Dear Ion Beam Scientist

Below, please find some updates on the IBMM 2014 (Ion Beam Modification of Materials) conference, which will take place in Leuven (Belgium) from 14-19 September 2014 (www.ibmm2014.be).

• Since many among you asked for a few days extra to submit their abstracts, we have decided to extend the deadline for abstract submission to 25^th of May. Please note that this is the final closing date. In fairness to all authors, late abstracts will not be accepted.
• IMPORTANT: we have just been informed that our IT service needs to do an important server maintenance this evening (starting at 18:30 GMT+2), Wednesday May 14^th. Although we have been reassured that the impact on the users will be minimal, it may occur that the server is down for a short time. In case you would encounter problems when submitting your abstracts, please try again later. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience this may bring along. 
•  It is our pleasure to bring to your attention that the call for nominations for the IBMM Prize 2014 has been launched. The award is awarded biennially to an early career stage researcher (up to 7 years since obtaining the PhD degree) who has made an outstanding contribution to the field. This year’s award honours the memory of two pioneers of the IBMM field: Prof. James W. Mayer and Prof. Hans Henrik Andersen. The closing date for nominations is June 15^th 2014. See this link or the flyer attached to this mail for more details.
•  The International Committee now seeks proposals to host IBMM 2016. These should include details of the proposed dates, location, venue and accommodation options, as well as a detailed budget. Proposals should be sent (before August 31^st 2014) to the Secretary of the IBMM International Committee, Prof. Rob Elliman at: rob.elliman@anu.edu.au. Please use the subject: “IBMM2016 Conference bid”.

Looking forward to meeting you in Leuven!

André Vantomme, chair (KU Leuven, Belgium)

Wilfried Vandervorst , co-chair (imec and KU Leuven, Belgium)

Kristiaan Temst, co-chair (KU Leuven, Belgium)