The Royal Microscopical Society (RMS) is very pleased to announce that its bid to bring the 15th European Microscopy Congress (EMC) to London in 2012 has been successful.
The aim of the RMS’s 2012 bid was to take advantage of the attention that London will receive in the run-up to and during the Olympics and Paralympics, and to stage a genuine festival of microscopy immediately afterwards at London’s ExCeL from 16th to 21st September 2012.
The bid was submitted in January and Professor Mark Rainforth, President of the RMS, presented it in September to the General Council of the European Microscopy Society during EMC 2008. The bid was received very positively and accepted unanimously.
“The aim is to bring all disciplines of light, electron and scanning microscopy together at a European level and to stage the most inclusive event ever”, explained Rob Flavin, RMS Executive Director. “Many of the positive features of MICROSCIENCE will be incorporated and a host of new ideas will be introduced for what will be the largest and most ambitious event in the Society’s history.”
Since ExCeL will be an Olympic and Paralympic venue it is anticipated that the event will benefit greatly from the large scale investment in local transport infrastructure and accommodation facilities. This has already proved an excellent venue for the RMS’s own highly successful MICROSCIENCE biennial conference and exhibition.
Professor Rainforth added, “Our aim in 2012 is to host the most successful and inclusive congress in EMC history and leave a legacy that will benefit microscopy for many, many years to come.” The event will showcase the latest research and developments in all forms of microscopy through the exhibition, whilst also educating and sharing scientific findings through the accompanying scientific conference, workshops, tutorials and discussions.
About The Royal Microscopical Society
The Royal Microscopical Society (www.rms.org.uk) is a registered charity at the forefront of new ideas and developments in microscopy and imaging.
The RMS is the only truly international microscopical society, drawing distinguished members from all over the world. It also serves the needs of its company members who represent all the major manufacturers and suppliers of microscopes, equipment and services. In addition to this, the Society is pursuing an initiative to encourage young microscope users who may go on to influence microscopy in years to come.
The Society is dedicated to advancing science, developing careers and supporting wider understanding of science and microscopy through its Science and Society activities. In support of the above, it publishes The Journal of Microscopy and microscopy handbooks, as well as helping young scientists through bursaries and training programmes.
The Society is incorporated by Royal Charter.
About The European Microscopy Society
The aims of EMS (www.eurmicsoc.org) are to promote the use and the quality of advanced microscopy in all its aspects in Europe, with particular reference to developments in instrumentation and methodology and novel applications of all types of microscopy. Although light, electron and scanning-probe microscopy are expected to occupy a large place in the activities of The Society, no form of microscopy is excluded.
