Spectroscopy Ramps Up as the Year Winds Down

t has been said that time seems to move faster the older you get, and judging by how quickly we have reached the end of 2009, I would say this cliché is certainly valid. With the holiday season just around the corner, 2009 is nearing a close, and even though this may mean vacation time and more time away from work for many, for those in the field of spectroscopy, this time of year (ironically) has always meant an uptick in conference and symposia activity.

With the annual FACSS Conference taking place in Louisville, Kentucky, October 18–22 (see Spectroscopy's "FACSS Preview" in this issue for more coverage), the ball begins rolling on a series of industry events. After November's Eastern Analytical Symposium and Exposition, held November 16–19 in Somerset, New Jersey, the industry takes a quick breath for the holidays and moves straight on to the IFPAC Conference in Baltimore in January and then, of course, Pittcon 2010 in Orlando, Florida, next February. In short, spectroscopists and other industry professionals will be getting a lot of exercise in the coming months.