Call for Papers 1st North American Core Shell Spectroscopy Conference to be held jointly with the 59th Denver X-ray Conference 2-6 August 2010 Denver Marriott Tech Center Hotel, Denver, Colorado, U.S.A. The first North American Core Shell Spectroscopy Conference will be held jointly with the 59th Denver X-Ray Conference, 2-6 August 2010. The conference will feature poster sessions as well as oral presentations and students are particularly encouraged to participate with oral presentation submissions. All topics relating to core shell spectroscopy are welcome, including * X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy * X-ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy / Fluorescence Mapping * Resonant Inelastic X-ray Scattering / X-ray Raman Scattering * X-ray Magnetic Circular Dichroism The conference will feature a special session and dinner in honor of Ed Stern. The list of invited speakers for this special session will be posted on the Denver X-ray Conference web site as it is finalized. Participants will be able to attend Denver X-Ray Conference Sessions being held in adjacent rooms. Details of the oral presentation sessions will be posted on the DXC web site as they are available. http://www.dxcicdd.com/default.htm Students will be able to register for a reduced cost, be eligible for special student room rates, and apply for funding to attend the conference. Abstract submissions for oral presentations will be open until April 30 and can be made on the Denver X-Ray Conference web site by selecting the "Submit Abstract for the Joint Meeting with the North American Core Shell Spectroscopy Conference" link on the left side of the page (the 8th button down) or directly at the abstract submission page http://www.dxcicdd.com/cssc/cssc_abstract.asp Visit www.dxcicdd.comhttp://www.dxcicdd.com/ or more information or contact: Denise Flaherty, Conference Coordinator ICDD 12 Campus Boulevard Newtown Square, PA 19073 P: 610-325-9814 F: 610-325-9823 E: flaherty@icdd.commailto:flaherty@icdd.com WWW.DXCICDD.COMhttp://WWW.DXCICDD.COM