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<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Arial'>Dear
colleagues and friends,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Arial'>I’m
sure you know about this year’s very special AUC conference in <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Uppsala</st1:City></st1:place> marking the 125<sup>th</sup>
anniversary of Th. Svedberg. This meeting </span></font><font face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-family:Arial'>takes place in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Uppsala</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Sweden</st1:country-region></st1:place>,
from Sept. 16-19, 2009, right at the place where The Svedberg worked. Sept. <font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'>16</span></font>th will be a very special
day since it will lead </span></font><font face=Arial><span lang=EN-US
style='font-family:Arial'>us back to the roots of our favourite technique in a
unique AUC history session (for confirmed speakers see <a
href="http://auc2009.uthscsa.edu/historical.php">http://auc2009.uthscsa.edu/historical.php</a>)
and a visit to The Svedberg’s <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Ultracentrifuge</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Museum</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> and to The
Svedberg Laboratory. The conference itself will then take place on 17 &
18.9. For a detailed schedule, please see <a
href="http://auc2009.uthscsa.edu/schedule.php">http://auc2009.uthscsa.edu/schedule.php</a>.
Please do not forget to register in time and submit your abstract until:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><b><font size=5 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Arial;
font-weight:bold'>1 June 2009<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Arial'>The
reason is to allow the organization and scientific committee to select the best
talks for the conference. If you like to publish your contribution, there will
be a special conference issue for this conference in Macromolecular Bioscience
(IF > 2.8; <a
href="http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/77002860/home">http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/77002860/home</a>)
<font color=navy><span style='color:navy'>T</span></font>he limited publication
slots will be allocated by the scientific committee (see <a
href="http://auc2009.uthscsa.edu/committees.php">http://auc2009.uthscsa.edu/committees.php</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Arial'>As in
previous years, the conference will be preceeded by workshops </span></font><font
face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:Arial'>teaching the use of
powerful and free data analysis software.</span></font><font face=Arial><span
lang=EN-US style='font-family:Arial'> Please have a look at (<a
href="http://auc2009.uthscsa.edu/registration.php)">http://auc2009.uthscsa.edu/registration.php)</a><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'>. </span></font>We are looking forward to
see you all at a very unique conference in the history if AUC.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Arial'>Best
wishes<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Arial'>Helmut<font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'> Cölfen</span></font><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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