Those wishing to submit posters to the Hyphenated Techniques in Chromatography conference (HTC-11) will need to do so before 1 December 2009. Those wishing to benefit from reduced fees will need to register before this date also.

The HTC meeting series is claimed to be one of the premier platforms for the exchange of ideas on hyphenated and automated systems applicable in various laboratories. The next meeting, the 11th, will take place early next year in Bruges, Belgium, from 27–29 January.

There will also be short courses taking place on 25–26 January and anyone registering before 1 December will receive a reduced fee for these as well. The programme features one-day courses on
• Miniaturized sample-preparation techniques
• Comprehensive two-dimensional separations
• Multidimensional techniques for application in industry
• Liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry