First announcment to the participants
To the Participants in the first meeting of the SESAME Structural Molecular Biology (SMB) Scientific Subgroup in Athens on April 6-7, 2000
From:
Herman Winick (Cochair, SESAME Scientific Committee)
Gitay Kryger (Contact person for SESAME SMB Scientific Subgroup)
Ercan Alp (Cochair, SESAME Scientific Committee)
Peter Kuhn (Advisor to SESAME SMB Scientific Subgroup)
Costas Papanicolas (meeting host & cochair of SESAME Tech. Comm.)
Dear Colleague,
We are pleased to circulate information about this important SESAME Project meeting to follow up on the general meeting of the SESAME Scientific Committee in Berlin in August 1999 and begin to plan in detail one of the most important scientific programs for SESAME.
This message is addressed primarily to those expected to participate in the meeting, but is also being sent to interested others. It contains suggestions for reading material on the web before you come to the meeting and a tentative agenda. It also contains information about the location of the meetinghotels that you can contact for reservations, and a list of email addresses of expected participants.
Please note that participants from Middle East countries are asked to make a 10 minute presentation focussing on:
- Current status of SMB research in each country
- Available resources for SMB research
- List of biochemistry, molecular biology, SMB researchers
- Potential for future opportunities
It would be greatly appreciated if these presentations were prepared in electronic format such that they can be included in the meeting report.
Please visit the SESAME web site for the latest information about the project. It would be particularly useful to read the section "Structural Biology Center at SESAME".
A review of SMB with synchrotron radiation is in the report Structural Biology and Synchrotron Radiation: Evaluation of Resources and Needs 1997 Report of BioSync -- The Structural Biology Synchrotron Users Org.
We look forward to meeting you in Athens.
Sincerely,
Ercan Alp, Gitay Kryger, Peter Kuhn, Costas Papanicolas, Herman Winick
Second announcment to the participants
To the exprected participants in the first meeting of the SESAME Structural Molecular Biology (SMB) Scientific Subgroup; Athens, April 6-7, 2000
From:
Herman Winick (Cochair, SESAME Scientific Committee)
Gitay Kryger (Contact person for SESAME SMB Scientific Subgroup)
Ercan Alp (Cochair, SESAME Scientific Committee)
Peter Kuhn (Advisor to SESAME SMB Scientific Subgroup)
Costas Papanicolas (meeting host & cochair of SESAME Tech. Comm.)
Subject: Second message to expected participants
Dear Colleague,
The meeting has attracted much attention and additional participants. Please see the email list below for the latest list of expected participants. If you have not already done so, please confirm your participation by email to Herman Winick. The schedule has also been updated and is enclosed along with some of the information contained in the first (March 15) message.
We are pleased to inform you that arrangements are being made to cover local expenses for all participants from Middle East countries, so that these participants need only secure funding for their transportation.
Below you can find information on the hotels and special rates that have been arranged. If you have not already made your reservations please do so now.
We remind participants from Middle East countries that they are asked to make a 10 minute presentation focussing on subjects as specified in the previous message above. It would be greatly appreciated if these presentations were prepared in electronic format such that they can be included in the meeting report.
We look forward to meeting you in Athens.
Sincerely,
Ercan Alp, Gitay Kryger, Peter Kuhn, Costas Papanicolas, Herman Winick
Location of the Meeting
The meeting will be held at the Administration Building of the University of Athens in downtown Athens Panepisttimiou 30, Athens Metro Station: Panepistimiou.
Tentative Agenda
April 6-7, 2000
Administration Building of the University of Athens Panepisttimiou 30, Athens.
Thursday, April 6, 2000
8:00 Informal get together (coffee, etc.)
8:30 Welcome - Costas Papanicolas (University of Athens)
8:45 SESAME - Herman Winick (SSRL/SLAC/Stanford University)
- Status of the project
- SESAME as a source for SMB research
10 minute talks (+ 5 minutes for discussion) by representatives of Middle East Countries on the status of SMB research in their country and potential use of SESAME by scientists from their countries. (Note: Not all those named below are confirmed.)
9:30 Armenia; Harutyun Karapetyan (Yerphi)
9:45 Cyprus; Spuros Skourtis & Georgios Archontis (Cyprus Univ.)
10:00 Egypt; [TO BE DETERMINED]
10:15 Greece; Constantinos Vorgias (Univ. of Athens), Metaxia Vlassi (Demokritos Research Center)
10:30 Coffee break
10:45 Iran; Nasrin Moazami (Biotechnology Institute)
11:00 Israel; Gitay Kryger (Weizmann Institute)
11:15 Jordan; Khalil Al-Mughrabi (Al Balqa' Univ.)
11:30 Lebanon; Pierre Rizkallah (Daresbury/Lebanon)
11:45 Palestinian Authority; Said Assaf (Arafat Scientific Center)
12:00 Turkey; Rengul Cetin-Atalay (Bilkent University), Zehra Sayar (Sabanci University)
12:15 Group Lunch
Overview of SMB with synchrotron radiation
13:30 Current capabilities of synchrotron radiation based SMB
Peter Kuhn (SSRL/SLAC/Stanford University)
14:15 Molecular biology, biochemistry & crystallization requirements
Gitay Kryger (Weizmann Institute)
15:00 Coffee followed by informal discussions at a social event at the Museum of the University of Athens
19:00 Group Dinner
Friday, April 7, 2000
8:00 Informal get together (coffee, etc.)
8:30 Beam Lines for SMB - Ercan Alp (APS/Argonne National Lab.)
9:45 Round table discussion - topics include
- Support facilities for SMB users
- Technical staff requirements for SMB research
- Detectors
- Suggestions for members of an External Advisory Comm.
- Plans for future SMB group meetings
- Activities at the next IUCr meeting
- Exchange programs between ME countries and others
12:00 Group Lunch
13:30 Drafting of meeting report
16:00 Summary and final discussions
17:00 Close of meeting
Information about Hotels
Hotel arrangements must be made directly by the participants. However please request the special rates (listed below) for the "IASA/ U. of Athens meeting". All of them are good, moderately priced hotels, the first three within walking distance from the meeting place and the fourth, a short (10 minute) ride away (metro).
Note: $1 is about 350 Drs.
- Titania Hotel (***)
Single 21.500 Drs, Double 27.000 Drs
Telephone: +30-1-3809611, Fax: +30-1-3300700
Address: Panepistimiou Str. 52, Athens - Athenian Inn (**)
Single 18.140 Drs, Double 27.400 Drs
Telephone: +30-1-7239552, Fax: +30-1-7242268
Address: Haritos 22, Kolonaki - Athens - Aphrodite Hotel (**)
Single 12.150 Drs, Double 18.000 Drs
Telephone: +30-1-3234357, Fax: +30-1-3225244
Address: Apollonos Str.21, Plaka -Athens - Ilisia Hotel - Best Western (***)
Single 16.200 Drs, Double 20.920 Drs
Telephone: +30-1-7244-051 Fax: +30-1-7241847
Address: Mihalakopoulou Str. 25, Athens
Partial Email list of expected meeting participants
Ercan Alp - APS, Argonne Nat. Lab.
Georgios Archontis - Cyprus Univ.
Said Assaf - Arafat Scientific Center
Bob Batterman - Cornell Univ.
Rengul Cetin-Atalay - Bilkent Univ.
Harutyun Karapetyan - Yerevan Phys. Inst.
Gitay Kryger - Weizmann Inst.
Peter Kuhn - SSRL, Stanford Univ.
Khalil Al-Mughrabi - Al Balqa Applied Univ. George Nounesis - Demokritos Res. Ctr.
Manolis Pantos - Daresbury
Costas Papanicolas - Univ. of Athens Zehra Sayar - Sabanci Univ.
Spuros Skourtis - Cyprus Univ.
Constantinos Vorgias - Univ. of Athens
Herman Winick - SSRL, Stanford Univ