Dear All,
In fairness to the organisers, I would like to point out that
there is nothing that is “lazy” about organising these workshops. It involves a
considerable effort both in arranging the course, the venue and especially in
attracting funds to support the workshop (it is important to note that CCP4
does not supply all the funds). In addition, it is unfair to single out this
particular workshop for criticism, as I believe it has long been the case that
these workshops have not had a good gender balance in terms of the tutors. It
is also important to realise that the gender imbalance does NOT extend to
choice of the students, where as far as I am aware the gender balance is always
very good.
One difficulty the organisers face is that funding will typically depend on
having tutors with an international reputation in the areas in which they are
teaching, ideally having been involved in developing the software that is being
used. Unfortunately, this inevitably leads to gender bias.
While I would agree that this is an issue that is worthy of being raised, and I
feel sure that this point will be taken on board by future organisers, it is
also important to realise the practical difficulties that organisers face and
the considerable effort that is involved in running these workshops.
Regards,
Andrew Leslie
> On 5 Feb 2020, at 00:30, Alejandro Buschiazzo <ale...@pasteur.edu.uy> wrote:
>
> Dear colleagues,
>
> We are pleased to announce the 8th South American Macromolecular
> Crystallography School:
>
> Macromolecular Crystallography School 2020
>
> "Structural Biology to enhance high impact research in health and disease”
>
>
> To be held at the Institut Pasteur de Montevideo (Uruguay) - September 9-19,
> 2020
>
> http://pasteur.uy/novedades/mx2020/ <http://pasteur.uy/novedades/mx2020/>
>
> The application deadline is July 9, 2020. For further inquiries :
> mx2...@pasteur.edu.uy <mailto:mx2...@pasteur.edu.uy>
>
>
> Main Topics:
>
> · data processing;
>
> · phasing and structure determination;
>
> · model refinement and validation;
>
> · introduction to crystallography + cryo-electron microscopy integration
>
>
> Confirmed speakers and tutors (so far... a few more will join the crew):
>
>
> Alejandro Buschiazzo (Institut Pasteur de Montevideo, Uruguay)
>
> Paul Emsley (Laboratory of Molecular Biology MRC, Cambridge, UK)
>
> Rafael Junqueira Borges (Instituto de Biociências UNESP, Botucatu, Brazil)
>
> Ronan Keegan (STFC Rutherford Appleton Lab - CCP4, Didcot, UK)
>
> Eugene Krissinel (STFC Rutherford Appleton Lab - CCP4, Didcot, UK)
>
> Joāo Muniz (Instituto de Fisica de São Carlos, Brazil)
>
> Garib Murshudov (Laboratory of Molecular Biology MRC, Cambridge, UK)
>
> Colin Palmer (STFC Rutherford Appleton Lab - CCP-EM, Didcot, UK)
>
> James Parkhurst (Diamond Light Source, Didcot, UK)
>
> Randy Read (University of Cambridge, UK)
>
> Kyle Stevenson (STFC Rutherford Appleton Lab - CCP4, Didcot, UK)
>
> Clemens Vonrhein (Global Phasing Ltd, Cambridge, UK)
>
>
> Please find the application form and further contact information at
> http://pasteur.uy/novedades/mx2020/ <http://pasteur.uy/novedades/mx2020/>
> (this www site will be updated regularly, so stay tuned!)
>
> This Workshop is supported by the Collaborative Computational Project Nº4
> (CCP4, UK) & Science and Technology Facilities Council (UK); the Centro de
> Biologia Estructural del Mercosur (CeBEM); and the Programa Iberoamericano de
> Ciencia y Tecnologia para el Desarrollo (CYTED) through de MICROBES
> consortium.
>
> Organizers:
> Alejandro Buschiazzo, PhD. Institut Pasteur de Montevideo, Uruguay
> Kyle Stevenson, DPhil. CCP4, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, United
> Kingdom
> Richard Garratt, PhD. Instituto de Fisica de Sao Carlos, USP, Brazil
>
> Applicants:
> 25 students will be selected, prioritizing advanced PhD, postdocs and young
> researchers. The Course will provide financial support covering registration
> fees, and for the case of those students coming from abroad, all local
> expenses (lodging, per diem and local transportation). Look in the www site
> for details on application procedures.
>
> The application deadline is July 9, 2020.
>
> Please address further inquiries to: mx2...@pasteur.edu.uy
> <mailto:mx2...@pasteur.edu.uy>
>
> Looking forward to hosting you in Montevideo!
>
>
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