The World Science Forum 2017 has been held at the King Hussein Bin Talal Convention Centre, Dead Sea (Jordan) on 7-11 November under the theme of "Science for Peace" and the high patronage of His Majesty King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan; János Áder, President of Hungary; Irina Bokova, Director General of UNESCO.

ProgrammeÂ

11:30-11:45 Maciej Nalecz (Polish Academy of Sciences), Creation of SESAME as seen from UNESCO's perspective, an example of science for peace in action
11:45-12:00 Giorgio Paolucci (SESAME), SESAME: an opportunity for science and growth in the Middle East
12:00-12:10 Michele Zema (IUCr), Light sources and crystallography in emerging nations: projects for a sustainable development of education and research infrastructure
12:10-12:20 Juste Jean-Paul Ngome Abiaga (UNESCO-IBSP), Light Sources: opportunities for scientific leapfrog and sustainable development
12:20-12:30 Sekazi Mtingwa (TriSEED; IUPAP), International scientific collaborations for the socio-economic development of Africa
12:30-12:40 Simon Connell (University of Johannesburg, South Africa), The African Light Source (AfLS): Planning for a brighter future
12:40-13:00 ROUNDTABLE “Light Sources and Crystallographic Sciences for Sustainable Development” (Moderator: Sekazi Mtingwa)

Read more about this event on: Crystallites blog | LAAMP news

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A kick-off meeting of the LAAMP (Lightsources for Africa, the Americas, and Middle East Project) has been held as part of the 24th Congress and General Assembly of the International Union of Crystallography.

Through this project, entitled in full Utilisation of Light Source and Crystallographic Sciences to Facilitate the Enhancement of Knowledge and Improve the Economic and Social Conditions in Targeted Regions of the World, ICSU will partner with IUPAP and IUCr to enhance Advanced Light Sources (AdLS) and crystallographic sciences in Africa, Mexico, the Caribbean and Middle East.

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Chairs: Michele Zema (IUCr) and Sandro Scandolo (IUPAP)

10:30-10:35Â M.L. Hackert (IUCr President), Welcome and Opening remarks
10:35-10:50Â D. Nyanganyura (ICSU-ROA Director), The 2016-2019 ICSU Grants Programme
10:50-11:05Â M. Zema and S. Scandolo (LAAMP EC), Introduction to LAAMP
11:05-11:20Â J.P. Ngome Abiaga (UNESCO IBSP Deputy Executive Secretary), Light sources and the sustainable development goals
11:20-11:30Â S. Scandolo (IUPAP, UNESCO ICTP), LAAMP in the context of the IUPAP outreach initiatives
11:30-11:40Â M. Zema (IUCr), LAAMP in the context of the IUCr outreach initiatives
11:40-11:55Â A. Lausi (ELETTRA), The role of partnering AdLSs and the LAAMP brochure
11:55-12:10 A. Craievich (U. São Paulo), Brazilian synchrotron light sources: Development and contribution to scientific integration in Latin America
12:10-12:25 R. Garratt (São Carlos Institute of Physics), A brief history of protein crystallography in Brazil - the central role of a synchrotron facility
12:25-12:40Â G. Kamel (SESAME), The impact of SESAME to scientific development in the Middle-East and the neighbouring regions
12:40-12:50Â A. Roodt (U. Bloemfontein), The African Light Source: dreaming of a brighter future
12:50-13:05 M. Zema and S. Scandolo (LAAMP EC), Roundtable and Concluding remarks

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We are pleased to announce the 3rd International Conference on Three-dimensional Cryo-EM Image Analysis to be held March 21-24, 2018 at Granlibakken Conference Center, Lake Tahoe, California. The 2018 Symposium builds on our very successful previous meetings on the same theme in 2014 and 2016.

The goal of this Symposium Series is to discuss state of the art image analysis approaches and algorithm developments to tackle challenging biological problems and to identify current limitations in the field. We have recruited an outstanding panel of speakers.Â

The topics for this year's symposium are:

• Image Correction
• Reconstruction Methods
• Deep Learning/CNN Methods
• Automated Acquisition/Preprocessing
• Improving Maps
• Computing Hardware (GPU/Phi/Cloud/new/CPUs/storage)
• Selected Poster Talks

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On July 6th and 7th, the European Photon & Neutron Campus in Grenoble will host a unique CRYO-EM Symposium in the framework of the newly established cryo-EM platform. The new facility will be open to the user community based on peer-review of scientific merit and technical feasibility. Scientists from ESRF, IBS and EMBL will support user operation.

Registration for the event is now closed, but you can follow the talks,
presented by worldwide experts in the field, through YouTube live streaming

https://www.youtube.com/user/LightforScience

The event will be live from 1.30pm on 6 July 2017.

2x Training schools: for early career invesigators (27-30 Jan) and for Bioimage Analyst (27-30 Jan).

Taggathon: Bridging Life Science & Image Analysis through online tools (28-30 Jan)

Bioimage Analysis Symposium for Bioimage Analysts, Developers and Life Scientists.

Danubia Adria Symposiums are focused on:

• highlighting latest innovations, R&D and industrial activities in area of experimental methods in mechanics
• providing forum for discussion of the latest research results, new developments of concepts and technologies, proven techniques, as well as practical applications and standardization of the experimental methods in mechanics.

Main topics

• Structural analyis: experimental tests, structural health monitoring, system identification, damage assessment, self-adaptive structures
• Material characterization and testing: smart materials, residual stress, fatigue, fracture, creep
• Biomechanics: biomaterials, biomechanics, medical and orthopedic devices, bio-fluid mechanics
• Instrumentation: new sensors and actuators, advanced measurement systems, validation and reliability of instrumentation
• Integration of mathematical/numerical methods with experimental mechanics
• Recent developments in international standardization and technical regulations
• Practical applications and case studies

The programme traditionally includes wide scope of modern crystallography and structure analysis and the 12th student symposium.
Main topics -experimental methods (X-ray sources, detectors, X-ray optics, diffractometers, techniques).

Topics

• Recent advances in genomics, proteomics, and metabolomics
• Integrating different 'omics data
• Post-translational modification: expanding proteome diversity
• Novel 'omics technologies - including 'omics and structural biology
• Clinical applications of multi-omics

Macromolecular Interactions and Complexes

The meeting is organized by the Sealy Center for Structural Biology & Molecular Biophysics and co-sponsored by the Keck Center for Computational & Structural Biology.Â

This year’s speakers include:


              James Chou, Ph.D., Harvard Medical School

              Rachelle Gaudet, Ph.D., Harvard University

          Petr Leiman, Ph.D., Univ. of Texas Medical Branch

 Daniela Nicastro, Ph.D., Univ. of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Brian Shoichet, Ph.D., Univ. California San Francisco School of Pharmacy

  Kylie Walters, Ph.D., Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer
                              Institute

The symposium us now open for registration and abstract submission.Â

Registration to attend the event is open until 30th June 2017.

Registration deadline for an oral or poster presentation is 30th May 2017.

The focus of AUC 2017 is on solution studies of biological macromolecules, interacting systems, synthetic polymers, nanoparticles and colloids. Techniques such as analytical ultracentrifugation (AUC), dynamic and static light scattering (DLS, MALLS), small angle X-ray and neutron scattering (SAXS, SANS), NMR, SPR, field flow fractionation (FFF), and calorimetry (ITC, DSC) are featured.

AUC 2017 will open with several workshops, which begin on the afternoon of Sunday 23rd July, and end on the afternoon of Tuesday 25th July. These workshops will be given by leading experts in the workshop topics.

A symposium will follow the workshop, starting in the evening of Tuesday 25th July with our keynote lecture and continue until the afternoon of Friday 28th July. The symposium will offer two poster sessions, an exhibitor fair, and round-table discussions.