MRS Spring Meetings are on the Move!
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MATERIALS RESEARCH SOCIETY
OPINION LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT We have emerged with a renewed emphasis on creating meetings that are vibrant, responsive, and inclusive.
MRS Spring Meetings are on the Move! Michael R. Fitzsimmons 2019 MRS President
As we turn our calendars to the new year, we’re also turning the page to an exciting new chapter for the Materials Research Society (MRS) Spring Meeting. Since 1990, the MRS Spring Meeting has been held in two locations—San Francisco and Phoenix. The move from San Francisco in 2016 was made primarily in response to a strong desire of most members to experience the meeting in a single venue. The Phoenix Convention Center offers an excellent solution—a state-of-the-art conference infrastructure large enough to allow networking and enable experiments in programming, all under one roof. Yet, with time, we have learned that change is needed. The Society has spent considerable time and effort over the past two years conducting surveys and initiating strategic planning that will shape our future—planning focused on the evolving needs of members, meetingdate and location assessments (convenience matters!), and Spring and Fall Meeting content differentiation—to name just a few. Based on input from many of you, we have emerged with a renewed emphasis on creating meetings that are vibrant, responsive, and inclusive. We also heard from you that we should more proactively differentiate the content at the MRS Spring and Fall Meetings. While retaining core content, we’re working hard to nimbly capture new, late-breaking topics (e.g., quantum materials, artificial intelligence, and synthetic biology) so that the work most germane to our field is featured in a timely manner. Ultimately, the goal is to engage members of the materials community across all generations to advance their careers and promote materials research and innovation. As we finalized meeting locations that can contribute to these strategies, we are pleased to announce a rotation of the MRS Spring Meeting among US West Coast venues and feature dates that do not always follow the Easter holiday. 2019 *
April 22–26
Phoenix, Arizona
2020 *
April 13–17
Phoenix, Arizona
2021
April 19–23
Seattle, Washington
2022
May 9–13
Honolulu, Hawaii
2023 *
April 10–14
San Francisco, California
2024
April 22–26
Seattle, Washington
2025
April 7–11
Seattle, Washington
* Meeting dates follow Easter.
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OPINION LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT
Seattle and San Francisco are located in technology corridors with a high concentration of industry and innovation. They provide opportunities to increase international engagement, and Honolulu provides particularly good access for our attendees from Asia. The cities are located in diverse, metrop
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