SIGs
Role and constitution of a SIG
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Promotors:
- Maria Armenia Carrondo
- Keith Wilson
Proponents:
more than 20 of the Founding Members,
which are Individual Member of the ECA.
Statutes (Rules)
1. Title
A Special Interest Group within the European
Crystallographic Association (ECA) is entitled
"Macromolecular Crystallography Special
Interest Group", MCSIG.
2.
Objectives
The principal objectives of MCSIG are to support advances
in macromolecular crystallographic research by
both theoretical and experimental methods and their
applications, and to represent and bring together
researchers interested in these areas.
3. Relations with ECA
This MCSIG is integrated in the ECA and will conform with
the ECA Statutes. The macromolecular community
recognises the common interests of all
crystallographers and the benefits of maintaining close
involvement with the other members of the ECA through
their annual meetings.
4. Membership
All European (using the understanding of European as
provided in the ECA Statutes) macromolecular
crystallographers are encouraged to join the MCSIG. They
must first register as ECA members in one of the allowed
categories and only afterwards contact the MCSIG
secretary.
5. Funding
The MCSIG is not entitled by the ECA by-laws to any funds
from ECA. The MCSIG may, however, raise funds from such
external sources as the EU, national funding bodies,
charities or companies, especially for ECM Satellite
meetings and other macromolecular activities at the
ECM.
6. Organisation
The activities of MCSIG will be organised by its
Executive Committee, consisting of five members:
chairperson, vice-chairperson, secretary and two ordinary
members. The election procedure for the Executive
Committee and the maximum period for its membership,
will be established during the start-up period of
MCSIG, which will cover three years. During this start-up
period the Executive Committee will consist of K.S. Wilson, chair, a vice-chair
to be elected by the Founding members and M.A. Carrondo,
secretary.
7. Role of the Executive
Committee
The MCSIG on macromolecular crystallography directed by
its Executive
Committee should organise inter alia:
Microsymposia and plenary talks at the ECM. Additional meetings, seminars, workshops and schools, especially Satellite Meetings of the ECM. Cooperation with the IUCr Commission for Macromolecular Crystallography in the organisation of coresponding microsymposia at IUCr Congresses. This will need further discussion with the IUCr and it will be the task of the first chairman to establish such a cooperation. Promotion of other activities that may favour the interests and development of research in macromolecular crystallography.
FOUNDING MEMBERS
Blundell, Tom , U.K.
Bolognesi, Martino, Italy
Branden, Carl, Sweden
Carrondo, Maria A., Portugal
Coll, Miquel, Spain
Cusack, Stephen, France
Dijkstra, Bauke, The Netherlands
Dodson, Eleanor, U.K.
Drenth, Jan, The Netherlands
Evans, Phil, U.K.
Fourme, Roger, France
Giacovazzo, Carmelo, Italy
Heinmann, Udo, Germany
Jaskolski, Mariusz, Poland
Kokkinidis, Michael, Greece
Kratky, Christoph , Austria
Kroon, Jan, The Netherlands
Lamzin, Victor, Germany
Liljas, Anders, Sweden
Lindley, Peter, France
Lunin, Vladimir, Russia
Melik-Adamyan, William, Russia
Nyborg, Jens, Denmark
Podjarny, Alberto, France
Schulz, George, Germany
Sevcik, Josef, Slovak Republic
Sheldrick, George, Germany
Sussman, Joel, Israel
Thierry, Jean Claude, France
Turk, Dusan, Slovenia
Wilson, Keith, U.K.
Wodak, Shoshana, Belgium
