Conference Scope:
The conference will cover all aspects of the use of xenon and hyperpolarized gases in magnetic resonance. This includes for example materials science, biosensing, imaging, and molecular bioimaging as well as all aspects of gas hyperpolarization.
Abstract Submission:
Abstract submission deadlines for oral and poster contributions along with all other relevant information will be announced in March 2015 in the second circular and through http://www.chm.tu‐dresden.de/anc1/xemat.shtml.
Conference Programme:
The conference programme will include plenary lectures, invited talks, evening lectures, and contributed talks as well as poster sessions. Oral contributions will be selected from the submitted abstracts by the scientific program committee.
Conference Venue:
The conference will take place in the new buildings of the Department of Chemistry and Food Chemistry (Neubau Chemische Institute, Fachrichtung Chemie und Lebensmittelchemie, Bergstrasse 66, D‐01069 Dresden). These buildings are located at the campus of TU Dresden. The lectures will be given in lecture hall no. 2 (room no. 089) in the ground floor of the building. Poster sessions and coffee breaks will take place in the foyer of the same building, next door to the lecture hall.
Travel:
There is a limited number of direct international flight connections to Dresden Airport (Dresden‐Klotzsche). Moreover, Dresden Airport is frequently served via the major international airports in Frankfurt, Munich, and Dusseldorf. Furthermore, there are convenient train and bus connections to the airports Leipzig‐Halle (ca. 1 ¼ hours), Berlin (ca. 2 ¼ hours) and Prague (ca. 2 ¾ hours). For trains and buses, see www.bahn.de and www.busliniensuche.de, respectively.
Accommodation:
There is plenty of hotels and guest houses in and around the city of Dresden. Moreover, we have reserved a limited number of low‐budget rooms in student dormitories (available for students and PhD students only). Information concerning exact prices, reservations etc. will be announced in the second circular.
Social Programme:
The social programme will include a guided walk through the city center along with visit to the restored Frauenkirche. Moreover, we are planning an afternoon excursion to Moritzburg castle followed by the conference dinner.