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<P><BR><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=-1>Please mark your calendar for the <A href="http://neutrons.ornl.gov/conf/icns2009/"><B>2009 International Conference on Neutron Scattering</B> <B>(ICNS2009)</B></A> to be held May 3-7, 2009, in the Knoxville Convention Center, Knoxville, Tennessee. This is the 9th ICNS in the series since the conferences began with ICNS '82 in Hakone, Japan, and follows ICNS 2005 in Sydney, Australia. <BR><BR>Sponsored by the <A href="http://www.neutronscattering.org/">Neutron Scattering Society of America (NSSA) </A>and hosted by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, this meeting will provide an international forum for scientists interested in:</FONT></P>
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<P align=left><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=-1>sharing new results enabled by neutron scattering experiments in scientific and engineering fields including condensed matter physics, engineered and applied materials, soft condensed matter and biological science, minerology and earth science, neutron physics, and instrument concepts and devices <FONT color=white>and energy science </FONT></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=-1>presenting ideas on new and novel techniques in the field of neutron scattering </FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=-1>promoting collaborations and interdisciplinary partnerships </FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=-1>featuring updates on facility development and expanding capabilities for advanced neutron sources </FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=-1>discussing how neutron scattering might expand its role in the study of new and emerging scientific topics </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P><FONT face=Arial,Helvetica size=-1>We also invite you </FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=-1>help us to create an exciting program by<BR>suggesting invited speakers for the technical sessions. Please provide your suggestions <A href="MAILTO:burlett@mrs.org?subject=ICNS%20Invited%20Speakers">here</A>. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=-1>Or, if you are interested in either suggesting a tutorial topic, or developing a tutorial for the meeting, please contact Allen Ekkebus at <A href="MAILTO:ekkebusae@ornl.gov">ekkebusae@ornl.gov.</A></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=-1>Finally, NSSA is partnering with the Materials Research Society for the conference organization. Information about registration, schedule, abstract submission, travel information, and hotels can be found at <A href="http://neutrons.ornl.gov/icns2009">http://neutrons.ornl.gov/icns2009</A>. Please check back frequently for updates. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial,Helvetica size=-1>We are excited about this meeting and look forward to your contributions and participation.<B> <BR><BR>Simon Billinge – Conference Co-Chair<BR></B>Columbia University<B><BR></B><A href="MAILTO:billinge@pa.msu.edu">billinge@pa.msu.edu</A><B> <BR><BR>Gregory S. Smith – Conference Co-Chair <BR></B>Oak Ridge National Laboratory</FONT><FONT face=Arial,Helvetica size=-1><B><BR></B><A href="MAILTO:smithgs1@ornl.gov">smithgs1@ornl.gov<BR></A></FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, " size=-1><BR>*******<BR>This message is being sent to you as a service of the Materials Research Society. If you do not wish to receive further messages by e-mail, <A href="mailto:info@mrs.org?subject=Unsubscribe%20ICNS2009">contact MRS Member Services</A>.<BR>******** </FONT><FONT face=Arial,Helvetica size=-1> </FONT></P></TD>
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