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Contents

1. Chair's Message.
2. Editorial.
3. Meeting Reports
4. Autumn Meeting, Pharmaceutical SIG, AstraZeneca, Charnwood, Loughborough.
5. Future Meetings
• 24^thFebruary 2009 BSSM WorkshopThe Measurement of Residual Stress using Diffraction Methods , University of Manchester.
• 21^st - 23^rdApril 2009 XRF - Spring Meeting, University of Loughborough.
• 21^st - 23^rdApril 2009 XRD - Spring Meeting, University of Loughborough.
• CALL FOR PAPERS 4th-7th May 2009, Glasgow. PPXRD-8 - The 8th Pharmaceutical Powder X-ray Diffraction Symposium.
• CALL FOR PAPERS 5th November 2009, Lathom, Lancashire. Autumn Meeting - including Young Crystallographer session.
6. Notice of AGM and proposed change to constitution - 24th April 2009, Loughborough.
7. XRF Newsletter January 09 E-News.
8. Committee contact details
9. XRF contact details

Forthcoming Events
24^thFebruary 2009 BSSM WorkshopThe Measurement of Residual Stress using Diffraction Methods , University of Manchester.
21^st - 23^rdApril 2009 XRF - Spring Meeting, University of Loughborough.
21^st - 23^rdApril 2009 XRD - Spring Meeting, University of Loughborough.
CALL FOR PAPERS 4th-7th May 2009, Glasgow. PPXRD-8 - The 8th Pharmaceutical Powder X-ray Diffraction Symposium.
CALL FOR PAPERS 5th November 2009, Lathom, Lancashire. Autumn Meeting - including Young Crystallographer session.
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