WEEKLY MEMO, July 22, 2008 ****************** 1. ANNOUNCEMENTS ****************** 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. ******************** 2. TOURS/VISITORS ******************** 2.1: NO TOURS/VISITORS scheduled at this time. *********************** 3. SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS abstracts/bios below *********************** 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@purdue.edu. *************** 4. PURDUE NEWS *************** 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. *********************** 5. ABSTRACTS/BIOS for seminars/workshops *********************** 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@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.