Conference Reports: SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CHEMICAL KINETICS Gaithersburg, MD July 24–27, 1989

The conference, chaired by John T. Herron of the Chemical Kinetics Division of NIST, was attended by 240 scientists from 14 countlries representing academic, government and private sector institutions. Engineering Company. The range of the sponsors is indicative of the broad range of interests and applications which were the subjects of the conference. The conference followed the tradition of previous conferences held at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (formerly National Bureau of Standards) on important issues in chemical kinetics. The focus of these conferences has been on the theory and practice of chemical kinetics with emphasis on its application to important practical and societal problems of national and international scope such as photochemical smog, the antarctic ozone hole, and the use of plasmas to fabricate electronic devices. Thus, this year's conference had as its subtitle, "Application of Fundamental Data." That theme was developed in a series of seven conference sessions each focusing on a different aspect of chemical kinetics and its application. The format of the conference was designed to encourage the broadest possible participation of the kinetics community, while at the same time allowing for a detailed discussion of both oral and poster presentations. The first session was devoted to a series of invited lectures on selected topics in basic and applied chemical kinetics. It was chaired by S. H.