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The annual NSLS Users' Meeting and Workshops are hosted and sponsored by the National Synchrotron Light Source Users' Association, an external organization representing the users of the NSLS. The annual meeting and workshops are supported primarily by registration fees paid by the participants. Social events, lunches and coffee are provided to registered attendees, compliments of our vendors and sponsors.

The Users' Executive Committee (UEC), the association's elected body, cordially invites all BNL employees to attend Tuesday's Early Morning Plenary Session, free of charge. All other sessions are dedicated to scientific talks and require registration. BNL employees and guests are warmly invited to register for these sessions, the workshops and other events (fees are required).

Sunday, May 22 Registration
Starts

Ends

 Event Location

4:00 p.m.

 

 Voting for 2004-05 UEC members available Berkner Hall Lobby

4:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

 Registration Office opens Berkner Hall Conf D
Monday, May 23Workshops
Starts

Ends

 Event Location
7:30 a.m. 7:30 p.m. Registration Office open ~ all attendees must check in before attending any event Berkner Hall Conf D
8:30 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Workshop 3:  The Impact of Cryogenic Specimen Automounters on the Future of Macromolecular Crystallography Bldg. 463
Biology
Large Seminar Room
9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Workshop 1:  Nanomagnetism: Materials and Probes Bldg. 555
Chemistry
Hamilton Room
9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Workshop 2:  Imaging Nanoscale Structure in Biominerals: New Results and Challenges Bldg. 510
Physics
Large Seminar Room
11:00 a.m. 12 noon Tour of the NSLS NSLS Building 725
12 noon 1:00 p.m. Lunch for Workshop Attendees. Time is approximate. Refer to Workshop Schedule. Workshop Location
  5:00 p.m. All Workshops conclude Workshop Location
5:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Welcoming Reception, Vendor & Equipment Exhibit, Poster Session Berkner Hall Lobby and Conf B
  7:30 p.m. Registration Office closes Berkner Hall Conf D
Tuesday, May 24Main Meeting
Starts Ends Event Location
7:30 a.m.   Registration Office opens ~ all attendees must check in before attending any event Berkner Hall Conf D
8:00 a.m.   Vendor & Equipment Exhibit, Poster Session Berkner Hall Lobby and Conf B
Early Morning Plenary Session
Open to all BNL employees, free of charge
(8:30 a.m. to 10:20 p.m.)

Peter Stephens, Session Chair
State University of New York at Stony Brook
Vice Chair, Users' Executive Committee, 2004-05
8:30 a.m. 8:40 a.m. "Welcome" Peter Stephens, SUNY Stony Brook Berkner Hall Auditorium
8:40  a.m. 9:10 a.m. "BNL Update" Praveen Chaudhari, BNL Director Berkner Hall Auditorium
9:10 a.m. 9:40 a.m. "BES Update" Patricia Dehmer, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Department of Energy Berkner Hall Auditorium
9:40 a.m. 10:20 a.m. "NSLS and NSLS-II Update" Steve Dierker, Light Sources Director Berkner Hall Auditorium
Morning Break
(10:20 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.)
10:20 a.m.

10:45 a.m.

 Continental Breakfast and Coffee Break for registered attendees Berkner Hall Lobby and Conf B
10:25 a.m. 10:35 a.m. Photo: UEC Officers and DOE, BNL, and NSLS management Behind Berkner
10:35 a.m. 10:45 a.m. Photo: Users' Meeting Planning Committee Behind Berkner
Late Morning Session
Registration Required
(10:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.)

Peter Stephens, Session Chair
State University of New York at Stony Brook
Vice Chair, Users' Executive Committee, 2004-05

10:45 a.m.

11:30 a.m.

 "The Structure of Cocoa Butter and the Taste of Chocolate" Henk Schenk, University of Amsterdam Berkner Hall Auditorium
11:30 a.m.

12:00 a.m.

 "Safety at the NSLS - a dialogue between Users and Facility" William Casey, NSLS, and  Peter Stephens, SUNY Stony Brook Berkner Hall Auditorium
12:00 a.m.

12:45 p.m.

 "Theory and Interpretation of X-ray Spectra - From EXAFS to NRIXS" John Rehr, University of Washington Berkner Hall Auditorium
Lunch Break
(12:45 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.)
  12:45 p.m. Registration Office closes for lunch Berkner Hall Conf D
12:45 p.m.

2:00 p.m.

 Lunch for registered Main Meeting Attendees
(Buffet line forms at Conference Room B)		 Berkner Hall Cafeteria
1:30 p.m.   Registration Office re-opens Berkner Hall Conf D
  2:00 p.m. UEC voting closes Berkner Hall Lobby
Early Afternoon Session
Registration Required
(2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.)

Lawrence S. Shapiro, Session Chair
Associate Professor, Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics
Jules and Doris Stein Professor of Research to Prevent Blindness
Columbia University
Chair, Users' Executive Committee, 2004-05
2:00 p.m.

2:45 p.m.

 "Experiments at Advanced Polymers Beam Line - X27C" Benjamin Chu, SUNY Stony Brook Berkner Hall Auditorium
2:45 p.m.

3:30 p.m.

 "Structural Biology in the 3rd Millennium" Steven Almo, Albert Einstein College of Medicine Berkner Hall Auditorium
Afternoon Break
(3:30 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.)
3:30 p.m.

3:45 p.m.

 Coffee Break for registered attendees Berkner Hall Lobby and Conf B
Late Afternoon Session
Registration Required
(3:45 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.)

Lawrence S. Shapiro, Session Chair
Associate Professor, Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics
Jules and Doris Stein Professor of Research to Prevent Blindness
Columbia University
Chair, Users' Executive Committee, 2004-05

3:45 p.m.

4:30 p.m.

 "Electronic Crystallization in Spin Ladders" Peter Abbamonte, NSLS Berkner Hall Auditorium
  4:00 p.m. Registration Office closes Berkner Hall Conf D
4:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m. "UEC Business, UEC Voting results, Poster Awards"  Berkner Hall Auditorium
 

5:00 p.m.

 Vendor & Equipment Exhibit and Poster Session close Berkner Hall Lobby and Conf B

5:00 p.m.

6:00 p.m.

 UEC Meeting - All UEC Members invited (including newly elected members) Berkner Hall Conf A

5:00 p.m.

 9:30 p.m. Cocktail Hour (5-6pm) followed by Banquet onsite at BNL Berkner Hall Cafeteria
Wednesday, May 25Workshops
Starts Ends Event Location

8:00 a.m.

 12 noon Registration Office opens ~ all attendees must check in before attending any event Berkner Hall Conf D

9:00 a.m.

 5:00 p.m. Workshop 4:  Spectroscopic Studies of Nanoscaled Systems Bldg. 463
Biology
Large Seminar Room

9:00 a.m.

 5:00 p.m. Workshop 5:  Application of Small Angle X-Ray Scattering to Biological Structures Bldg. 510
Physics
Large Seminar Room

9:00 a.m.

 4:45 p.m. Workshop 6:  In-situ Kinetic Analyses in Environmental and Chemical Systems Bldg. 555
Chemistry
Hamilton Room
9:00 a.m. 12 noon Safety Workshop: Electrical Safety in the Research Community Bldg. 725
Seminar Room
    NSLS welcomes registered User Meeting attendees, BNL employees and BNL badged guest free of charge to this workshop.
*Registration is separate from Users' Meeting*
  12 noon Registration Office closes Berkner Hall Conf D

12 noon

1:00 p.m.

 Lunch for Workshop Attendees. Time is approximate. Refer to Workshop Schedule. Workshop Location
 

5:00 p.m.

 Workshops conclude Workshop Location