<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Dear All-<div><br></div><div>We are proud to announce the next OME User's Meeting. Prof Spencer Shorte, Institut Pasteur has again agreed to be our host-- so once again we will be in Paris! </div><div><br></div><div>Programme: The meeting will be held May 19-20, running from 0930 - 1730 both days, at the Institut Pasteur. The major focus will be discussing where the OME project is, and where it should go to meet the community's needs.</div><div><br></div><div>The first morning will dedicated to short reports from OME developers about where the different parts of the project our, and our current roadmap The first afternoon will be open to presentations from the community, with the goal of hearing your requirements, wishes, own efforts, and experiences with OME specifications, libraries, and software. All of your comments should be directed towards issues the community needs to hear, and what OME should provide the community. We will ask that these presentations be short-- 15 min max (please understand that we will be strict with timing)-- with the goal of driving discussion through the rest of the meeting. If you want to present, please let Spencer and me know, and we will get a programme together for this. </div><div><br></div><div>We'll publish the full Programme in due course: <a href="http://www.openmicroscopy.org/site/events/ome-european-users-meeting-2009">http://www.openmicroscopy.org/site/events/ome-european-users-meeting-2009</a></div><div><br></div><div>Spencer and Christiane have worked hard to arrange a room that will fit our growing size-- we can now accept a much larger number of participants. Regardless, it helps us ALOT to know how many people are coming as soon as possible. As in previous years, we will provide lunch, and the meeting facilities, but we have no resources to support travel, hotel, or other expenses. However, we will try to make hotel reservations for you-- please contact <a href="mailto:OME2009-Imagopole@pasteur.fr" style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: none;">OME2009-Imagopole@pasteur.fr</span></font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"> </font>to register for the meeting and get arrangements made. Please do this as soon as possible to guarantee a place.</div><div><br></div><div>If you or your organization are interested in helping to sponsor the meeting, please contact Spencer or myself. The Wellcome Trust has generously dedicated some funds to support the costs of the meeting venue.</div><div><br></div><div>We look forward to another great meeting-- these meetings have been very exciting for all, and we look forward to another stimulating couple of days in Paris.</div><div><br></div><div>As always, thanks for your support.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div><br></div><div>Jason & Spencer</div><div><div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div style="font-family: Helvetica; "><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; ">**************************</span></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Wellcome Trust Centre for Gene Regulation & Expression</font></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">College of Life Sciences</font></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">MSI/WTB/JBC Complex</font></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; ">University of Dundee</span></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; ">Dow Street</span></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; ">Dundee DD1 5EH</span></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; ">United Kingdom</span></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; "><br style="font-family: Helvetica; "></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; ">phone (01382) 385819</span></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; ">Intl phone: 44 1382 385819 </span></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; ">FAX (01382) 388072 </span></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; ">email: <a href="mailto:jason@lifesci.dundee.ac.uk">jason@lifesci.dundee.ac.uk</a></span></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; "><br style="font-family: Helvetica; "></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; ">Lab Page: <a href="http://www.dundee.ac.uk/lifesciences/swedlow/">http://www.dundee.ac.uk/lifesciences/swedlow/</a></span></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; ">Open Microscopy Environment: <a href="http://openmicroscopy.org">http://openmicroscopy.org</a></span></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; ">**************************</span></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; "><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; "><div>The University of Dundee is a Scottish Registered Charity, No. SC015096.</div></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"> </div><br></div></body></html>