Many announcements are now available by World Wide Web in addition to ftp. For World Wide Web (WWW) users, the URL is http://mems.isi.edu/mems Moderator's Note: The default return address when replying to a message from "mems@isi.edu" is, for many users, also "mems@isi.edu". Please take note of this when replying to posted messages. Thank you. W.C. Athas. MEMS for Medical and Biotechnological Applications Short Course 11-13 Mar. 96, UCLA Campus, Los Angeles, Calif. UCLA Extension will present a short course on medical and biotechnological applications for MEMS. The instructors will be M. Allen Northrup, PhD, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; Gregory T. A. Kovacs, PhD, MD, Stanford University; Peter Krulevitch, PhD, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; and Abraham P. Lee, PhD, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. For more information, please see: WWW: http://mems.isi.edu/archives/Announcements/ucla-ext.html FTP: /mems/Announcements/ucla-ext.txt in the MEMS archive ("mems.isi.edu"). 2nd CFP: 1996 Solid-State Sensor and Actuator Workshop 2-6 Jun. 96, Crystal Sands Resort, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina The workshop provides a highly interactive forum for US and Canadian workers to present and discuss recent advances in microfabrication technologies for sensing and actuation devices, and systems for physical, chemical, and biological applications. The deadline for abstract submission is 4 Jan. 96. For more information, please see: WWW: http://mems.isi.edu/archives/Announcements/hiltonhead96.html, http:// www-bsac.eecs.berkeley.edu/hh96/ FTP: /mems/Announcements/hiltonhead96.txt MEMS Position at Xerox Wilson Center for Research and Technology The Xerox Wilson Center for Research and Technology has an immediate opening for a person with a background in Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS). The position requires a person who is both innovative and skilled in the art of MEMS design, simulation, processing and fabrication. For more information, please see: WWW: http://mems.isi.edu/archives/Announcements/xerox-wilson-job.html FTP: /mems/Announcements/xerox-wilson-job.txt Postdoctoral Research Associateships in MEMS at NIST The National Research Council (NRC) conducts the Research Associateship Programs in cooperation with sponsoring federal laboratories. Awardees must hold the PhD, ScD, or other earned research doctoral degree. If interested, send EMAIL to Michael Gaitan, gaitan@nist.gov, for additional information. To be eligible for the February review, completed materials must be postmarked no later that January 15.