INVITATION

Dear Colleagues,

It is our great pleasure to invite you to the 27^th National Congress of Electron Microscopy (EMK 2025) and the 2^nd International Microscopy and Spectroscopy Congress (MSC 2025), which will be held under the auspices of the Turkish Society for Electron Microscopy and hosted by Department of Histology and Embryology, School of Medicine, Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar University, Istanbul, in September 25 to 27, 2025.

Both congresses welcome all microscopy studies in the fields of life sciences and material sciences. We sincerely believe that our congresses will contribute to the creation of a scientific environment where microscopy studies will be presented and discussed with the participation of valuable scientists who are experts in their fields, as well as contributing to close cooperation and collaborations including social interactions. Technical presentations and exhibitions of our sponsor companies regarding recent developments in the field of microscopy will be included in the congress content.

The Congress venue, Acıbadem University Congress Center, equipped with state-of-the-art congress facilities, is situated in the city center with very easy access to the subway and Marmaray rail line that connects the Asian and European sides of the city.

"Best Poster Award" and "Best Microstructure Award" will be presented at both congresses. "Prof. Türkan Erbengi Research Award" which is organized biennially by the Turkish Society for Electron Microscopy in honor of Founding President, Prof. Dr. Türkan Erbengi, will be awarded in the fields of materials sciences and biological sciences in 27th National Congress of Electron Microscopy this year.

Additionally, a "Microscopy School" will be organized on September 25, 2025 in state-of-art infrastructure of microscopy labs of the campus.

Our congresses will be organized in accordance with international and national conference standards. All accepted and presented papers in both congresses will be included in the conference abstract book after undergoing a peer-review process.

Your kind participation and contribution will undoubtedly enrich our congresses and the microscopy community.

On behalf of Organizing Committees and the Executive Board of the Turkish Society for Electron Microscopy, we are honored to invite you to 27^th National Congress of Electron Microscopy (EMK 2025) and the 2^nd International Microscopy and Spectroscopy Congress (MSC 2025).

We extend our warmest regards and look forward to your valuable participation.

On behalf of the Organizing Committees,