The M&M 2005 meeting will begin on Saturday, July 30, with a
pre-meeting congress entitled “Biophotonics and Live Cell
Imaging.” The pre-meeting congress will continue on Sunday along
with a number of topical Short Courses addressing digital imaging,
image analysis and specimen preparation. Examples of biological topics
that will be addressed during the week of the meeting include Tracking
and Tagging of Stem Cells, Use of Green and Other Fluorescent Proteins,
Cell Communication and Pathology, and the use of microscopy in the
study of Viruses, Infectious Diseases and Their Associated Pathologies.
Topical symposia in the physical sciences will examine the role of
microscopy and microanalysis in the study of Extraterrestrial
Materials, Catalysts, and Metallographic Techniques, Applications and
Failure Analysis. In joint sessions for biological and materials
scientists, several symposia will address the development and imaging
of a variety of Nanoparticles, Biopolymers and Biomembranes.
Instrumentation and Techniques Development sessions will also address a
number of state-of the-art instruments and techniques including
Aberration Corrected Electron Microscopy, ESEM, FIB, Advanced
Detectors, Spectral Imaging Techniques, FRET, and Tomography. Of
special interest will be the Presidential Symposium, “The Golden
Anniversary of Imaging Atoms” commemorating the 50th anniversary
of the first atomic images using field-ion microscopy, which will
provide keynote addresses concerning the historical and advanced
technology that has grown from the first application of atomic imaging.
This year we will also have a series of topical sessions organized by
the Focused Interest Groups of MSA. Supplementing the topical sessions
will be a number of Tutorials and Ask the-Experts sessions that will
provide the opportunity to learn the basics behind many popular
techniques. As always, the commercial exhibits will provide the unique
opportunity for hands-on learning with the largest variety of
state-of-the-art instrumentation found at any microscopy meeting
worldwide. The poster sessions will again provide the best venue for
discussions and exchange of scientific information. To facilitate
communication, we have made arrangements to have appropriate kegs of
beverages available on the exhibit floor during the 3:30–5:00 PM
afternoon poster sessions. To promote this interaction, posters should
be put up Monday morning and not removed until after the Wednesday
afternoon Poster Session ends. It is the sincere hope of the Executive
Program Committee that the Scientific Program will be of interest to
all microscopists in the Pacific Rim countries. We look forward to
meeting and interacting with as many of you as possible in Hawaii.
