J. Soc. Cosmet. Chetn. 29 235 (1978) Notices AN INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON BIO- ENGINEERING AND THE SKIN An International Symposium on 'Bio- engineering and the Skin' will be held at the Welsh National School of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff, on the 19th, 20th and 21st July, 1979. It is intended to hold the meeting over the three days with four for- mal sessions (including poster and work- shop sessions and exhibition). Progress made in understanding the physical pro- perties of the skin and in the instru- mentation for these measurements will be reviewed and original work on these themes presented. Further details and abstract forms may be obtained from the co-organisers: Dr R. Marks, Reader and Consultant in Dermatology, Department of Medicine, W•lsh National School of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff. CF4 4XN or Dr P. A. Payne, Head, Bioengineering Unit, University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff. CF4 4XW. THE EPIDERMIS IN DISEASE An International Symposium will be held at the Welsh National School of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff, on the 18th, 19th and 20th April 1979. Session Subjects and Chairmen Dr E. Beutner (USA) Immunopathology of epidermal disease Professor M. Greaves (London) Pharmacological aspects of epidermal disease Professor E. Wilson Jones (London) Reaction patterns of epidermal disease Professor M. Prunieras (France) Epidermal symbionts Professor E. Christophers (Kiel) Disorders ½haracterised by increased epidermopoiesis Dr R. Marks (Cardiff) Disorders of keratinisation Further details and registration forms can be obtained from the co-organisers: Dr R. Marks, Department of Medicine, Welsh National School of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff CF4 4XN or Professor E. Christophers, Hautklinik der Christian-Albrechts, Schittenhelmstrasse 7, D-2300 Kiel, Germany. 235