Apologies for this one-time multiple crossposting. The Geochemical News, newsletter of The Geochemical Society ( http://gs.wustl.edu ) is always interested in receiving conference announcements etc. or contributions related to geochemistry. You can either contact me, any of the other Associate Editors or the Editors Johnson Haas and Carla Koretsky ( [log in to unmask] ). Best wishes, Angelina Souren Amsterdam, The Netherlands Associate Editor for The Geochemical News