Dear Colleagues 2901 - thats the current active membership of this cytometry list. The amazing thing is that less than half of you are members of ISAC. I want to encourage you to consider joining, as ISAC is the society for cytometry and it brings a great deal of support to members of the cytometry community. http://www.isac-net.org for more information. As the current Society president, I want to personally invite you to participate in ISAC. ISAC is a strong society with something for everyone in the field. 2006 was an excellent year for cytometry - the 23rd congress in Quebec was a great success and has really given ISAC a boost. I am amazed at the number of new technologies that I saw emerge this year. In 2007 you will see a new look and feel to this discussion group. It's been about 16 years since we began this project with just 4 or 5 members - noone had email then! Out goal is not a flashy, glitzy product - we want a quality down-to-earth easy system. The more glitzy it looks the more complex it will be - but frankly many of you are asking for a more flexible system - so 2007 will see that appear! Our Purdue group has driven web-based cytometry since we first appeared on the web in December 1993. We have also now moved the ISAC website to an active well accessed site. It is exciting to see the ISAC site emerge with a large hit rate. New cytometry groups are appearing in India and China at a fast rate. We expect to see great stides in cytometry in both these countries. With half the world's population it should be no surprise. I have not listed my top 20 emailers this year. I did note that Howard Shapiro (60 replies) was trumped tho' but a relative newcomer to this list - Vladislav Rozenkov (72 replies). I want to thank each and every one of you for participating in this discussion. The fact that the best cytometry people in the world use this group to answer and educate is what makes this list so great. We thank you all and wish you a very pleasant holiday season and of course, a prosperous and successful 2007. With best wishes J. Paul Robinson, Purdue University Cytometry Laboratories President, International Society for Analytical Cytology ----------------------------------------------- J. Paul Robinson SVM Professor of Cytomics Professor of Immunopharmacology & Biomedical Engineering Director, Purdue University Cytometry Laboratories President, International Society for Analytical Cytology Purdue University Cytometry Laboratories Bindley Bioscience Center 1203 West State Street Discovery Park, Purdue University West Lafayette, IN 47907-2057 Ph (765) 494 0757; Fax (765) 494 0517 email: jpr@flowcyt.cyto.purdue.edu www.cyto.purdue.edu Join ISAC - www.isac-net.org Change lives today - www.cytometryforlife.orgReceived on Tue Dec 26 12:18:00 2006
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