There are three satellite meetings on "Synchrotron Radiation", "Structural and Dynamical Aspects of Molecular and Ionic Solids Using Neutrons" and "CCDC Databases"*. These will be held at Daresbury, Oxford and Cambridge respectively.
Because 'all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy', the organisers have not forgotten the social programme! The opening ceremony will be accompanied by a Scottish Pipe band of the 51st Highland Division complete with singers and dancers and this ceremony will be followed up with a number of events throughout the Congress. These include both whisky (what else?) blending and whisky tasting evenings, a delegate reception in the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum and for those with more energy a 'Learn to Dance' session that aims to hone the Scottish Dancing skills for the Gala Ceilidh, which takes place the following evening. For those new to the shores of Scotland, a number of tours are also available taking in areas such as Loch Lomond, The Trossachs and the Isle of Arran and offering some of the finest mountain scenery in Europe.
Registration for the IUCr XVIIIth Congress is available right up until the start, although delegates who register before 1st June 1999 will receive a £50 reduction in their registration fee. For details on how to register, contact: Crystallography Congress 1999, Northern Networking, Congress Central Office, 813 South St, Glasgow G14 0BX, Tel: +44 (0) 141 954 4441, Fax: +44 (0) 141 954 2656
Offer of Several 1960's Volumes of the French Journal of Crystallographic Abstracts Structure De La Matiere
I offer to any interested individual, library, etc., for the cost of shipping, about seven years' volumes (approx. 75 numbers) of this journal which was included with membership in the American Crystallographic Assn during the 1960's.This journal was published (in French) by the Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique in Paris with the full title/subtitle
Bulletin Signaletique 6, Structure De La Matiere
Crystallographie - Solides - Fluides - Atomes - Ions - Molecules
The volumes and numbers I have available are: Vol XXII, 1961,
nos. 3-10 and TABLES [= index], Vols. XXIII - XXVIII, 1962-1967,
nos. 1-11/12, TABLES (complete), Vol. XXIX, 1968, nos. 1-3.
Anyone interested in further details including the cost of shipping
(total weight approx. 35 kgs.) which I would be willing to explore,
contact me: Dept. of Geological Sciences, U. of Manitoba Winnipeg,
Manitoba R3T 2N2 Canada, Tel. 204 474 1731, FAX 204 474 7623,
ferguson@ms.umanitoba.ca.
Robert B. Ferguson
The last IUCr Congress of the Millennium promises to be the
most successful ever. The organisers look forward to seeing you
there and feel certain that all the attending delegates will
find the meeting a most rewarding experience.
Acknowledgements
A lot of hard work has gone on behind the scenes to ensure the
Glasgow 1999 Congress is a great success. Thanks must go to the
'Abstracts Team' at the Rutherford Lab for a truly amazing job
of receiving and registering and coding over 2,300 abstracts
ready for incorporation into the abstracts book. This is the
first time that Congress abstracts have been dealt with solely
by electronic submission and the operation's success is in no
small part due to their efforts. Also thanks to the part-time
'Programme Team' at Durham directed by (the tireless!) Professor
Judith Howard for gathering together the information on the 600+
speakers and also assisting the Bursary Committee in assigning
awards to attending students. Finally thanks to the 'Local Team'
headed by Chris Gilmore and helped by 'Northern Networking' in
organising registrations, accommodation and the social programme
which will help to make Glasgow 1999 a really memorable experience.
Andrew Hamilton BSc Hons GRSC
*Ed. Note: Just prior to press time, the CCDC satellite was cancelled.
