Conveners
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- Christer Fröjdh (MId Sweden University)
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- Bernd Schmitt (Paul Scherrer Institut)
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- Roelof de Vries (Malvern-PANalytical)
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- Heinz Graafsma
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- Ralf Hendrik Menk (Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste)
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- Cinzia Da Via (University of Manchester)
- Cinzia Da Via (University of Manchester (GB))
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- Renata Longo (UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE & INFN)
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- Seppo Nennonen
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- Valeria Rosso (INFN and University of Pisa)
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- Joaquim Marques Ferreira dos Santos (University of Coimbra)
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- Wasi Faruqi (MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology)
Oral: Concluding remarks
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