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New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB">Dear
Colleague,</span><span
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"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"
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style="font-size:13.5pt; font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times
New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB">We are
pleased to announce the school dedicated to <b
style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Diffraction on Energy
Materials (DiffEngMat School)</b> to be held in Grenoble at
the Institut Laue-Langevin <b>the 8 and 9 October 2018</b>. We
invite you to visit our website </span><span lang="FR"><a
href="https://indico.ill.fr/EnergyMaterials"><span
style="font-size: 13.5pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times
New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB">https://indico.ill.fr/EnergyMaterials</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"> for more
details. </span></p>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span
style="font-size:13.5pt; font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times
New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB">The <b
style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">DiffEngMat School</b> will
be organized as a parallel event of the </span><span lang="FR"><a
href="http://www.neutrons4europe.com/"><span
style="font-size:13.5pt; font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times
New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB">ILL-ESS
User Meeting</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"> which will
take place at the Congress Center WTC (Grenoble) <b>from 10 to
12 October 2018</b>. The participation to the <b
style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">DiffEngMat School </b>is
conditioned to the participation in the </span><span lang="FR"><a
href="http://www.neutrons4europe.com/"><span
style="font-size:13.5pt; font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times
New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB">ILL-ESS
User Meeting</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB">. A <b><i><span
style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></i></b></span><span
lang="FR"><a
href="http://www.neutrons4europe.com/en/events/diffraction-and-energy-materials---en/10"><b><i><span
style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB">Diffraction
on Energy Materials</span></i></b><span
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US" lang="EN-GB"> </span><b
style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><i
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span
style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB">Meeting</span></i></b></a></span><span
style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"> will be
organized as a parallel event of the </span><span lang="FR"><a
href="http://www.neutrons4europe.com/"><span
style="font-size:13.5pt; font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times
New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB">ILL-ESS
User Meeting</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB">. The
participants can share their ideas in the field of Energy
Materials in the framework of the proposed programme.</span></p>
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text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span
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Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times
New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB">------------------</span><span
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"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"
lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:
13.5pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times
New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB">Scientific
scope of the school:</span></b><span
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Roman","serif";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
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text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span
style="font-size:13.5pt; font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times
New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB">This
school aims to contribute to the training of scientists in the
application of X-ray and neutron diffraction techniques to
energy materials (battery, fuel cells, solar cells,
thermoelectrics, etc.). The school consists of selected lectures
together with intensive hands-on sessions using the advanced
tools for diffraction data treatment implemented in the FullProf
Suite (including FAULTS). The school will be especially
dedicated to microstructural characterization and in-operando
measurements data analysis. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><span
style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span
style="font-size:13.5pt; font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times
New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB">The
school's participants are strongly encouraged to submit an </span><span
lang="FR"><a
href="http://www.neutrons4europe.com/index.php?langue=en&onglet=14&acces=&idUser=&emailUser=&messageConfirmation="><span
style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB">abstract</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"> for an oral
or poster presentation at the<b><i> </i></b></span><span
lang="FR"><a
href="http://www.neutrons4europe.com/en/events/diffraction-and-energy-materials---en/10"><b><i><span
style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB">Diffraction
on Energy Materials</span></i></b><span
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US" lang="EN-GB"> </span><b
style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><i
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span
style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB">Meeting</span></i></b></a></span><span
style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB">.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:
13.5pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times
New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB">Lectures:</span></b><span
style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times
New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span
style="font-size:13.5pt; font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times
New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB">The
School consists of 2 days dedicated to acquire a general
overview of the tools needed for an efficient use of the
FullProf Suite (including FAULTS, Bond-Valence Energy Landscape
calculations, etc.) at an intermediate level with a special
focus in advanced capabilities for microstructural
characterization. </span><span style="font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times
New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:
13.5pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times
New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB">Participants:</span></b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"
lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
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text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span
style="font-size:13.5pt; font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times
New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB">The
School is intended for the </span><span lang="FR"><a
href="http://www.neutrons4europe.com/"><span
style="font-size:13.5pt; font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times
New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB">ILL-ESS
user meeting</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"> PhD students,
as well as for experienced scientists, having a good knowledge
on diffraction techniques and crystallography, who wish to get a
practical overview of the new important developments in data
analysis done in the last years. Due to logistic requirements
the maximum number of participants is limited. </span></p>
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text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><b
style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span
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Roman","serif";
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<p class="MsoNormal"
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text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span
style="font-size:13.5pt; font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times
New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB">Many
thanks in advance for helping us in circulating this
information.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Times New
Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times
New Roman";mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
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text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span
style="font-size:13.5pt; font-family:"Times New
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New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB">Best
regards,</span><span style="font-size:
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New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span
style="font-size:13.5pt; font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times
New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB">Juan
Rodriguez-Carvajal and Oscar Fabelo on behalf of the organizers</span><span
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Roman","serif";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
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text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span
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New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"> _______________________________________________________________</span><span
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text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span
style="font-size:13.5pt; font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times
New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB">DiffEngMat
- 2018</span><span
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Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"
lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
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text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><b><i><span
style="font-size: 13.5pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times
New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB">Diffraction
on Energy Materials</span></i></b><span
style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"> <b
style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><i
style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">School</i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
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text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span
style="font-size:13.5pt; font-family:"Times New
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New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB">8-9
October 2018</span><span
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lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
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text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span
style="font-size:13.5pt; font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times
New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB">ILL
Grenoble, France</span><span
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Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"
lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
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text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span
style="font-size:13.5pt; font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times
New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB">Email: </span><span
lang="FR"><a href="mailto:%20DiffEngMat@ill.eu"><span
style="font-size:13.5pt; font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times
New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><span
style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>DiffEngMat@ill.eu</span></a></span><span
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Roman","serif";
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style="font-size:13.5pt; font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times
New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB">URL: </span><span
lang="FR"><a href="https://indico.ill.fr/EnergyMaterials"><span
style="font-size: 13.5pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times
New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB">https://indico.ill.fr/EnergyMaterials</span></a></span><span
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Roman","serif";
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Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
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EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA" lang="EN-GB">________________________________________</span><span
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