Dear Colleagues The next European High Pressure Research Group (EHPRG) meeting will be held in Valencia, Spain, from 7th until 12th September 2008. http://www.adeit.uv.es/46ehprg/ During this conference, a microsymposium will be devoted to Advances in X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy under high pressure Scope.- The focus of this MS will be on new X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy techniques and diamond anvil cell design that are breaking previous limitations of the technique ( XAS and XMCD studies under pressure in light elements, microfocus XAS studies in DAC, etc). I strongly encourage you to submit contributions to this conference, and I am looking forward seeing you in Valencia Alain Polian Physique des Milieux Denses Institut de Mineralogie et Physique des Milieux Condenses - CNRS UMR 7590 Universite P. et M. Curie - Paris 6 140 rue de Lourmel 75015 Paris http://www.impmc.jussieu.fr