The GASIR (German Association for Stable Isotope Research) Annual Meeting 2005 was held at the Max-Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry (MPI-BGC)in Jena, Germany. The focus of the meeting has been on analysis and application of stable isotopes in various fields of research. The congress was intended to bring together researchers and students interested in this art. A special emphasis has also been to provide a forum to newcomers in the field. The meeting was bilingual, contributions were accepted either in German or in English.

The meeting started Monday, October 10, and was adjourned Wednesday, October 12. Most of the presentations at the meeting can be downloaded using the link further down.

Directly following the GASIR meeting a small workshop on data evaluation was held, providing the opportunity to discuss and exchange ideas on data processing after mass spectrometric measurement and for expressing the results on the respective international stable isotope scales. The workshop was held in a relaxed atmosphere and it was received as a good start for a continued exchange of such topics in future GASIR meetings.

The next meeting will be held in October 2006 in Freiberg (Saxony). It will be organized by Marion Tichomirowa  (tichomir@mineral.tu-freiberg.de)