<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div>Hi,<br class=""><div class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class="" style="word-wrap:break-word; line-break:after-white-space"><div class="">
<div class=""><br class="">
</div>
<div class="">
<div class="">
<div class="" style="word-wrap:break-word; line-break:after-white-space">
<div class="">For those of you who may be interested.</div>
<div class=""><br class="">
</div>
<div class="">Regards,</div>
<div class=""><br class="">
</div>
<div class="">John</div>
<div class=""><br class="">
</div><p class="x_x_MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center; text-autospace:none">
<b class=""><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size:24.0pt">Announcing the </span>
</i></b><b class=""><span class="" style="font-size:24.0pt; font-family:"ArialMT",sans-serif">76<sup class="">th</sup> Annual Pittsburgh Diffraction Conference</span></b><b class=""><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size:24.0pt">
</span></i></b></p><p class="x_x_MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center; text-autospace:none">
<b class=""><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size:5.0pt"> </span></i></b></p><p class="x_x_MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center; text-autospace:none">
<b class=""><span class="" style="font-size:18.0pt; font-family:"ArialMT",sans-serif">October 14th – 16<sup class="">th</sup>
</span></b></p><p class="x_x_MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt; text-align:center; text-autospace:none">
<b class=""><span class="" style="font-size:18.0pt; font-family:"ArialMT",sans-serif">Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
</span></b><b class=""><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size:24.0pt"></span></i></b></p>
<div class=""><span class="" style="font-size:5.0pt"> </span><br class="x_webkit-block-placeholder">
</div><p class="x_x_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:14.0pt; text-autospace:none"><span class="" style="font-size:12.0pt; color:#282828">Dear Colleague:<b class=""></b></span></p><p class="x_x_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt; text-align:justify; text-autospace:none">
<span class="" style="font-size:12.0pt; color:#282828">On behalf of the program committee, you and your colleagues are cordially invited to join us for the 76th Annual Pittsburgh Diffraction Conference at </span><font color="#282828" class=""><span class="" style="font-size:16px">Case
Western Reserve University.</span></font></p><p class="x_x_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt; text-align:justify; text-autospace:none">
<span class="" style="font-size:12pt"><b class=""><font color="#0433ff" class="">Biomolecular topics include:
</font></b></span></p>
<ul type="disc" class="" style="margin-top:0in">
<li class="x_x_MsoNormal" style="color:#282828; text-align:justify; text-autospace:none">
<span class="" style="font-size:12.0pt">X-ray Crystallography</span> </li><li class="x_x_MsoNormal" style="color:#282828; text-align:justify; text-autospace:none">
<span class="" style="font-size:12.0pt">Cryo-EM</span> </li><li class="x_x_MsoNormal" style="color:#282828; text-align:justify; text-autospace:none">
<span class="" style="font-size:12.0pt">X-ray tomography</span> </li><li class="x_x_MsoNormal" style="color:#282828; text-align:justify; text-autospace:none">
<span class="" style="font-size:12.0pt">Cryo -ET</span> </li><li class="x_x_MsoNormal" style="color:#282828; text-align:justify; text-autospace:none">
<span class="" style="font-size:12.0pt">X-ray free electron lasers</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""> </span></li></ul><p class="x_x_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt; text-align:justify; text-autospace:none">
<b class=""><span class="" style="font-size:12.0pt; color:#0432FF">Students welcome</span></b><span class="" style="font-size:12.0pt; color:#282828"> - prizes awarded for the top posters
</span></p><p class="x_x_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt; text-align:justify; text-autospace:none">
<span class="" style="font-size:12.0pt; color:#1A1919"> Please submit abstracts to
<a href="mailto:pxk258@case.edu" class="">pxk258@case.edu</a></span><span class="" style="font-size:12.0pt; color:#282828"> (Deadline September 14, 2018)</span></p><p class="x_x_MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify; text-autospace:none"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-size:12.0pt; color:#0432FF">Venue</span></b><span class="" style="font-size:12.0pt; color:#0432FF">
</span><span class="" style="font-size:12.0pt; color:#282828"></span></p><p class="x_x_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt; text-align:justify; text-autospace:none">
<span class="" style="font-size:12.0pt; color:#282828"> Iris S. & Bert L. Wolstein Research Building, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH </span></p><p class="x_x_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt; text-align:justify; text-autospace:none">
<b class=""><span class="" style="font-size:12.0pt; color:blue">Conference Registration (Deadline August 27, 2018)
</span></b><span class="" style="font-size:12.0pt; color:#282828"></span></p><p class="x_x_MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:6.0pt; margin-left:9.35pt; text-align:justify; text-autospace:none">
<span class="" style="font-size:12.0pt">To insure maximum participation, the cost of attending the conference has been kept to a minimum ($80.00 for professionals, $25.00 graduate students).</span></p><p class="x_x_MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:6.0pt; margin-left:9.35pt; text-align:justify; text-autospace:none">
<span class="" style="font-size:12.0pt; color:#1A1919">Registration Link - <a href="https://goo.gl/forms/oSfoXVNgSTDqOEPC3" class="">https://goo.gl/forms/oSfoXVNgSTDqOEPC3</a></span></p><p class="x_x_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt; text-align:justify; text-autospace:none">
<b class=""><span class="" style="font-size:12.0pt; color:blue">Conference Accommodations (Deadline September 14, 2018)</span></b><span class="" style="font-size:12.0pt; color:#1A1919"></span></p><p class="x_x_MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:6.0pt; margin-left:13.5pt; text-autospace:none">
<span class="" style="font-size:12.0pt">A block of rooms has been reserved at the
</span><span class="" style="font-size:12.0pt; color:#0A0B09">Cleveland Courtyard Marriott</span><span class="" style="font-size:12.0pt; color:#1A1919"> -
</span><span class="" style="font-size:12.0pt; color:#0A0B09">2021 Cornell Road, Cleveland Ohio 44106 (1(216) 791-567 and mention the e Pittsburgh Diffraction Conference for a discounted rate).</span><span class="" style="font-size:12.0pt"></span></p><p class="x_x_MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:6.0pt; margin-left:13.7pt; text-align:justify; text-autospace:none">
<span class="" style="font-size:12.0pt">Accommodations Link</span></p><p class="x_x_MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:6.0pt; margin-left:13.7pt; text-align:justify; text-autospace:none">
<span class="" style="font-size:12.0pt"> <a href="https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/clece-courtyard-cleveland-university-circle/" class="">
https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/clece-courtyard-cleveland-university-circle/</a></span></p><p class="x_x_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt; text-align:justify; text-autospace:none">
<b class=""><span class="" style="font-size:12.0pt; color:blue">Poster Session and Social Events
</span></b></p><p class="x_x_MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:12.0pt; margin-left:13.5pt; text-align:justify; text-autospace:none">
<span class="" style="font-size:12.0pt">Poster sessions and social events, included in the program, provide many opportunities for formal and informal discussions with the speakers. The Chung Soo Yoo Award will be given to graduate students for best poster
presentation. </span></p><p class="x_x_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt; text-align:justify; text-autospace:none">
<b class=""><span class="" style="font-size:12.0pt; color:#0432FF">Program Organizers -</span></b><b class=""><span class="" style="font-size:12.0pt; color:#282828">
</span></b><span class="" style="font-size:12.0pt; color:#282828">Edward Yu and Tsan Sam Xiao</span></p><p class="x_x_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt; text-align:justify; text-autospace:none">
<b class=""><span class="" style="font-size:12.0pt; color:#0432FF">For more information
</span></b><span class="" style="font-size:12pt"> - Please c</span><span class="" style="font-size:12.0pt; color:#282828">ontact Edward Yu (</span><span class="" style="font-size:14.0pt; font-family:Helvetica; color:#1A1919"><a href="mailto:ewy5@case.edu" class="">ewy5@case.edu</a>)</span><b class=""><span class="" style="font-size:12.0pt; color:#282828"></span></b></p><p class="x_x_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:14.0pt; text-autospace:none"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-size:12.0pt; color:#0432FF">We look forward to seeing you in Cleveland!</span></b></p><p class="x_x_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:14.0pt; text-align:justify; text-autospace:none">
<span class="" style="font-family:Helvetica; font-size:12px; orphans:2; widows:2">John Rose Ph.D.</span></p>
<div class="">
<div class="" style="font-family:Helvetica; font-size:12px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; letter-spacing:normal; line-height:normal; orphans:2; text-align:start; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; white-space:normal; widows:2; word-spacing:0px; word-wrap:break-word">
<div class="" style="margin:0px">Associate Professor</div>
<div class="" style="margin:0px">B204B, The Fred C. Davison Life Sciences Complex</div>
<div class="" style="margin:0px">120 Green Street</div>
<div class="" style="margin:0px">Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology</div>
<div class="" style="margin:0px">University of Georgia</div>
<div class="" style="margin:0px">Athens, GA 30602-7229</div>
<div class="">=========================================</div>
<div class="" style="margin:0px">Phone:<span class="x_x_Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre">
</span>706-542-1750</div>
<div class="" style="margin:0px">Fax:<span class="x_x_Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre">
</span>706-542-3077</div>
<div class="" style="margin:0px"><br class="x_x_khtml-block-placeholder">
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="" style="word-wrap:break-word; line-break:after-white-space">
<div class=""><br class="x_x_Apple-interchange-newline" style="font-family:Helvetica; font-size:12px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; letter-spacing:normal; line-height:normal; orphans:2; text-align:start; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; white-space:normal; widows:2; word-spacing:0px">
<br class="x_x_Apple-interchange-newline">
</div>
<br class="">
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="" style="word-wrap:break-word; line-break:after-white-space">
<div class="">
<div class=""></div>
</div>
<br class="">
</div>
</div>
</div></div></div></div></div></div><br class=""><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><div class=""><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><div class=""></div></div><br class=""></div></div></div><br class=""></div></div></div><br class=""></body></html>