Welcome to this issue of the British Crystallographic Association (BCA) Industrial Group Newsletter.

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Paper Newsletter
View the printed format August 2007 Newsletter in PDF format here.

Contents

1. Chair's Welcome.
2. Editorial.
3. Meeting Reports
• BSSM Residual Stress Workshop Manchester
• XRDSpring Meeting 2007 Canterbury
• XRFSpring Meeting 2007 Canterbury
• Small Angle Scattering SIG Grenoble
4. Future Meetings
• 7^th - 8^th November 2007 Pharmaceutical SIG & Autumn Meeting, AstraZeneca, Macclesfield, Cheshire.
• 8 - 10^th April 2008 Spring Meeting, University of York.
• 15^th May 2008 XRD and Minerals, British Geological Survey, Keyworth, Nottingham.
5. XRF Page in PDF format.
6. Committee contact details
7. XRF contact details

Forthcoming Events
7^th - 8^th November 2007 Pharmaceutical SIG & Autumn Meeting, AstraZeneca, Macclesfield, Cheshire.
8 - 10^th April 2008 Spring Meeting, University of York.
14^th May 2008 - One day joint BCA/RSC XRF meeting at BGS, Keyworth - more soon!
15^th May 2008 XRD and Minerals, British Geological Survey, Keyworth, Nottingham.
See our diary of events.

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