Olympics over!! Time to get ready for the UBC Live-cell Course!!

[James Pawley]

Hi all,

Well, now that the Olympic athletes have flown off for another 4 years, I guess that it is time to reclaim some of the vacant space in Vancouver for the 15th UBC Live-Cell Course.

One of the main features of this course has always been that we have been able to acquire enough rooms to be able to set up 12-14 3D microscope systems for a period of 5 days. This allows students in groups of 4-5 (plus a faculty advisor) to attempt a 3D live-cell study using each one during 14, 2-hour lab sessions.

Finding this number of rooms in a university setting near inexpensive accommodation and food services is not always easy. For the past 14 years, it has been our good fortune that the University of British Columbia has undergone a period of massive construction, and this process has left many rooms in some of the older buildings temporarily vacant. Of course, "nature abhors a vacuum" and this is especially true about empty university rooms that are only used for 2 weeks a year! All this is a long way of saying that it is never clear how long we will continue to have this sort of access.

So, if you have thought about sending someone from your lab to the "Live-cell Course" some year but have just not gotten around to it, or if you have thought of coming yourself, this might be a good year to come!

In other news about this year's Course: Derek Toomre from Yale will be adding a lecture on TIRF and disk scanning and, for the first time, Agilent will be sending a TILL Photonics system.

Other info about the course can be found at http://www.3dcourse.ubc.ca/2010/

Because we need time to arrange students into lab groups (and you may need time to sort out the finances!), the application date is March 15, almost 3 months before the Course begins.

http://www.3dcourse.ubc.ca/2010/public.php?page=apply

Applications from qualified students are accepted after this date as long as the applicant seems likely to fit into one of the 8-9 lab groups and will not exceed our enrollment cap.

If you are hoping to come but your requests for funding are still lost somewhere in the bureaucracy, it is probably best to fill out an application now. There is a space on on the form to tell us about any such complications. Having an application on file will assure your access priority.

All the best.

Jim P.

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              **********************************************
Prof. James B. Pawley,                                          Ph.  608-263-3147 
Room 223, Zoology Research Building,                                  FAX  [phone]
1117 Johnson Ave., Madison, WI, 53706                                [hidden email]
3D Microscopy of Living Cells Course, June 12-24, 2010, UBC, Vancouver Canada
Info: http://www.3dcourse.ubc.ca/            Applications due by March 15, 2010
       "If it ain't diffraction, it must be statistics." Anon.

[Loralei Dewe-3]

Hi All,

 

If I may correct Dr. Pawley please, Agilent will NOT be sending a TILL Photonics system but the real TILL Photonics WILL be ;-)

 

I look forward to working with everyone at this great course!

 

Loralei Dewe

TILL Photonics

West Coast Sales and Applications Engineer

 

On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 4:21 PM, James Pawley <[hidden email]> wrote:

Hi all,

Well, now that the Olympic athletes have flown off for another 4 years, I guess that it is time to reclaim some of the vacant space in Vancouver for the 15th UBC Live-Cell Course.

One of the main features of this course has always been that we have been able to acquire enough rooms to be able to set up 12-14 3D microscope systems for a period of 5 days. This allows students in groups of 4-5 (plus a faculty advisor) to attempt a 3D live-cell study using each one during 14, 2-hour lab sessions.

Finding this number of rooms in a university setting near inexpensive accommodation and food services is not always easy. For the past 14 years, it has been our good fortune that the University of British Columbia has undergone a period of massive construction, and this process has left many rooms in some of the older buildings temporarily vacant. Of course, "nature abhors a vacuum" and this is especially true about empty university rooms that are only used for 2 weeks a year! All this is a long way of saying that it is never clear how long we will continue to have this sort of access.

So, if you have thought about sending someone from your lab to the "Live-cell Course" some year but have just not gotten around to it, or if you have thought of coming yourself, this might be a good year to come!

In other news about this year's Course: Derek Toomre from Yale will be adding a lecture on TIRF and disk scanning and, for the first time, Agilent will be sending a TILL Photonics system.

Other info about the course can be found at http://www.3dcourse.ubc.ca/2010/

Because we need time to arrange students into lab groups (and you may need time to sort out the finances!), the application date is March 15, almost 3 months before the Course begins.

http://www.3dcourse.ubc.ca/2010/public.php?page=apply

Applications from qualified students are accepted after this date as long as the applicant seems likely to fit into one of the 8-9 lab groups and will not exceed our enrollment cap.

If you are hoping to come but your requests for funding are still lost somewhere in the bureaucracy, it is probably best to fill out an application now. There is a space on on the form to tell us about any such complications. Having an application on file will assure your access priority.

All the best.

Jim P.

-- 

              **********************************************
Prof. James B. Pawley,                                          Ph.  608-263-3147 
Room 223, Zoology Research Building,                                  FAX  [phone]
1117 Johnson Ave., Madison, WI, 53706                                [hidden email]
3D Microscopy of Living Cells Course, June 12-24, 2010, UBC, Vancouver Canada
Info: http://www.3dcourse.ubc.ca/            Applications due by March 15, 2010
       "If it ain't diffraction, it must be statistics." Anon.

[James Pawley]

Hi All,

 

If I may correct Dr. Pawley please, Agilent will NOT be sending a TILL Photonics system but the real TILL Photonics WILL be ;-)

 

I look forward to working with everyone at this great course!

 

Loralei Dewe

TILL Photonics

West Coast Sales and Applications Engineer

Thank you Loralei. Sorry I seem to have my companies gafarqulated.

Welcome to Vancouver!

JP

 

On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 4:21 PM, James Pawley <[hidden email]> wrote:

Hi all,

Well, now that the Olympic athletes have flown off for another 4 years, I guess that it is time to reclaim some of the vacant space in Vancouver for the 15th UBC Live-Cell Course.

One of the main features of this course has always been that we have been able to acquire enough rooms to be able to set up 12-14 3D microscope systems for a period of 5 days. This allows students in groups of 4-5 (plus a faculty advisor) to attempt a 3D live-cell study using each one during 14, 2-hour lab sessions.

Finding this number of rooms in a university setting near inexpensive accommodation and food services is not always easy. For the past 14 years, it has been our good fortune that the University of British Columbia has undergone a period of massive construction, and this process has left many rooms in some of the older buildings temporarily vacant. Of course, "nature abhors a vacuum" and this is especially true about empty university rooms that are only used for 2 weeks a year! All this is a long way of saying that it is never clear how long we will continue to have this sort of access.

So, if you have thought about sending someone from your lab to the "Live-cell Course" some year but have just not gotten around to it, or if you have thought of coming yourself, this might be a good year to come!

In other news about this year's Course: Derek Toomre from Yale will be adding a lecture on TIRF and disk scanning and, for the first time, Agilent will be sending a TILL Photonics system.

Other info about the course can be found at http://www.3dcourse.ubc.ca/2010/

Because we need time to arrange students into lab groups (and you may need time to sort out the finances!), the application date is March 15, almost 3 months before the Course begins.

http://www.3dcourse.ubc.ca/2010/public.php?page=apply

Applications from qualified students are accepted after this date as long as the applicant seems likely to fit into one of the 8-9 lab groups and will not exceed our enrollment cap.

If you are hoping to come but your requests for funding are still lost somewhere in the bureaucracy, it is probably best to fill out an application now. There is a space on on the form to tell us about any such complications. Having an application on file will assure your access priority.

All the best.

Jim P.

--

              **********************************************
Prof. James B. Pawley,                                          Ph.  608-263-3147 
Room 223, Zoology Research Building,                                  FAX  [phone]
1117 Johnson Ave., Madison, WI, 53706                                [hidden email]
3D Microscopy of Living Cells Course, June 12-24, 2010, UBC, Vancouver Canada
Info: http://www.3dcourse.ubc.ca/            Applications due by March 15, 2010
       "If it ain't diffraction, it must be statistics." Anon.

-- 

James and Christine Pawley, 21 N. Prospect Ave. Madison, WI, 53726   Phone: [phone]

[Loralei Dewe-3]

No worries Dr. Pawley! It gets confusing but TILL is no longer owned by Agilent ;-)

 

Cheers,

Loralei

On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 8:13 PM, James Pawley <[hidden email]> wrote:

Hi All,

 

If I may correct Dr. Pawley please, Agilent will NOT be sending a TILL Photonics system but the real TILL Photonics WILL be ;-)

 

I look forward to working with everyone at this great course!

 

Loralei Dewe

TILL Photonics

West Coast Sales and Applications Engineer

Thank you Loralei. Sorry I seem to have my companies gafarqulated.

Welcome to Vancouver!

JP

 

On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 4:21 PM, James Pawley <[hidden email]> wrote:

Hi all,

Well, now that the Olympic athletes have flown off for another 4 years, I guess that it is time to reclaim some of the vacant space in Vancouver for the 15th UBC Live-Cell Course.

One of the main features of this course has always been that we have been able to acquire enough rooms to be able to set up 12-14 3D microscope systems for a period of 5 days. This allows students in groups of 4-5 (plus a faculty advisor) to attempt a 3D live-cell study using each one during 14, 2-hour lab sessions.

Finding this number of rooms in a university setting near inexpensive accommodation and food services is not always easy. For the past 14 years, it has been our good fortune that the University of British Columbia has undergone a period of massive construction, and this process has left many rooms in some of the older buildings temporarily vacant. Of course, "nature abhors a vacuum" and this is especially true about empty university rooms that are only used for 2 weeks a year! All this is a long way of saying that it is never clear how long we will continue to have this sort of access.

So, if you have thought about sending someone from your lab to the "Live-cell Course" some year but have just not gotten around to it, or if you have thought of coming yourself, this might be a good year to come!

In other news about this year's Course: Derek Toomre from Yale will be adding a lecture on TIRF and disk scanning and, for the first time, Agilent will be sending a TILL Photonics system.

Other info about the course can be found at http://www.3dcourse.ubc.ca/2010/

Because we need time to arrange students into lab groups (and you may need time to sort out the finances!), the application date is March 15, almost 3 months before the Course begins.

http://www.3dcourse.ubc.ca/2010/public.php?page=apply

Applications from qualified students are accepted after this date as long as the applicant seems likely to fit into one of the 8-9 lab groups and will not exceed our enrollment cap.

If you are hoping to come but your requests for funding are still lost somewhere in the bureaucracy, it is probably best to fill out an application now. There is a space on on the form to tell us about any such complications. Having an application on file will assure your access priority.

All the best.

Jim P.

--

              **********************************************
Prof. James B. Pawley,                                          Ph.  608-263-3147 
Room 223, Zoology Research Building,                                  FAX  [phone]
1117 Johnson Ave., Madison, WI, 53706                                [hidden email]
3D Microscopy of Living Cells Course, June 12-24, 2010, UBC, Vancouver Canada
Info: http://www.3dcourse.ubc.ca/            Applications due by March 15, 2010
       "If it ain't diffraction, it must be statistics." Anon.

-- 

James and Christine Pawley, 21 N. Prospect Ave. Madison, WI, 53726   Phone: [phone]