[BNC-all] WEEKLY MEMO

Tue Jul 22 08:07:54 EDT 2008

WEEKLY MEMO, July 22, 2008

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1.  ANNOUNCEMENTS
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1.1:  In order for the process and equipment engineering staff to more
effectively support the research programs here at Birck, we are suggesting
an improved procedure that will enhance staff reaction time and ‹ in most
cases ‹ will allow same-day service to be provided.  Please e-mail requests
for materials and/or assistance with processes or equipment to the
appropriate staff member prior to 12:00 noon.  The staff member will then
have the opportunity to read the e-mail requests and provide the requested
service that same afternoon.  Of course, requests can be submitted at any
time, but is more likely to be completed that day if received before noon.
Obviously, this doesn't apply to equipment problems that are reported when
they occur.  Thank you for your support and cooperation.  The BNC Process
and Equipment Engineering Staff

1.2:  HOLD THE DATE: Thursday, 08.28.08, 6:00PM, Black Sparrow, downtown
Lafayette:  New Graduate Student Orientation/Birck Happy Hour.  Everyone is
invited.

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2.  TOURS/VISITORS
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2.1:  NO TOURS/VISITORS scheduled at this time.

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3.  SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS
     abstracts/bios below
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3.1:  International Congress of NanoBio & Clean Tech 2008, Oct. 27-30, 2008,
San Francisco, CA.  The event will feature more than 100 distinguished
speakers from 25 countries discussing the latest scientific advancement,
state-of-the art product development and business opportunities  in
nanotechnology, nanobiotechnology, and clean tech. For more information
about the event, visit http://www.ianano.org/CallforPapers.htm.  The
deadline to submit an abstract has been extended to July 31, 2008.

3.2:  The Postdoctoral Office at Argonne National Laboratory is organizing a
Postdoctoral Research Symposium.  The event will take place on September
11-12, 2008.  Research papers, presented exclusively by postdoctoral
fellows, will be accepted in the following general research areas: Biology,
Chemistry and Biochemistry, Engineering, Environmental Science, Materials
Science, Mathematics and Computer Science, Physics and High Energy Physics,
and Synchrotron Research.  Presentations (oral and poster) are limited to
postdoctoral fellows. However, attendance to the symposium is open to senior
graduate students and faculty members.  A poster session is also planned
along with a wine and cheese reception to promote networking among ANL
scientists, and academic and industrial professionals.  The registration fee
is $95 and includes continental breakfast (both days), lunch (both days),
and the wine and cheese reception that will be held on Thursday evening,
September 11, 2008.  All Symposium presenters and attendees are required to
pre-register.  Registration information is available online at
http://www.dep.anl.gov/postdocs/symposium
<http://www.dep.anl.gov/postdocs/symposium>
<http://www.dep.anl.gov/postdocs/symposium
<http://www.dep.anl.gov/postdocs/symposium> >.

3.3:  HOLD THE DATE/REGISTER EARLY, IF POSSIBLE:  Friday, September 26,
11:30AM, MRGN 121: ³Indiana¹s Public Health Priorities,² Judith A. Monroe,
State Health Commissioner. Registration is required for box lunch.  RSVP
rche at purdue.edu.

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4.  PURDUE NEWS
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4.1:  United Way activities gearing up!  New for 2008: All new or increased
giving will be matched dollar-for-dollar by our friends at the ELI LILLY
ENDOWMENT.  So, if you gave $100.00 in 2007, and increase your gift to
$150.00, Eli Lilly will match that increase of $50.00 for a total of $200.00
to help United Way initiatives.

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5.  ABSTRACTS/BIOS
     for seminars/workshops
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5.1:  HOLD THE DATE/REGISTER EARLY, IF POSSIBLE:  Friday, September 26,
11:30AM, MRGN 121: ³Indiana¹s Public Health Priorities,² Judith A. Monroe,
State Health Commissioner. Registration is required for box lunch.  RSVP
rche at purdue.edu.
Indiana is facing many public health challenges ranging from natural
disasters to an increasing burden of chronic disease. Solutions to these
challenges require systems-thinking and "all hands on deck.² Dr. Monroe will
discuss the priorities of the Indiana State Department of Health and the
research questions posed by these challenges and priorities.

Judith Monroe was appointed by Governor Mitch Daniels as the Indiana State
Health Commissioner in March 2005.  She is the President-elect of the
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials and a member of the
Healthiest Nation Steering Committee to build an integrated 21st century
health system that values equity. In early 2007, Dr. Monroe partnered with
Purdue and led the design and implementation of the Indiana Public Health
System Quality Improvement Project to strengthen local public health
capacity, infrastructure and system performance.  Monroe received her MD
from the University of Maryland and completed her residency in Family
Medicine at the University of Cincinnati. She fulfilled a four-year National
Health Service Corps commitment in Appalachia before joining the faculty at
Indiana University and subsequently directing the Family Medicine Residency
Program and Primary Care Center at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis.