*****FINAL REMINDER*****FINAL REMINDER*****FINAL REMINDER*****
THE DEADLINE, MARCH 1, FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSION TO THE 59TH OSU
INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON MOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY IS
ONE WEEK AWAY. PLEASE PREPARE AND SUBMIT YOU ABSTRACT AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE TO AVOID POSSIBLE DELAYS AND SERVER OVERLOADS DURING THE
LAST COUPLE OF DAYS OF FEBRUARY. SEE OUR WWW SITE
http://molspect.chemistry.ohio-state.edu/symposium
OR THE ELECTRONIC VERSION OF THE SYMPOSIUM FLYER (BELOW AND ATTACHED)
FOR DETAILS ON THE SYMPOSIUM AND ABSTRACT SUBMISSION.
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The 59th OSU International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy
will be held in Columbus, Ohio, USA June 21-25, 2004. The deadline
for abstract submission is March 1, 2004. Details are available at the
Symposium web site listed below and in the attached pdf file of the
Symposium flyer, and the text version that follows below. I look
forward to your participation.
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Terry A. Miller, Chair
O.S.U. International Symposium on
Molecular Spectroscopy
Professor of Chemistry
email: [log in to unmask]
http://molspect.chemistry.ohio-state.edu/symposium
phone: 614-292-2569
fax: 614-292-1948
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59th OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON MOLECULAR
SPECTROSCOPY
June 21-25, 2004, Columbus, Ohio, USA
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Terry A. Miller, Chair
Frank C. DeLucia,
Eric Herbst
Anne McCoy
Russell M. Pitzer
International Advisory Committee
Philippe Brechignac (Universite Paris Sud)
I-Chia Chen (National Tsing Hua U.)
Allan S. C. Cheung (U. Hong Kong)
Takayuki Ebata (Tohoku U.)
Mario Fajardo (USAF Research Lab)*
Jean-Marie Flaud (CNRS/U. P&M Curie)
John W. Hepburn (U. British Columbia)*
Hajime Kato (Kobe University)
Michael C. McCarthy (Harvard U.)*
Gerard Meijer (U. Nijmegen)
Brooks Pate (U. Virginia)*
David Perry (U. Akron)
David Dale Skatrud (ARO)
Martin Suhm (U. Goettingen)
Pat Vaccaro (Yale U.)
Timothy S. Zwier (Purdue U.)*, Chair
* steering committee member
For additional information contact:
Terry A. Miller, Chair
International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy
Department of Chemistry
120 West 18th Avenue
Columbus, Ohio 43210 USA
http://molspect.chemistry.ohio-state.edu/symposium/
e-mail: [log in to unmask]
614-292-2569 (phone),-1948 (FAX)
*******INFORMATION FOR 59th MEETING************
PLENARY SPEAKERS
Takayoshi Amano, Ibaraki University
Peter Bernath, University of Waterloo
Mark Johnson, Yale University
John Maier, University of Basel
Wim Ubachs, Vrije Universiteit
Andrey Vilesov, University of Southern California
Jun Ye, NIST/University of Colorado
SPECIAL SESSIONS
Several special mini-symposia are planned for this year's meeting.
Eric Herbst, The Ohio State University, and Lew Snyder,
University of Illinois, are organizing a mini-symposium, "Molecules
and Star Formation", emphasizing the relevant spectroscopic
observations and their ramifications. Invited speakers will include
Lew Snyder, University of Illinois; Cecilia Ceccarelli, Laboratoire
d'Astrophysique de Grenoble; Paola Caselli, Osservatorio
Astrofisico di Arcetri; and Geoffrey Blake, California Institute of
Technology. A second mini-symposium is being organized by Peter
Bernath, University of Waterloo, and Michel Vervloet, Universite
du Paris Sud, on the subject of "Recent Developments in Fourier
Transform Spectroscopy Techniques." Invited talks for this
mini-symposium will be given by Ken Kawaguchi, Okayama
University; Michel Herman, Universite Libre de Bruxelle; and Hank
Revercomb, University of Wisconsin. A third mini-symposium is
being organized by John Hepburn, University of British Columbia,
and David Chandler, Sandia National Labs, on
"Photoionization/Photoelectron-Imaging." This mini-symposium
will encompass various spectroscopic and related techniques
utilizing detection of electrons. Invited speakers include Dave
Parker, University of Nijmegen; Andrei Sanov, University of
Arizona; and Arthur Suits, SUNY at Stony Brook. A session on
theory is being organized by Russell Pitzer and Anne McCoy, Ohio
State University, featuring an invited talk by John Stanton,
University of Texas at Austin.
ELECTRONIC ACCESS
We encourage electronic communication with respect to the
Symposium. These efforts are driven by our desire to provide the
best service while minimizing costs. The place to learn Symposium
details is our web site,
http://molspect.chemistry.ohio-state.edu/symposium/. All the
information in the flyer plus much more is available there. When the
preliminary program (containing complete abstracts) is completed
in early April, it will be immediately available at the web site, and
you will be informed of its availability by email (for all on our email
list). Monitor the web site for the latest information on presentation
details, accommodations, etc. We strongly encourage electronic
submission of abstracts, as we produce the abstract book
electronically. Detailed instructions for electronic abstract
submission (EAS) can be obtained by email (see overleaf) or from
our web site. We will maintain a test service so that you can
preview your abstract before you make a final submission. Our web
site provides services, e.g., template, examples, help pages, etc, that
make electronic abstract submission simple. The Symposium web
site also maintains an archive from previous meetings. Presently all
abstracts since the 50th meeting are available there. Many of the
complete powerpoint presentations from last year's meeting are also
available.
PRE-REGISTRATION AND ACCOMMODATIONS
In an effort to make it easy to pre-register, especially for those
with currency exchange problems, we accept credit cards. You will
be able to charge your entire pre-registration (conference and
dorm) fee to your Visa or MasterCard credit card (see registration
page). For those few not pre-registering, you will be able to charge
your accommodations upon dorm check-in, and your Symposium
registration fee at the Smith Lab registration desk. We encourage
those for whom it does not represent a major inconvenience to
continue to pay by check, as credit card use comes at a price to the
Symposium. The dorm rooms have internet access freely available;
persons with laptops who wish to stay in touch, should bring them.
Internet connections for laptops, as well as OSU desktops, will
again be available in Smith Lab for your use.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSION
The abstract book will be printed directly from a computer file
this year. All abstracts whether submitted electronically or on paper
should have the style indicated below for uniform appearance in the
abstract book. This appearance will be automatically created for
abstracts submitted electronically but of course must be created by
the author for paper abstracts. Abstracts on paper will be scanned
and reproduced at approximately a 1:1 scale.
The formatting details for contributed papers can be found in the
paper version of this announcement which should be received by
persons on the symposium mailing list in January 2003 or are
viewable at our Web site. Briefly, paper abstracts will be scanned
and must be smaller than 6.75 inches (17.1cm) wide and 4.25
inches (10.8cm) long. Note at the bottom paper category (see
below) and time (5, 10, 15 min) requested for presentation.
IMPORTANT POINTS TO NOTE
1. If submitting by the traditional paper method, please send a total
of two copies of each abstract, at least one of high quality for
electronic reproduction.
2. Underline the name of the person presenting the paper.
3. Remember to indicate in the comment line if the speaker is to
be considered for the Rao Prize (see below for complete
instructions).
4. DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF ALL ABSTRACTS IS
MARCH 1, 2004.
5. For the time of your presentation, check the program, available
by April 15 on our WWW site.
SESSION CATEGORIES*
1. Theory
2. Electronic (UV/VIS/NIR)
3. Infrared/Raman (Vibrational)
4. Microwave (Rotational)
5. Jet and Beam
6. Matrix/Condensed Phase
7. Radicals and Ions
8. Atmospheric Species
9. Mini-symposium: Recent Developments in FT Techniques
10. Mini-symposium: Molecules and Star Formation
11. Mini-symposium: Photoionization/Photoelectron-Imaging
*Please note that at the recommendation of the International
Advisory Committee our session categories have been revised for
this year.
ELECTRONIC ABSTRACT SUBMISSION (EAS)
To submit your abstract electronically, you must download the
instructions. To accomplish this, do one of the following:
1. Access the Symposium World Wide Web site (URL--
http://molspect.chemistry.ohio-state.edu/symposium/) and
follow the menu to electronic abstract submission
instructions, or
2. Anonymous logon to our FTP site,
ftp.chemistry.ohio-state.edu and download the file
cd symposium/eas then "get submit", or
3. Send an email to [log in to unmask] The
email should contain only the subject line: EAS Instructions.
When you have completed your electronic abstract, just email it to
our test address for viewing or to the above email address for
actual submission. Upon receipt, your document will be processed
by a LaTeX-2e compiler and you will automatically receive an
email reply indicating either a successful submission or a problem.
If you submit electronically and you receive confirmation of a
successful submission, you need do nothing more. BE SURE TO
KEEP THIS EMAIL CONFIRMATION MESSAGE. Once you
have successfully submitted your abstract, DO NOT resubmit it or a
"revised" copy electronically. DO NOT send us an additional
paper copy. Either action could result in your abstract being
included twice in the program. Please note that we can only handle
one format for electronic submission. LaTeX was chosen because
of its support by several American professional societies and
widespread use in the worldwide scientific community.
SPONSORSHIP We are pleased to announce our anticipated
sponsorship for the 59th Symposium. We anticipate that principal
funding will come from the Army Office of Research (ARO). We
are most grateful to ARO for their support. We are also receiving
support from The Ohio State University through the Chemistry and
Physics Departments, and the College of Mathematical and Physical
Sciences. We anticipate corporate and individual sponsorship as in
the past. Among other things this support allows us to reduce the
cost of the picnic for students and supports the coffee and
doughnuts. We are pleased that the Coblentz Society will sponsor
the reception before the picnic. We expect there will be the Journal
of Molecular Spectroscopy Review Lecture in one of the mini-
symposia. Our sponsors will have exhibits at the Symposium and
we encourage you to visit their displays.
RAO PRIZE This year three Rao Prizes for the most outstanding
student talks at the 2003 meeting will be presented. The winners
are Romey Heuff, University of Victoria; William McNavage,
University of Pennsylvania; and Sergey Zalyubovsky, Ohio State
University. The Rao Prize was created by a group of
spectroscopists who, as graduate students, benefitted from the
emphasis on graduate student participation, which has been a
unique characteristic of the Symposium. This coming June three
more Rao Prizes will be awarded. In order to be eligible for the
Rao Prize, a student must (i) be primary author of the work being
presented; (ii) be the actual presenter of the talk; (iii) never have
competed for the Rao Prize prior to this year; and (iv) not have
completed a Ph.D. thesis prior to March 1, 2004. If a student
wishes to compete for the Rao Prize, he or she should indicate this
in the comment area of the abstract (due by March 1) for the talk
they wish to be judged and send a letter from the research
supervisor certifying that the student meets all four of the above
requirements.
This certification letter may be a simple email message addressed to
Terry A. Miller ([log in to unmask]). The
letter should identify the talk abstract by its acceptance number
(when available) which is furnished by return email to those
submitting electronically. The letter of certification is not a
nomination letter and will not be considered by the prize judges.
Rao Prize winners and their co-authors are invited to submit to the
Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy articles that are based on the
research described in their talks. After passing the normal review
process, each article will appear in the Journal with a caption
identifying the paper with the talk that won the Rao Prize.
The award will be administered by a Prize Committee chaired by
Brenda Winnewisser, Ohio State University, and comprised of
Kevin Lehmann, Princeton University, and John Muenter,
University of Rochester. Any questions or suggestions about the
Prize should be addressed to the Committee. Anyone (especially
post-docs) willing to serve on a panel of judges should contact
Brenda Winnewisser ([log in to unmask]).
PICNIC The Symposium picnic will be held on Wednesday
evening, June 23, at the Fawcett Center. The cost of the picnic is
included in your registration (at below cost to students), so that all
may attend the event. The Coblentz Society is the host for
refreshments at 6:30pm before the picnic at 7:45pm at the Fawcett
Center.
LIABILITY The Symposium fees DO NOT include provisions for
the insurance of participants against personal injuries, sickness,
theft or property damage. Participants and companions are advised
to take whatever insurance they consider necessary. Neither the
Symposium executive committee, its sponsors, nor individual
committee members assume any responsibility for loss, injury,
sickness, or damages to persons or belongings, however caused.
Registration
Preregistration is highly encouraged with a special rate for those
prepaying on or before May 15, 2004.
Registration Type Prepaying After May 15 (circle one)
Regular* $100 $125
Student* $ 35 $ 50
*Please note that the registration fee includes the cost (students
subsidized) of the picnic on Wednesday. Tickets for accompanying
persons may be purchased for $25 each.
Give name as you wish it to appear on your name tag.
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Department/Division
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University/Organization Street Address
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e-mail address (please write legibly)
Make checks (U.S. currency only payable through a US bank)
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Send to: Terry A. Miller
International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy
The Ohio State University
120 W. 18th Ave.
Columbus, OH 43210
Dormitory Reservation
The Ohio State Dormitories have a limited number of rooms.
Preregister by May 15 to guarantee your space. The prepayment
and regular dormitory rates as indicated below are per person per
night.
Submitting an abstract does NOT preregister you.
(Indicate one) Prepayment Regular (after May 15)
Single room $40.00 $45.00
Double room $20.00 $25.00
Graduate students, (dbl room) $19.00 $24.00
Please indicate which nights you require accommodations.
(NOTE: Check-in and check-out time for the dorms is 11:00am)
Sunday, June 20 _____ If requesting double, indicate:
Monday, June 21 _____ male ___ female ___
Tuesday, June 22 _____ or name of roommate.
Wednesday, June 23 _____
Thursday, June 24 _____
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Friday, June 25 _____ Roommate Name
*Saturday, June 26 _____
*(Note: there are a limited number of these rooms-reserve early)
If you prefer other accommodations during the conference or must
arrive on Saturday night, June 19, refer to our web site:
http://molspect.mps.ohio-state.edu/symposium/
where instructions for alternative accommodations are available. Go
to registration information. Please remit fees as a single sum in U.S.
currency payable through a U.S. bank. (Persons who find this
requirement impossible to fulfill should contact the Symposium
office directly.)
Refunds must be requested in writing by Monday, June 14.
NOTE: Payments or reservations received after Friday, June 11,
will be processed as walk-ins.
NOTE:The conference fee and dorm fee will be charged upon
receipt.
Payment required:
Registration_____+Dorm Fee (#nights X rate) ______=Total_________
(additional picnic tickets are $25, please add that to your total if you
purchase one)
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