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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">To the SNS and HFIR User Community – <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#C00000">User Meeting registration closes Friday, October 9, 2015</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#C00000">Nominations for the
<i>Excellence in Beamline Science Award</i> are due today – please see website for details.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Please join us for the
<a href="https://public.ornl.gov/conferences/neutrons/USER2015/">2015 SNS and HFIR User Meeting</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">October 26 and 27, 2015<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">The aims of this meeting are to bring together current and potential neutron users to discuss recent scientific results utilizing neutrons and to strengthen the
representation of the needs of the neutron user community. This meeting will emphasize current and emerging research trends that will influence the development of new neutron facilities, specifically the Second Target Station at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The 2015 meeting will include plenary lectures by Despina Louca (UVA), Mike Crawford (DuPont) and Ken Herwig (NScD).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">This Users' Meeting will highlight a broad range of scientific areas utilizing neutrons, including recent advances in sample environments and data analysis and
modeling. We encourage all users to get involved in this important meeting, and help shape the future of neutron science at Oak Ridge National
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Laboratory. In addition, everyone is welcome to attend the SHUG Town Hall Meeting and a poster session covering all breakout topics.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#212121">Additionally, in response to user feedback about data analysis needs, we are pleased to offer </span><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><a href="https://public.ornl.gov/conferences/neutrons/USER2015/workshops.shtml">software
tutorials</a></span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#212121"> for several software packages developed at ORNL that are available for data modeling, analysis, and visualization. The tutorials will be held October 24-25,
2015 prior to the Users’ Meeting. Registration for software tutorials is done via the meeting registration form.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#212121"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#212121">A
</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">workshop on the Second Target Station</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#212121">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1E00FA">(<a href="https://public.ornl.gov/conferences/neutrons/STS2015/"><span style="color:#1E00FA">STS</span></a>)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#558ED5">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#212121">will follow the Users’ Meeting and will be held October 27-29, 2015. We encourage User Meeting attendees to participate in the STS workshop events (please note that a <a href="https://public.ornl.gov/conferences/neutrons/STS2015/">separate
registration</a> for the STS </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">workshop<span style="color:#212121"> is required and
</span><span style="color:#1F497D">also closes October 9</span><span style="color:#212121">). </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Meeting contacts:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Laura Morris Edwards (<a href="mailto:edwardslm@ornl.gov">edwardslm@ornl.gov</a>)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Jen Niedziela (<a href="mailto:niedzielajl@ornl.gov">niedzielajl@ornl.gov</a>)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Titonia (Toni) Sawyer (<a href="mailto:sawyertk@ornl.gov">sawyertk@ornl.gov</a>)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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