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Twenty-Seventh Congress and General Assembly (IUCr2026)
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In Calgary
On behalf of the International Union of Crystallography (IUCr), it is with immense excitement and joy that we cordially extend our warmest invitation to you to join the IUCr for the Twenty-Seventh Congress and General Assembly, set to be held in the magnificent city of Calgary, located in the heart of Alberta, Canada from August 11th-18th, 2026.
Calgary, a city renowned for its breathtaking natural beauty and warm hospitality, has been chosen as the host for this remarkable occasion. Nestled amidst stunning landscapes and boasting a rich cultural heritage, this vibrant metropolis promises to provide an unforgettable experience for all attendees.
SMARTER 9
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In Bayreuth
SMARTER is dedicated to advancing the integration of spectroscopic techniques like solid-state NMR spectroscopy, scattering methods, and computational modelling to tackle the challenges of ab initio structure elucidation and the derivation of structureâ€"property relationships in complex materials. These include inorganic frameworks, organic solids, hybrid systems, energy materials and biomaterials, often exhibiting disorder, confinement, or low crystallinity. The conference series was founded to foster interdisciplinary dialogue and methodological cross-fertilisation.
SMARTER 9 will continue this tradition by featuring invited speakers who represent a broad spectrum of experimental and theoretical approaches. Key topics include:
- advanced strategies for structure elucidation from powdered samples and disordered materials
- synergistic use of spectroscopic and diffraction data with computational modelling
- integration of machine learning for analysis and AI-assisted interpretation
- treating dynamic and heterogeneous systems using in situ and operando techniques
- linking atomic-scale insights to macroscopic material properties
IUCr Computing School - Artificial Intelligence in Crystallography
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In Lethbridge, Alberta
IUCr Computing School
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In Lethbridge
Biophysics in Africa - 2026
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In Zoom Conference
67th Polish Crystallographic Meeting
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In Wroclaw
The Scientific Session of the Young Crystallographers Section of PCrA is a forum for exchanging experiences addressed primarily to students, PhD students and young doctors (maximum 5 years after defense).
The topics of the Meeting include basic and applied research on the ideal and real structure of crystals carried out with the use of X-ray radiation obtained both with traditional methods and in synchrotrons, research with the use of neutrons and electrons, problems of symmetry, phase transformations and crystal growth, new research and computational methods and all other aspects of crystallography. The conference is an annual meeting place and a forum for exchanging ideas of all Polish crystallographers.
During the inauguration of the 67th Polish Crystallography Meeting, the winners of the National Crystallography Olympiad will be decorated: http://olimpiadakrystalograficzna.pl.
OLEX2 A2Z
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In Dubrovnik
We begin by guiding you through the installation process and integrating compatible crystallographic software into the OLEX2 interface. You’ll learn how to configure your system to unlock the full potential of OLEX2 â€" no hidden features left behind.
Once your setup is complete, we’ll dive into a comprehensive walkthrough of the interface: tab by tab, function by function, revealing the program’s underlying logic and design philosophy. Only when your environment is ready and the interface feels intuitive will we begin the real journey.
First through popular topics, and through carefully selected examples â€" starting simple and building in complexity â€" we’ll demonstrate how OLEX2 empowers you to solve structures, tackle challenging refinements, and master the most commonly used commands. And because real science rarely fits into neat boxes, a dedicated portion of the workshop will focus on the difficult cases you bring with you.
By the end, you’ll not only understand how OLEX2 works â€" you’ll see how transformative it can be in the hands of a true expert.
CCP-EM/Diamond Icknield Workshop. Instruct-ERIC Event0
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In Diamond campus, Harwell
This 5-day course is largely aimed at structural biologists with EM maps suitable for modelling building and refinement. This course will host some of the leading software developers and provide ample contact time to allow delegates to discuss their data in detail alongside traditional lectures and tutorials. This is a comprehensive course for EM model building covering advanced use of LocScale, ModelAngelo, Buccaneer, findMySequence-checkMySequence, EM_placement, Coot/Moorhen, TEMPy-REFF, ISOLDE, Refmac-Servalcat, Privateer, new validation tools and AlphaFold-DB & EMDB/PDBe updates. It will cover all aspects of modelling building including: map optimisation, automated model building, model fitting, medium resolution refinement, high resolution refinement, interactive refinement, validation and deposition.
Confirmed speakers/topics:
Tom Burnley (CCP-EM) : CCP-EM Doppio Arjen Jakobi (TU Delft) : LocScale Sjors Scheres (MRC-LMB) : Relion5 and ModelAngelo Randy Read (University of Cambridge) : EM-placement Grzegorz Chojnowski (EMBL) : FindMySequence/CheckMySequence Maya Topf, Tom Mulvaney and Aaron Sweeney (CSSB Hamburg) : TEMPy-REFF, Chem-EM Lucrezia Catapano (MRC-LMB), Paul Bond (University of York) and George Coldstream (CCP-EM): Coot / Moorhen Soon Wen Hoh and Paul Bond (University of York) : Buccaneer/ModelCraft Rob Nicholls (CCP4/CCP-EM), Martin Mal? (MRC-LMB) and Rangana Warshamanage (CCP-EM) : Refmac/Servalcat Tristan Croll (AltosLabs) : ISOLDE Jon Agirre (University of York) : Privateer Jennifer Fleming (PDBe, EBI) : AlphaFold-DB and 3D-Beacons Agnel Joseph (CCP-EM) : Model validation Kyle Morris (EMDB, EBI) : EMDB deposition and validation
82nd Pittsburgh Diffraction Conference
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In Brookhaven National Laboratory, Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY 11794-4040 USA
2025 Pittsburgh Diffraction Conference (PDC)
Hosted by Brookhaven National Laboratory
October 9–12, 2025
On behalf of the Conference Committee, we are delighted to invite you to 82nd annual Pittsburgh Diffraction Conference (PDC). This year’s conference will be held October 9–12, 2025 at Brookhaven National Laboratory, on New York’s beautiful Long Island.
The Pittsburgh Diffraction Conference is one of the longest-running scientific meetings in North America focused on the advancement of structural science through diffraction-based methods. Bridging both life sciences and materials sciences, the conference brings together researchers who utilize laboratory-based instruments, X-ray light sources, electron diffraction, and neutron scattering to explore the structure and dynamics of matter. It serves as a vibrant forum for sharing recent scientific breakthroughs, fostering interdisciplinary collaborations, and highlighting innovations across experimental and computational frontiers
This year’s program features a diverse and timely selection of breakout sessions, reflecting key areas of growth in the field. Topics include energy storage, emphasizing structural insights that enable next-generation energy technologies; AI and its applications in the development of emergent materials; novel materials with transformative properties; and the effects of extreme environments on structures, reveling details on dynamic processes and molecular motion that lead to biomolecular functions and a better understanding of complex soft materials.
Conference Web Page and Registration:
https://www.bnl.gov/pittsburgh-diffraction-conference/index.php
Important dates:
April 21, 2025 General registration opens
July 31, 2025 Deadline to submit an abstract for an oral/poster presentation
September 19, 2025 General registration closes
Pre-event workshops:
PDF 101: A Hands on Tutorial to Total Scattering Methods (organizers: Milinda Abeykoon, Daniel Olds)
Hands-on Workshop: Crystal Clear Insights: Mastering Protein Crystallization (organizers: Crissy Traver, Vivian Stojanoff)
Evening Events:
Brookhaven National Lab facility tour.
Friday, October 10, 2025
https://www.bnl.gov/pittsburgh-diffraction-conference/nsls2tour.php
Banquet Dinner
Danfords Hotel and Marina
25 E Broadway, Port Jefferson, NY 11777
Date: Friday, October 10, 2025, 7-9 p.m.
Awards Dinner
Charles B. Wang Center
100 Nicolls Road, Stony Brook, NY 11794
Date: Saturday, October 11, 2025, 7-9 p.m.
International Workshop on Powder Diffraction - IWPD2025
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In Bari
This intensive three-day workshop offers a thorough introduction to modern powder diffraction techniques, combining theoretical foundations with practical applications. The program is designed for graduate students, researchers, and professionals aiming to deepen their understanding and hands-on skills in phase identification, quantitative analysis, and structure determination using powder X-ray diffraction data.
The course begins with the fundamental principles of powder diffraction and qualitative phase analysis, including the use of databases and software (PDF-5+, JADEPro and Qualx2.0). Day 2 focuses on quantitative phase analysis, structure solution, and Rietveld refinement, supported by guided exercises using EXPO and TOPAS software. The final day explores advanced topics such as total scattering, Pair Distribution Function (PDF) analysis, and microstructural characterization through size-strain analysis.
Throughout the course, participants will engage in practical sessions aimed at developing autonomy in data interpretation, profile fitting, and structure modelling using widely adopted software packages in the field.
International Workshop on Powder Diffraction - IWPD2025
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In Bari
This intensive three-day workshop offers a thorough introduction to modern powder diffraction techniques, combining theoretical foundations with practical applications. The program is designed for graduate students, researchers, and professionals aiming to deepen their understanding and hands-on skills in phase identification, quantitative analysis, and structure determination using powder X-ray diffraction data.
The course begins with the fundamental principles of powder diffraction and qualitative phase analysis, including the use of databases and software (PDF-5+, JADEPro and Qualx2.0). Day 2 focuses on quantitative phase analysis, structure solution, and Rietveld refinement, supported by guided exercises using EXPO and TOPAS software. The final day explores advanced topics such as total scattering, Pair Distribution Function (PDF) analysis, and microstructural characterization through size-strain analysis.
Throughout the course, participants will engage in practical sessions aimed at developing autonomy in data interpretation, profile fitting, and structure modelling using widely adopted software packages in the field.
MACSMIN 2025
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In Liverpool and Online (via Zoom 11-12 September)
A satellite of the 35th European Crystallographic Meeting.
 We plan 8-10 September in person with a conference dinner and 11-12 September on zoom.
CCP-EM/Diamond Icknield Workshop. Instruct-ERIC Event
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In Diamond campus, Harwell
This 5-day course is largely aimed at structural biologists with EM maps suitable for modelling building and refinement. This course will host some of the leading software developers and provide ample contact time to allow delegates to discuss their data in detail alongside traditional lectures and tutorials. This is a comprehensive course for EM model building covering advanced use of LocScale, ModelAngelo, Buccaneer, findMySequence-checkMySequence, EM_placement, Coot/Moorhen, TEMPy-REFF, ISOLDE, Refmac-Servalcat, Privateer, new validation tools and AlphaFold-DB & EMDB/PDBe updates. It will cover all aspects of modelling building including: map optimisation, automated model building, model fitting, medium resolution refinement, high resolution refinement, interactive refinement, validation and deposition.
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Confirmed speakers/topics
Tom Burnley (CCP-EM) : CCP-EM Doppio Arjen Jakobi (TU Delft) : LocScale Sjors Scheres (MRC-LMB) : Relion5 and ModelAngelo Randy Read (University of Cambridge) : EM-placement Grzegorz Chojnowski (EMBL) : FindMySequence/CheckMySequence Maya Topf, Tom Mulvaney and Aaron Sweeney (CSSB Hamburg) : TEMPy-REFF, Chem-EM Lucrezia Catapano (MRC-LMB), Paul Bond (University of York) and George Coldstream (CCP-EM): Coot / Moorhen Soon Wen Hoh and Paul Bond (University of York) : Buccaneer/ModelCraft Rob Nicholls (CCP4/CCP-EM), Martin Mal? (MRC-LMB) and Rangana Warshamanage (CCP-EM) : Refmac/Servalcat Tristan Croll (AltosLabs) : ISOLDE Jon Agirre (University of York) : Privateer Jennifer Fleming (PDBe, EBI) : AlphaFold-DB and 3D-Beacons Agnel Joseph (CCP-EM) : Model validation Kyle Morris (EMDB, EBI) : EMDB deposition and validation
82nd Pittsburgh Diffraction Conference
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In Brookhaven National Laboratory, Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY 11794-4040 USA
2025 Pittsburgh Diffraction Conference (PDC)
Hosted by Brookhaven National Laboratory
October 9â€"12, 2025
On behalf of the Conference Committee, we are delighted to invite you to 82nd annual Pittsburgh Diffraction Conference (PDC). This year’s conference will be held October 9â€"12, 2025 at Brookhaven National Laboratory, on New York’s beautiful Long Island.
The Pittsburgh Diffraction Conference is one of the longest-running scientific meetings in North America focused on the advancement of structural science through diffraction-based methods. Bridging both life sciences and materials sciences, the conference brings together researchers who utilize laboratory-based instruments, X-ray light sources, electron diffraction, and neutron scattering to explore the structure and dynamics of matter. It serves as a vibrant forum for sharing recent scientific breakthroughs, fostering interdisciplinary collaborations, and highlighting innovations across experimental and computational frontiers
This year’s program features a diverse and timely selection of breakout sessions, reflecting key areas of growth in the field. Topics include energy storage, emphasizing structural insights that enable next-generation energy technologies; AI and its applications in the development of emergent materials; novel materials with transformative properties; and the effects of extreme environments on structures, reveling details on dynamic processes and molecular motion that lead to biomolecular functions and a better understanding of complex soft materials.
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Conference Web Page and Registration:Â Â
https://www.bnl.gov/pittsburgh-diffraction-conference/index.phpÂ
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Important dates:
April 21, 2025Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â General registration opens
July 31, 2025Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Deadline to submit an abstract for an oral/poster presentation
September 19, 2025Â Â Â General registration closes
Pre-event workshops:
PDF 101: A Hands on Tutorial to Total Scattering Methods (organizers: Milinda Abeykoon, Daniel Olds)
Hands-on Workshop: Crystal Clear Insights: Mastering Protein Crystallization (organizers: Crissy Traver, Vivian Stojanoff)
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Evening Events:
Brookhaven National Lab facility tour.
Friday, October 10, 2025
https://www.bnl.gov/pittsburgh-diffraction-conference/nsls2tour.php
Banquet Dinner
Danfords Hotel and Marina
25 E Broadway, Port Jefferson, NY 11777
Date: Friday, October 10, 2025, 7-9 p.m.
Awards Dinner
Charles B. Wang Center
100 Nicolls Road, Stony Brook, NY 11794
Date: Saturday, October 11, 2025, 7-9 p.m.
International Workshop on Powder Diffraction - IWPD2025
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In Bari
This intensive three-day workshop offers a thorough introduction to modern powder diffraction techniques, combining theoretical foundations with practical applications. The program is designed for graduate students, researchers, and professionals aiming to deepen their understanding and hands-on skills in phase identification, quantitative analysis, and structure determination using powder X-ray diffraction data.
The course begins with the fundamental principles of powder diffraction and qualitative phase analysis, including the use of databases and software (PDF-5+, JADEPro and Qualx2.0). Day 2 focuses on quantitative phase analysis, structure solution, and Rietveld refinement, supported by guided exercises using EXPO and TOPAS software. The final day explores advanced topics such as total scattering, Pair Distribution Function (PDF) analysis, and microstructural characterization through size-strain analysis.
Throughout the course, participants will engage in practical sessions aimed at developing autonomy in data interpretation, profile fitting, and structure modelling using widely adopted software packages in the field.
FrostByte 2025
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In Redwood City, CA
Join us for the first edition of FrostByte, a meeting for computational cryo-EM methods developers in the San Francisco Bay Area.
This is an event for the Bay Area cryo-EM methods community to connect, share practical insights, and discuss day-to-day challenges. While we welcome attendees from all backgrounds and roles, the focus will be on technical discussions among those directly engaged with computational methods in their daily work.
Building Capacity in AI-Driven Drug Discovery and Vaccine Design: AlphaFold Training by BioStruct-Africa
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In Nairobi
Workshop Highlights:
- Â Â Â AlphaFold Training: Master the use of AlphaFold for accurate protein structural determination.
- Â Â Â Drug Discovery: Learn to use protein structures (AlphaFold2 and experimentally solved structures) to screen small molecule compound libraries.
- Â Â Â Structural Analysis: Participate in practical sessions on protein structural analysis and interpretation.
- Â Â Â Expert Lectures: Gain insights from leading professionals in the field.
- Â Â Â Networking: Build connections with peers and experts.
Structural Biology 2.0 : integrating X-ray diffraction and modern computational tools
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In Montevideo
Industrial Biostructures America conference
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In Cambridge, MA
The conference was launched in 2018 to bring the industry-based structural biology community together for two days of presentations and networking. This is a great place for industrial structural biologists, as well as those who are industry-curious.
The conference will feature keynote presentations by: * Dr. Stephen K. Burley, Director RCSB Protein Data Bank and Rutgers University Professor * Dr. James Fraser, Professor and Chair Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutics Sciences at UCSF * Dr. Stephen Harrison, Professor Harvard Medical School/Investigator Howard Hughes Medical Institute * Dr. Mark Murcko, Founding CSO/Board Member at Dewpoint Therapeutics and Relay Therapeutics
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Scientific sessions will cover the following topics: * Structural Biology of Targeted Protein Degradation: Glues, TCs & DUBs * Developing Fragments to Drugs: Challenges & Victories * Molecular Dynamics and Allostery - Bridging Experimental and Computational Drug Discovery * Membrane Protein Structure Guided Design * CryoEM Synergies with Molecular Modeling and Computational Models * Biologics (Antibody Design & ADCs) * AI/ML in Structural Biology and Drug Discovery * Hot Topics (SBDD, Kinases, RNA)
PSB Symposium on Machine Learning in Cellular Structural Biology
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In Grenoble
