MSSA 2008 Conference Botswana Africa - Extension of Deadline for abstracts- 10 March 2008

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> 46th Annual Conference
> 21 – 25 July 2008
> University of Botswana
>
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> First ever to be hosted outside SA borders!
>
> On behalf of the Microscopy Society of Southern Africa and the
> University of Botswana, we have the pleasure of inviting you to attend
> the 46th Annual Conference of MSSA.
>
> We are looking forward receiving you!
>
> MSSA Pre-Conf. Workshops:
> Monday 21st – Tuesday 22nd July 2008
> MSSA Conference:
> Wednesday 23rd – Friday 25th July 2008
>
> This bold decision to host MSSA in Botswana, also resulted in the
> natural choice to choose the mild winter climate (0°C - 27°C ) for the
> event – enabling delegates to optimise the opportunity by
> incorporating some "safariing" through one of the finest tourist
> destinations on the African continent.
> Gaborone, the capital of Botswana, is often cited as the world's
> fastest growing city. Named after Kgosi Gaborone - a leader who
> arrived with his people in this area at the end of the 18th century.
> Gabs, as it is affectionately known, lies off Botswana's safari
> circuit - it's in the more populous and better-watered southwest - and
> is usually seen as a stopover for self-drives safari's.
> On the mainland and among the islands in the Okavango Delta lion,
> hyenas, wild dog, buffalo, hippo and crocodiles congregate with a
> teeming variety of antelope and other smaller animals - warthog,
> mongoose, spotted genets, monkeys, bush babies and tree squirrels.
> The Central Kalahari Game Reserve, second largest protected area in
> the world, offers untamed expanses.
> In the area surrounding the Okavango Delta visitors will also find
> unforgettable beauty of the more than 400 species of birds.
> The best gateway to enter Botswana is via Johannesburg International
> Airport with regular connections throughout the whole world. Air
> Botswana flies regularly between Johannesburg, Harare and Victoria
> Falls.
> Provisional Scientific Programme
> - Microscopy in nanotechnology
> - Applications of Cs Corrected HRTEM in Materials Science
> - Microscopy in oxidation, corrosion, wear and failure analysis
> - Advances and applications in scanned probe microscopy
> - Characterisation and development of platinum group alloys (precious
> metals)
> - Microscopy in geology/mineralogy
> - Advances and applications of X-ray spectrometry
> - Advances in microscope instrumentation and techniques
> - Specimen preparation for Microscopy
> - Structural and Molecular Biology
> - Morphology and Functions
> - Quality control in microscopy and facility management
> - Applications of EM in Materials Characterization
>
> INTERNATIONAL SPEAKERS:
> Thirtieth John Matthews Memorial Lecturer:
> Prof John Humphreys, School of Materials, University of Manchester.
> Boris Balinsky Lecture:
> Prof Mark Yeager from the Department of Cell Biology Scripps Research
> Institute, La Jolla, USA
> Invited Speaker:
> Dr. Marek Faryna,
> Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, Kraków, Poland;
>
> PRECONFERENCE WORKSHOPS:
> Phase diagram course
> Optical and thin sectioning sample polishing course.
> Principles and practice of light microscopy
> TEM Digital imaging (OSIS)
> Conference Secretary:
> Mr Stephan Coetzee, MSSA 2008
> c/o Electron Microscopy Unit
> University of Botswana
> Private Bag X22, Gabarone
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> Email: coetzees@mopipi.ub.bw
> Tel (+267) 71442218 / 3555222
> Fax (+267) 3185097 (Att: MSSA)
>
> Conference Website: www.emu.ub.bw
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>
> --
> Stephan H Coetzee
> Chief Technician
> Electron Microscope Unit
> University of Botswana
>
Received on Tue Mar 11 13:33:15 2008