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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Colleagues<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#002060">PNCMI 2018 Conference
<a href="http://www.pncmi2018.org/home"><span style="color:#002060">Abstract Submission and Conference Registration</span></a> deadline has been extended by one week until the 8<sup>th</sup> of May.</span></b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The PNCMI conference will be held in Milton Hill near Abingdon, UK, on the 3rd - 6th July 2018.
<span style="color:#002060">(<a href="http://www.miltonoxfordshire.co.uk"><span style="color:#002060">www.miltonoxfordshire.co.uk</span></a></span>)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The conference will cover the latest condensed-matter investigations using polarised neutrons and state-of-the-art methodologies and techniques of polarised-neutron production and utilisation for novel instrumentation and experiments, with
emphasis on prospects for new science and instrument concepts as well as combining neutrons with complementary techniques and in-situ secondary measurements.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">PNCMI is the most comprehensive conference on the latest scientific research using polarised neutrons and on related instrumentation development. The topics will include:<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span>Magnetic structures <o:p></o:p></p>
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</span>Nano-structures and thin-films<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span>Quantum and frustrated magnetism<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span>Strongly correlated electron materials<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span>Soft matter and biology<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span>Polarized neutron instrumentation <o:p></o:p></p>
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</span>Functional materials science <o:p></o:p></p>
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</span>Methods and devices<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span>Fundamental physics<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span>Data analysis<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The conference will include a tour of the polarised-neutron facilities at the ISIS Neutron and Muon Facility at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory.
<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">There will also be a Polarized Neutron School for students held before the main meeting on the 1st – 2nd of July 2018 at ISIS.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#C00000">Abstracts submission and registration is now OPEN on the conference website -
</span><span style="color:#002060"><a href="http://www.pncmi2018.org"><span style="color:#002060">www.pncmi2018.org</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
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</span><b>Abstract submission deadline: - 8<sup>th</sup> May 2018<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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</span><b>Registration deadline: - 8<sup>th</sup> June 2018<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">PNCMI 2018 Organising committee:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Ross Stewart<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Christy Kinane<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Gøran Nilsen<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Rob Dalgleish<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sean Langridge<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">PNCMI 2018 School Coordinators:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Nina Steinke<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Gøran Nilsen<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">=====================================<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Dr C. J. Kinane<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">ISIS, Room 1.49, Building R3,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Science and Technology Facilities Council<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Rutherford Appleton Laboratory<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Harwell Science and Innovation Campus<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Oxon OX11 0QX<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Tel: +44 (0)1235 446043<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Fax: +44 (0)1235 445720<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">e: <a href="mailto:christy.kinane@stfc.ac.uk">
christy.kinane@stfc.ac.uk</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">w: <a href="http://www.isis.stfc.ac.uk/groups/large-scale-structures/">
http://www.isis.stfc.ac.uk/groups/large-scale-structures/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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