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LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER FOR BSG WINTER MEETING
on WEDNESDAY 15TH DECEMBER at University of Reading
Meeting focus: "PROTEIN-METAL INTERACTIONS"

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IMPORTANT NOTICE TO SLIGHT CHANGE IN PROGRAMME: Martin Walsh, from Diamond, 
will address the meeting briefly in the morning regarding phase III 
prioritisation at Diamond. See further info with important links provided 
below.

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Register now for the BSG Winter Meeting via the following link:

http://www.reading.ac.uk/biologicalsciences/businessdevelopment/biosci-BCAwintermeet_registration.aspx

NOTICE TO STUDENTS: ------------------ We have a few student bursaries left 
for anyone who would like to apply but missed the Wed 8th Dec deadline - 
LAST CHANCE TO SEND ABSTRACT NOW!

FURTHER INFO:
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Diamond Phase III and Importance to MX community

Dear All, 

We are still hoping that many of you can participate in the open meeting 
that is being held at Diamond on the 16th December to discuss revision and 
submission of new ideas for beamlines dedicated to MX within phase III of 
Diamond, which was given the green light by the new government recently (to 
register click here <http://www.diamond.ac.uk/Home/Events/mx_phaseiii.html> 
, as soon as possible or preferably before end of this week). The meeting 
will be held at Diamond from 11:00 to 16:00.

We want to ensure that people are aware that the landscape of synchrotron 
access for the UK MX community is changing. Last week, the STFC announced a 
reduction in the UK's subscription costs to the ESRF as part of the 
Governments strategy to constrain budgets. The announcement by the STFC can 
be read in full from the news section on the Web page (www.stfc.ac.uk) or 
click here <http://www.stfc.ac.uk/About%20STFC/20403.aspx> to go directly 
to the news item.

The current Phase III beamline prioritisation schedule 
<http://www.diamond.ac.uk/Home/Beamlines/PhaseIII/non-shortlisted.html> is 
such that the ideas for beamlines have to be submitted by 20th December 
2010 - this will be the last opportunity the UK community has to put its 
case for new beamlines in Phase III. We believe that your input into the 
type of MX infrastructure the UK community requires for the next 10 years 
is vital if the community is to maintain a leading role in structural 
biology worldwide.

The full and enthusiastic support of the community will be required if 
there is to be a compelling case for increased MX capacity at Diamond. If 
you think there is a case to be made we urge you to engage, ideally through 
attendance at the meeting on the 16th Dec at Diamond, or by contacting us 
before the 16th December, where we will attempt to present your views and 
support.