Workshops Fiscal Year Fiscal Year

Workshop Participation FY XRD Workshop in Cordoba, Argentina, November 2001 –entitled Advanced Methods in X-ray Powder Diffraction –participated in workshop and also contributed to it financially, as per a motion of this subcommittee –represented by Jim Kaduk and Miguel Delgado, our South American Co-chair

Approximately 35 attendees.

Jim Kaduk’s lecture.

ICDD display table.

XRF Workshop in Turkey –scheduled for TUBITAK- Marmara Research Center in Gebze, Kocaeli, Turkey, September 2001 –planned in response to MRC’s request; contract basis –failing economy in Turkey led to its cancellation; only 3 registrations received Sponsored Workshop FY

ICDD Sponsored Workshops FY EPDIC-8, Uppsala, Sweden, May 2002 –entitled Advances in Powder Diffraction –given by Tim Fawcett & John Faber –will focus on: » the accuracy of powder diffraction data »Round Robin data »the ICDD’s strategic alliances with other database organizations and their impact on the PDF® »data mining and next generation software »current status of the PDF® and plans for the future Additional Support: –financial contribution –participate in the exhibit portion of the conference

ICDD Sponsored Workshops FY Denver X-ray Conference Colorado Springs, CO, 29 July - 2 August 2002 –Advances in Database Technology, given by John Faber and Suri Kabekkodu –Methods of Phase ID, given by Ron Jenkins, Tim Fawcett, and John Faber

ICDD Sponsored Workshops FY SARX-2002 (VIII LATIN-AMERICAN SEMINARY OF ANALYSIS BY X-RAY) SARX-2002 (VIII LATIN-AMERICAN SEMINARY OF ANALYSIS BY X-RAY) Rio de Janiero, Brazil, November 2002 –one day ICDD workshop, to include some GiA info ICDD Workshop at the 8 th National Conference on X-ray Diffraction, Nanning, P.R.China, 1-5 April 2003, details to be finalized ICDD Workshop at the 8 th National Conference on X-ray Diffraction, Nanning, P.R.China, 1-5 April 2003, details to be finalized

Workshop Participation FY ISRP-9 ( The Ninth International Symposium of the International Radiation Physics Society) ISRP-9 ( The Ninth International Symposium of the International Radiation Physics Society) Capetown, South Africa, October 2002, Travel support for an ICDD rep plus workshop registrations of students from neighboring African nations will be supported, funding permitting.

New Application Process Last March, we implemented a formal application process for requesting support from the ICDD for scientific meetings, workshops, and symposia. Last March, we implemented a formal application process for requesting support from the ICDD for scientific meetings, workshops, and symposia. A Task Group, chaired by Jim Kaduk, has been created to review the requests for support, and recommend funding for activities that improve materials analysis by XRD and XRF within the worldwide scientific community A Task Group, chaired by Jim Kaduk, has been created to review the requests for support, and recommend funding for activities that improve materials analysis by XRD and XRF within the worldwide scientific community Available on our web page at Available on our web page at