Dear confocal users, I will be organizing confocal training again soon, but from now on this will happen online. (Registration will be possible via a later forwarded link). The corona measures (max 2 persons/confocal room) force us to do this. I will be physically present at the confocal and give the training as before, but you will follow this online. The software will be shared via Zoom application and the device will be shown by smartphone. Know that you can already access the device by getting a training from a colleague, in which learning how to turn the device on and off, the points of attention (red pages in the manual) in order not to damage the device, are of highest importance. However, I do advise everyone to follow my training courses as they are much more extensive. Not only the turning on and off of the unit, but also much more specifications and detailed explanations are given (training of 3:30h). For example, setting up the lightpath, simultanous and sequential scanning, acquisition settings, optimal resolution, ... are discussed in detail. With the SP8 confocal other issues are discussed because of the complexity and the many possibilities of the device. In order to follow this training it is necessary to have some basic knowledge of confocal anyway. Please first follow another training (Olympus or Zeiss 710). Don't hesitate to contact Daniel or me with suggestions or remarks. Kind regards, Daniel and Evelien Evelien Mylle - Labmanager/ microscopy technician Advanced Live Cell Imaging VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology Ghent University Technologiepark-Zwijnaarde 71 - 9052 Ghent - Belgium Tel. +32(0)9 331 39 74 [ http://www.psb.ugent.be/ | www.psb.ugent.be ] Genome editing, cutting-edge technology for a sustainable agriculture