Newsletter: June 2016

Dear Friends. On behalf of the local organising committee, I would like to extend a warm welcome and invite you to participate in MSSA 2016. The 54th annual MSSA conference will be hosted by the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, and will be held on 5-8 December 2016 at the Boardwalk Convention Centre in Port Elizabeth. It has been exactly ten years since NMMU has had the privilege of hosting this esteemed event. Many exciting things have happened since you last visited us; not least of which is the launch of the new Centre for High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy at NMMU in 2011.

The MSSA conference is the highlight of the local microscopy community calendar; and many look forward to this conference as a time to unwind with old friends, while catching up on the latest trends in research and technology. This year promises to be no different. We look forward to an exciting conference with many respected international speakers, cutting-edge workshops, and a fabulous social programme to boot.

Jannie Neethling

MSSA President

Dates: 5 to 8 December 2016  

Venue: Boardwalk Convention Centre, Port Elizabeth

Important Dates:

1 April 2016

• Registration opens
• Abstract submission opens
• Technical forum abstract submission opens

31 July 2016

• Abstract submission closes

31 August 2016

Application for student grant deadline

30 September 2016

• Closing date for Cover Micrograph Competition

31 October 2016

• Closing date for Micrograph Competition
• FEI prize deadline
• Early bird registration closes
• Technical forum abstract submission closes
• Conference Order of Events

Day 1, Monday 5 December

• Technical Forum
• Ice Breaker / Welcome Event

Day 2, Tuesday 6 December

• Conference full day
• Traditional Braai

Day 3: Wednesday 7 December

• Conference full day
• Student/Informal Evening

Day 4: Thursday 8 December

• Conference full day
• AGM
• Gala Dinner