The poster sessions will again provide the best venue for discussions and exchange of scientific information. To promote this interaction, posters will be left up for the entire week. The poster sessions will be held in the late afternoon and accompanied by snacks and beverages. We encourage you to consider submitting posters, and especially look forward to increased student participation through this mechanism.

Papers will be assigned by the Program Committee to either a platform or poster presentation, unless "prefer poster" is specified on the Author Data Form, in which case that preference will be honored. Corre-sponding authors will be notified of this assignment after the program has been finalized in April. Poster as-signments will include which day of the conference the poster will be presented (Monday, Tuesday or Wednes-day). The criteria for assignment of papers to platform or poster include the nature and size of the session and the number of simultaneous sessions and in no way reflect the quality of the contribution.

Each Poster will be allocated a 92-in. wide by 46-in. high display area. A 12-in. high strip at the top should contain the title of the paper and the name and affiliation of the authors. Authors are advised that it is not appropriate simply to attach a copy of the paper to the display board, just as it would not be appropriate simply to read the paper during the platform presentation. The poster should have large legible text and figures, and describe the results in a manner that would be clear to a reader in the author's absence.

Audio/visual equipment for a poster presentation will require exceptional justification. Stereo images may be mounted and presented for stereo viewing using viewers provided by the author. Computer animations and live internet presentations may be shown in the Computer Workshop area with the permission of the Computer Workshop coordinator. Authors with videotape data are strongly advised to seek a platform presentation. Authors must provide their own male velcro hooks or push pins for mounting. All posters will be displayed Monday morning through Thursday Noon. Poster presenters must remain at their poster on their assigned day between 3:30 and 5:00 pm.

Late breaking posters will be accepted up to close of business PST Friday July 20, 2007 and should be prepared, displayed, and attended according to these same instructions. Contact the Program Chair, Mike Marko, ph: (518) 474 7049, fax (518) 474 7992, Email: marko@wadsworth.org

The list of latebreaking posters accepted for presentation can be found here.

NOTE: All posters must be available from Monday through Thursday morning.

MSA Student Poster Awards
Student Awards will be presented for the best posters in the categories of:

1. Advances in Instrumentation & Techniques,
2. Applications of Microscopy & Microanalysis Ð Biological,
3. Applications of Microscopy & Microanalysis Ð Physical.

First Prize $200, Second Prize $100. Prizes will be awarded in each category. To be considered for the Student Poster Awards, the first author on the poster must be a student. In order to be eligible for a student poster award, you must check the student poster box on the paper submission website, and the email address of a person who will confirm student status must be provided. An email will then be automatically generated and sent to that person, who will be asked to send the confirmation to the Meeting Manager by email.

Diatome Awards
Sponsored by Diatome U.S., are presented for the posters illustrating the best use of diamond-knife ultramicrotomy in either the biological or physical sciences. First prize is a one-week, all-expense-paid trip to Switzerland for two. Second and third prizes are Swiss watches.