Advanced Crystallography at High Pressure July 19-22, 2009, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China 国际晶体学联合会（IUCr）高压委员会的委托，IUCr高压委员会的系列学术会议：“高压下先进晶体学研究国际学术会议”将由哈尔滨工业大学承办，定于2009年7月19–22日在哈尔滨召开。这是该系列学术会议（ESRF 1998, Argonne 1999, Spring-8 2000, Orsay 2002, Berkeley 2003, Saskatoon 2004, Dubna 2006, Oxford 2007）首次在中国举办，将就高压晶体学研究及相关领域的新成果、新进展组织各类专题进行交流和讨论，热诚欢迎国内外同行踊跃投稿和积极参加会议。 This conference will cover the whole range of activities of the International Union of Crystallography (IUCr) Commission on High Pressure: Crystal structures and phase transitions, new materials, Earth and planetary science, soft and biological matter, physical and chemical properties, theory and computation, technique developments for high pressure studies on synchrotron, neutron and laboratory-based facilities. The conference will follow the sequence of meeting organized by the IUCr Commission on High Pressure (ESRF 1998, Argonne 1999, Spring-8 2000, Orsay 2002, Berkeley 2003, Saskatoon 2004, Dubna 2006, Oxford 2007). Accommodations 　 Songhuajiang Gloria Plaza Garden Hotel and Songhuajiang Gloria Inn websites: http://www.gloriahotels.com/gloria_en/index.asp# http://www.gloriahotels.com/gloria_en/inn/inn_harbin_room.asp http://www.elong.net/hotels/details.aspx?m=image&hotelid=41001021 　 Please contact with meeting secretary directly for the room reservation since we have group discount rate for above hotels during the meeting period. Most shops and hotels in China only accept the domestic credit card. So bring some cash with you when you travel in China.