CRYSTAL XIX
First Announcement of the Nineteenth Meeting
of the
Society of Crystallographers in Australia
18 - 21 April, 1995
University of Ballarat, Victoria
INTRODUCTION
The Organising Committee invites all crystallographers to
attend the Nineteenth Meeting of the Society of
Crystallographers in Australia. The conference will be held
at the University of Ballarat in country Victoria, from the
evening of Tuesday the 18th of April ('Easter Tuesday') to
lunchtime on Friday the 21st of April, 1995.
THE VENUE
Ballarat University is set on 110 hectares of natural
bushland about 10 km south east of the city of
Ballarat. Very pleasant on-campus accommodation is provided
by the Mount Helen Residence, capable of accommodating 514
people in single bed/study rooms at about $23 per night (room
only). Common room and games room, kitchen areas, laundries
and outdoor barbecue facilities are available in the
residential complex. Numerous motels and other forms of
accommodation are available within a few km of the campus.
The University has a full range of lecture and seminar
facilities. It also has full AARNet access,and e-mail and
Internet access can be easily arranged on request for all
participants. Excellent recreational facilities are available
including fully equipped gymnasia, jogging and walking tracks
and an Arboretum. All meals are provided by the University's
catering service and fully licensed bar facilities serve
the various function rooms.
TRANSPORT
Ballarat University is one and a half hours drive from the
centre of Melbourne. There are up to six shuttle bus services
per day from Tullamarine airport to Ballarat. Cost, about $15
each way. Numbers permitting, these buses will detour to the
University campus. The committee will help coordinate private
car transport from Melbourne. Train and private bus services
also run from the centre of Melbourne to Ballarat.
TENTATIVE COSTS
The Conference Committee has obtained a favourable arrangement
with the University to keep costs to a minimum. The
University has its own catering system for all meals at
reasonable prices. Drinks are at normal bar prices. We
anticipate that the all inclusive cost of accommodation plus
meals from Tuesday evening to Friday lunch will be less than
$250 per person. Tentative registration costs are $100 for
normal registration and $50 for students.
SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
The Conference Lecture will be presented by the 1987 Fellow,
Dr. Michael Hart. In addition to the usual topic areas
(protein crystallography, inorganic and mineral structures
etc) we welcome contributions in areas such as
Applications of synchrotron radiation
Structure studies using less traditional methods such as
XANES, EXAFS, MASNMR, DAFS
Structure determinations using TEM/SAED and ND
Crystallographic teaching
New developments in crystallographic hardware/software
1995 is the centenary of the discovery of X-rays and the
Australian Academy of Science is sponsoring a conference
celebrating this event in the week following Crystal XIX. We
envisage that a special lecture will be devoted to
commemorating this event in the Australian context. Further
details will be given in the second circular.
SOCIAL PROGRAM
This will include a mixer (with possibly a wine tasting) on
the Tuesday evening and the conference dinner on the Thursday
evening. The Conference Lecture will be presented on
Wednesday evening, allowing a free afternoon on Wednesday for
various activities which could include visits to Sovereign
Hill, to the Pyrenees Wineries and a tour of Ballarat and its
surrounds. We will be seeking delegates preferences at the
time of registration.
ABSTRACTS/REGISTRATION
Registration forms and a call for abstracts will be sent out
at the end of October and the deadline for the submission of
both will be 1st February 1995.
CONTACT PERSON
Further information can be obtained by contacting
Lachlan Cranswick at CSIRO Division of Mineral Products,
PO Box 124, Port Melbourne, Victoria 3207.
Phone (613) 647-0211, Fax (613) 646-3223,
e-mail: lachlan at dmp.csiro.au
ORGANISING COMMITTEE
Lachlan Cranswick (see above)
Ian Grey CSIRO Division of Mineral Products, Port Melbourne
Phone (613)-647-0211, Fax (613)-646-3223
e-mail: iang at dmp.csiro.au
Mike Lawrence Biomolecular Research Institute, Parkville
Phone (613)-342-4200, Fax (613)-342-4301
e-mail: mike at rox.mel.dbe.csiro.au
Andrew Stevenson
CSIRO Division of Materials Science and
Technology, Clayton
Phone (613)-542-2917, Fax (613)-544-1128
e-mail: stevens at rivett.mst.csiro.au
Jonathan White Melbourne University, Chemistry Department,
Parkville
Phone (613)-344-4621, Fax (613)-347-5180
e-mail: jonathan_white at muwayf.unimelb.edu.au
We thank Nikki Scarlett and Neil Manning for their help with
the preparation of the first circular.
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Lachlan Cranswick - CSIRO _--_|\ lachlan at dmp.CSIRO.AU
Division of Mineral Products / \ tel +61 3 647 0367
PO Box 124, Port Melbourne \_.--._/ fax +61 3 646 3223
3207 AUSTRALIA v
