Tuesday, 1st September	FREE INTRODUCTORY COURSE ON BASIC MICROSCOPY Session 1: Choosing & Purchasing your first microscope; How to set up and get the best from your microscope; Making temporary slides for viewing specimens.
	Tuesday, 6th October	FREE INTRODUCTORY COURSE ON BASIC MICROSCOPY Session 2: Enhance that image by using different lighting techniques with your microscope.
	Tuesday, 3rd November	FREE INTRODUCTORY COURSE ON BASIC MICROSCOPYSession 3 : Mounting specimens for the microscope, including temporary mounts, dry mounts, acetate peels, simple staining techniques, mounting media, etc.
	Tuesday, 1st December	FREE INTRODUCTORY COURSE ON BASIC MICROSCOPY.Session 4 : Photography through the Microscope;  General principles explained, including some simple set-ups for use with digital cameras.
	2010
	Tuesday, 5th January	BRING, SHOW & TELL EVENING - members opportunity to bring along an unusual or interesting piece of equipment or specimen for everyone to see and comment on.
	Tuesday, 2nd February	VICTORIAN MICROSCOPE SLIDE EVENING – rare and previously unseen slides from the society’s archives will be on display and viewed using a micro-projector.
	Tuesday, 2nd March	FERNS – an illustrated talk by Seán Karley (joint meeting with Botany Section TBC)
	Tuesday, 6th April	MEMBERS’ PHOTOGRAPHIC EVENING – an opportunity to show off your latest pictures (ALL sections welcome!)
	Tuesday, 4th May	GUEST SPEAKER – to be arranged
	Tuesday, 1st June	“SUMMER SUNSHINE!” – an illustrated account of two hours observation of a bush in flower by John & Patricia Smeathers.
	Sunday, 27th June	ANNUAL MICROSCOPY EXHIBITION. Sales, demonstrations and lectures. Contact Cyril Sampson on cytod@ntlworld.com for further details and a booking form.   10.00am start.
	Tuesday, 6th July	OPEN AIR MEETING AT DUSTON by invitation only. Hosted by John & Patricia Smeathers. Starting at 7.00pm.
	Tuesday, 3rd August	MEMBERS INTERESTS including laboratory session and general gossip meeting. A chance to ask questions on equipment and techniques.

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