We will close applications at 8AM EST Monday 4 February 2008 for RapiData 2008, the tenth offering of our popular course:

  Rapid Data Collection and Structure Solving at the NSLS: A Practical
         Course in Macromolecular X-Ray Diffraction Measurement

The course will be held 6-11 April 2008.  Students could be at any level
from advanced undergraduate to full professor.  48 students will be
accepted; 24 will bring their own specimens for data collection.  Please
read the course description at http://www.px.nsls.bnl.gov/RapiData2008/.
You'll see that many experts in the field will be available for lectures and
tutorials, and you'll find the application materials at this site.

For the sixth time we will hold a short lecture course on the fundamentals of crystallography for roughly five hours on Sunday 6 April. The body of the RapiData course really requires that students have a healthy knowledge of crystallography. For potential students who have some experience but are shaky about fundamentals, this course will help. There will be a small additional fee for the fundamentals course, to pay for Saturday night accomodations and food on Sunday morning and noon.

Latin American Scientists: Several scholarships are available, from the International Union of Crystallography, to pay partial travel and subsistence costs for Latin-American students and junior faculty. Please apply for the course, and then contact R. Sweet ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) if you are interested in applying for a scholarship. In accordance with the standards of the International Union of Crystallography, we observe the basic policy of non-discrimination, affirming the right and freedom of scientists to associate in international scientific activity without regard to such factors as citizenship, religion, creed, political stance, ethnic origin, race, colour, language, age, or gender, in accordance with the Statutes of the International Council for Science. At this course no barriers will exist beyond the application procedure that would prevent the participation of bona fide scientists.

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        Robert M. Sweet                 E-Dress: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
        Group Leader, PXRR: Macromolecular               ^ (that's L
          Crystallography Research Resource at NSLS            not 1)
          http://px.nsls.bnl.gov/
        Biology Dept
        Brookhaven Nat'l Lab.           Phones:
        Upton, NY  11973                631 344 3401  (Office)
        U.S.A.                          631 344 2741  (Facsimile)
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