Microscopy Society of America

The 67th Annual Meeting of the Microscopy Society of America, held in conjunction with our co-sponsoring societies, will take place in Richmond, Virginia in late July. Now widely known as Microscopy and Microanalysis, this meeting provides the MSA membership with a useful overview of many diverse activities involving microscopy and microanalysis that are of topical interest. In addition to symposia devoted to a range of contemporary topics in the biological and physical sciences, as well as advances in instrumentation, the meeting program will include a set of “Back to Basics” Tutorials, and continuations of the highly successful In-Meeting Intensive Workshops, and the special “Family Affair”, which provides hands-on activities and demonstrations aimed at children of all ages. MSA Council is concerned to reach out to more people in the wider community who utilize microscopes of many shapes and forms in their daily activities, and these developments are just part of our ongoing educational and outreach efforts in this direction.