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Announcements CONTROLLED RELEASE: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 12-13 May, 1988, Melbourne, Austrralia Four main themes will be developed at this symposium: Peptide, Protein and Antigen Controlled Release; Bio- and Eco-compatible Polymers for Controlled Release; Controlled Release in Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine; - Implantable Controlled Release Devices. A call is being made for research papers and short state-of-the-art reviews. The closing date for titles and 150 word summaries is 1 February 1988 and 2 page extended abstracts will be required by 30 March 1988. Contact: Dr R.C. Oppenheim, Victorian College of Pharmacy Ltd, 381 Royal Parade, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia (phone 613 387 7222).
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17th AUSTRALIAN POLYMER SYMPOSIUM 31 January-3 February 1989, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia The special theme for the 17th Australian Polymer Symposium will be ‘Polymers in a Hostile Environment’. In addition, sessions will cover all aspects of polymer science and engineering in research papers, posters, reviews, plenary lectures and a trade exhibition. Contact: Dr D.J.T. Hill, Chemistry Department, University of Queensland, Brisbane 4067, Australia. MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY WORKSHOP 3 February 1989, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia The workshop is planned to cover a wide range of topics within the discipline of membrane technology, but those aspects which high-light the role of polymers in this rapidly developing area will be given special attention. Contact: Dr D.J.T. Hill, Chemistry Department, University of Queensland, Brisbane 4067, Australia. GORDON CONFERENCE ON ORGANIC THIN FILM 15-19 February 1988, Oxnard, CA The conference will emphasize the following topics: Organic Thin Films: Overview Two-Dimensional Phenomena in Organic Thin Films Structure of Polymeric Thin Films Structure of Thin Films of Amphiphilic Molecules Electron Transport in Organic Thin Films Ion Transport in Organic Thin Films Interfacial Properties Organic Layers at the Liquid/Solid and Liquid/Gas Interfaces Present and Future Applications of Organic Thin Films Contact: S. Garoff, Schlumberger-Doll Research, Old Quarry Rd., Ridgefield, CT 06877 (Tel. 203-431-5613). -