TXRF2009

TXRF 2009 conference

TXRF 2009 Conference, June 15-19 2009

The 13th conference on

Total Reflection X-Ray Fluorescence Analysis and Related Methods

The TXRF 2009 conference will be held in the Wallenberg conference center, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden, June 15-19, 2009.


Conference pictures

More pictures, from Markus

More pictures, and video, from Ramón

Midsummer festivities

Conference program
(Updated June 11)

Information and social program

Reception, Sunday 14 June

EXRS 2010, Coimbra, Portugal


Reception by City of Göteborg


Scope of the conference

The aim of the conference is for experts and users of Total Reflection X-ray Fluorescence (TXRF) and related techniques to meet, present and discuss recent advances, research results, novel fields of applications and future directions in the field of TXRF. The conference covers many aspects and applications of TXRF analysis: medical, biological and environmental applications as well as industrial investigations; surface analyses for contamination control and process checking; instrumental and method development and data analysis.

The scope of the conference is not limited to TXRF, but analytical methods and techniques related to TXRF are also discussed. ReflEXAFS, X-Ray Reflectivity, Grazing Incidence X-Ray Fluorescence Analysis, Grazing Exit X-Ray Fluorescence Analysis, X-Ray Standing-wave analysis are examples of such techniques.

Researchers, academics, scientists are invited to attend the meeting and share their work, experience, results and successes but also questions and difficulties to nourish the discussion and let the whole international community profit from it.

Welcome!

Johan Boman
conference chair

Please check back frequently for updated information about the conference TXRF 2009.


Organizers

University of Gothenburg
Department of chemistry
Kemigården 4
Gothenburg, Sweden

 

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in co-operation with

the International Atomic Energy Agency

iaea

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Scientific program

A conference program is available. Last updated June 9, 2009.

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Previous meetings
 

1986 Geesthacht
1988 Dortmund
1990 Vienna
1992 Geesthacht
1994 Tsukuba
1996 Eindhoven and Dortmund
1998 Austin
2000 Vienna
2002 Madeira
2003 Awaji
2005 Budapest
2007 Trento

International Advisory Committee

H. Aiginger             (Austria)
P. Beaven               (Germany)
M. L. Carvalho         (Portugal)
Y. Gohshi               (Japan)
R. Hockett              (USA)
J. Kawai                 (Japan)
R. Klockenkämper    (Germany)
G. Pepponi            (Italy)
P. Pianetta             (USA)
A. Prange               (Germany)
C. Streli                  (Austria)
K. Taniguchi            (Japan)
C. Vázques           (Argentina)
P. Wobrauschek       (Austria)
M. A. Zaitz              (USA)
G. Záray                 (Hungary)

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Local organizing committee

Johan Boman


Annemarie Wagner

Mattias Hallquist

Jan Pettersson

Britt Björling

Ingrid Kubista

University of Gothenburg      (Chair)
 txrf2009@chem.gu.se

Chalmers University of technology    (Co-chair)

University of Gothenburg

University of Gothenburg

University of Gothenburg

University of Gothenburg

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Invited speakers

 
Giancarlo Pepponi Review of GIXRF applied to the quantification of ion implants
Alex von Bohlen X-ray Standing Waves – a promising tool for near surface nano analysis
Florian Meirer
Recent research about GI-XAS
Shinsuke Kunimura
Portable TXRF spectrometer with an 1 W X-ray tube for the picogram range of toxic elements
Carlos Perez Grazing-incident and Grazing-exit Experiments at the D09B XRF Fluorescence Beamline of the LNLS
Mary Ann Zaitz
Cancelled

 

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Conference venue

The conference will be held at the Conference Center Wallenberg, part of the University of Gothenburg. It is a located close to the city center with lecture theatres fully equipped with all facilities needed for a successful conference. The foyer will be used for registration, industrial exhibition, coffee breaks and poster sessions. Lunch is served in the same building. The premises are accessible and safe for disabled people.

Visiting address:
Medicinaregatan 20A
Telephone: +46 31 786 5959
Fax: +46 31 786 2998

The trams 7, 8, 13, bus 42 and rapid bus 16 stops close to the venue (Medicinaregatan or Sahlgrenska huvudentre).
Parking is available in a garage close to the Wallenberg conference centre.

Facts and Figures about University of Gothenburg can be downloaded here.

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Social program

There will be a reception on Sunday (June 14) between 15 and 18 in he University main building in Vasaparken, conference dinner on Thursday evening and a tour is planned for Wednesday.


A more detailed social program is now available, together with information that might be needed for your successful participation in the confenrence.

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Call for papers
Publication of articles

Authors are invited to send their contributions (oral or poster) in the form of research abstracts.

Abstracts can still be sent to txrf2009@chem.gu.se

Abstracts of all accepted contributions (oral and poster) as well as the final program, will be published in the Book of Abstracts that will be distributed to all participants at the registration.

Articles may be submitted for inclusion in a special issue of Spectrochimica Acta B (SAB). They will undergo the normal review process before being selected for publication in the special issue.

Deadline for submission of manuscripts to SAB is September 30. Submission should be done according to information given in the book of abstracts.

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Posters

There will be poster sessions. Maximum poster size is A0 (84 x 121 cm). Portrait layout is preferred.

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Fees and registration

  Before April 17th, 2009 After April 17th, 2009
Regular attendee
3900 SEK
4900 SEK
Student attendee*
2000 SEK
2800 SEK
Accompanying person
1800 SEK
2400 SEK
*Student card required  
(10 SEK ≈ 1 €,  12 SEK ≈ 1 US$,  9 SEK ≈ 100 JPY,  8 SEK ≈ 1 GBP. 21 November 2008)

The regular fee includes:
- Conference materials and abstracts booklet
- Welcome reception (Sunday afternoon/evening)
- Coffee breaks
- Lunches
- Excursion
- Conference Dinner

The accompanying fee includes:
- Welcome reception
- Excursion
- Conference Dinner

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Financial support

The International Atomic Energy Agency have awarded a limited number of grants to participants from Member States eligible to receive technical assistance under the Technical Co-operation programme.

More applications are no longer concidered.

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Accommodation

We have selected three hotels where rooms have been reserved for you. All of them are in or close to the city center and within walking distance to the conference venue. That is, if you don't mind walking for approximately 30 minutes. Detailed public transport information will be supplied to those registred to the conference.
Please refer to the booking number of the hotel when booking.

Hotel Flora
Grönsakstorget 2
41117 Göteborg
Telephone: +46 31 138616
Fax: +46 31 132408
info@hotelflora.se

http://www.hotelflora.se
Booking number 100377.
Double: 1 046 SEK/night
Single: 821 SEK/Night

SGS veckobostäder
Utlandagatan 24
41280 GÖTEBORG
Telephone: +46 31 3336390
Fax: +46 31 3336391
vb@sgsveckobostader.se
http://www.sgsveckobostader.se/
Booking number 12602901.
NEW: We have pre-reserved single rooms, double rooms and 2 apartments (2-4 beds).
Room rates available on their home page.
Click "In English" in their top right corner.
NOTE: The English dropdown meny might be missing in some versions of Firefox. It works in Internet Explorer.

Hotel Vasa
Viktoriagatan 6
41125 Göteborg
Telephone: +46 31 173630
Fax: +46 31 7119597
info@hotelvasa.se
http://www.hotelvasa.se
Only double rooms available.
Booking number 55680.
Double: 910 SEK/Night

Quality Hotel Panorama
Eklandagatan 51+53
40022 Göteborg
Telephone: +46 31 7677010
Fax: +46 31 677071
q.panorama@choice.se
http://www.panorama.se
Booking number 123520.
Double: 1 320 SEK/Night
Single: 930 SEK/Night


Booking should be done directly to the hotel. The pre-reserved rooms and rates were available until early May.

If help is needed do not hesitate to contact us.

Please look at www.goteborg.com for more information about Gothenburg and more accommodation alternatives. There are alternatives ranging from youth hostels, budget hotels like Formule 1 to top class hotels like Radisson SAS Scandinavia.

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Contact us

All questions can be directed to
Johan Boman txrf2009@chem.gu.se  +46 31 772 32 88, +46 31 786 90 09.

Web: http://www2.chem.gu.se/atmo/txrf2009.html

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Downloads

Conference picture 1 (High res) (Lower res)

Conference picture 2 (High res) (Lower res)

Conference program (June 11, 2009) (pdf)

Information and social program (pdf)

Second announcement (pdf, 2.7 Mb)
Second announcement, low resolution
(pdf, 0.5 Mb)

Poster advertising the conference
(pdf, 0.3 Mb). Please feel free to use it.

First announcement
(pdf, 2.7 Mb)
First announcement, low resolution (pdf, 0.5 Mb)

Registration form (doc)
Abstract template (doc)

Facts & Figures about University of Gothenburg.

University of Gothenburg: A major European University

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The University of Gothenburg has a ISO14001 certificate along with an EMAS registration.

iso emas

Gothenburg, Sweden

Gothenburg is the largest city on the Swedish west-coast, still it has a cosy, small town atmosphere. The surrounding countryside is a midsummer night dream - thousands of small islands in a large archipelago, forests and lakes. By the end of June the sun is only down for a few hours and it never gets dark. Staying a few extra days to explore the land of the midnight sun might be a good idea.

More information regarding Gothenburg here.

A private, but informative site about Gothenburg: "I love Göteborg "

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In co-operation with

iaea

Supported by

European X-ray Spectrometry Association - EXSA

Industrial sponsors

Bruker AXS

 

Rigaku

 

X-tec

Kawai lab

John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Last modified: 2009-08-04
webmaster Johan Boman