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Regional Co-Chair’s Report for the UK & Ireland. David Rendle. Activities since March 2005. BCA 2005 at Loughborough BCA Industrial Group Autumn Meeting ICDD products mini-survey (UK & Ireland). BCA Spring Meeting 2005, Loughborough University April 12 th – 14 th , 2005. Highlights. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Regional Co-Chair’s Regional Co-Chair’s Report for the UK & Report for the UK &

IrelandIreland

David RendleDavid Rendle

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Activities since March 2005Activities since March 2005

BCA 2005 at LoughboroughBCA 2005 at Loughborough

BCA Industrial Group Autumn BCA Industrial Group Autumn MeetingMeeting

ICDD products mini-survey (UK & ICDD products mini-survey (UK & Ireland)Ireland)

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BCA Spring Meeting 2005, Loughborough BCA Spring Meeting 2005, Loughborough UniversityUniversity

April 12April 12thth – 14 – 14thth, 2005, 2005

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HighlightsHighlights

In-situ and non-ambient crystallography (Plenary In-situ and non-ambient crystallography (Plenary session)session)

XRF session (WDXRF & EDXRF) organized and XRF session (WDXRF & EDXRF) organized and chaired by Dave Taylorchaired by Dave Taylor

ICDD boothICDD booth

ICDD Bursary winner ICDD Bursary winner

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ICDD BoothICDD Booth

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ICDD Bursary Winner – Nicola S. Turvey (School ICDD Bursary Winner – Nicola S. Turvey (School of Life & Health Sciences, Aston University, of Life & Health Sciences, Aston University,

Birmingham)Birmingham)

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Bursary CertificateBursary Certificate

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BCA Industrial Group Autumn BCA Industrial Group Autumn Meeting, October 18Meeting, October 18thth & 19 & 19thth, 2006 , 2006

at Birkbeck College, Londonat Birkbeck College, London

Workshop - Patents in Workshop - Patents in CrystallographyCrystallography

Patents & Crystallography in IndustryPatents & Crystallography in Industry

Crystallography in IndustryCrystallography in Industry

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ICDD Products mini-surveyICDD Products mini-survey

Contacted UK & Ireland users of ICDD Contacted UK & Ireland users of ICDD products with 3 questionsproducts with 3 questions

1. Which ICDD product(s) do you have?1. Which ICDD product(s) do you have?

2. Are you happy with it/them?2. Are you happy with it/them?

3. What changes or improvements would 3. What changes or improvements would you like to see?you like to see?

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Response to surveyResponse to survey

Contacted a total of 64 users in the Contacted a total of 64 users in the UK and Ireland (53 academic and 11 UK and Ireland (53 academic and 11 industrial users).industrial users).

Received a total of 16 replies (13 Received a total of 16 replies (13 academic and 3 industrial users).academic and 3 industrial users).

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1. Which ICDD products do you 1. Which ICDD products do you have?have?

13 respondents have PDF-2 (from 13 respondents have PDF-2 (from versions 1999 to 2005) versions 1999 to 2005)

3 have PDF-43 have PDF-4

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2. Are you happy with them?2. Are you happy with them?

16 respondents said “yes” , with 16 respondents said “yes” , with qualifying remarks such as:qualifying remarks such as:

““very happy”, “essential to my work”, very happy”, “essential to my work”, “it serves its purpose”, “generally “it serves its purpose”, “generally happy” and “reasonably happy”.happy” and “reasonably happy”.

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3. What changes or improvements 3. What changes or improvements would you like to see?would you like to see?

Need some coaching with PCSIWIN Need some coaching with PCSIWIN (SIeve) and PCPDFWIN (DDview). (SIeve) and PCPDFWIN (DDview). Lack of tutorial help. Would Lack of tutorial help. Would appreciate a short User’s Guide in appreciate a short User’s Guide in hardcopy form. Need a one-day UK hardcopy form. Need a one-day UK based workshop(!). [3 respondents]based workshop(!). [3 respondents]

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Question 3 continuedQuestion 3 continued

Unhappy with pricing and cost of Unhappy with pricing and cost of updates. [7 respondents]updates. [7 respondents]

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Question 3 continuedQuestion 3 continued Site licence restricts use to one computer Site licence restricts use to one computer

[2 respondents][2 respondents]

Why keep “O” quality data?Why keep “O” quality data?

Why keep “deleted” data?Why keep “deleted” data?

PCPDFWIN – search result lists phase ID, PCPDFWIN – search result lists phase ID, chemical name, formula, strongest lines & chemical name, formula, strongest lines & crystal system, but crystal system, but no quality mark.no quality mark.

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Question 3 continuedQuestion 3 continued Why is there no discount for ICDD members?Why is there no discount for ICDD members?

Would be helpful to be able to save data pattern Would be helpful to be able to save data pattern in card format.in card format.

Would like search routines on unit cell (like ICSD Would like search routines on unit cell (like ICSD Crystal Web).Crystal Web).

More data on synthesis.More data on synthesis.

Web subscriber system needed.Web subscriber system needed.

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Question 3 continuedQuestion 3 continued Don’t like time-locked policy [2 Don’t like time-locked policy [2

respondents]respondents]

Rules on what constitutes an academic Rules on what constitutes an academic institute are inconsistent.institute are inconsistent.

Would like ICDD educational products Would like ICDD educational products available on the Web.available on the Web.

Calculated data sets (70-86) clutter up the Calculated data sets (70-86) clutter up the database.database.

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Forthcoming ActivitiesForthcoming Activities

British Crystallographic Association British Crystallographic Association (BCA) Spring Meeting at Lancaster (BCA) Spring Meeting at Lancaster University.University.

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BCA Spring Meeting, Lancaster BCA Spring Meeting, Lancaster University, April 4University, April 4thth – 6 – 6thth, 2006, 2006

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Full day XRPD Workshop on Phase Full day XRPD Workshop on Phase IdentificationIdentification

Tutors: John Faber (Principal Scientist, ICDD), Tutors: John Faber (Principal Scientist, ICDD), Dave Taylor & David Rendle.Dave Taylor & David Rendle.

History & structure of the Powder History & structure of the Powder Diffraction FileDiffraction File

Phase IdentificationPhase Identification

Advanced phase identification and Advanced phase identification and quantitative analysisquantitative analysis

Hands-on computer session.Hands-on computer session.