Subject: 2nd Int. Conf. for Chemical Information Users.

From: <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 25 May 95 11:54:31 BST

UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER
	                         UMIST
               MANCHESTER COMPUTING CENTRE

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        *        2nd INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE         *
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        *         CHEMICAL INFORMATION USERS          *
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	         Tuesday 14th and Wednesday 15th November 1994

	                      MANCHESTER,  UK

The purpose of the Conference is to address the needs of users of chemical
information from both the academic and industrial sectors.  It will provide
an opportunity for users to meet with other users, and with researchers and
information providers in order to exchange views and to discuss problems,
with the aim of influencing future provision of chemical information.

The Conference comprises of five sessions.

	PROGRAMME OUTLINE

Session 1	Use and Manipulation of Molecular Structure

	     Crystallographic databases for small molecules and proteins
	     Databases for structure elucidation

Session 2	New Directions for Chemical Information

	     Electronic libraries and journals - practical experiences
	     Current research
	     Review of new search tools

Session 3	Information and Safe Chemical Practice

     	Provision of safety and environmental information

Session 4	Developments in Chemical Patent 	Information

	     Update from the European Patent Office
     	Review of patent information provision

Session 5	Forum

      Interactive discussion led by a panel of speakers

	KEY SPEAKERS

Speakers who have already agreed to contribute are:
	Dr F H Allen (Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre)
	Dr J Barnard (Barnard Chemical Information Ltd)
	Dr R Beckman (University of Indiana)
	Dr A Bleasby (Daresbury Laboratory)
	Dr J Brennan (European Patent Office) 
	Dr V Gillet (University of Sheffield)
	Dr S North  (Glaxo-Wellcome Ltd)
	Professor C Oppenheim (University of Strathclyde)
	Mrs S Pantry OBE (Sheila Pantry Associates)
	Mr J F Rowland (Loughborough University of Technology)
	Professor P Willett (University of Sheffield)
	Dr E Zass (ETH, Zurich)

	JOINT ORGANISERS

Dr J M Bruce (Chemistry Department, University of Manchester)
Dr V Gillet(Department of Information Studies, University of Sheffield)
Dr D M Leitch (John Rylands University Library of Manchester)
Ms H Schofield (Joule Library, UMIST)
Mr R J Stephenson (Manchester Computing Centre)
Dr A Whiting (Chemistry Department, UMIST)
Professor P Willett (Department of Information Studies, University of
Sheffield)

	Further details and application forms from:

Ms H Schofield, Chemistry Department Library, UMIST, PO Box 88, Manchester
M60 1QD, UK
	Tel: +44(0) 161 200 4420,   Fax: +44(0)161 200 4941
	Email: [email-masked] 

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