Dear Everyone,
        Ed Young and myself will be convening a symposium on new
developments in stable isotope geochemistry at the upcoming 11th annual
Goldschmidt conference ("Topical Symposium 35: Recent Advances in Stable
Isotope Analysis and Interpretation").  We are attempting to bring together
scientists working on innovative new analytical and theoretical approaches
to the study of stable isotopes in natural materials.  Our scheduled
keynote speakers span a wide spectrum of interests, from hydrogen isotopes
in environmental samples to the theory of Fe isotope fractionation to O
isotopes in meteorites - the common theme being that all are pushing the
frontiers of how we define and apply stable isotope geochemistry.  I would
like to encourage those of you with something appropriate to offer to
submit an abstract to these sessions, and everyone else attending the
meeting to come see the talks.  The deadlines for abstract submission is
Feb. 9th for hard-copy and Feb. 16th for electronic submission.  You can
learn more from the following web site:

http://cass.jsc.nasa.gov/pub/meetings/gold2001/



John Eiler
Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA 91125