<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">Dear EM Community, <div><br></div><div>Thank you all who took time to share your thoughts and experiences through the Survey. </div><div>For others, <b>if you are an Electron microscopist and have one-minute available, </b>kindly add a data point to the results. We’re all curious to better understand the demographics of our field.</div><div><blockquote type="cite"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><p data-start="837" data-end="968">📊 <strong data-start="840" data-end="888">Take just 1 minute to share your experience:</strong><br data-start="888" data-end="891">👉 <a data-start="894" data-end="968" rel="noopener" target="_new" href="https://forms.gle/NP2gXYbrXzWTDruR6">https://forms.gle/NP2gXYbrXzWTDruR6</a></p></div></blockquote></div><div><p data-start="129" data-end="263"><strong data-start="132" data-end="171">Women in Electron Microscopy – 2025</strong><br data-start="171" data-end="174">📅 <strong data-start="177" data-end="199">October 8–10, 2025</strong><br data-start="199" data-end="202">📍 <strong data-start="205" data-end="263">Ernst Ruska Centre, Forschungszentrum Jülich – Germany</strong></p><p data-start="265" data-end="556">Join us for an inspiring three-day event celebrating and amplifying the work of women in the field of electron microscopy! The program will include scientific talks, flash presentations, poster sessions, and networking opportunities with peers and leading experts from academia and industry. Results from above survey will also be shared in this meeting. </p><p data-start="558" data-end="607">🔔 <strong data-start="561" data-end="605">Early Bird Registration (until June 30):</strong></p><ul data-start="608" data-end="764"><li data-start="608" data-end="629"><p data-start="610" data-end="629"><strong data-start="610" data-end="623">Students:</strong> €50</p></li><li data-start="630" data-end="764"><p data-start="632" data-end="764"><strong data-start="632" data-end="644">Regular:</strong> €150<br data-start="649" data-end="652"><em data-start="652" data-end="764">Fee includes meals and conference access. Participants are responsible for their own travel and accommodation.</em></p><p data-start="632" data-end="764">Register here: <a data-start="784" data-end="908" rel="noopener" target="_new" href="https://er-c.org/index.php/conferences/wem/wem-registration/">https://er-c.org/index.php/conferences/wem/wem-registration/</a></p></li></ul><p data-start="910" data-end="953">We look forward to welcoming you in Jülich!</p></div><div><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><p data-start="1397" data-end="1568"></p><p data-start="1225" data-end="1265">🎤 <b>Confirmed </b><strong data-start="1228" data-end="1265">Highlighted Speakers at WeM 2025 @ ER-C, Jülich, Germany this October:</strong></p><ul data-start="1342" data-end="2024"><li data-start="1342" data-end="1436"><p data-start="1344" data-end="1436"><strong data-start="1344" data-end="1371">Prof. Bridget Carragher</strong> – Founding Technical Director, Chan Zuckerberg Imaging Institute, United States</p></li><li data-start="1437" data-end="1511"><p data-start="1439" data-end="1511"><strong data-start="1439" data-end="1461">Prof. Peijun Zhang</strong> – University of Oxford, Founding Director of eBIC, United Kingdom </p></li><li data-start="1512" data-end="1621"><p data-start="1514" data-end="1621"><strong data-start="1514" data-end="1537">Prof. Marta Carroni</strong> – University of Stockholm, Cell and Molecular Imaging Platform Director, SciLifeLab, Sweden </p></li><li data-start="1622" data-end="1718"><p data-start="1624" data-end="1718"><strong data-start="1624" data-end="1650">Prof. Patricia Kooyman</strong> – University of Cape Town, SARChI Chair Nanomaterials for Catalysis, South Africa</p></li><li data-start="1719" data-end="1769"><p data-start="1721" data-end="1769"><strong data-start="1721" data-end="1742">Prof. Grace Burke</strong> – University of Manchester, United Kingdom </p></li><li data-start="1770" data-end="1864"><p data-start="1772" data-end="1864"><strong data-start="1772" data-end="1797">Prof. Laure Bourgeois</strong> – Interim Academic Director, Monash Centre for Electron Microscopy, Australia</p></li><li data-start="1865" data-end="1923"><p data-start="1867" data-end="1923"><strong data-start="1867" data-end="1889">Dr. Regina Ciancio</strong> – Head of LAME, AREA Science Park, Italy </p></li><li data-start="1924" data-end="1975"><p data-start="1926" data-end="1975"><strong data-start="1926" data-end="1947">Prof. Miyoung Kim</strong> – Seoul National University, South Korea</p></li><li data-start="1976" data-end="2024"><p data-start="1978" data-end="2024"><strong data-start="1978" data-end="2000">Prof. Kerstin Volz</strong> – University of Marburg, Germany</p></li></ul><p data-start="2026" data-end="2076"><strong data-start="2026" data-end="2076">Panel Discussion on Promoting Gender Equality:</strong></p><ul data-start="2078" data-end="2480"><li data-start="2078" data-end="2160"><p data-start="2080" data-end="2160"><strong data-start="2080" data-end="2112">Prof. Catherine Venien-Bryan</strong> – Sorbonne Université and Group Leader at IMPMC</p></li><li data-start="2161" data-end="2255"><p data-start="2163" data-end="2255"><strong data-start="2163" data-end="2188">Prof. Laure Bourgeois</strong> – Interim Academic Director, Monash Centre for Electron Microscopy, Australia</p></li><li data-start="2256" data-end="2374"><p data-start="2258" data-end="2374"><strong data-start="2258" data-end="2282">Prof. Katharina Hipp</strong> – Head of the Electron Microscopy Facility at the Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen, Germany</p></li><li data-start="2375" data-end="2425"><p data-start="2377" data-end="2425"><strong data-start="2377" data-end="2398">Prof. Grace Burke</strong> – University of Manchester, United Kingdom </p></li><li data-start="2426" data-end="2480"><p data-start="2428" data-end="2480"><strong data-start="2428" data-end="2447">Dr. Treva Brown</strong> – U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, United States</p></li></ul></div></blockquote></div></div><div>On behalf of WEM organisers,</div><div><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div>
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<div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Saba Shahzad <s.shahzad@fz-juelich.de><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>What Does a 21st Century Electron Microscopist Look Like? Help Us Find Out</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">6. May 2025 at 10:28:13 CEST<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"CCPEM@jiscmail.ac.uk" <CCPEM@JISCMAIL.AC.UK><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Cc: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Sachse, Carsten" <c.sachse@fz-juelich.de>, "Vercellino, Irene" <i.vercellino@fz-juelich.de><br></span></div><br><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><p data-start="273" data-end="313"><strong data-start="273" data-end="313">Dear EM Community, </strong></p><p data-start="315" data-end="496"><strong data-start="315" data-end="381">Have you ever thought how will the 21st century electron microscopist be remembered?</strong><br data-start="381" data-end="384">Will the image reflect the diversity, passion, and innovation truly shaping our field—or something more limited?</p><p data-start="498" data-end="678">To find out, we’re inviting the global electron microscopy community to take part in a short, anonymous survey that explores the <strong data-start="627" data-end="677">demographics and identities behind the science</strong>.</p><p data-start="680" data-end="835"><strong data-start="680" data-end="722">Do you see yourself represented in EM?</strong><br data-start="722" data-end="725"><strong data-start="725" data-end="777">What does inclusion look like in our profession?</strong><br data-start="777" data-end="780"><strong data-start="780" data-end="835">Is your story part of a broader shift in the field?</strong></p><p data-start="837" data-end="968">📊 <strong data-start="840" data-end="888">Take just 1 minute to share your experience:</strong><br data-start="888" data-end="891">👉 <a data-start="894" data-end="968" rel="noopener" target="_new" href="https://forms.gle/NP2gXYbrXzWTDruR6">https://forms.gle/NP2gXYbrXzWTDruR6</a></p><p data-start="970" data-end="1261">💡 Curious what AI thinks an electron microscopist looks like?<br data-start="1032" data-end="1035">The microscope may be off—but what about the person?<br data-start="1087" data-end="1090">👉 <a data-start="1093" data-end="1261" rel="noopener" target="_new" href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ernst-tuska-centre-er-c_survey-on-demographics-in-the-em-community-activity-7325161870531641344-qvv4">Join the conversation on LinkedIn</a></p><p data-start="1263" data-end="1395">📍 <strong data-start="1266" data-end="1314">Survey results will be presented at ‘Women in Electron microscopy-2025'</strong>, from October 8-10, 2025, at the <b>Ernst Ruska Centre, Förschungszentrum Jülich – Germany. </b></p><p data-start="1397" data-end="1568">📝 <strong data-start="1400" data-end="1438">Planning to attend? Register here:</strong><br data-start="1438" data-end="1441">👉 <a data-start="1444" data-end="1568" rel="noopener" target="_new" href="https://er-c.org/index.php/conferences/wem/wem-registration/">https://er-c.org/index.php/conferences/wem/wem-registration/</a></p><p data-start="1225" data-end="1265">🎤 <b>Confirmed </b><strong data-start="1228" data-end="1265">Highlighted Speakers at WeM 2025 @ ER-C, Jülich, Germany this October:</strong></p><ul data-start="1342" data-end="2024"><li data-start="1342" data-end="1436"><p data-start="1344" data-end="1436"><strong data-start="1344" data-end="1371">Prof. Bridget Carragher</strong> – Founding Technical Director, Chan Zuckerberg Imaging Institute, United States</p></li><li data-start="1437" data-end="1511"><p data-start="1439" data-end="1511"><strong data-start="1439" data-end="1461">Prof. Peijun Zhang</strong> – University of Oxford, Founding Director of eBIC, United Kingdom </p></li><li data-start="1512" data-end="1621"><p data-start="1514" data-end="1621"><strong data-start="1514" data-end="1537">Prof. Marta Carroni</strong> – University of Stockholm, Cell and Molecular Imaging Platform Director, SciLifeLab, Sweden </p></li><li data-start="1622" data-end="1718"><p data-start="1624" data-end="1718"><strong data-start="1624" data-end="1650">Prof. Patricia Kooyman</strong> – University of Cape Town, SARChI Chair Nanomaterials for Catalysis, South Africa</p></li><li data-start="1719" data-end="1769"><p data-start="1721" data-end="1769"><strong data-start="1721" data-end="1742">Prof. Grace Burke</strong> – University of Manchester, United Kingdom </p></li><li data-start="1770" data-end="1864"><p data-start="1772" data-end="1864"><strong data-start="1772" data-end="1797">Prof. Laure Bourgeois</strong> – Interim Academic Director, Monash Centre for Electron Microscopy, Australia</p></li><li data-start="1865" data-end="1923"><p data-start="1867" data-end="1923"><strong data-start="1867" data-end="1889">Dr. Regina Ciancio</strong> – Head of LAME, AREA Science Park, Italy </p></li><li data-start="1924" data-end="1975"><p data-start="1926" data-end="1975"><strong data-start="1926" data-end="1947">Prof. Miyoung Kim</strong> – Seoul National University, South Korea</p></li><li data-start="1976" data-end="2024"><p data-start="1978" data-end="2024"><strong data-start="1978" data-end="2000">Prof. Kerstin Volz</strong> – University of Marburg, Germany</p></li></ul><p data-start="2026" data-end="2076"><strong data-start="2026" data-end="2076">Panel Discussion on Promoting Gender Equality:</strong></p><ul data-start="2078" data-end="2480"><li data-start="2078" data-end="2160"><p data-start="2080" data-end="2160"><strong data-start="2080" data-end="2112">Prof. Catherine Venien-Bryan</strong> – Sorbonne Université and Group Leader at IMPMC</p></li><li data-start="2161" data-end="2255"><p data-start="2163" data-end="2255"><strong data-start="2163" data-end="2188">Prof. Laure Bourgeois</strong> – Interim Academic Director, Monash Centre for Electron Microscopy, Australia</p></li><li data-start="2256" data-end="2374"><p data-start="2258" data-end="2374"><strong data-start="2258" data-end="2282">Prof. Katharina Hipp</strong> – Head of the Electron Microscopy Facility at the Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen, Germany</p></li><li data-start="2375" data-end="2425"><p data-start="2377" data-end="2425"><strong data-start="2377" data-end="2398">Prof. Grace Burke</strong> – University of Manchester, United Kingdom </p></li><li data-start="2426" data-end="2480"><p data-start="2428" data-end="2480"><strong data-start="2428" data-end="2447">Dr. Treva Brown</strong> – U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, United States</p></li></ul><p data-start="1570" data-end="1749"><b>Industrial keynotes, young scientist pitches, career pathway workshops and lot of networking opportunities... </b></p><p data-start="1570" data-end="1749"><b>Endorsers:</b></p><p data-start="1570" data-end="1749"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>European Microscopy Society (EMS), International Federation of Societies of Microscopy (IFSM),Deutsche Gesellschaft für Elektronenmikroskopie (DGE)<b>, </b><span data-start="3294" data-end="3318">Microscopy Australia<b>, </b></span>Royal Microscopical Society, </p><p data-start="1570" data-end="1749"><strong data-start="3255" data-end="3274">Travel Support:</strong><br data-start="3274" data-end="3277"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>For those in need, <strong data-start="3296" data-end="3312">travel funds and Childcare support</strong> are available for attendees, including support for early career researchers. Please refer to the <a data-start="3410" data-end="3491" rel="noopener" target="_new" href="https://er-c.org/index.php/conferences/wem/wem-registration/">registration page</a> for more details.</p><p data-start="1570" data-end="1749">📣 <strong data-start="1573" data-end="1602">Help amplify this effort:</strong><br data-start="1602" data-end="1605">Please forward this message or reshare the LinkedIn post to reach more members of the EM community. Every voice adds to a fuller, truer picture.</p><p data-start="1751" data-end="1825">Thank you for shaping the story of the 21st century electron microscopist.</p><div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"></div></div></div></div></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div>
<meta charset="UTF-8"><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div><div>Best<br>Dr. Saba Shahzad (Ph.D)<br>CryoEM Specialist<br>Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH<br>Ernst-Ruska Centre for Microscopy and Spectroscopy with Electrons / ER-C-3 Structural Biology<br>Wilhem-Johnen-Straße, 52425 Jülich, Germany<br>Phone (office): +49 2461 61 6691<br></div><div><a href="https://er-c.org/index.php/facilities-2/life-science/">https://er-c.org/index.php/facilities-2/life-science/</a></div><div>Email: <a href="mailto:s.shahzad@fz-juelich.de">s.shahzad@fz-juelich.de</a></div></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline">
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