The following meetings take place at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's headquarters, London
Monday, January 31
Council Meeting on Corporate Governance 10am
Tuesday, February 1
Infringements Committee 9am
Resource Management Committee 10.30am
Millennium Competition Presentation 2pm
Council Meeting 3.30pm
Council Dinner 6.30 for 7pm
Wednesday, February 2
Council Meeting 9.30am
Unless otherwise indicated, events listed below are meetings of local branches of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Monday, January 31
Aberdeen and North East Scottish "Jurassic pharmacy". Marischal College Museum, Broad Street. Buffet 7 for 7.30pm.
Crawley, Horsham and Reigate "Primary care groups: threat or opportunity?". Open discussion with expert panel. Postgraduate Medical Centre, Crawley Hospital, West Green, Crawley. 7.30pm for 8pm.
Morgannwg Annual general meeting. Seminar Room 1, Singleton Hospital, Swansea. 7.30pm.
Tuesday, February 1
Northern Scottish Annual general meeting; cheese and wine. Undergraduate Teaching Centre, Raigmore Hospital, Inverness. 7.30pm.
Wednesday, February 2
Manchester, Salford and Trafford "The transfer of minor ailments from the GP to community pharmacy" by Ms K. Hassell and Ms Z. Whittington. Postgraduate Medical Centre, Manchester Royal Infirmary. 7.30 for 8pm.
Thursday, February 3
Clwyd "Smoking cessation". Rossett Hall Hotel, Chester Road, Rossett, Nr Wrexham. Buffet 7.15pm, meeting 7.45pm.
Hastings "Antibiotics: a review of the history and current uses" by Dr R. Daisley (Brighton school of pharmacy) and Mr Hope-Gill (Bayer). Medical Education Centre, Conquest Hospital, Hastings. 8pm.
Hounslow "Round and about Isleworth" by Miss A. Cameron (vice-president, Hounslow history soci- ety). Postgraduate Medical Centre, West Middlesex University Hospital. Buffet 7.30pm, meeting 8pm.
Huddersfield Annual general meeting. New Discussion Room, School of Nursing/Learning Centre Building, Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. 8pm.
Northamptonshire "Pain relief goes to pot" by Mr S. Dajani (member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's Council). Merry Comrade Suite, Northampton General Hospital. Buffet 7.30pm, meeting 8pm.
Saturday, February 5
Scunthorpe Branch dinner. Sutton Arms, Scawby. 8pm.
West Cumberland Annual barn dance. Hundith Hill Hotel, Nr Cockermouth. 7.30 for 8pm.
Monday, February 7
Derby "Controlling prescribing costs in general practice" by Dr T. Avery (senior lecturer, department of general practice, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham). Postgraduate Education Centre, Kingsway Hospital, Derby. Buffet 7.30pm, meeting 8pm.
East Kent "Dietetics and dietary supplements" by a dietitian. Slatters Hotel, Canterbury. Buffet. 7.45pm.
Nottingham "Developments in asthma" by a speaker from Allen & Hanburys. School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham. Buffet 7.30pm, meeting 8pm.
South Lincolnshire "Chinese medicine" by Mr T. Brewer. George Hotel, Stamford. 7.30 for 8pm.
Stockport "Common dermatological conditions" (quiz and slide show) by Mr M. Stapleton (technical services pharmacist, Hope hospital). Postgraduate Medical Centre, Tameside General Hospital. Buffet 7.15pm, meeting 8pm.