Focus on Microscopy 2001 in Amsterdam (fwd)

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Plan Now to Participate FOCUS ON MICROSCOPY 2001
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Focus on Microscopy 2001 (FOM 20001) is a world leading international
conference on advanced microscopy. It is the joint meeting of the 13th
International Conference on Confocal Microscopy and the 13th International
Conference on 3D Image Processing in Microscopy.

FOM 2001 will be held on April 1-4, 2001 at the Academic Medical Centre
(AMC) of the University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

For further information: http://www.focusonmicroscopy.org/
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Important Dates:
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Camera-ready Abstract Due Date: February 1, 2001
Early Registration Due Date: February 15, 2001
Hotel Reservation Due Date: February 15, 2001

Location:
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The Academic Medical Centre (AMC) of the University of Amsterdam is
situated only 15 minutes from the Amsterdam city centre where you will find
all sorts of restaurants, museums, concert halls historical buildings and
nice pubs. The organisation provides you with a public transport card, so
you can easily find your way from your hotel, through the city centre, to
the conference.

Hotel Accommodation:
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Hotels can be reserved through the RAI Hotel Service. See hotelform on the
website (or ask at the Conference Office). The Conference Office does not
make reservations. You can also make you own (cheaper) reservation through
on-line hotel reservation sites such as http://www.medialink.nl/amsterdam .

Conference Topics:
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nTheory, Instrumentation, 4D-Imaging of living cells, Multi-photon
excitation, Recovery after photobleaching (FRAP, FLIP), Fluorescence energy
transfer (FRET), Non-linear optics (CARS, SHG, THG), Time-resolved imaging
(FLIM), Green fluorescent protein (GFP), 4D- and 3D-Image processing,
reconstruction and analysis, Virtual Reality (VR), X-Ray microscopy, Near
field microscopy, Industrial applications in lithography and data storage,
and many other techniques and applications.

This year, there will be special attention for the issue: "Microscopy of
living cells and tissue"

International Organizing Commitee:
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G.J. Brakenhoff, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands; A.C. Boccara,
ESPCI, France; P.C. Cheng, SUNY at Buffalo, USA; C. Cogswell, University of
Sydney, Australia; J. Dobrucki, Jagiellonian University, Poland; R. Van
Driel, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands; M. Gu, Swinburne
University of Technology, Australia; K.S. Ha, Korea Basic Science
Institute, Korea; S.W. Hell, MPI for Biophysical Chemistry, Germany; B.
Hermann, University of Texas HSC at San Antonio, USA; F.J. Kao, National
Sun Yat-Sen University, Taiwan; S. Kawata, Osaka University, Japan; A.
Kriette, University of Giessen, Germany; E.M.M. Manders, University of
Amsterdam, The Netherlands; M. Müller, University of Amsterdam, The
Netherlands; C. Saloma, University of Philippines, Philippines; C.J.R.
Sheppard, University of Sydney, Australia; E.H.K. Stelzer, EMBL, Germany;
T. Wilson, University of Oxford, UK.

Conference Office:
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Mrs M.P.A. Beunk-Timmers
Nicolaes Tulp Institute
PO-Box 23213
1100 DS Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Fax: +31-(0)20-6963228
Phone +31-(0)20-5668585
Web: http://www.FocusOnMicroscopy.org
E-mail: info@FocusOnMicroscopy.org

Local Organising Committee:
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Prof. G.J. Brakenhoff and Dr. E.M.M. Manders

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Erik M.M. Manders, PhD
Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences
Faculty of Science, University of Amsterdam

Visit: Kruislaan 316, Biulding III, room 2.07, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
          Plantage Muidergracht 12, 4th floor, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Mail: Kruislaan 316
          1098 SM AMSTERDAM
          The Netherlands
E-mail: e.manders@chem.uva.nl
Tel: +31-(0)20-5256225 (5257702)(5255136)
Fax: +31-(0)20-5256271
Web: http://wwwmc.bio.uva.nl/
          http://www.FocusOnMicroscopy.org/
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Received on Mon Dec 4 10:14:04 2000