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Following is a list of microscopy related meetings and courses. The editors would greatly appreciate input to this list via the electronic submission form under “events/other microscopy events” at the MSA webpage: www.msa.microscopy.com. We will gladly add hypertext links to the notice on the web and insert a listing of the meeting in the next issue. Please furnish the following information (any additional information provided will be edited as required and printed on a space available basis):
• Meeting/Course name
• Meeting/Course dates
• Meeting/Course topic or short description
• Sponsoring society/organization/university
• Contact person
• Telephone number
• Fax number
• E-mail address
• URL for website
General Links
European Molecular Biology Organization Course & Workshops
www.embo.org/programmes/courses-workshops.html
Gordon Research Conferences
www.grc.org/meetings.aspx?year=2010
Keystone Symposia
Lehigh Microscopy School Courses
Royal Microscopical Society Annual Courses
www.rms.org.uk/events/RMS_Annual_Courses
Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL), Woods Hole, MA, USA
Meetings 2011
12th European Workshop on Modern Developments and Applications in Microbeam Analysis
May 15–19, 2011
Location: Angers, France
Sponsor: EMAS
Contact: EMAS Secretariat, Mr. Luc Van't Dack c/o University of Antwerp, Department of Chemistry, Research Group PLASMANT, Campus Drie Eiken, Universitatsplein 1, BE-2610 Antwerp-Wilrijk, Belgium
Telephone: +32 3 265 23 43
Email: Luc.Vantdack@ua.ac.be
URL: www.emas-web.net/
5th Meeting of the International Union of Microbeam Analysis Societies (IUMAS-V)
May 22–27, 2011
Inchon, South Korea
Topic: 5th International Union of Microbeam Analysis Societies
Contact: Dr. Se Ahn Song, Samsung Institute of Technology, Analytical Engineering Center, KR-440-600 Suwon, South Korea
E-mail: sasong@samsung.com or info@umass.org
URL: www.iumas5.org/
Application deadline: Early registration November 30, 2010
MSC/SCM Annual Meeting 2011
XIVth International Conference on Electron Microscopy
June 26–30, 2011
Location: Wisla, Poland
Sponsor: Institute of Materials Science University of Silesia, Poland, PTMi
Contact: Krystian Prusik, University of Silesia, Faculty of Computer Science and Materials Science, Institute of Material Science, ul. Bankowa 12, 40-007 Katowice, Poland
Telephone: (00 48 32) 359 12 44
E-mail: em2011@us.edu.pl
Three Dimensional Electron Microscopy
June 26–July 1, 2011
Colby-Sawyer College, New London, NH, USA
Sponsor: Gordon Research Conference
Contact: Michael Radermacher
E-mail: mraderma@uvm.edu
URL: www.grc.org/programs.aspx?year=2011&program=threedim
Application deadline: June 5, 2011
Visualization in Science & Education
July 10–15, 2011
Bryant University, Smithfield, RI, USA
Sponsor: Gordon Research Conference
Contact: Elizabeth M. Dorland & Ghislain Deslongchamps
E-mail: DORLAND@WUSTL.EDU or GHISLAIN@UNB.CA
URL: www.grc.org/programs.aspx?year=2011&program=visualiz
Application deadline: June 19, 2011
Inter/Micro: 62nd Annual Applied Microscopy Conference
July 11–15, 2011
McCrone Research Institute, Chicago, IL, USA
Topic: Applied Microscopy
Sponsor: McCrone Research Institute
Contact: Therese Newman
Telephone: 312-842-7100
Fax: 312-842-1078
E-mail: intermicro@mcri.org
2011 Summer Freeze-Fracture Immunogold Labeling (FRIL) Course
July 18–22, 2011
Fort Collins, CO, USA
Sponsor: Colorado State University
URL: www.cvmbs.colostate.edu/rashlab/FRILtraincourse09/FRIL%20brochure%20
20th IEEE International Symposium on Applications of Ferroelectrics/ International Symposium on Piezoresponse Force Microscopy & Nanoscale Phenomena in Polar Materials (ISAF-PFM-2011)
July 24–27, 2011
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
E-mail: isaf-pfm-2011@sfu.ca
URL: www.sfu.ca/isaf-2011/ or www.sfu.ca/pfm-2011/
Abstract Submission: March 1, 2011
Early Registration: May 1–June 30, 2011
Microscopy & Microanalysis 2011
August 7–11, 2011
Nashville, TN, USA
Sponsors: MSA, MAS, IMS
Contact: Nicole Guy, Hachero Hill, Inc., 11260 Roger Bacon Drive, Suite 402, Reston, VA 20190
Telephone: (703) 964-1240, Ext. 14
E-mail: nicoleguy@mindspring.com
Microscopy Conference MC 2011
August 28–September 2, 2011
Location: Kiel, Germany
Sponsor: German Society for Electron Microscopy e.V. (DGE), SCANDEM, Polish Microscopy Society
Contact: Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Jäger, Institute of Materials Science, Christian-Albrechts-University, 24143 Kiel, Germany
Telephone: +49 (0)3641 31 16 281
E-mail: wj@tf.uni-kiel.de
URL: www.mc2011.de/
Abstract deadline: March 31, 2011
10th Multinational Congress on Microscopy (MCM 2011)
September 4–9, 2011
Location: Urbino, Italy
Sponsor: ASEM, CSEM, CSMS, HSM, SISM, SSM, SDM
21st International Congress on X-ray Optics and Microanalysis (ICXOM21)
September 5–8, 2011
Campinas, Brazil
Topic: Micro- and nano-analysis by means of x-ray beams with emphasis on synchrotron sources, electron sources, and particle beam sources
URL: icxom21.lnls.br
EMAG 2011 (Electron Microscopy and Analysis Group)
September 6–9, 2011
University of Birmingham, UK
Topic: Quantitative interpretation of electron microscope images and spectra; characterization of advanced materials; new techniques and methods in electron microscopy
Sponsor: The Institute of Physics (UK)
Contact: Jenny Bremner
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7470 4800
Fax: +44(0)20 7637 4266
E-mail: conferences@iop.org
URL: www.emag-iop.org/
37th Annual Symposium/Convention; National Society for Histotechnology
September 16–21, 2011
Cincinnati, OH, USA
Sponsor: National Society for Histotechnology
Telephone: (443) 535-4060
E-mail: histo@nsh.org
URL: www.nsh.org
FEMMS 2011
September 18–23, 2011
Location: Sonoma County, CA, USA
Sponsor: Frontiers of Electron Microscopy in Materials Science Conference
CIASEM 2011
Neuroscience 2011
November 12–16, 2011
Location: Washington, DC, USA
Sponsor: Society for Neuroscience
Telephone: (202) 962-4000
Fax: (292) 962-4911
E-mail: info@sfn.org
URL: www.sfn.org
Courses 2011
12th European Workshop on Modern Developments and Applications in Microbeam Analysis
May 15–19, 2011
Angers, France
Sponsor: EMAS
Contact: EMAS Secretariat Mr. Luc Van't Dack
c/o University of Antwerp, Department of Chemistry, Research Group PLASMANT, Campus Drie Eiken, Universitatsplein 1, BE-2610 Antwerp-Wilrijk, Belgium
Telephone: +32 3 265 23 43
E-mail: Luc.Vantdack@ua.ac.be
URL: www.emas-web.net/
Lehigh Microscopy School
June 5–17, 2011
Bethlehem, PA, USA
Topic: Scanning Electron Microscopy
• Scanning Probe Microscopy
• X-ray Microanalysis
• Quantitative X-ray Microanalysis
• Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy
• Focused Ion Beam
Sponsor: Lehigh Microscopy School
Contact: Sharon L. Coe, Events Coordinator, Lehigh Microscopy School, 5 East Packer Avenue, Bethlehem, PA 18015
Telephone: 610-758-5133
Fax: 610-758-4244
E-mail: slc6@lehigh.edu
9th Annual Image Processing and Analysis Short Course
June 7–10, 2011
Columbia, MO, USA
Topics: Theory and Hands-on Workshop in IPA
Instructor: John C. Russ
Sponsor: University of Missouri, Electron Microscopy Core
Contact: Lou Ross
Telephone: 573-882-4777
Fax: 573-884-2227
E-mail: RossLM@missouri.edu
URL: www.emc.missouri.edu
EMBO practical course on Electron Microscopy and Stereology in Cell Biology
June 14–24, 2011
Location: Strasbourg, France (IGBMC and ESBS, Illkirch)
Topic: Practical course for immunocytochemistry and quantification for biological electron microscopy
Sponsor: European Molecular Biology Organization
Contact: Yannick Schwab
Telephone: 00 33 3 88 65 56 43
Fax: 00 33 3 88 65 32 01
E-mail: yschwab@igbmc.fr
URL: www.events.embo.org/11-em-stereology/
Application deadline: April 15, 2011
EDU-600: Microscopy Workshop for Middle and High School Science Teachers
June 20–24, 2011
Hooke College of Applied Sciences
Topic: Hands-on instruction on how best to incorporate microscopy into the classroom
Sponsor: Hooke College
Contact: Course Registrar
Telephone: (630) 887-7100
E-mail: education@hookecollege.com
URL: www.hookecollege.com
1st UB Practical Course on Cryo-Electron Microscopy of Vitreous Sections (CEMOVIS)
June 20–24, 2011
Course Topic/description: Learning practical skills necessary to successfully apply CEMOVIS in their laboratories with invited speakers: Jacques Dubochet (University of Lausanne), Helmut Gnaegi (Diatome), Bruno Humbel (University of Lausanne)
Sponsors: University of Bern, Switzerland
Contact: Daniel Studer & Benoît Zuber
E-mail: bzuber@mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk, daniel.studer@ana.unibe.ch
MEI-655: Techniques of Optical Crystallography
July 11–15, 2011
Hooke College of Applied Sciences
Topic: Practical instruction on the analytical capabilities of polarized light microscopy on crystalline materials
Sponsor: Hooke College
Contact: Course Registrar
Telephone: (630) 887-7100
E-mail: education@hookecollege.com
URL: www.hookecollege.com
5th International UVM Practical Course on 3D Cryo-Electron Microscopy of Single Particles
July 24–31, 2011
Location: Burlington, VT, USA
Sponsor: University of Vermont
INS-610: Advanced Imaging Techniques for Scanning Electron Microscopy
July 25–27, 2011
Location: Hooke College of Applied Sciences
Topic: Advanced course on the real-world application of scanning electron microscopy
Sponsor: Hooke College
Contact: Course Registrar
Telephone: (630) 887-7100
E-mail: education@hookecollege.com
URL: www.hookecollege.com
Understanding and Optimizing FESEM and EDS Performance
August 14–19, 2011
Columbia, MO, USA
Topics: Theory and hands-on training, limited class size
Instructor: Steve Chapman, Protrain
Sponsors: FEI, Hitachi, ThermoFisher, and the University of Missouri, Electron Microscopy Core
Contact: Cheryl Jensen
Telephone: 573-882-8304
Fax: 573-884-2227
E-mail: JensenC@missouri.edu
URL: www.emc.missouri.edu
Company Events 2011
EELS & EFTEM Analysis Training School
April 12–15, 2011
Location: Gatan, Inc., Pleasanton, CA, USA
MRI Bio-Cryo Course for Cellular EM
August 22–26, 2011
University of Southern California Wrigley Institute, Santa Catalina Island, CA, USA
Topic: High pressure freezing, freeze substitution, cellular tomography, 3D modeling, immunolabeling of thin sections
Sponsor: Marine Reef International, Leica Microsystems, Electron Microscopy Sciences
Contact: Paul DeGeorge & Kent McDonald
Telephone: (949) 723-0283
E-mail: pdegeorge@marinereef.com & klm@berkeley.edu
Aurion Immunogold/Silver Staining Workshop
September 27–29, 2011
Wageningen, The Netherlands
Topic: Theory & practice of immunolabeling for light and electron microscopy
Sponsor: Aurion
Contact: Monique Rosenberg
E-mail: m.rosbergen@aurion.nl
URL: http://www.aurion.nl/sharing_our_knowledge/forthcoming_workshops.php
Aurion Immunogold/Silver Staining Workshop
October 24–28, 2011
Max Planck Institute, Goettingen, Germany
Contact: Monique Rosenberg
E-mail: m.rosbergen@aurion.nl
URL: http://www.aurion.nl/sharing_our_knowledge/forthcoming_workshops.php
Meetings 2012
10th Asia-Pacific Microscopy Conference
Inter/Micro: 63rd Annual Applied Microscopy Conference
July 9–13, 2012
Location: McCrone Research Institute, Chicago, IL, USA
Topic: Applied Microscopy
Sponsor: McCrone Research Institute
Contact: Therese Newman
Telephone: 312-842-7100
Fax: 312-842-1078
E-mail: intermicro@mcri.org
Microscopy & Microanalysis 2012
July 29–August 2, 2011
Phoenix, AZ, USA
Sponsors: MSA, MAS, IMS
Contact: Nicole Guy, Hachero Hill, Inc., 11260 Roger Bacon Drive, Suite 402, Reston, VA 20190, USA
Telephone: (703) 964-1240, Ext. 14
E-mail: nicoleguy@mindspring.com
European Microscopy Congress 2012
September 16–21, 2012
Manchester, England, UK
Sponsor: Royal Microscopy Society
Contact: Allison Winton, Events Director
Telephone: +44 (0)1865 254760
E-mail: info@rms.org.uk
38th Annual Symposium, National Society for Histotechnology
September 28–October 23, 2012
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Sponsor: National Society for Histotechnology
Telephone: (443) 535-4060
Fax: (443) 535-4055
E-mail: histo@nsh.org
URL: www.nsh.org
Meetings 2013
Microscopy & Microanalysis 2013
August 4–8, 2013
Indianapolis, IN, USA
Sponsors: MSA, MAS, IMS
Contact: Nicole Guy, Hachero Hill, Inc., 11260 Roger Bacon Drive, Suite 402, Reston, VA 20190, USA
Telephone: (703) 964-1240, Ext. 14
E-mail: nicoleguy@mindspring.com
39th Annual Symposium, National Society for Histotechnology
September 20–26, 2013
Providence, RI, USA
Sponsor: National Society for Histotechnology
Telephone: (443) 535-4060
Fax: (443) 535-4055
E-mail: histo@nsh.org
URL: www.nsh.org
Meetings 2014
Microscopy & Microanalysis 2014
National Society for Histotechnology; 40th Annual Symposium/Convention
August 21–27, 2014
Austin, TX, USA
Sponsor: National Society for Histotechnology
Telephone: (443) 535-4060
E-mail: histo@nsh.org
URL: www.nsh.org
