2024 Winter Conference

The 2024 Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry, 23rd in a series of biennial meetings sponsored by the ICP Information Newsletter,  features developments in plasma spectrochemical analysis by inductively  coupled plasma (ICP), dc plasma (DCP), microwave plasma (MIP), glow  discharge (GDL, HCL), and laser sources (LA, LIBS, LAMIS). The meeting  will be held Monday, January 15 through Saturday, January 20, 2024, in  Tucson, Arizona, (www.visitTucson.org) at the El Conquistador Tucson Resort (www.hiltonelconquistador.com).  Professional development short courses at introductory and advanced  levels and manufacturers' seminars will be offered Friday through  Tuesday, January 14 - 18. Spectroscopic instrumentation and accessories  will be shown during a three-day exhibition from January 16 to 18, and  workshops on New Plasma Instrumentation, Clinical ICP-MS, Isotope  Analysis, Elemental Imaging and Mass Cytometry, and Elemental Speciation  methodology will be presented Tuesday through Friday afternoons.

Objectives and Program

The  continued growth in popularity of plasma sources for atomization and  excitation in atomic spectroscopy and ionization in mass spectrometry  and the need to discuss recent developments of these discharges in  spectrochemical analysis stimulated the organization of this meeting.  The Conference will bring together international scientists experienced  in applications, instrumentation, and theory in an informal setting to  examine recent progress in the field. Approximately 500 participants  from 30 countries are expected to attend.

Over  300 papers describing applications, fundamentals, and instrumental  developments with plasma sources will be presented in lecture and poster  sessions by more than 200 authors. Symposia organized and chaired by  recognized experts will include the following topics: 1) Sample  introduction and transport phenomena; Micronebulization and flow  processing spectrochemical analysis; 2) Nanomaterial analysis and  characterization; 3) Elemental speciation, metallomics and sample  preparation for speciation; 4) Plasma instrumentation, including  advanced detectors, chemometrics, expert/smart systems, on-line  analysis, microplasmas, software, and remote-system automation; 5)  Sample preparation, treatment and automation; 6) Excitation mechanisms,  plasma phenomena and modeling; 7) Spectroscopic standards and reference  materials, and high-purity materials; 8) Plasma source mass  spectrometry; 9) Glow discharge atomic and mass spectrometry; 10) Stable  isotope analyses; 11) Laser-assisted plasma spectrometry; 12) Advanced  materials bulk and surface characterization, 13) Elemental Imaging and  Mass Cytometry, and 14) Novel plasma spectrochemical applications. Six  plenary and 34 invited lectures will highlight advances in these areas.  Four afternoon poster sessions will feature applications, automation,  and new instrumentation. Six Heritage Lectures will be presented by  distinguished scientists and investigators, who have contributed  significantly to the development of plasma spectrochemistry and will  address critical development areas in sample introduction,  instrumentation, elemental speciation, plasma source mass spectrometry,  and novel software and hardware. Awards for outstanding young  investigators and senior researchers also will be presented. Plenary,  invited, and submitted papers will be published in September 2024 after  peer review as the official Conference proceedings.

Schedule of Activities

• Call for Papers, Preliminary Abstracts Due, Early Bird Registration Friday, July 21, 2023
• Exhibitor Booth Reservation and Exhibitor Pre-Registration Due Friday, September 22, 2023
• Late Pre-Registration Deadline Friday, December 15, 2023
• Final Abstracts for All Papers Due Friday, October 20, 2023
• Exhibitor Reservation Deadline Friday, October 20, 2023
• Conference Pre-Registration Deadline Friday, October 20, 2023
• Hotel Reservation Deadline Friday, December 22, 2023
• 2024 Winter Conference Professional Development Courses Friday- Saturday, January 12 - 20, 2024
• 2024 Manufacturers' Seminars Friday - Monday, January 12 - 15, 2024
• 2024 Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry Monday - Saturday, January 15 - 20, 2024
• 2024 Instrument Exhibition Tuesday - Thursday, January 16 - 18, 2024
• 2024 Special Topic Workshops Tuesday - Friday January 16 - 19, 2024
• Conference Manuscripts Submission Deadline February 21, 2024

For Winter Conference Hotel and Travel Information, Contact Mr. Steven Lepow, M&E Meeting Planners, 18 Holbrook Street, Palmer, MA 01069 USA, Telephone 860-885-4556  E-mail memeetingplanners@gmail.com 

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Monday, January 15, 2024

8:00 Opening and Welcome

1. Imaging Plasma Mass Spectrometry

and Biodistribution Analysis

8:05 (PL1) Plenary Lecture

9:00 (IL1) Invited Lecture

9:30 (IL2) Invited Lecture

2. Elemental Imaging

1:00 (IL3) Invited Lecture

1:30 (IL4) Invited Lecture

5:30 (HL1) Heritage Lecture

6:30 Exhibition Opening and Social Mixer

Tuesday, January 16, 2024

3. Elemental Speciation, Metallomics

8:00 (PL2) Plenary Lecture

9:00 (IL5) Invited Lecture

9:30 (IL6) Invited Lectur

1:00 (IL7) Invited Lecture

1:30 (IL8) Invited Lecture

3 - 6:30 Poster Session

3:15 - 5:15 (WS1) Workshop New Plasma Instrumentation

5:30 (HL2) Heritage Lecture

6:30 Social Mixer

Wednesday, January 17, 2024

4. Novel Plasma Instrumentation, Advanced Plasma

Detectors, and Microplasma Systems

8:00 (PL3) Plenary Lecture

9:00 (IL9) Invited Lecture

9:30 (IL10) Invited Lecture

5. High Precision, Accuracy  Isotope Analysis 

1:00 (IL11) Invited Lecture

1:30 (IL12) Invited Lecture

3 - 6:30 Poster Session

3:15 - 5:15 (WS2) Workshop Laser-Assisted Spectroscopy

5:30 (HL3) Heritage Lecture

6:30 Social Mixer

Thursday, January 18, 2024

7. Laser Assisted Plasma Spectrochemistry

8:00 (PL4) Plenary Lecture

9:00 (IL13) Invited Lecture

9:30 (IL14) Invited Lecture

1:00 (IL15) Invited Lecture

1:30 (IL16) Invited Lecture

3 - 6:30 Poster Session

3:15 - 5:15 (WS3) Workshop Novel Plasma Instrumentation

5:30 (HL4) Heritage Lecture

7:00 Conference Dinner

Friday, January 19, 2024

9.Glow Discharge Spectroscopy

8:00 (PL5) Plenary Lecture

9:00 (IL17) Invited Lecture

9:30 (IL18) Invited Lecture

10. Biomedical, Clinical ICP-MS

1:00 (IL19) Invited Lecture

1:30 (IL20) Invited Lecture

3 - 6:30 Poster Session

3:15 - 5:15 (WS4) Workshop Environmental Analysis

5:30 (HL5) Heritage Lecture

6:30 Social Mixer

Saturday, January 20, 2024

11.Nuclear Sciences

8:00 (PL6) Plenary Lecture

9:00 (IL21) Invited Lecture

9:30 (IL22) Invited Lecture

12. Sample Introduction and Transport Phenomena

13. Advanced Materials,  Petroleum and Semiconductor Materials

1:00 (HL6) Heritage Lecture

2:00 (IL23) Invited Lecture

2:30 (IL24) Invited Lecture

6:30 Conference Closing

• Anton Paar
• Burgener Research
• CEM Corp.
• ICP Information Newsletter, Inc. 
• JAAS/RSC
• NU Instruments
• RF VII
• Robert Thomas, CRC Press
• Spectroscopy Magazine
• Spectron  Inc.
• TOFWERK

• Advion Interchim Science
• Agilent Technologies
• AHF analysentechnik AG
• Alicat Scientific
• AnalytiChem
• Anton Paar USA
• Applied Spectra
• Burgener Research
• Canadian Society for Analytical Sciences and Spectroscopy
• CEM Corp.
• Elemental Scientific Inc.
• European Winter Conference
• FACSS SciX
• Glass Expansion
• ICP Information Newsletter, Inc.
• Inorganic Ventures
• Meinhard
• Milestone
• MilliporeSigma
• Nu Instruments
• Ormantine USA
• PerkinElmer
• Precision Glassblowing of Colorado
• Radom Corporation
• RF VII
• Royal Society of Chemistry
• Society for Applied Spectroscopy
• Shimadzu Scientific Instruments
• Spectro Analytical Instruments
• Spectron Inc.
• Spectroscopy Magazine
• Spetec GmbH
• Spex, NSI, HPS
• Teledyne Photon Machines
• Texas Scientific Products
• Thermo Fisher Scientific
• TOFWERK