BCA SPRING MEETING 2000
BCA SPRING MEETING 2000
IG,
PCG
The 2000 BCA Spring meeting begins on the morning of Monday April 3 and ends with the Conference Dinner on Wednesday 5 April. Accommodation will be available from Saturday night for those wishing to arrive a day early.
Only late registration (after 3 March 2000) is now available.
Location and Travel
Edinburgh Conference Centre at Heriot-Watt University is located six miles
west of the centre of Edinburgh. Situated close to the city bypass, it is
easily accessible from all routes in and out of Edinburgh. Free car and
coach parking is provided on campus; Edinburgh International Airport is just
five minutes away by car. The campus is set in beautiful landscaped park
lands with all accommodation, lectures and exhibition on site.
General information about Heriot-Watt University is at URL http://www.hw.ac.uk/ while general information about Edinburgh is at http://www.efr.hw.ac.uk/EdWeb.html.
Travel information can be found at URL: http://www.hw.ac.uk/visitor/ricc.htm which gives details of the regular bus service to the campus from central Edinburgh. Rail timetables can be found at UK rail.
Scientific Programme
As at previous meetings, there will be a Plenary session on Monday with
speakers from each of the BCA interest groups. This year the Plenary session
will be on Refinement. On Tuesday and Wednesday, sessions from the interest
groups will run in parallel, with CCG and IG workshops on Tuesday.
The individual session themes are as follows:
There is something for everyone at the sessions at this year's meeting. The program takes in practically every angle of crystallography from crystal growing to disordered materials.
So come and learn something new, meet more crystallographers and of course, enjoy the meeting.
Click here to see the timetable last updated 16 Dec 1999
Two types of accommodation on campus are on offer:
3-course lunches will be served in a self service canteen.
This is included in the registration fee.
Dinners will be available for those who request them in the same canteen.
The Lectern Bar, a Victorian style pub, will be open during the conference, normal opening hours are 1700 until 2300 hrs.
The Centre for Sport & Exercise is open to conference participants and offers the latest fitness equipment, squash and badminton courts, a jogging circuit, an all weather sports field and outdoor football and rugby pitches.
In addition, there is a general store, bank (Royal Bank of Scotland), book shop and medical centre on campus.
Poster contributions are invited on any aspect of crystallography: they are an essential part of a successful meeting. A good poster has both high scientific content and clear presentation. Points to remember: What are the main points you wish to convey? Is the poster eye-catching? Is there too much text and can it be read from a few feet away? Poster boards are mostly 1m wide by 2m high, with a few 1.2m by 1.8m. Velcro fixings will be provided for each accepted poster. There are prizes for the best poster in each subject grouping.
Abstracts should have the title in CAPITALS, followed by the author(s) name(s) and affiliation(s). Indicate those author(s) who will attend the Meeting by underlining, or with an asterisk (*), e.g.:
KOSSEL PATTERNS OBTAINED FROM QUASICRYSTALS
Ch. Schetelich1(*), S. Brenner2 and V. Geist2
1Physics Department, University of Warwick 2Institute of Mineralogy, Crystallography and Materials Science, University of Leipzig.
Please indicate the Group session for which the Abstract is intended (Biological, Chemical, Industrial or Physical), and provide the following contact information for the author responsible for the submission: Name, address, phone, FAX, and e-mail.
Submission of poster abstracts (deadline 16 February) will be
electronic - for instructions visit the www site
http://www.isis.rl.ac.uk/BCA2000/
or if you have any queries, e-mail: [email protected]
URGENT AND IMPORTANT !!
BCA Bursaries for Spring Meeting 2000, Heriot-Watt
As has been the practice for previous BCA Spring Meetings, bursaries for the Heriot-Watt event are being handled separately from the general BCA bursaries, although the rules for eligibility are the same (see BCA Bursaries 2000 page elsewhere in this issue). Spring Meeting bursaries can cover registration, accommodation and the conference dinner, but not travel.
The application procedure is as follows;
Applications must be made on paper by sending the following to the BCA Treasurer at the address below:
Please note that abstracts must be submitted electronically as described elsewhere on the web. Submission of the title or copy for a bursary application does NOT constitute submission to the conference.
The closing date for applications is January 21st 2000. THIS DATE IS FINAL. Applications will be considered and awards made very soon after then by the BCA Bursary Committee. No late applications will be considered or acknowledged. Successful applicants will be notified as soon as possible after the closing date.
BCA Treasurer:
Dr. S.J. Maginn
Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre (CCDC)
12 Union Rd.,
Cambridge CB2 1EZ, UK
In case of query, e-mail [email protected]
Click Here for instructions on how to apply for Bursaries to attend other meetings during 2000
"Refinement" Monday 3rd April, 13.30
Talks are contributed by each of the BCA's constituent groups as follows:
Monday 3 April - Thursday 6 April 2000
Group Sessions
Full details of these are in the Group pages.The Alun Bowen Industrial Lecture
at 10.00 on Monday 3 April 2000
Professor Stephen Byrn, Purdue University
Crystallisation of pharmaceuticals
For further information, contact:
Philip Lake, Glaxo Wellcome
Temple Hill, Dartford DA1 5AH
Tel. 01322 391971, fax. 10322 390201,
email: [email protected]
Speakers will include:
A number of samples are available for participants to prepare and measure in their laboratories for comparison at the workshop. These comprise inorganic and organic powders with a tendency to preferred orientation, a titanium alloy for texture measurement and a coarse metal powder for lattice parameter measurement.
This will not be a formal round-robin, but is intended to promote discussion of techniques at the workshop. Anonymity of data from laboratories will be maintained, unless there is prior agreement. Other short contributions and problems for discussion will be welcome.
To obtain samples or for other information, contact:
Steve Norval, ICI plc, Science Support Group,
Wilton Centre, PO Box 90, Wilton, Middlesbrough TS90 8JE,
tel. 01642 432005, fax. 01642 432244, email: [email protected].
Industrial Group AGM
The 16th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Industrial Group will be held at the BCA Spring Meeting, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh on 4th April 2000.
Nominations are sought for the Vice-Chair and 5 Committee Members to serve for three years from April 2000.
Nominations, which shall be proposed by not less than two members of the Group and shall be accompanied by the written consent of the nominee, shall be sent to reach the Honorary Secretary of the Group not later than seven days before the Annual General Meeting.
The name and address of the Honorary Secretary is:
Prof. Chris Frampton, Roche Discovery Welwyn,
Broadwater Rd, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire AL7 3AY.
More details can be found in the 'Industrial Group Pages
Session program
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