This edition of the conference will focus on "Applications of Neutron Imaging for Science, Industry and Heritage". This will be the 9th conference in the ITMNR series being coordinated by the International Society for Neutron Radiology (ISNR). The meetings are an international gathering of researchers, students and users who are interested in neutron imaging (radiography and tomography) and its applications.

Oral and poster contributions within the following topics will be particularly welcome:

• Electrochemistry: batteries, fuel cells, etc
• Nuclear: fuel, structural materials, moderators, etc
• Hydrogen/processes: hydrogen storage, processes involving fluids
• Materials engineering: new materials, welds, cracks, stresses, texture, etc
• Heritage: study and conservation
• Concrete/rocks: porous media, porosity, permeability
• Agriculture/wood: plants physiology, wood study and conservation
• Palaeontology: fossils, there is an interested community in Argentina.
• Instruments: new instruments and gained experience.
• Methods/analysis: NGI, Bragg edges, neutron microscope, etc
• Tomography: dual X-ray+neutron, novel software, methodical problems, etc.

More information on Buenos Aires, tourism packages or accommodation will be available soon on the conference website via the Official Travel Agency "Covitour".Â

Abstract Submission Deadline: 31st March 2020

Early Registration Deadline: 14th August 2020

Final Registration Deadline: 10th September 2020Â

Dear Friends and Colleagues

We are thrilled to announce that the 2020 ACA Summer Course in Chemical Crystallography, to be held at Purdue University on May 31^st to June 7^th, is now open for applications.

The ACA Summer Course in Chemical Crystallography is a week long program that is now well into its third decade of instruction here in the United States. The course is directed towards Single-Crystal Chemical Crystallography and Powder Diffraction techniques, as applicable to small molecule studies and is designed to instruct attendees in the theory and practice of these two aspects of crystallography. Mornings are full with lectures on the theory of the experiment and afternoons and early evenings are covering hands-on workshops.

More information can be found at https://acasummercourse.net/ or https://acasummercourse.net/application/. To submit your application, please visit the address https://acasummercourse.net/2020-application/

Please do not hesitate contacting us at [email protected] with any questions you might have

For the organizers,

Matt Zeller, Purdue University

Christos Malliakas, Northwestern University

Charlotte Stern, Northwestern University

Allen Oliver, Notre Dame University

CONEXS Conference

Emerging Trends in X-Ray Spectroscopy

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The Collaborative Network for X-Ray Spectroscopy (CONEXS) is an EPSRC-funded network in partnership between Newcastle University and Diamond Light Source. The first CONEXS Conference will be taking place at Newcastle University on the 18-20 February 2020, bringing together leading national and international experts to discuss emerging trends in X-ray Spectroscopy and examine the intersection of experiment and theory.

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Date: 18-20 February 2020

Venue: Newcastle University, UK

Call for Abstracts

We are now welcoming submissions for abstracts for both oral presentations and posters, the abstract guidance and the submission form are available here:Â https://research.ncl.ac.uk/conexs/conference/abstractsubmission/.

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Registration (https://research.ncl.ac.uk/conexs/conference/registration/)

Registration for the conference is now open, at a rate of £150 (standard) or £75 (students/ECRs). This price includes attendance at the conference dinner.

Keynote speakers

•            Prof. Serena DeBeer, Professor and Director, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion

•            Prof. John Rehr, Professor Emeritus of Physics, University of Washington

•            Prof. Sonia Coraini, Professor in Physical Chemistry, University of Denmark

•            Dr. Anna Regoutz, Lecturer in Materials Chemistry, University College London

•            Prof. Matthias Bauer, Professor in Inorganic Chemistry, University of Paderborn

•            Prof. Neil Hyatt, Professor of Nuclear Materials Chemistry, University of Sheffield

•            Dr. Marius Retegan, Scientist, European Synchrotron Radiation Facility

•            Dr. Olga Safonova, Senior Scientist, Paul Scherrer Institute

•            Dr. Mihaela Gorgoi, Beamline Scientist, EMIL Berlin

•            Prof. Jakub Szlachetko, Associate Professor, Institute of Nuclear Physics PAS

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Conference website: https://research.ncl.ac.uk/conexs/conference/

To be held at the Advanced Photon Source (APS), Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)

The school comprises two parts: data collection workshop and crystallographic computing workshop. Data collection workshop includes beamline training, data collection on GM/CA@APS beamlines 23ID-D and 23ID-B equipped with Pilatus3 6M and Eiger 16M detectors respectively, and data processing. For data collection, only the participants' crystals will be used. Crystallographic computation workshop will feature many modern crystallographic software packages taught by authors and other experts. The daily schedule will be organized in three sections â€" lectures, tutorials, and hands-on (interactive trouble-shooting of the technical difficulties the participants face in their projects). We have had considerable success resolving these problems in past years, attested by resulting publications (see http://www.ccp4.ac.uk/schools/APS-school/publications.php). A sample program, contact info and other details can be found at the School website.

Applicants: Graduate students, postdoctoral researchers and early-career faculty, along with commercial/industrial researchers are encouraged to apply. Only about 20 applicants will be selected for participation. Participants of the workshop are strongly encouraged to bring their own problem data sets or crystals so the problems can be addressed during data collection and/or computation workshops.

This workshop will focus on the basics of the Jana2006 software package, allowing participants to experience utilising the software to deal with simple and modulated structures, disordered structures, and the phenomenon of twinning. No prior knowledge of using Jana2006 is necessary for interested participants.

There is space for 15 participants, and registration is NOW OPEN.Â

There are no registration fees associated with attending this workshop; no financial support can be provided.Â

The school will focus on introducing total scattering data and modelling methods and demonstrating their use in understanding complex functional materials. Recent developments and future directions of the technique will also be discussed.

The school is limited to 40 participants. Preference will be given to active and future users of the Spallation Neutron Source.Â

Registration is free but support for accommodation and travel costs will not be provided.

Application deadline: 6th September 2019.Â

The course aims to cover the theoretical and practical aspects of protein
crystallography from protein expression and purification, through crystal
growth to data collection on in-house and synchrotron sources, phasing
methods, automated model building and phase extension, refinement, and
validation. Hands-on sessions in data processing (XIA2, DIALS), molecular
replacement, MAD/SAD phasing, refinement and electron density map
interpretation (in COOT) will be included.

The School is intended for postgraduates or postdocs new to
crystallography. The week is very intensive, and gives a concentrated
overview of the methods which many find useful.

As in the past, priority is given to UK applicants because of the funding
arrangements, but is open to a limited number of overseas applicants.

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AICS2019 offers an intensive course in Crystallographic Information, covering the extraction, dissemination and use of scientific knowledge from the structure determination experiment to database-driven discovery. This school will emphasise to students the need to collect the most complete and meaningful raw data, extract the most reliable information they can, critically review the structural model they have derived, and disseminate that information in a complete and verifiable manner through the twin channels of scientific publication and curated database deposition.

The workshop will consist of theoretical classes and practical work, and will focus on many different aspects of crystallography including diffraction theory, Patterson's function, construction and refinement of crystallographic structures and data processing.

The registration cost of 370€ will cover the cost of accommodation for 5 nights and lunch for the duration of the workshop.

Those interested in participating should contact Mirjam Czjzek ([email protected]) for more information.Â

This workshop is a four-day software fayre dedicated to the more recently developed version of the open source computer programs EXPO, QUALX, OChemDb and RootProf. The authors will explain the theoretical framework of the software, the program workflow, the latest developments and examples of application. Participants will be very familiar with the software by the end of the workshop; there will be opportunities for participants to process their own data.

Registration is now open.

Early registration deadline: 20th June 2019

You’re invited to the 77th Annual Pittsburgh Diffraction Conference at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), which is located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee (near Knoxville). The conference will take place over three days and feature sessions focused on all areas of diffraction, from powders to protein crystals. Topics will include emerging technologies/techniques, Total scattering, Magnetic scattering, and Integrative Structural Biology. The Chung Soo Yoo Award, established by the Pittsburgh Diffraction Society to honor Dr. Yoo’s memory, and a $400 cash prize will be given to the graduate student having the best poster presentation at the conference.

The 7th Thematic School of Crystallography will focus on the following subjects:

• Determination of crystal structures
• Single crystal X-ray diffraction
• Refinement and analysis methods
• Use of symmetry elements
• Use of the Cambridge Crystallographic Structural Database
• Use of crystallographic software

For more information, including the range of registration costs and registration links which will be available soon, please visit:

http://crm2.univ-lorraine.fr/lab/fr/education/congres/nancy2019/

RapiData is a practical course in macromolecular X-ray diffraction data collection, data processing and structure solution. The aim of the RapiData course is to educate and train young scientists in data collection and processing methods at synchrotron beamlines, using state-of-the-art software and instrumentation. The course will be held at the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL) located on the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory campus in Menlo Park, CA, from May 5-10 2019. Course organizers for 2019 are Silvia Russi, Clyde Smith and Jeney Wierman.

Please visit http://smb.slac.stanford.edu/news/rapidata/rapidata-2019/ and use the links on the "registration" page to apply for the course. The application deadline is December 31 2018 Successful applicants will be notified early in January 2019 and invited to register and book accommodation at the SLAC Guesthouse at that time. A limited amount of travel support funding may be available.

Real-space analysis of diffraction data deals with general structural concepts such as atomic distribution functions and structural correlation lengths, and now employs standard formulae common to neutron, X-ray and other diffraction techniques. Â It therefore facilitates a synergetic convergence of hitherto largely disjoint communities: liquids/glasses diffraction and crystalline powder diffraction.