The first 21 years of Reverse Monte Carlo Modelling: 4th RMC conference September 30, 2009

(RMC) modelling, a method for modelling structural disorder in liquids, amorphous and crystalline solids, has been around for 20 years now. The first international meeting that was dedicated to RMC was held in Studsvik (Sweden) in 1994 (organised by Robert McGreevy). Five years ago (October 2003), we met in Budapest to hold the 2nd RMC Conference. It was there where the participants agreed to hold such meetings every third year. According to this plan, the 3rd RMC meeting was held in Hotel Normafa, Budapest (Hungary) late in September in 2006. There we (well, I’d rather say, YOU) decided that we would repeat the experience in three years time from then, in 2009. It is therefore timely to hold the next international conference on (all the diverse aspects of) Reverse Monte Carlo modelling.

Following the style of the previous RMC Conferences, the event will be as informal as possible, with the sole aim that every attendee should profit from it as much as possible. There will be very few ‘plenary’ type lectures; most of the time will be devoted to ‘workshop-like’ discussions, including 20-30 minute oral presentations, and to extended poster sessions to allow ample time for personal contacts.

SCIENTIFIC SCOPE

Anything related to RMC (even remotely):

- Structure of liquids and amorphous materials

- Interpretation of powder diffraction data for crystals

- Software development: new RMC codes (RMC++, etc…)

- Related methods: EPSR, PDF-analysis, MCGR, etc…

- Extending the applications of RMC:

- modelling small angle scattering, reflectometry,

- inelastic scattering, EXAFS, NMR, etc…

- Etc…

RMC TUTORIAL

Preceding the conference, a two day RMC course will take place which will start at about lunchtime on Tuesday (29 September). The first day will be devoted to a detailed general introduction to RMC methods (in the form of regular lecture presentations) and the second day is for real hands-on practical training.

The number of participants of the tutorial is limited to about 25.

Conference information provided by konferenciakalauz.hu

Official Website: http://www.szfki.hu/~nphys/rmc4/rmc4.html