This just in from the ASMS home office:

The schedule Interest Group Meetings and Workshops for the 50th ASMS appears below.

Among the many surprises we have waiting for you at the conference is a complimentary copy (to all registrants) of the 50th Anniversary Book, “Measuring Mass: From Positive Rays to Proteins.”

MONDAY, JUNE 3

12:15 – 1:30 pm, INTEREST GROUP MEETINGS

Noncovalent Complexes by ESI and MALDI, Grand VII

Ion Trap Mass Spectrometry, Crystal D

5:30 – 7:00 pm, WORKSHOPS

Biological Macromolecules, Grand VI

Wide Ranging Impact of MS on Forensics, Grand VII

TUESDAY, JUNE 4

12:15 – 1:30 pm, INTEREST GROUP MEETINGS

Flavor, Fragrance and Foodstuff, Grand IX

“Job Skills” – Young Mass Spectrometrists, Grand X

5:30 – 7:00 pm, WORKSHOPS

Polymers, Crystal C

Fundamentals, Grand VI

Analytical Laboratory Management, Grand VII

Metal Ions, Grand XIV

FTMS, Crystal G

7:30 pm, 50th Anniversary Skits, Grand VIII

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5

12:15 – 1:30 pm, INTEREST GROUP MEETINGS

“History of LC/MS,” Grand VII

“Analytical Data Storage and Exchange Using XML,” Grand VIII

Fundamentals, Crystal C

5:30 pm, ASMS MEETING and AWARDS, Grand VIII. Wine, beer and

soft drinks served.

Environmental Interest Group Dinner…

THURSDAY, JUNE 6

12:15 – 1:30 pm, INTEREST GROUP MEETINGS

“Progress and Understanding BSE,” Jacques Grassi, and Quantitation

Interest Group, Grand VI

Hydrocarbon and Chemical Processes, Crystal C

Metal Ions, Crystal D