Dear colleagues and friends, it is our pleasure to announce the 4th International Training School in Quantitative Wood Anatomy using ROXAS – From Samples to Data. · Date: 13-17 March 2017 · Location: Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research, Tucson, AZ, USA · Fee: $600-650 · Registration: http://ltrr.arizona.edu/content/quantitative-wood- anatomy-using-roxas · Instructors: Georg von Arx (WSL, Switzerland), Alan Crivellaro, Angela Luisa Prendin, Marco Carrer (all University of Padova, IT) · Local organizers: Kiyomi Morino, Tomasz Wazny (both LTRR) Anybody interested in quantitative wood anatomy is invited, including researchers and technicians of all levels of experience. Participation will be limited to a maximum of 20 people. We will provide the participants with the necessary skills to produce high-quality anatomical data from wood samples. The program will include ample time for supervised training. The following topics will be covered: · Anatomical sample preparation using rotary microtome, sledge microtome and surface preparation (woody and non-woody tissues) · Staining and preparation of permanent samples · Creating high-quality digital images of entire samples · Introduction to the image analysis tool ROXAS (see: www.wsl.ch/roxas) · Quantification of anatomical features using ROXAS · Applications of quantitative wood anatomy in environmental research The focus will be on anatomical measurements related to conduits (size, cell wall thickness, vessel topology), since they are most commonly used in research. But, we will also consider covering the quantification of cells in the phloem and ray parenchyma if there is interest. Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions to the program ([email protected]) or the registration and location ([email protected]). Best wishes, Georg von Arx, Alan Crivellaro, Angela Luisa Prendin, Marco Carrer, Kiyomi Morino, Tomasz Wazny
