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Summary of the Scientific Program
Microscopy and Microanalysis 2005 promises to be a dynamic meeting proving that good science can transcend national boundaries. In addition to the usual sponsoring societies, the Microscopy Society of America (MSA) and the Microbeam Analysis Society (MAS), the International Metallographic Society (IMS) will again be a co-sponsoring society of the meeting. We are also fortunate that with the prime location of the meeting in Hawaii, many of the Pacific Rim Microscopy Societies will be joining us for the meeting. These include the Committee of Asia-Pacific Societies for Microscopy (CAPSM), the Australian Microscopy and Microanalysis Society (AMMS, Inc.), the Australian Microbeam Analysis Society (AMAS) and Microscopy New Zealand (MNZ). This truly international representation will provide attendees with the opportunity to observe how microscopy and microanalysis are advancing multiple fields of science in much of the world. The M&M 2005 Executive Program Committee, comprised of co-chairs from each of the participating societies, has put together a comprehensive scientific program that will address a variety of cutting-edge topics in the applications of microscopy in the biological and physical sciences and in the development of new instrumentation and techniques.
These events are held in the Hawaii Convention Center unless otherwise noted. 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-ofthe- 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 Askthe- 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 3:30-5PM 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. We encourage you to consider submitting posters, and especially look forward to student participation through this mechanism. Please review the specific guidelines for the poster honors and prizes, such as the MSA Traveling Poster Exhibit and the Diatome Award that includes a first prize of an all-expense-paid trip for two to Switzerland and second and third prizes of Swiss watches. Please review all of the included descriptions of the sessions that will be held during the meeting, determine which one is most suitable for your work, and submit your abstracts by the February 15, 2005 deadline. All guidelines for submission can be found in this Call for Papers as well as on this web site. When submitting your abstracts to Microscopy and Microanalysis 2005 (see author information pages for detailed instructions), authors of invited talks and tutorials should select only the number corresponding to that session. Authors of contributed papers should select both a first and second choice for which they would like their paper to be considered. When electronically submitting their papers, first authors should indicate if they prefer a poster presentation and also if they are a student. The Program Committee will use this information to arrange presentations into coherent sessions. Inclusion into a specific session cannot be guaranteed, but every effort will be made to place your contribution into the most appropriate session. 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. Microscopy and Microanalysis publishes original research papers dealing with a broad range of topics in microscopy and microanalysis. These include articles describing new techniques or instrumentation and their applications, as well as papers in which established methods of microscopy or microanalysis are applied to important problems in the fields of biology or materials science. Microscopy and microanalysis are defined here in a broad sense, and include all current and developing approaches to the imaging and analysis of microstructure. The criteria for acceptance of manuscripts are the originality and significance of the research, the quality of the microscopy or microanalysis involved, and the interest for our readership.
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