowledgeable in stable isotopes but unfamiliar with the add-ons such as Elemental Analysers and Gas Chromatographs. The course will give new users or potential users a basic understanding of the field enabling them to discuss equipment needs with manufacturers and to get more out of the talks to follow.
Morning: Introduction to stable isotopes
a) Introduction
b) History
c) Definitions (e.g. isotopic abundance, delta notation, fractionation etc.)
d) International Reference scales and materials (V-PDB, V-SMOW, AIR, V-CDT)
e) Theoretical considerations (temperature, kinetics, etc....)
f) Natural variations of the stable isotopes of interest (2H, 13C, 15N,18O, 34S)
Afternoon: Instrumentation
a) Elemental Analysers (TBA)
b) Gas Chromatographs (TBA)
c) Basic understanding of interfaces to the IRMS (TBA)
Evening: Wine and Cheese ice breaker
Hosted by the IRMS manufacturers
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Monday August 17:
Morning:
1) Welcome and introduction
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Dr Jean Louis Brazier: Chair for the study of drug pharmacokinetics and metabolism during pregnancy.
Hopital Sainte-Justine Stable isotope unit, Faculte de Pharmacie, Universite de Montreal.
Title: WHAT CAN CF-IRMS PROVIDE TO BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH AND MEDICINE?
2) Manufacturers' product overviews
Afternoon:
Talks
Evening
Cocktails and group Banquet
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Tuesday August 18
Talks and poster presentations
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Wednesday August 19
Instrument demos and lab tours+
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ACCOMODATIONS: Student residences and local hotels (All within 5 to 10 min. walking distance)
Stanton Student Residence: 100 University Street
For reservations and information contact:
(Please mention workshop name)
Note: Common bathrooms, no air-conditioning
Tel: (613) 562-5771 (until May 5)
Tel: (613) 564-5400 (May 6 to August 29)
Fax: (613) 562-5157
Price: $33.00 single $40.00 double (twin beds)
Note: prices quoted before 12% tax.
HOTELS: (prices quoted before taxes)
Quality Hotel (We reserved 50 rooms for the Workshop)
(Please mention workshop name)
290 Rideau St., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1N 5Y3
Tel: (613) 789-7511
Fax: (613) 789-2434
Price: $81.00 single or double
$89.00 triple or quad
Gasthaus Switzerland Inn (Recommended)
89 Daly Ave, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1N 6E6
Tel: (613) 237-0335
Price: $78.00 single $88.00 double
Novotel
33 Nicholas St., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1N 9M7
Tel: (613) 230-3033
Price: $92.00 single $100.00 double
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Registration
5th Canadian Continuous-Flow Workshop
Name(s): _________________________________________________________
Affiliation: _____________________________________________________
Address: _________________________________________________________
Tel: ___________________________ Fax: ____________________________
E-Mail: __________________________________________________________
Do you wish to give: Presentation_____ Poster_____
If yes, title: ___________________________________________________
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I will attend the short-course: Morning ___ Afternoon____
For meals, please indicate any special dietary restrictions (i.e. allergies, vegetarian, etc.)
Topics or questions you would like discussed / other suggestions:
Send your registration sheet directly to me by fax or E-mail as soon as possible. Do not send your response to ISOGEOCHEM please!
Gilles St-Jean
G.G. Hatch Isotope Laboratories
Fax: (613) 562-5192
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
A Web site is in the works for more info on region, University and Workshop. The first two can already be found at: http\\www.uottawa.ca
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WORKSHOP COST: $100.00 CDN (Includes banquet, lunches, refreshments)
Make cheque or money order in Canadian funds to "University of Ottawa" and send it to the attention of:
Gilles St-Jean
University of Ottawa / Geology
5th Canadian CF-Workshop
140 Louis Pasteur
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1N 6N5
Note: Please include a copy of your registration sheet with the cheque. Payment should be received no later than July 17, 1998 to reserve your spot in the workshop.
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Additional info from first announcement:
Due to technical difficulties the 5th Canadian CF-IRMS workshop will not take place in Alaska as announced in Waterloo, Ontario at the last workshop. An attempt to have it in the west was also unsuccessful. Lack of time has forced us to have the workshop at the University of Ottawa a year ahead of schedule.
Raison d'être: The workshop was recognised, at its beginning, to be a way for the Canadian isotope community to keep up with the latest in IRMS research. It has since grown into an international meeting applied to CF-IRMS. The workshop is meant to gather users and manufacturers in a single group to share information on various techniques using continuous flow technology. It is a forum for manufacturers to present their latest technologies and for customers to discuss their present and future needs with them. It also gives users a professional group of research-oriented people to discuss analytical techniques and problems. The talks vary and apply to various fields such as Earth and Environmental Sciences, Medicine, Biology, Soils... etc
Gilles
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