Dear Colleagues,

On behalf of the Organizing Committee of the 13th European Conference on X-Ray Spectrometry (EXRS2008), we would like to invite you
to start planning your participation for our next year meeting at the Adriatic sea coast. From experienced experts in the field,
young scientists, end-users using X-Ray spectrometry for various applications, to industrial exhibitors with state of the art
instruments, all participants will have a chance to enjoy in rich scientific and social program.

We hope that you will enjoy presentations related to the latest scientific and technical achievements of XRS and exciting
applications and spend your free time in relaxing Mediterranean environment at the end of spring and beginning of summer. Numerous
possibilities for excursions (including the ancient town of Dubrovnik, nearby islands, national parks and inland) and usually
pleasant seawater temperatures ideal for the beach time, will make this conference exciting for accompanying persons as well.

The conference web pages can be found on http://exrs2008.irb.hr and from now on we will update them regularly.

Please download the EXRS2008 1st announcement in pdf format directly from the Conference web site:
http://exrs2008.irb.hr/EXRS-1st-announcement.pdf. We can send you hardcopy if we receive your request by e-mail.

It is expected that the 2nd announcement will be ready in December 2007. The Abstract dead line is 1st of March 2008. The conference
will be held between  Monday 16 June and Friday 20 June 2008.

Looking forward to see you in Croatia,
EXRS 2008 Secretariat