<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><P class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><B><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></B></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none"><SPAN lang="EN-AU" style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><B>Announcement </B></SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none"><SPAN style=""><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Electron Crystallography Workshop, UC Davis California (Aug 7-11, 2006)</SPAN></FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN lang="EN-AU" style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none"><SPAN lang="EN-AU" style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;">We have the pleasure of announcing the opening of registration for a one-week International Workshop on Electron crystallography to be held at UC Davis, California (August 7-11, 2006).</SPAN></FONT><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;"> </SPAN></FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none"><SPAN lang="EN-AU" style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><B>The workshop has two major aims:</B></SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P><OL style="margin-top:0cm" start="1" type="1"><LI class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; "><SPAN lang="EN-AU" style=""><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Training: </SPAN></FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN lang="EN-AU" style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;">To provide a unique forum to train skilled biochemists and electron microscopists (PhD, Post docs and beyond), in state-of-the-art 2D crystallization, electron crystallography data collection and image processing. </SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></LI></OL><P class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.45pt"><SPAN lang="EN-AU" style=""><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Topics will cover all aspects of electron crystallography, including:</SPAN></FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN lang="EN-AU" style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:49.65pt"><SPAN lang="EN-AU" style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;">- Membrane protein solubilisation and crystallization </SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:49.65pt"><SPAN lang="EN-AU" style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;">- Sample preparation for electron microscopy</SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:49.65pt"><SPAN lang="EN-AU" style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;">- Cryo-EM data collection by image recording and electron diffraction</SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:49.65pt"><SPAN lang="EN-AU" style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;">- Image processing, including an introduction to the new software systems IPLT and 2dx</SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt; margin-left:49.65pt"><SPAN lang="EN-AU" style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;">- Data evaluation and model building</SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P><OL style="margin-top:0cm" start="2" type="1"><LI class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; "><SPAN lang="EN-AU" style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><B>Advancing the technology: </B></SPAN></FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang="EN-AU" style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;">To bring together many of the leading groups in electron crystallography to forge innovative collaborations for new technology development. </SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></LI></OL><P class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none"><SPAN lang="EN-AU" style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><B>Workshop format:</B></SPAN></FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang="EN-AU" style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;"> The format of the workshop will be similar to the EMBO courses in that lectures will be held in the morning, practicals in the afternoon, student poster session before dinner, and science talks in the evening. However the workshop will be focusing exclusively on electron crystallography related topics.</SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><SPAN lang="EN-AU" style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><B>Registration:</B></SPAN></FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang="EN-AU" style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;"> The workshop is currently limited to 20 participants. The fee for academic participants is US$200, which includes board and lodging (twin room). Registration can be completed at <A href="http://2dx.org/workshop">http://2dx.org/workshop</A><B> </B></SPAN></FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang="EN-AU" style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;">before the deadline of 1 June 2006.</SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><SPAN lang="EN-AU" style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><B>Further information: </B></SPAN></FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang="EN-AU" style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;">For further information please see </SPAN></FONT><A href="http://2dx.org/workshop"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;">http://2dx.org/workshop</SPAN></FONT></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;"> or contact Henning Stahlberg (<A href="mailto:HStahlberg@ucdavis.edu">HStahlberg@ucdavis.edu</A>) or Ben Hankamer (<A href="mailto:b.hankamer@imb.uq.edu.au">b.hankamer@imb.uq.edu.au</A>).</SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P><DIV><B><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></B></DIV><DIV>Ben Hankamer and Henning Stahlberg</DIV><B><BR></B><DIV> <SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><DIV><BR></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Henning Stahlberg,</DIV><DIV>Molecular & Cellular Biology, Briggs Hall 5,</DIV><DIV>University of California at Davis, 1 Shields Ave., Davis, CA 95616, USA </DIV><DIV>Tel: +1-530-752 8282 (office), +1-530-754 8285 (lab) Fax: +1-530-752 3085 </DIV><DIV><A href="mailto:HStahlberg@ucdavis.edu">mailto:HStahlberg@ucdavis.edu</A> <A href="http://stahlberglab.ucdavis.edu">http://stahlberglab.ucdavis.edu</A> </DIV><DIV><A href="AIM:HenningStahlberg@aim.com">AIM:HenningStahlberg@aim.com</A></DIV><DIV>_____________________________________________________________</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"></SPAN> </DIV><BR></BODY></HTML>