Associations

Analytical Laboratory Managers Association - ALMA aims to improve management skills and practices through discussion of practices and programs relating to quality, cost control, and employee development. Based in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
www.labmanagers.org/home/

AOAC International - Established over 100 years, the association of analytical communities focuses on method validation and laboratory quality assurance. Provides illustrated publication list with prices, available from Gaithersburg, MD.
www.aoac.org/

Canadian Mineral Analysts - Includes association details, a member list, contact information, a guestbook, and related chemistry sites.
www.canadianmineralanalysts.com/

ChromSA - Diary, conferences, employment opportunities, local sales, contact details of officers and committee of the South African Chromatographic Society, a Division of the SA Chemical Institute, Arcadia, hosted by the University of Pretoria.
www.chromsa.up.ac.za/

Co-Operation on International Traceability in Analytical Chemistry - CITAC supports laboratories evaluating measurement uncertainty with this site and with the recently published guide. Includes contacts for participants worldwide.
www.citac.cc/

Division of Analytical Chemistry - Meetings, publications, awards, fellowships and professional opportunities. Educational information and links to graduate programs worldwide, from the American Chemical Society, hosted at DUQ, Pittsburgh, PA.
www.acs-analytical.duq.edu/

Eurachem - Network of organizations aiming at a system for the international traceability of chemical measurements, providing newsletters back to 1996, forthcoming events, liaison groups with links to national sites in Europe .
www.eurachem.ul.pt/

International XAFS Society - Represents all those working on the fine structure associated with inner shell excitation (near edge and extended) by various probes (e.g. x-rays and electrons), and related techniques for which the data is interpreted on the same physical basis.
www.i-x-s.org/

The Interwinery Analysis Group - Information on the organisation, annual seminar, newsletterand membership. Includes comparative analyses and evaluation of the results in the field of wine. Based in Australia.
www.interwinery.com.au/

Society for Applied Spectroscopy - Calendar, information regarding the society, its journal, Applied Spectroscopy, related spectroscopy events, publications and membership payment over secure server connection from Frederick, MD.
www.s-a-s.org/

Society of Mineral Analysts - Member services, committee groups, conference announcements and reports, associated links, discussion forum and feedback form, with contact in Sparks, NV.
www.sma-online.org/

United Kingdom Surface Analysis Forum - Electron spectroscopy for chemical analysis and surface science by scientists from academia and industry.
www.uksaf.org/sites.html

International Association of Environmental Analytical Chemistry - IAEAC focuses on processes related to sample handling and detection of pesticides using biosensors and LC/MS. The 20th three day symposium will be held at Savannah, GA. <small>(October 15, 2003)</small>
www.iaeac.ch/