{"148791":{"#nid":"148791","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Robert J. Silbey Memorial Symposium on Theory for Experimentalists","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003E\u201c\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/cope.gatech.edu\/silbeymemorial\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ERobert J. Silbey Memorial Symposium on Theory for Experimentalists\u003C\/a\u003E\u201d\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;will take place\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EDecember 6-7, 2012\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;at the Georgia Tech Research Institute Conference Center in Atlanta, GA. The symposium is being organized by Professors Jean-Luc Br\u00e9das and Ron Chance. 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