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Electron Microscopy Summer School
15 to 19 July 2024
University of Leeds – Leeds – United Kingdom
The RMS Electron Microscopy Summer School, held at the University of Leeds, aims to provide a basic training in both the theory and practice of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The course covers imaging, diffraction and chemical microanalysis as well as the highly important area of sample preparation.
The 22ndTEM-UCA
15 to 19 July 2024
Cadiz – Spain
Light Microscopy Summer School
08 and 09 July 2024
University of York – York – United Kingdom
The RMS Light Microscopy Summer School is a two day course, held at the University of York, covering the principles of light microscopy. Participants are also trained in practical issues surrounding light microscopy. After introductory presentations, the course is taught predominantly through hands-on practical sessions. The course is suitable for both novices and more experienced users wanting to gain a greater understanding of the microscope and feedback every year is always fantastic. Students usually come from a range of backgrounds, within both research and commercial organisations. All benefited greatly from the course and left with increased understanding and skills. The course is immediately followed by a two-day hands-on Confocal Course - Getting the most from your Confocal Course
EMAG2024
03 and 04 July 2024
Belfast – Ireland
JEELS 2024
02 to 04 July 2024
Toulouse – France
We are delighted to announce the 13th edition of the “Journées de l’EELS “: JEELS 2024 congress, which will take place in Toulouse in the CEMES laboratory, from 2nd to 4th of July 2024. In the continuity of the last JEELS edition that took place in Munster with the German EELS community, this edition will be a join congress between the France and Spain communities. Abstract submission is now open until the 1st of March (https://sfmu.fr/fr/jeels2024/).
Recent substantial advances in electron optics, gun brightness, electron monochromators, new spectroscopic instrumentation and detectors have motivated the development of multiple fast-electron-based spectroscopies capable of atomic-scale spatial resolution and the use of complementary EM-based techniques for material science. JEELS 2024 will be a forum for discussing the current status, new developments and the perspectives for techniques, instrumentation, and data analysis.
The conference scope includes:
- Correlative Spectroscopies for materials science
- Advanced instrumentation, signal and image processing
- Low-energy excitations
- Theory applied to electron spectroscopies
- Operando
- New Spectroscopies
Due to the progress in electron energy resolution and temporal resolution, electron-based spectroscopies are now competing for the study of material science with the X-ray and the optics community, therefore contributions highlighting the complementarity of novel EM-based techniques with non-based electron techniques will be encouraged, as well as contributions in materials chemistry, condensed matter physics soft matter and biomaterials.
The Organizing committee
Cécile Marcelot, Teresa Hungria, Sophie Meuret, Pier Francesco Fazzini and Bénédicte Warot-Fonrose
Workshop on Advanced Precession-Assisted 4D-STEM and 3D-ED
19 and 20 June 2024
Forschungszentrum Juelich – Juelich – Germany
COHERENCE 2024
16 to 20 June 2024
Helsingborg – Sweden
Revealing the atomic secrets of energy and quantum materials with cryogenic PFIB
13 June 2024
Online

Cryogenic plasma focused ion beam (P-FIB) preparation allows researchers to probe the frozen liquid solid interfaces of biological and physical materials. In batteries these interfaces are the key location of functionality and often breakdown. To improve battery design it is key to understand the structurally and chemically complex interfaces such as the solid electrolyte interface. In this webinar we will discuss how using cryogenic P-FIB and vacuum/cryogenic sample transfer to correlative analysis tools such as Atom Probe Tomography and Transmission Electron Microscopy to analyse the atomic scale details of such materials and interfaces. We will discuss in detail the unique P-FIB steps required when making samples at cryogenic temperatures vs room temperature. Finally we will discuss the use of P-FIB vacuum transfer for air sensitive samples such as solid magnetic and superconductor samples.
NordTEMhub Workshop
11 to 13 June 2024
Trondheim – Norway
9th International Workshop on Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy and Related Techniques
09 to 14 June 2024
Harrison Hot Springs Resort, near Vancouver – Canada
ELMI
04 to 07 June 2024
Liverpool – United Kingdom
The 57th Annual Meeting of the Israel Society for Microscopy
28 May 2024
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev – Beer Sheva – Israel
5th SLOVENE MICROSCOPY SYMPOSIUM
16 and 17 May 2024
Rogla – Slovenia
HSM Conference 2024
15 to 17 May 2024
Siófok – Hungary

19th European Molecular Imaging Meeting – EMIM 2024

12 to 15 May 2024
Alfândega Congress Centre – Porto – Portugal

It is with great pleasure to invite you to Porto for the next European Molecular Imaging Meeting – the EMIM 2024! The EMIM 2024 is the 19th annual Meeting of the European Society for Molecular Imaging – ESMI. (www.emim.eu).

Don’t miss to contribute! We are looking forward to many contributions from all fields of Imaging Science!

BASIC TIMELINE

July 2023 | Open Call for Programme Team Members & Reviewers

10 Oct. 2023 | Opening Abstract Submission

21 November 2023 | Deadline Abstract Submission

4 January 2024 | Notification to Presenters

17 January 2024 | Early Bird Registration Deadline

Abstract main categories

Physics, Engineering & Technologies

Probe Chemistry & Reporter Genes

Reconstruction, Processing & Analysis

Image-Guided Therapy

Cardiovascular & Respiratory

CNS & Peripheral Nerves

Musculoskeletal

Gastrointestinal

Oncology

Immunology, Inflammation, & Infection

Metabolism

Re-/Degeneration & Developmental Biology

Contact: Doris Kracht

office(at)e-smi.eu

++49(0)221 78966180

EMAS 2024
12 to 15 May 2024
Brno University of Technology – Brno – Czech Republic
Huygens Virtual Workshop for Imaging Experts
16 and 17 April 2024

As a microscopist and/or facility member, you are aware of imaging pitfalls and the need to fix them with the purpose of staying true to the real object. To reach this goal and teach this to your users, it is crucial to select the right image processing tools, and to use them in the correct order and manner. During this virtual workshop, we will discuss pitfalls in image acquisition and issues that are typically found when using certain imaging modalities. Furthermore, we will show newly acquired data that proves that the "Pyramid of Frustration" can be enlarged - even with noisy data. Deconvolution is explained by our experts, and the brand-new Huygens Image Quality Control tool is demonstrated. Hands-on sessions focus on using imaging pipelines, command line interfaces (Python), and various image restoration and analysis options. Different Huygens solutions tailored to individual users, research groups, and imaging facilities will be presented, and we'll discuss with you how we can share educational material, and contribute to trainings on-site.
NANO IN BIO 2024
14 to 20 April 2024
Guadeloupe – France
NANOinBIO international conferences are organized by an international committee of academics and researchers, and work on a not-for-profit basis. The goal of the meeting is to foster scientific exchanges, but also informal discussion and networking. To achieve this goal, the conference is spread over 5 consecutive days in quiet but beautiful location: “La Creole Beach Hotel & Spa” in the village of Le Gosier, Guadeloupe (French Caribbean). All participants encouraged to stay on-site for the full duration of the meeting, thereby also sharing meals and leisure time. In 2024, a spring school on the topic of Scanning Ion Conductance Microscopy (SICM) in bio-systems will run immediately before the conference at the same location. NANOinBIO is organized in conjunction with the local University (University of French West Indies, Pole Guadeloupe) and French government to encourage and support local research developments and early career scientists.
AFM & SPM Meeting 2024
25 to 28 March 2024
United Kingdom
EPMA workshop
25 to 28 March 2024
Virtual
Cryosectioning and Immuno-Electron Microscopy
11 to 15 March 2024
Utrecht – Netherlands
BIST Symposium on Microscopy, Nanoscopy and Imaging Science 2024
10 March 2024
ICFO - Auditorium – Barcelona
Resin Electron Microscopy
05 to 08 March 2024
Utrecht – Netherlands
Electron Microscopy Spring School 2024
03 to 06 March 2024
Berlin – Germany
Virtual Flow Cytometry Data Analysis Course
26 to 29 February 2024
virtual course – United Kingdom
This course will run over four half-days from Monday 26 February to Thursday 29 February 2024, plus one optional additional Clinical Module on Monday 4 March 2023. The course will cover the basics of analysis for a number of different applications including antibody phenotyping, DNA and cell cycle kinetics, cell proliferation and death, and functional studies. There will also be the opportunity to explore high-dimensional analysis using dimensionality reduction and clustering techniques.
Molecular Diagnostics Training School (MDTS) & Digital Pathology and Image Analysis Training School (DP&IATS)
25 to 28 February 2024
Vienna – Austria
Molecular Diagnostics Training School (MDTS) & Digital Pathology and Image Analysis Training School (DP&IATS)
25 to 28 February 2024
Vienna – Austria
European EELS & EFTEM School
13 to 16 February 2024
FELMI-ZFE, Graz University of Technology – Graz – Austria
Liquid Phase Electron Microscopy
28 January to 02 February 2024
Renaissance Tuscany Il Ciocco, Lucca – Tuscany – Italy
Winter School 2024 - Practical course in advanced microscopy
22 to 26 January 2024
University of Zurich Center for Microscopy and Image Analysis – Zurich – Switzerland
Workshops Introduction to ImageJ/Fiji and Writing macros in ImageJ
11 and 12 December 2023
College Court – Leicester – United Kingdom
Interfacing Biophysics and Physical Science Microscopy
11 December 2023
Institute of Physics – London – United Kingdom
Virtual European Flow Core Meeting 2023
04 and 05 December 2023
Transmission Electron Microscopy in Life Sciences
20 to 24 November 2023
Prague – Czech Republic
The course is aimed at beginners and intermediate users of transmission electron microscopes. The course is organized by the Institute of Molecular Genetics ASCR and Czech-BioImaging research infrastructure in collaboration with Jeol and Leica companies. After the course, participants will understand the principles of construction and function of transmission electron microscopes and will receive the extensive practice during hands-on sessions on transmission electron microscopes of varying complexity. Overview of sample preparation methods with demo, and demonstration of cryoTEM method is a part of the course, as well.
The flowcytometryUK 2023 Meeting
16 November 2023
Cambridge – United Kingdom
16th International Congress for Stereology and Image Analysis
27 to 30 October 2023
Xi'an City – China
5th Conference of the Romanian Electron Microscopy Society - C.R.E.M.S.
18 to 25 October 2023
GRAND HOTEL NAPOCA – Cluj-Napoca – Romania
EBSN - 2023
11 to 13 October 2023
University of Antwerp – Antwerp – Belgium
The research area of nanophotonics, the study of light at the nanoscale, has experienced a dramatic growth in recent years. To further advance this field, it is essential to develop novel characterization techniques that are able to generate, probe and control light at length scales far below the diffraction limit of light, at a broad energy range, and at femtosecond time scales. Recently, electron-beam spectroscopies have emerged as powerful probes in nanophotonics research, fueled by the advent of improved microscopes and the exploration of brand-new techniques.

Fifth International Workshop on Electron Beam Spectroscopy for Nanophotonics
All Things Cryo 2023
09 to 13 October 2023
University of Nottingham – Nottingham – United Kingdom
This course consists of two and half days, broken into a morning and afternoon virtual lecture sessions, covering the theory of the techniques.
Microscopy at the Frontiers of Science 2023 (MFS2023)
27 to 29 September 2023
International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory – Braga – Portugal
MFS2023 is an international event focused on electron microscopy and its impact on life sciences, material sciences and structural biology. The conference will be held in conjunction with the MultEMplex COST Innovators Grant Meeting. More information, registration and the call for abstracts can be found at www.mfs2023.com
Microscopy at the Frontiers of Science (MFS)2023
27 September and 29 July 2023
Braga – Portugal
Opening Symposium Core Facility for Cryo-Electron Microscopy of Charité
15 September 2023
Universitätsmedizin Berlin at Max Delbrück Center – Berlin – Germany
The 20th International Microscopy Congress
10 to 15 September 2023
BEXCO – Busan – Republic of Korea
On behalf of the International Federation of Societies for Microscopy (IFSM), it is my pleasure to introduce the 20th International Microscopy Congress (IMC20), to be held in September 2022, in the stunning Convention and Exhibition Centre in Busan. IMC is the Olympics of microscopy; held every four years and attracting delegates from across the globe. The program will include world-renowned plenary speakers alongside an extensive trade exhibition where leading suppliers launch ground-breaking new instruments.

It is a particular pleasure to introduce the Korean Society of Microscopy (KSM) as the host for IMC20 which will be held in Korea for the first time. A tradition of IMC events has been a vibrant social calendar and delegates will have ample opportunity to enjoy fabulous Korean food and to explore historical and cultural attractions in the Busan area. I look forward to warmly welcoming you and your family to Korea in 2023.
Adhesion and migration in disease: mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities
05 to 08 September 2023
Warwick – United Kingdom
This meeting provides an exciting opportunity to present and discuss emerging concepts in adhesion and migration research, and routes to translating findings into diagnostic tools and therapies for a broad range of diseases. We encourage participants from all disciplines with an interest in the field from both academia and industry to attend. There will be opportunities for earlier career scientists to present their research and interact closely with world leaders in this field.
CMD 30-Fismat
04 to 08 September 2023
Milano – Italy
Electron microscopies (EM) are demonstrating more and more impressive insight into condensed matter physics. This minicolloquium will share the most advanced applications and perspectives across the electron microscopy community.
Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) boasts sub-atomic lateral resolution combined with spectroscopic selectivity down to meV range and ultrafast time resolution, into the attosecond range, making it one of the most complete microscopic tools for the investigation of carefully prepared thin samples. The introduction of focused ion beams (FIB) dramatically increased the range of application of TEM. Further advances include gaining control on the angular momentum of primary electrons and acquiring in operando capabilities to address real world phenomena. Scanning electron Microscopy (SEM) is still mostly devoted to imaging applications on bulk systems, featuring tunable depth sensitivity and the ability of rapidly switching from large fields of view down to nanoscale lateral resolution. Analytical spectroscopic tools like X-Ray fluorescence and cathodoluminescence provide elemental
concentration, chemical and electronic structure bulk properties, where the lateral resolution and energy selectivity are a few orders of magnitude larger than in TEM. The advent of low voltage SEM, low energy EM (LEEM) and controlled environments pave the way to still more pioneering developments towards highly surface sensitive, energy and time selective analytical capabilities. Local insights into the electronic structure of condensed matter were demonstrated [9]. The surface sensitivity of the SEM probe would make a very fruitful match with the already demonstrated capabilities of TEMs for bulk properties, with the further possibility of implementing in operando non-destructive studies. Ab-initio numerical modeling plays an increasingly crucial role to fully exploit EM.
Abstract for oral and poster contribution can be submitted at https://eventi.cnism.it/cmd30-fismat/submission_form within the DEADLINE of April, 15th, 2023. You will have to select the mini-colloquium in the second submission page.

Conference fees:
- Early bird until July 16th: 350 €
- Late registration from July 17 to September 3rd: 400 €
- On site registration: 450 €
Reduced fee for young scientist born in 1993 and successive years.
- Early bird until July 16th: 200 €
- Late registration from July 17 to September 3rd: 250 €

We hope to welcome you on site next September,

Alberto Tagliaferri (Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy),
Jacob Hoogenboom (TUDelft, Delft, The Netherlands),
Filip Mika (ISI CAS, v.v.i., BRNO, Czech Republic),
Silvia Pietralunga (CNR-IFN, Milano, Italy)
CMD 30 FisMat mini-colloquium:
04 August 2023
Milano – Italy
TEM-UCA Workshop
17 to 21 July 2023
Puerto Real
First volume EM Gordon Research Conference
16 to 21 July 2023
Four Points Sheraton / Holiday Inn Express – Ventura, California – United States Minor Outlying Islands
The meeting will highlight the latest technical and research developments in the vEM field. It will build on recent successes, with vEM being named as one of the 7 technologies to watch for 2023 in Nature and support from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to further build the vEM community.
Getting the most from your Confocal Course, 12 – 13 July 2023
12 and 13 July 2023
York – United Kingdom
This two day annual confocal course utilises many different sample types and fluorescent probes (DNA stains, classic antibody labels and fluorescent proteins) which are chosen to best demonstrate particular problems and techniques. Focus is always on the techniques they enable and the problems they generate, which will be applicable to any sample types. The two days consist of short tutorials followed by hands-on practice.

Day 1 takes participants through the basic principles of confocal microscopy and then trains them, through hands-on practice, how to configure and image multicolour, multidimensional samples using a confocal microscope.

Day 2 builds on the experience of Day 1 and enables participants to try FRAP and spectral profiling.
Light Microscopy Summer School, 10 – 11 July 2023
10 and 11 July 2023
York – United Kingdom
The Light Microscopy Summer School is a two day course held at the University of York covering the principles of light microscopy. Participants are also trained in practical issues surrounding light microscopy. After introductory presentations, the course is taught predominantly through hands-on practical sessions. The course is suitable for both novices and more experienced users wanting to gain a greater understanding of the microscope and feedback every year is always fantastic. Students usually come from a range of backgrounds, within both research and commercial organisations. All benefited greatly from the Course and left with increased understanding and skills.