[ccp4bb]: 2006 Ohio Valley Crystallography symposium

[Artem Evdokimov]

Dear List Members,   Our apologies for the off-topic post and for possible multiple messages! We would like to extend an invitation for you and your group to attend the first Ohio Valley Macromolecular Crystallography Symposium. The event will take place in November 2006 at the Genome Research Institute in Cincinnati, OH. The exact date of meeting will be determined based on the majority of attendee's requests - it will be finalized by October, 2006. This meeting will feature a number of practical talks relating to the process of solving macromolecular crystal structures. The day-long symposium will be organized into four sessions and a panel discussion: Session 1 - Cloning and _expression_ of target proteins Session 2 - Protein purification and characterization Session 3 - Producing diffraction-quality crystals Session 4 - Structure solution techniques, structure-based drug design, and finished structures Panel discussion - to be announced We would like to feature a blend of short talks (10 minutes long) presented by faculty, industry, postdocs, and students. The emphasis will be on practical, novel, and useful techniques along the path towards structure determination. Registration is now open - www.xtals.org - and will continue until November 1st. Interested individuals are encouraged to contact the organizers with suggested topics for presentation. In particular, faculty members who could recommend a student or postdoc from their group to give a short talk of general interest in one of these areas are asked to contact us. In order to keep costs minimal so that whole groups (not just faculty/PIs) will be able to participate, there will be no registration fee. We are relying on the generosity of sponsors to cover the associated expenses - if you're interested in sponsoring this event, please contact the organizers. Anyone traveling from a distance can contact Artem or Andrew for suggestions regarding local accommodations. Once an itinerary has been finalized, it will be sent to everyone. Please feel free to pass along this information to any colleagues who might be interested. Best regards, Andrew & Artem