Neuron. Photo credit: Trevor Wardill
Dear Fellow Microscopists,
I can proudly say that, at the 45 years-old mark, NESM is maturing very well. Just one look at the popularity of our meetings and the quality of the presentations and workshops would be enough to convince anyone. As we are closing another successful and exciting year for NESM, I would like to reflect back on the meetings and activities we had so far in 2012.
We launched the year with our February Meeting at Saint-Gobain, which was well-attended by 44 members mingling over the dinner and attending the two after-dinner presentations. Then we had our Spring Symposium in May at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, with three workshops on the first day and six presentations on the second day. And about two months ago we had our Fall Meeting at UMass Amherst, which educated and entertained the attendees with four workshops and two after-dinner presentations. The workshops received so much interest from our members that they are now becoming a standard part of our Spring Symposium as well as the Fall Meeting. Poster sessions at NESM meetings are becoming increasingly more popular as well, so we are planning to continue to host them. Our next meeting is the 46th Annual Fall Symposium & Business Meeting. It will be held on November 30th at Gordon College in Wenham, MA. You can find the meeting agenda in the following pages.
So what is next? How can we get NESM to the next level? How can we reach more people, especially young minds? At NESM board meetings, we have been discussing how NESM can contribute more to the world of microscopy. We came up with three ideas during our last board meeting, which are (1) visiting local high schools, (2) offering intensive multi-day microscopy courses, and (3) contributing at popular educational events such as Nanodays (Museum of Science in Boston). We are planning to develop these ideas further in the coming months. If you have any feedback, please feel free to share it with us.
As the year nears to an end, it is time to fill the positions that will be opening up on our board of directors. These openings are for the positions: President-Elect, Treasurer, Clerk, Corresponding Secretary, two Biological Sciences Directors, and one Physical Sciences Director. If you have nominations, we are very interested in receiving them. The elections will be held at the Gordon College meeting.
On behalf of the NESM board, I would like to thank everyone who helped, sponsored, attended, and presented at our events this year! I hope to see you on November 30th.
May the Focus be with you!
Fettah Kosar
2013 NESM President
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