Scientists and manufacturers meet at the Bay of Kiel for 6 days, from August 28th to September 2nd, 2011, in order to discuss and exchange the latest developments in Instrumentation and Methods and current topics in Materials Science and Life Science during the International Microscopy Conference 2011.

The venue of the congress is the campus of the Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, for the first time. The congress is jointly organized by the DGE German Society for Electron Microscopy in collaboration with the European Microscopy Society (EMS), the Nordic Microscopy Society (SCANDEM), the Polish Microscopy Society (PTMi), and with scientists from research institutions in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and St. Petersburg, Russia.

The congress was initiated by Professor Wolfgang Jäger of the Faculty of Engineering of the Christian-Albrechts-University and will bring together internationally distinguished scientists with experts from industry. More than 500 participants from all over the world and many companies are expected to meet in Kiel from August 28 until September 2, 2011. The scientific program of the congress, designed by an international panel of distinguished scientists, focuses on electron microscopy and related methods and comprises more than 25 symposia and workshops. The program is complemented by plenary talks of leading scientists on current developments of Instrumentation and Methods and on current topics in Materials Science and in Life Science. The conference is actively supported by the Helmholtz Zentrum Geesthacht (HZG) Centre for Materials and Coastal Research and by the Fraunhofer-Institute for Silicon Technology (ISIT) Itzehoe.

In addition, the conference will provide a forum for the information exchange between scientists and manufacturers, as it will host a major trade exhibition, bringing together manufacturers of microscopes and suppliers of equipment and products in all fields of microscopy and related techniques.

We cordially invite you to participate in this exciting international conference and to share with us a week of lively exchange of information and ideas in this vibrant city with its university on the Baltic Sea.

Contact:
Conventus Congressmanagement & Marketing GmbH
Presse- und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit
Ulrike Kaiser
Carl-Pulfrich-Str. 1 • 07745 Jena
Telefon +49 (0)3641 311 62 81
Telefax +49 (0)3641 311 62 41
www.mc2011.de