89th IUVSTA Workshop

This workshop will bring together leading experts in the field of biological and soft matter studies to discuss sample preparation methods that preserve biological structure and molecular integrity for high-resolution imaging using high vacuum techniques.

Topics and workshop format

The 89th IUVSTA workshop will bring together leading scientists in electron microscopy, secondary ion mass spectrometry, atom probe tomography, cryo-spectroscopy and related technologies to address important challenges in biological and soft matter sample preparations for high-resolution imaging by high vacuum techniques.

The workshop will include invited and contributed presentations to stimulate debate. This is a forum where experts share their views and engage in in-depth discussions to identify and solve current challenges and issues. Participation is limited to 60 delegates.

Invited speakers

• Prof Andrew Ewing, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
• Dr Daniel E Perea, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA
• Dr Gustav Sundell, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
• Prof Hua Tian, Penn State University, USA
• Dr Hiram Castillo-Michel, European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, France
• Prof Hans Hertz, University of Göttingen, Germany
• Dr Katie Moore, University of Manchester, UK
• Prof Mary L Kraft, University of Illinois, USA
• Prof Paul Verkade, University of Bristol, UK
• Prof Peter Sjövall, Chalmers University of Technology and SP Technical Research Institute, Sweden
• Prof Pippa Hawes, Pirbright Institute, UK
• Assistant Prof Siegfried Reipert, University of Vienna, Austria
• Prof Sarah Shahmoradian, Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland

Workshop organisation

The workshop is organised jointly by National Physical Laboratory (NPL, UK), the National Institute for Biological Standards and Control (NBISC, UK), Justus-Liebig University Gießen (Germany), the European Commission (Italy), and ETH Zurich (Switzerland).

Workshop organising committee

Scientific programme

The workshop starts on Monday 20 May at 08:30 hrs and closes at 13:00 hrs on Friday 24 May. There will be an evening welcome reception on Sunday 19 May.

The scientific programme will be available shortly.

Exhibition and sponsors

The workshop is supported by the 
International Union for Vacuum Science, Technique and Applications (IUVSTA)

The Organising Committee is grateful for additional sponsorship from:

Gold sponsors:

Silver sponsor:

For sponsorship enquiries, please contact iuvsta89@npl.co.uk

Call for papers and registration

To register, please download an Expression of Interest form and submit the completed form, along with abstracts, to iuvsta89@npl.co.uk. Abstracts should be no longer than one A4 page and should be submitted as a Word document, including title, authors and affiliations.

Please send your Expression of Interest form as soon as possible should you wish to take part in the workshop, after which you will receive a formal invitation with details on how to pay the registration fee and book accommodation.

• Welcome reception:   108,00 PLN

• Workshop banquet:    216,00 PLN

Important dates

The early bird registration fee has now been extended to 24 March!

Workshop venue and travel

Venue:

The workshop will be held at Hotel Belvedere, Zakopane, Poland.

The Hotel Belvedere is easily accessible from Krakow Jan Pawel II, which is well served with flights to major European hubs. Rooms have been reserved at the venue for workshop delegates and are offered at a special workshop rate. It is expected that delegates will book accommodation at the resort, to encourage networking..

Twin room:

• 350,00 PLN

The rates include breakfast and free use of swimming pool and sauna. A booking link will be sent upon receipt of Registration of Interest and abstract.

Travel:

Please see details on the venue website.