Meeting News
Meeting News
August 4, 2005


Microscopy & Microanalysis 2005 has ended. Some Meeting Statistics:

  • Scientific registration: 1618
  • Number of Topical Sessions: 73
  • Number of Countries Represented: 41
  • Number of Platform Presentations: 651
  • Number of Poster Presentations: 465
We hope to see you all next year in Chicago.
July 19, 2005

Submissions to the Late Breaking Poster Session are now on-line at:
http://mm2005.microscopy.org/MMLateBreakingPosters.html

Bob Price,
M&M 2005 Program Chair

July 13, 2005

The MSA Education Committee has organized Exhibitor Demonstrations and Tutorials on Tuesday, August 2 starting at 5:00 pm in the Exhibit Hall. These mini-seminars or tutorial demonstrations are held in the booths of the participating companies after the Hall is closed to non-participants at ~ 5:00 pm. Space is limited, tickets (free) and reservations are required, visit the MSA MegaBooth booth to sign up. Here's a list of participating Exhibitors and titles:

http://mm2005.microscopy.org/MMExhibitorsTutorialsDemos.html

Jim Wittig
MSA Education Committee

July 1, 2005

The Microscopy and Microanalysis 2005 meeting in Honolulu from July 31-Aug 4 is rapidly approaching. For those of you planning on attending:

1) The deadline for early discounted registration is Tuesday, July 5.

2) The deadline for submission of late breaking abstracts is July 15. To submit an abstract for the late breaking psoter session send a one page abstract to the Program Chair, Bob Price ( Price@med.sc.edu )

3) All forms and further information for the meeting can be found at http://mm2005.microscopy.org

4) An online version of the meeting EXPO can be found at the Cambridge University Press Online Journal website http://journals.cambridge.org/uk/ by browsing the online journals to find Microscopy and Microanalysis and clicking on the 2005 Supplement 1 icon.

I hope all of you will be able to attend M&M 2005

Bob Price,
M&M 2005 Program Chair

June 25, 2005

The times and locations of 2 Special Events during MM2005 have been finalized.

Microscopic Explorations - a workshop for teachers, attendees, and spouses
by Kealoha Soon, Kamehameha Elementary School and Caroline Schooley, Project MICRO : Tuesday, Room 306A, Time 9:00-12:00

A Family Affair - a talk & tour for families
by Elaine Humphrey, University of British Columbia: Tuesday Room 306A Time 1:30-4:30

June 22, 2005

Why wait in suspense for your copy of the Microscopy and Microanalysis Supplement to arrive in the mail? Interested in seeing the technical program for M&M 2005 right now?

For your information and convenience, I want to let you know that the Microscopy and Microanalysis Journal Supplement for 2005 (also known as the " EXPO " Issue) is now available free-of-charge at Cambridge University Press website. The link is:

http://www.journals.cambridge.org/jid_MAM

Just follow the link, scroll down to Microscopy and Microanalysis 2005, and click "Supplement 1". This will immediately take you to the index of the EXPO Issue, and you may view the program, author index, vendor index, society messages, and overall schedule for Microscopy & Microanalysis 2005 in Honolulu. For those of you who have not yet decided to attend our 2005 Conference, the new ability to explore the program now - before the early registration deadline of July 5th - may help your decision-making process!

You will be receiving your personal copy of the EXPO Issue in the mail in the next few weeks. In the meantime, please try the link and explore the program!

M. Grace Burke MSA President

May 12, 2005

MM2005 Golf Outing Registration Form is now available. Contact Mark Sanders for additional details. Note: the date for the Golf Outing has been changed. In the call for papers it was originally scheduled for Sunday July 31, it is now Saturday July 30th.

May 1, 2005

MM2005 Program Search Engine is now on-line. The Search Engine button is located at the top of the left hand navigation bar of the WWW site and allows you to access the Program DataBase to locate papers by Symposia, Day, Author, Title, etc...

April 11, 2005

Local Travel Tips from Tina are on the Travel/Lodging Page!

March 23, 2005

The Program Committee recently completed the Program Production Meeting for M&M 2005 and we are happy to report that we will have a record breaking number of presentations (over 1100!) at this meeting. We would like to thank all of you who submitted your work for inclusion in the meeting. Your platform and poster assignments should be coming from meeting management shortly.

For those of you who would still like to submit your work for the meeting, this can be done via the late breaking poster mechanism. To participate in the late session, please send a one paragraph abstract to the Program Chair, Bob Price (Price@med.sc.edu), prior to the July 15, 2005 deadline.

We look forward to seeing all of you in beautiful Hawaii for M&M 2005!!

Sincerely,

Bob Price, M&M 2005 Program Chair
M. Grace Burke, President, MSA
Inga Musselman, President, MAS
Katherine Smith, President, AMMS, Inc.
Brendan Griffin, President, AMAS
David Hetzner, President, IMS
Allan Mitchell, President, MNZ
Mary Mah-Lee Ng, President, CAPSM

Feb 20, 2005

There is a sudden and limited-time-only airfare war and drop in prices between islands on Hawaiian Airlines and Aloha Airlines. This would be your best opportunity to book flights to the neighbor islands before or after Microscopy & Microanalysis 2005 in Honolulu this summer. Fares are as low as $69 each way, and we haven't seen anything like that in quite awhile

Both airlines also have decent fares from selected cities, mostly on the West Coast. I suspect Hawaii will have a banner tourist season this year, so I recommend looking at fights and hotel packages sooner rather than later.

More tips as I hear about them!

Aloha, Tina (LAC Chair)
Feb 18, 2005 The Deadline for submission of Manuscripts has passed. If you would like to submit a late breaking poster contact the Program Chair Bob Price Price@med.sc.edu
Feb 2, 2005 MSA has received a grant from the American Association of Anatomists to fund six $1000 scholarships for students interested in imaging in the biological sciences to attend M&M 2005. Those that apply for the MSA Presidential Student Award and the MAS Distinguished Scholar Award will also automatically be considered for the AAA travel scholarships. Interested students can find the information for applying for these awards in the M&M 2005 Call for Papers. For additional information and guidelines contact the M&M 2005 Program Chair, Bob Price, at Price@med.sc.edu.

The Sheraton Waikiki has made a group of rooms available for students at a reduced rate of $95/night for M&M 2005. Students interested in acquiring one of these rooms should contact the M&M 2005 Program Chair, Bob Price, at Price@med.sc.edu. These rooms will be available for students only on a first come/first served basis.
Dec 5, 2004 The FAX number for submitting Hotel Reservations, which was published in the Call for Papers has changed. From within North America use: 800-521-6017, from outside North America use: 847-940-2386
Oct 24, 2004 The Call For Papers for MM2005 will be mailed to all sponsoring Society Members as well as attendees of the 2004 Meeting in November 2004. Please keep an eye on your mail boxes!
Aug 6, 2004 MM2004 has concluded. Thanks to all that attended. There were nearly 1500 Scientific Registrants who attended 832 Presentations and Posters as well as visited the worlds largest exhibit of microstructural characterization equipment. We hope to see you all next year at MM2005 in Honolulu Hawaii!




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