Mission

The XLVI SPMicros annual congress is devoted to the interchange of knowledge between scientists working with microscopy methods, and serves as a forum where students can discuss their work with an interested audience of friendly senior researchers.

SPMicros has played an important role on the education of young scientists for over 40 years, and young colleagues who use any kind of microscopy on his/her research are warmly welcomed to our meeting and Society. In addition, a hands-on course on microscopy methods will take place on September 26 and 27.

The Congress will address a wide range of microscopy methods and the present Board of Direction wishes to make a special invitation to colleagues involved in light microscopy (both conventional and immunomicroscopy including confocal) as well as in atomic force microscopy and other emerging microscopy methods to join us in attending SPMicros2012 and exploring the multidisciplinary field of microscopy. As in the last editions of the Congress, the Board of Direction will continue to endeavor for the publication of extended abstracts of the communications in the official journal of the Society, “Microscopy and Microanalysis”. This international journal is indexed by ISI and Pubmed, and has presently an impact factor of 3.259. The indexation of the extended abstracts, which allows for citation in the literature, will not interfere with a subsequent full publication of the work.

A session dedicated to a General Assembly of the Society will be held during the Congress. The board of Direction would like to ask all the associates to participate in this important event of the life of the Society, as a mean to contribute to its development and vitality. Further information will be sent to the members by the usual channels.

António Pedro Alves de Matos
President of SPMicros