BCA/CCP4 Summer School XV

 Biochemistry Department and St. Edmund Hall, University of Oxford.
 7th-12th September 2008.

     Scope.

The BCA Summer School is a combined taught and practical course intended 
primarily for students and researchers new to crystallography. Its aim 
is to provide comprehensive training in the theory and practise of 
crystallography, and to promote the exchange of experience and best 
practise within the British crystallographic community. The meeting 
covers the gamut of modern crystallographic theory and practice, from 
lattices, through phasing, to maximum likelihood and refinement. The 
focus is very much on relating theory to practise. The practical aspect 
of the workshop takes the form of intensively supervised computer 
tutorials. Although CCP4 programs will primarily be used in these 
tutorials, the aim will be to approach crystallographic questions in a 
software-agnostic manner.

     Eligibility.

The course is eligible to any crystallographic researcher in a British 
university or research institute, although a small number of overseas 
students may be accepted. Applicants should have started their research 
degree before 2008, and must provide a supporting letter or e-mail from 
their supervisor.

     Cost.

The cost of the conference, including full board will be only 120 GBP, 
thanks to substantial resources allocated to bursaries, including 
particular support for BBSRC funded researchers.

     Registration

Preliminary applications should be made online at 
http://www.biop.ox.ac.uk/www/noble/bcaccp4summer2008.html 

*The closing date for applications is 1st May 2006. Numbers are strictly 
limited to 45,* and historically the course has been significantly 
oversubscribed. Applications will be collected for a closed field 
selection procedure in which we will try to allocate places on the 
grounds of:

# Geographical distribution (departments are encouraged to coordinate 
applications and indicate priorities if they support more than one 
applicant: it is unlikely that two students from a single department 
will be accepted).
# Anticipated benefit to the student
# First come first served

All applicants will be notified immediately after the selection meeting 
(scheduled for mid-May)


     Venue.

Lectures will take place in the Biochemistry Department of Oxford 
University , with tutorials in the Medical Sciences Teaching Centre, 
Sir William Dunn School of Pathology.


     Accommodation.

The course is a residential one, with accommodation provided at the 
nearby St. Edmund Hall, in the heart of Oxford University.


     Social Programme.

We recognise that the social programme plays a regrettably large part in 
the perceived success of the course. There will be a conference dinner 
on the night of the 11th, and a number of other events, including a boat 
trip and a tour of the Diamond synchrotron have been 
arranged.


     Sponsors

This meeting would not be possible without generous financial 
contributions from the following (names will be updated as sponsors arise)
# CCP4
# BCA


     Contact details.

Further details can be obtained by contacting the organisers:
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  Dr. Elspeth F. Garman,
  Reader in Molecular Biophysics, University of Oxford
  Visiting Professor in Chemistry, University of Durham
  Postal address:
  Department of Biochemistry,
  Rex Richards Building,
  University of Oxford,              Tel: (44)-1865-275398
  South Parks Road,                  FAX: (44)-1865-275182
  OXFORD, OX1 3QU, U.K.              E-mail: [log in to unmask]
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