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The British Occupational Hygiene Society Conference Occupational Hygiene 2004 will take place on 20 - 22 April 2004 at the Moat House Hotel, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. This is the main annual European conference on control of health risks in the workplace. The closing date for submission of papers is 31st October 2003. The programme will include plenary sessions, parallel technical sessions and a mixture of workshops, case studies and professional development sessions to help you meet today's need for continuing professional development and to keep you up-to- date on emerging issues. The conference welcomes papers on any aspect of occupational hygiene and occupational health. Some ideas are listed below: . Risk assessment of exposure to substances in the workplace . Developments in exposure modelling . Strategies for controlling risks from exposure to chemicals . Biological agents - assessment and control . Physical agents . Psycho-social factors in the workplace . New developments in analytical and measurement techniques . Agriculture, Construction, Health Care and other high risk industries . Occupational health performance indicators and occupational illness reporting . Trends in exposure and occupational diseases . International harmonisation and standardisation Proposals to host a themed session comprising four 20-minute technical papers are also welcomed. More information can be obtained from the BOHS web site http://www.bohs.org/mod.php?mod=fileman&op=view_cat&id=12 If you would like to book an exhibition stand during the conference, the Exhibition Prospectus and Booking Form can also be found on the above website. If you require any further information, have any questions or would like to discuss the suitability of topics for submission to OH 2004, please contact the BOHS Conference Organiser by email to: [log in to unmask] On behalf of the organisers, (Dr) Trevor Ogden Editor in Chief, Annals of Occupational Hygiene Annals on-line at http://www3.oup.co.uk/annhyg/ [log in to unmask] or [log in to unmask] North American Editor: Professor Stephen Rappaport, [log in to unmask]