2008 IEEE
NUCLEAR SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM
and
MEDICAL IMAGING CONFERENCE
and
16th International Workshop on Room Temperature Semiconductor X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Detectors
Dresden, Germany
19-25 October 2008
DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSION: 9 May 2008
Conference web site: www.nss-mic.org/2008
Conference email: nssmic2008@fzd.de

After the very successful 2007 IEEE NSS/MIC in Honolulu, Hawaii, the organization of the 2008 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium (NSS) and Medical Imaging Conference (MIC) and 16th international workshop on Room Temperature Semiconductor X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Detectors (RTSD) - to be held in Dresden, Germany, 19-25 October 2008 - is in full swing. In addition to the events in Dresden, there will be two satellite workshops held elsewhere in Germany; one (NSS topic) will be held at DESY in Hamburg before the conference (16-17 October) and the second (MIC topic) at Research Center Jülich (Forschungszentrum Jülich, FZJ) after the conference (27-28 October). Both satellite workshops have NPSS technical cosponsorship and all conference participants are welcomed and encouraged to participate in these events. Please see our website for more information.
An outstanding Conference Companion Program has been planned to visit many of the famous and more interesting sites in Dresden and its beautiful surroundings.
The venue of the conference will be the International Congress Center Dresden (ICCD) and the adjacent Maritim Hotel. The ICCD is located at the banks of the Elbe river and is within easy walking distance of Dresden’s main attractions in the beautiful and historic city center, with numerous restaurants and tourist attractions. A number of additional hotels are under contract, offering a variety of accommodations in a wide price range. Dresden has an excellent public transportation system. However, many hotels are an easy walk to the ICCD. We encourage you to register early and to reserve your hotel.
This is the third time the NSS/MIC will be held in Europe, each time with increasing attendance. We expect 2000 scientists and engineers in Dresden.
There will be both an extensive short-course program and workshops. A commercial exhibit, accompanied by Industrial Seminars, featuring state-of-the-art products and services from a wide range of vendors will take place during the main part of the meeting.
The organizing committee, our local hosts at the Forschungszentrum Dresden-Rossendorf and I welcome you warmly to participate in this major event of our Society. We look forward to welcoming you to Germany and to Dresden in October this year.
For further information contact the General Chair: Uwe Bratzler, CERN and TMU Physics Department, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland; E-mail: uwe.bratzler@cern.ch; Phone: +41 22 767 1309; Fax: +41 22 766. 8618