[sdpd] RIET:CLAY: Powder Diffraction and Rietveld workshop, 12th May to 13th May 2005, Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Canada

["L. Cranswick" <l.m.d.cranswick...@dl.ac.uk>]

Trois-Rivieres, Quebec Workshop on Powder Diffraction and Rietveld Analysis
   Pavillon Ringuet, Universite du Quebec a Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Canada
              (~90 minute drive from Montreal and Quebec City)
                 Thursday 12th May to Friday 13th May 2005

                  WWW: http://www.cins.ca/cpdw/quebec/

Organisers: Professor Jacques Huot  (University of Quebec)
            Professor Pierre Benard (University of Quebec) 

Speakers:
     Dr Ian Swainson      (National Research Council of Canada, Chalk River)
     Lachlan Cranswick    (National Research Council of Canada, Chalk River)
 
This two day workshop has the main theme of the fundamentals of using
powder diffraction, and assisting participants in using the Rietveld
method. Lectures on a variety of topics are planned for the morning,
with the afternoon practical sessions concentrating on using GSAS for
performing Rietveld analysis for structure refinement and quantitative
phase analysis. The agenda, tutorials and notes of the Canadian Powder
Diffraction Workshop (CPWD) held in 2004 (http://www.cins.ca/cpdw/).

Registration Costs  :

   Students: Cdn $115 (US~$95) (includes all taxes) 
   Other:    Cdn $230 (US~$190) (includes all taxes) 

This cost includes hard copies of notes, GSAS manual, workshop tutorial
manual, lunch provided on both days and a workshop dinner (a traditional
Québec "Maple Bus" / "Sugaring Off" - sit-down evening meal followed by
eating maple syrup in the snow (taffy)

University style accommodation is available at Cdn $46 (US~$38)
(includes all taxes), and this accommodation option can be specified in
the registration form.

Closing Date for Registration is Friday 29th April 2005. Payment by
cheque or faxing credit card information.

      http://www.cins.ca/cpdw/quebec/registration.html

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Travel information web-links:

  http://www.cins.ca/cpdw/quebec/travel.html

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Talks include (including notes (with permission) written by
Bob von Dreele and Angus Wilkinson) :

  Sample preparation, data collection considerations and phase
  identification using powder X-ray diffraction

  Introduction to Powder Profile Refinement

  Profile Refinement with GSAS

  Synchrotron Experiments

  Why and when to use neutron powder diffraction

  Using bond "restraints" and compositional/charge balance
   "restraints" in GSAS

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If there are students and/or XRD users in your institute who might
benefit from attending such a workshop, it would be appreciate it 
this were brought to their attention.  There is a PDF poster for
the workshop at:

   http://www.cins.ca/cpdw/quebec/files/quebec_workshop_poster.pdf

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Lachlan M. D. Cranswick
Contact outside working hours /
  Coordonnees en dehors des heures de travail:
E-mail / courriel: lachlan...@melbpc.org.au   Home Tel: (613) 584-4226
Mobile/Cell: 613 401 3433   WWW: http://lachlan.bluehaze.com.au/
        P.O. Box 2057, Deep River, Ontario, Canada, K0J 1P0

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