Invitation
Dear colleagues, It is our pleasure to invite you to the 16th Multinational Congress on Microscopy. The congress is scheduled for September 4th-9th 2022 in Brno, the Czech Republic. Brno is a beautiful city in Central Europe and offers modern facilities for international conferences, such as the Best Western Premier Hotel International Brno – the congress venue. Moreover, Brno is an ideal place for electron microscopy events not only due to a long tradition in development and production of microscopic instruments, but also due to numerous universities and research centres performing great science, usually in close connection with microscopic techniques. This unique, direct and intensive network of collaborations between the commercial sphere and academia resulted in a highly efficient and worldwide successul electron microscope ecosystem. 16th MCM will be a key microscopic event in the Central European region. The quality of scientific content will be ensured by leading scientists from across Europe. The accessibility for students will be supported by providing affordable conference fees. We believe that the 16th MCM in Brno will offer an excellent opportunity to present new scientific results, ideas and products in all fields of microscopy. Last but not the least, we hope that the enjoyable atmosphere of the microscopy-rich city with numerous historical monuments and specific nightlife will stimulate also less formal personal meetings and collaborations. We are looking forward to see you at the 16th MCM! Vladislav Krzyžánek, conference chair & CSMS president Ilona Müllerová, co-chair for Instrumentation and Methods Pavel Hozák, co-chair for Life Sciences Miroslav Šlouf, co-chair for Material Sciences
Conference chairs

Vladislav Krzyžánek
Institute of Scientific Instruments of the CAS, Brno

Pavel Hozák
Institute of Molecular Genetics of the CAS, Prague

Ilona Müllerová
Czech Academy of Science, Prague

Miroslav Šlouf
Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of the CAS, Prague
International Advisory Board
High-quality scientific content at the 16MCM will be guaranteed by IAB that is created from representatives of all national microscopy societies of the MCM (presidents of the national societies) and EMS.
Roberto Balboni
Bologna, Italy (SISM)
Dušan Chorvát
Bratislava, Slovakia (CSMS)
Agnes Kittel
Budapest, Hungary (HSM)
Vladislav Krzyžánek
Brno, Czech Republic (CSMS)
Nataša Nestorović
Belgrade, Serbia (SSM)
Michael Stöger-Pollach
Vienna, Austria (ASEM)
Suzana Šegota
Zagreb, Croatia (CMS)
Servet Turan
Eskisehir, Turkey (TEMD)
José M. Valpuesta
Madrid, Spain (EMS)
Kristina Žagar Soderžnik
Ljubljana, Slovenia (SDM)
Scientific Program Board
Serap Arbak
Istanbul, Turkey (LS)
Regina Ciancio
Trieste, Italy (IM)
Goran Dražić
Ljubljana, Slovenia (IM)
Andreja Gajović
Zagreb, Croatia (MS)
Pavel Hozák
Prague, Czech Republic (LS)
Daniel Kiener
Leoben, Austria (MS)
János Lábár
Budapest, Hungary (MS)
Ilona Müllerová
Brno, Czech Republic (IM)
Nataša Nestorović
Belgrade, Serbia (LS)
Michael Stöger-Pollach
Vienna, Austria
Miroslav Šlouf
Prague, Czech Republic (MS)
Igor Weber
Zagreb, Croatia
Local Organizing Comittee
Vladislav Krzyžánek
Conference Chair and CSMS President, Institute of Scientific Instruments of the CAS, Brno
Kamila Hrubanová
CSMS Board member, Institute of Scientific Instruments of the CAS, Brno
Jana Nebesářová
CSMS Board member, Biology Centre of the CAS, České Budějovice
Tereza Zdražilová
Institute of Scientific Instruments of the CAS, Brno
Dana Černošková
Professional Conference Organiser, Scientifika, Brno
Covid – 19 Measures
COVID-19 Cancellation policy:
If we as organisers of 16MCM (or its contracted venue) are forced to cancel the event, we will honour refund of conference fee. For example, event cancellation may result from governmental COVID restrictions; Full lock-down, banning local or international travel Changes to national COVID rules imposing new quarantine or self-isolation rules for international travel. We also recognise that you may also be prevented from attending the event due to personal COVID restrictions, such as your own positive COVID test result, or close contact with a positive case. Refunof 50% of conference fee will be arranged. If the above applies, we ask that you first provide us some evidence, as follows: Email correspondence regarding the positive test or cancellation by your institute. Evidence of self isolation requirement. Organisers reserve the right to charge handling fee, 30 EUR, as applicable. COVID costs not covered by organisers: You will personally have to pay for any other COVID-related costs that may result from travelling during this time. This includes, but is not limited to; Covid-19 tests, COVID vaccinations, quarantine expenses.
Important websites: Current Covid-19 measures in Czech Republic Travel instructions
Contacts
The 16MCM conference is organized under the auspices of the Czechoslovak Microscopy Society (CSMS). The company Mikroskopie s.r.o., whose exclusive partner is CSMS, is entrusted with the organization of the conference.
Czechoslovak Microscopy Society (CSMS)
IC: 15549666 Vídeňská 1083, 14220 Prague, Czechia
http://mikrospol.cz/english