The 8th NanoSIMS workshop

The workshop will be held at the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology in Bremen, Germany on August 20^th – August 22^nd 2018.

This annual workshop serves as a platform for exchanging results, expertise, and technological developments regarding nanoSIMS 50/50L. We invite students, researchers and nanoSIMS operators from science and industry to come and share their knowledge in their respective fields of research.

Come and join us for this exciting event in the historical Free Hanseatic City of Bremen!

PROGRAM 8^th NanoSIMS user meeting at the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology in Bremen

The meeting will take place in the Seminar room 4012 on the 4^th floor.

Scientific Program Details

1. Invited talks

• Prof. Dagmar Woebken – University of Vienna 
• Prof. Michael Wiedenbeck – GFZ Potsdam 
• Dr. Katie Moore – The University of Manchester
  
  

2. Student & scientist talks
covering topics of Life Science/Geology/Cosmochemistry/Material Science

3. Update on recent nanoSIMS developments by CAMECA (August 21^st)

4. Poster session at the MPI Bremen (August 20^th)

5. *Tour of mass spectrometry facilities at the MPI Bremen (August 22^nd)

6. *Tour of Bruker R&D facilities in Bremen (August 22^nd)

Social Events

Included in the registration fee:

• Get-together dinner at MPI Bremen (August 20^th)

Optional (self-supported):

• *City tour of Bremen (August 21^st); cost ca. 5€ p. P. to be paid on-site
• Dinner at the ‘Ständige Vertretung’ restaurant in the historical center of Bremen (August 21^st; www.staev.de/bremen.html)

*Note that the events denoted with an asterisk have only a limited number of places available and will be assigned on a ‘first-come-first-serve’ basis.

Registration & Abstract Submission

Registration opens on April 30^th. Regular registration closes on July 13^th. 

Submission of abstract is encouraged with every regular registration. Abstract submission is included in the regular registration fee. All abstracts are automatically considered for oral presentation unless the author(s) request otherwise. Effort will be taken to accommodate all submitted abstracts as oral presentation, if time permits.

From July 15^st onwards registration is only possible without abstract submission.

Registration fee

Payment

Payment of the registration fee is only possible via bank transfer.

Bank details:

Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e.V.
c/o Max-Planck-Institut für Marine Mikrobiologie

Deutsche Bank AG, München
IBAN DE13 7007 0010 0195 1300 16
SWIFT DEUTDEMMXXX

Please include your name and the subject 'nanosims-workshop' when submitting payment. You will receive the payment details also with the confirmation email.

Accommodation

For the duration of the workshop, selected hotels will be offering rooms at a reduced rate. Note that this includes a limited number of rooms. The keyword ‘nanosims workshop’ needs to be mentioned at the time of booking.

Letters of Invitation

Of­fi­ci­al let­ters of in­vi­ta­ti­on, if necessary for administrative reasons, can be sent upon re­quest. If you re­qui­re such a let­ter, plea­se con­tact us at na­no­sims-work­shop@mpi-bre­men.de.