BCA SPRING MEETING 2001
There are several pages of information here:
IG,
PCG
The Chair of the Local Organising Committee for the 2001 Spring Meeting is
Dr Christine Cardin (Department of Chemistry);
the other committee members are:
Professor Michael Drew (Chemistry), Dr Ann Chippindale (Chemistry), Dr Simon Hibble (Chemistry), Dr Jim Thorpe (Chemistry), Ms Susana Teixeira (Chemistry), Professor Jim Dunwell (Plant Sciences), Professor Geoff Mitchell (Physics) and Kate Crennell (BCA Education Officer).
The 2001 BCA Spring meeting begins on the afternoon of Saturday April 7 and ends at lunch time on Tuesday 10 April. Accommodation will be available from Saturday to Monday night.
Administration
The BCA Administrative Office is managing all administration.
Any queries should be directed to Euan Woodward,
Northern Networking, Bellway House, 813 South Street, Glaasgow, G14 0BX,
Scotlandemail:
[email protected]
Please note that early registration fees should be paid by 2 March 2001 after that date everyone pays more.
Location and Travel
The University of Reading is located about 3 miles from the city centre at
Whiteknights Park. Traffic in that area can be congested, you are advised
to use Public Transport. The Main Railway station has good connections to
London and the West. Heathrow International airport is easily reached using the
'Railink' buses which take about 45 minutes from the railway station.
Gatwick airport is bestreached by train, it takes about an hour from Reading
to Gatwick.
General information about The University of Reading is at URLhttp://www.reading.ac.uk/.
Travel information and maps can be found at URL:http://www.www.reading.ac.uk/Maps/home.html which gives details of the regular bus service to the campus from central Reading. Rail timetables can be found at UK rail.
Scientific Programme
As at previous meetings, the meeting opens
with a Plenary sessionon Saturday with
speakers from each of the BCA interest groups. This year the Plenary session
will be on the topic of Visualisation. It will be followed by
a short discussion on Education, where you can put forward
your ideas on what the BCA should be
doing to educate the general public and school children.
This year there is a Bragg Lecture to be given
byProfessor David Stuart, Oxford Universityjust
after the BCA AGM and before the Conference Dinner on Monday.
Details of the history of the Bragg lecture and of past lecturers can
be found on the
BCA Web
site.
On other days sessions from the interest groups will run in
parallel, the CCG and PCG workshops are on Monday afternoon, the IG workshops
are on Sunday and Monday.
The individual session themes are as follows:
Come and hear the latest research results on all aspects of crystallography, learn about progress on new national facilities, meet old friends and chat about the good old days. These things are part of any BCA meeting, but this one in Reading is really special because of its location.
Reading is the County town of Royal Berkshire, you can see Windsor Castle on
the skyline from the airport coach. Reading boasts the remains of one of
England's largest and richest abbeys, the burial place of Henry I.
The town grew rapidly in Victorian times on a diet of beer and biscuits, the
major employers being Simmonds Brewery and Huntley & Palmer
biscuit manufacturers. It now has a thriving business community and is seen as
a town of the future, being adjacent to the 'Silicon Valley of the UK',
the'M4 corridor', where many new 'high tech' industries are located. The
University of Reading is a leading International Research Institution; its
academic roots were established approximately 100 years ago.
It lies in the heart of the Thames Valley, with excellent rail
communications, just 40 miles from London with an hourly Railair coach link
from Heathrow airport to Reading railway station (journey time 45 minutes).
Further information about the University of Reading can be found on the
website: http//www.reading.ac.uk
or for useful local informationabout the Chemistry Department look at
http://www.chem.rdg.ac.uk
The Whiteknights Campus
The BCA Spring Meeting will take place in the Conference Centre, situated in the Palmer Building on the Whiteknights campus, 300 acres of parkland around Whiteknights Lake, near to the fascinating Museum of Rural Life which is well worth a visit if you can bear to miss any of the exciting Scientific Programme arranged for you. The Campus is less than 10 minutes from Reading City Centre by taxi and there are frequest buses from the main railwaystation.
So come and learn something new, meet more crystallographers and of course, enjoy the meeting.
There are three files showing the timetable,a complete one, text only, quickly and easily seen by any browser, and two others which have fixed size text in images Saturday, Sunday or Monday, Tuesday, both last updated 30 October 2000.
The last date for Early Registration is 2 March 2001 after that date everyone will be charged the full rate of £165.00
Early Registration Fee £135.00Three types of accommodation on campus are on offer:
Click here
for further information about Halls of Residence, including details
of the limited parking facilities there.
Tea/Coffee will be served at 10:30 hrs and at 15:30 hrs in the
Conference Centre on each full day of the meeting.
Lunch can be purchased each day (if ordered on the Registration Form)
at a cost of £8.00 per person;
it will be served in the Cedar Room, a short walk from the Palmer
Building.
On Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 April dinner can be purchased at a cost of
£10.00;
it is served in Whiteknights Hall between 18.30 and 19.30.
The Conference Dinner will be held on Monday 9 April at 19:30 hrs in
the Cedar Room.
There is a Bar in Whiteknights Hall; we are hoping toget an extension of the normal hours.
In addition, there is a general store, bank, 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 feetaway? Poster boards are one metre wide by one metre high. Drawing pin 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 Warwick2Institute 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.
Poster abstracts can only be submitted electronically, the
deadline is 12 February 2001.
The BCA is grateful to Chick Wilson for organising this for us again as he
did last year.
For instructions visit the URL:
http://www.isis.rl.ac.uk/BCA2001/
The e-mail address for queries about abstract submission is:
[email protected]
Reminder: for those applying for bursaries on the basis that they are
submitting a poster the deadline for bursary applications is 9th
February 2001 and Poster Abstracts should be submitted
before applying for the bursary,
There are more, but smaller bursaries, of £50 available this year.
Students should apply for a Bursary before 9th
February by completing the registration
form, ticking the Bursary box and having the form signed by
their supervisor. NO PAYMENT should be sent with the
application and details of accommodation and meals are not required at this
stage.
All bursary applicants will be notified at the end of January if their application has been successful. They will receive a new registration form with a £45 fee if successful and a £95 fee if their application is rejected by the Bursary Committee.
NOTES:
"Visualisation"
Talks are contributed by each of the BCA's constituent groups as follows:
It was last updated 6 Apr 2001. Further updates and missing links should be e-mailed to Jon Cooper ([email protected]). The pretty logo is by Harry Powell.
