The History of the Microscope
Dibner Hall, Huntington Library, Pasadena, CA

A permanent exhibition showcasing some of science's greatest achievements, from Ptolemy to Copernicus, Newton to Einstein, opened November 1, 2008 at the Huntington Library in Pasadena, CA. See http://www.huntington.org/thehuntington_full02.aspx?id=3000.

Annual Pacific Micromount Conference
Jan every year, check website for exact dates and location

The Mineralogical Society of Southern California will be hosting this annual Micromount Conference. There will be microscope time, a verbal auction, a silent auction, a well stocked sales table, and an over flowing give away table.

See http://www.mineralsocal.org

Hook College of Life Sciences, Westmont IL

Microscopy Course Listing.

Petr's Microscopy Resources list of international meetings for microscopists

See www.petr.isibrno.cz/microscopy/meetings.php

Southern California Society of Microscopy and Microanalysis (SCSMM)

Offers occasional events and programs. See http://www.scsmm.org

SoCal Technical & Scientific Photography & Imaging Group

For those who work in (or study, or have an interest in) photography and image processing from a technical and/or scientific perspective. See http://www.meetup.com/SoCal-Technical-Scientific-Photography-Imaging-Group/

The Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition (annual)

The Nikon International Small World Competition is dedicated to furthering creativity
and excellence in photomicrography. See http://www.microscopyu.com/smallworld Winners receive one of 20 prizes, sorted according to rank in the competition.

Annual deadline for entry April 30.

see winners' gallery from past years:

Olympus Bioscapes Digital Imaging Competition (annual)

Submit up to five images and/or digital video clips to this competition, which will honor extraordinary microscope images of life science subjects. Submit entries by uploading them to the Olympus web servers, see http://www.olympusbioscapes.com/index.html First prize is a choice of Olympus products valued at $5,000. Nine additional winners will also receive valuable prizes from Olympus. You do not need to be a user of Olympus equipment.

Annual deadline for entry September 30.

see winners' galleries from past years:
http://www.olympusbioscapes.com/gallery/year

Help with Mayo Brothers Research

An old friend of the MSSC, Kevin Bennet has been asked by Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN (where he holds a high level technical position) to research the Mayo Brothers' use of the microscope for early pathology uses....with the goal of making a historical display for the Clinic's welcome center here in Rochester. If you have any information to help further this research, please e-mail the MSSC webmaster.