The 50th annual conference of the Western Spectroscopy Association is
scheduled for January 29 - 31, 2003. To celebrate the 50th meeting we have
a special program that includes seminars by seven preeminent scientists and
a discussion on the next 50 years of spectroscopy. The conference is held
at the Asilomar Conference Center, which is located on the Monterey
Peninsula near Asilomar State Beach, California. There are many scenic and
historic sites located nearby; guests are also invited to the social hours,
meals, and banquet. The Western Spectroscopy Association meeting was begun
in 1954 by G.C. Pimentel, W. C. Merrill, J. W. Otvos, S. S. Penner, S. R.
Smith, and J. C. Guffy as a regional meeting on molecular spectroscopy. In
the intervening years it has developed into a forum for researchers in all
kinds of spectroscopy at small colleges, larger universities and national
laboratories across the west. Its informal setting is designed to encourage
participation of students and postdoctoral associates, and its regional
nature enhances the development of longer-term scientific cooperation.
Registration deadline is November 22, 2002
REGISTRATION
Registration and complete information are available on the internet at
http://pearl1.lanl.gov/wsa2003/default.htm
INVITED SPEAKERS INCLUDE:
Yuan T. Lee, Academia Sinica, Taiwan
F. Sherwood Rowland, University of California, Irvine
Mostafa A. El-Sayed, Georgia Institute of Technology
Margaret Murnane, University of Colorado, JILA
William H. Miller, University of California, Berkeley
Geoffrey Blake, California Institute of Technology
Richard N. Zare, Stanford University
Because of the special nature of this 50th year celebration, there will not
be any contributed talks this year, but they will resume in 2003.
It is highly recommended to register as soon as possible as there is limited
space and we anticipate higher than usual attendance.
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David L. Osborn, WSA Secretary
Combustion Research Facility
Sandia National Laboratories
Correspondence:
P. O. Box 969, MS 9055
Livermore, CA 94551-0969
Tel. (925) 294-4622
Fax (925) 294-2276
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