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.

The 19th International Conference on X-ray Absorption Fine Structure (XAFS2026) will be held in Chiang Mai, Thailand, from 21 to 26 June 2026. Organized under the auspices of the International X-ray Absorption Society (IXAS), this triennial event serves as the foremost global forum for researchers and practitioners in the field of X-ray absorption spectroscopy.

XAFS2026 will bring together scientists, beamline specialists, and interdisciplinary experts to exchange knowledge, foster collaboration, and explore emerging frontiers in XAFS-related research. The scientific program will encompass eleven main topics:

• Advanced X-ray spectroscopies

• Computational and theoretical methods

• Materials science

• Catalysis

• Environmental sciences

• Biological systems

• Geosciences

• Energy-related applications

• Industrial and applied research

• Instrumentation and beamline development

• Cultural heritage and archaeology

Hosted in one of Southeast Asia's most culturally vibrant cities, XAFS2026 is committed to promoting inclusivity, accessibility, and international engagement. The conference welcomes participation from all career stages and geographic regions.

For further details, please visit the official conference website: https://xafs2026.org/XAFS2026/

• Theoretical and experimental studies of electronic structure and dynamics
• Spectroscopy techniques (e.g. photoelectron spectroscopy, X-ray absorption/emission spectroscopy, electron energy loss spectroscopy)
• Spectromicroscopy (e.g. PEEM, STM, nanoARPES)
• Applications in various fields ranging from correlation physics and materials science to AMO science, chemistry and biology

Following the success of the previous tri-annual GOLD conferences on the applications of gold in high-technology (Québec 2022; Paris 2018; Cardiff 2015), the GOLD 2025 conference (10th ) will be held on May 11-14, 2025, in San Sebastian, Spain. The event will take place at the Kursaal Convention Center, a splendid venue by the seaside.

In keeping with the terms of reference of the Commission, the CrysAC workshop on “Provenance Studies in Art and Cultural Heritage” is within the series of one-day workshops organized by the IUCr Commission on Crystallography in Art and Cultural Heritage, aimed to stimulate knowledge exchange between crystallographers, researchers and other experts interested in Cultural Heritage investigations. Different communities are invited to present reviews of established research, recent results and envisaged trends in key areas of Archaeometry and Conservation Science.

The present workshop, organised as a satellite meeting of the 7^th International Congress Chemistry for Cultural heritage (CHemCH 2024, Bratislava, Slovakia), will invite scientists from research institutions, museums, and conservation bodies, in order to illustrate state-of-the-art studies focusing on determining origin of materials (manufacturing method or natural sources) and provenance of art objects (whether in the sense of regional, workshop, or period) using methods of advanced materials analysis. Although only invited contributions are planned, all interested people are invited to exchange ideas and discuss the presented topics.

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There is no fee for participants but because of limited capacity the registration is required.

Please register using this online formular.

The workshop will be streamed thus you can watch it online using the link sent you by e-mail after your registration.

The XVIII^th International Conference on Electron Microscopy is jointly organized by the Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science of the Polish Academy of Sciences and the Polish Microscopy Society. The conference is to be held in southern part of Poland in the picturesque Zakopane resort.

The conference will bring together researchers from different fields of science and engineering including materials science, chemistry, physics, life science (biology and medicine), whose focal point is on application of electron microscopy to study of materials and materials related properties. The broad spectrum of topics comprises analytical electron microscopy, imaging in SEM/STEM, crystallography and HRTEM techniques, 3D imaging, in-situ electron microscopy, cryomicroscopy, as well as applications of electron microscopy to study materials spanning from traditional engineering materials to highly advanced functional materials, nanomaterials and biological materials.

The conference also welcomes scientists, engineers and representatives of electron microscopes manufacturers, whose focus is on instrumentational developments to showcase and review the latest technical advances. It will provide a forum for the exchange of thoughts and ideas, news on the latest trends in the field of electron microscopy as well as to promote cooperation between the participants from science and industry.

Hope to see you in Zakopane!

The EPDIC Conference is the biennial meeting dedicated to all aspects of the analysis of polycrystalline materials by diffraction methods. It brings together experts from universities, research institutes and instrumentation companies to share their knowledge and discuss the current trends and challenges in powder diffraction.
In agreement with the traditional character of this Conference, EPDIC18 will yield an exciting scientific program that will cover a broad range of hot traditional and new topics interesting to the powder community.

The Conference will be held in Padova, at the Padova Congress Centre on behalf of AIC. It will be organized in synergy with ECM34, which will precede EPDIC18 in the same location.

The Young Crystallographers are a working group within the German Society for Crystallography (DGK). For 10 years, we meet regularly in autumn at different universities or the STOE facilities.

These meetings specifically aim to provide a platform for networking and scientific exchange for young scientists with an interest in crystallography, as well as to establish contacts with industry and research institutions.
We want to give young scientists the opportunity to gain early experience in scientific presentation in a relaxed atmosphere and without the stress of a larger conference.

For our grand anniversary, we are happy to meet at the DESY facilities! We are working hard to allow you deep insights as well as a great overview of the possibilities at this large-scale facility.

During the 3-day meeting, you willÂ

• present your own work as a poster (A0 portrait) and lightning talk (~5 min.)
• have the DESY campus tour
• participate in an experiment and get a hands-on experience at a beamline of your choice at PETRA III (see The Experiments)
• hear academic talks from senior scientists
• hear industry talks from our sponsors/partners

At the end of the meeting, you will also have the chance to join a tour of the European XFEL Campus. If you intend to participate, please indicate so during registration. Note that you will need to get to the XFEL facilities by public transport as it is a bit outside the main DESY campus.

The registration fee of 60 € includes the tours and experiments at DESY, coffee breaks as well as lunch and BBQ on Thursday.

Deadline for registration is 22.08.23.

The International Workshop on Improving Data Quality and Quantity in XAFS Spectroscopy (Q2XAFS2023) will be held at the Australian Synchrotron in Melbourne (Australia), August 17-19, 2023. This is a Satellite Meeting of the IUCr Congress. The workshop aims to bring together experts in the field of X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy to discuss aspects of the technique that affect data quality in XAFS experiments.

Q2XAFS2023 will provide a forum for discussions with the goal of reviewing international standards and protocols and developing revised recommendations for best practice when performing XAFS experiments. The workshop will be attended by scientists working at international facilities as well as academics.

The event aims to cover the following elements:

• Portability of XAFS data and scientific content between beamlines and facilities (e.g. data formats, traceability and data provenance)
• Data repositories and access to data
• Precision and reproducibility of data and data treatment
• XAFS data and analyses for industry (e.g. standards, quality control)
• New analytical methods
• Discipline-specific data standardisation
• Fluorescence XAFS data
• Theory development underscoring data quality and quantity

International Programme Committee

• Sofia Diaz-Moreno (Diamond Light Source, United Kingdom)Â
• Christopher T. Chantler (The University of Melbourne, Australia)
• Matthew Newville (Advanced Photon Source, USA)Â
• Edmund Welter (Desy, Germany)
• Simon Bare (SLAC, USA)
• Giuliana Aquilanti (Elettra, Italy)
• Wantana Klysubun (SLRI, Thailand)
• Kiyotaka Asakura (Japan)
• Ritimukta Sarangi (SLAC, USA)

Local Organising Committee

• Christopher T. Chantler (The University of Melbourne, Australia)
• Chanh Q. Tran (La Trobe University, Australia)
• Peter Kappen (Australian Synchrotron, Australia)
• Richard Garrett (ANSTO, Australia)
• Rosalie Hocking (Swinburne University of Technology, Australia)
• Claire Weekley (The University of Adelaide, Australia)

Session outline

Session 1: Sharing and re-using XAS data

• Data formats (plain text, XDI, xasCIF, NeXus/HDF5, CIF)
• Metadata (Essential meta data, ontology of XAFS related terminology)
• XAFS databases
• Comparability of XAFS data (Round Robin)

Session 2: Improving the interpretation of XAS data

• Quantification of uncertainties during EXAFS data evaluation and propagation of uncertainties
• Quantification and correction of experimental uncertainties (dark currents, dead time etc.)
• Quantifying uncertainties in XANES evaluation methods (PCA etc.)
• Novel methods (Machine Learning, AI...)

Session 3: Improving the quality of XAS measurements

• Bio and other fragile samples (beam damage)
• Extreme conditions (ultrafast, high-pressure, in-operando)
• Fast measurements (Q-XAFS, dispersive XAFS)

Session 4: Improving the reporting of XAS results

• General reporting guidelines for XAS publications
• IUCr and CXAFS reports
• Assessing experimental data quality
• Including uncertainties in pre-processed data and reported results
• Specific challenges and reporting for photon in/photon out spectroscopies
• Specific challenges and reporting for lab-based XAFS

Programme

Note: each presentation is 20+5 minutes in length.

Day 1: Thursday 17th August 2023

Day 2: Friday 18th August 2023

Location: Australian Synchrotron (Melbourne)

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Each year, the Argentine Society of Biophysics (SAB) organizes a meeting where the biophysical community of Argentina discusses the recent advances in all fields of biophysics. In the present meeting we will have a panel of international experts that are leaders in their respective fields, who will provide an update on the latest discoveries and discuss state-of-the-art approaches in biophysics to address experimentally challenging questions related to biological systems (in solution, in membranes, in cellulo and in vivo).

Attendance is not restricted to Argentinian citizens. SAB meetings always welcome students and researchers from other Latin American countries. SAB grants fee waivers and travel grants to local members of the Society, from the graduate student to the early career researcher levels, to enable their participation regardless of their access to funding. For the current meeting we plan to fund the participation of graduate students and postdocs from other South American countries as well.

The topics to be presented/discussed in this edition include protein interactions, computational and theoretical biophysics, membrane biophysics, structural biology, in situ biophysical methods, systems biology, synthetic biology, spectroscopy, epigenetics and control of gene expression, photophysics and photophysiology, protein aggregation and disease, and molecular interactions. The meeting will be an extraordinary opportunity for local scientists and PhD candidates to engage in scientific discussion with world renowned experts. We are confident that, given the communication skills of the speakers, the plenary lectures and symposiums will lead to fruitful discussions that will extend to the poster sessions. These discussions might allow younger researchers to apply new methodologies in their research projects and we hope they can lead to new collaborations.

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The IUCr will award travel and accommodation fellowships to attend the meeting. Undergraduate, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows up to 35 years of age from Argentina or other countries may apply. To apply you must send an email to [email protected] with the subject "IUCr fellowship application" indicating the following:

• Applicant name
• Identification (DNI/passport)
• Poster/communication title (if applicable)
• Where you will be traveling from
• Travel fareÂ

Dear Colleagues,

It is our great pleasure to announce the 'IEEE Around-the-Clock Around-the-Globe (AtC-AtG) Magnetics Conference 2022', a virtual event hosted by the IEEE Magnetics Society covering the vast field of magnetism. Following the great success of the previous editions, this unique 24-hour non-stop virtual conference will take place on August 31st, 2022, with contributions from speakers spanning six continents.

The AtC-AtG Magnetics Conference offers a diverse and inclusive virtual environment that foments collaboration between junior and senior researchers across the many subfields of magnetism. The invited speaker lineup includes both junior and senior scientists with outstanding research contributions. More information can be found on the dedicated conference website.

Join us by registering through our website before 24th August!Â

Highlights:

 - Invited talks from leading experts in magnetism

 - Covers all continents and time zones

 - Interactive online broadcasting with questions and discussions

 - Student presentation and poster awards

 - NO REGISTRATION FEE

Call for Abstracts:

Abstract submission for the contributed talks at AtC-AtG Conference is now open! Young researchers are encouraged to submit abstracts (oral and poster) and join us on this fantastic platform to meet researchers worldwide!

The abstract template and submission form are available on our website. Submissions close on June 12th!

Looking forward to seeing you all connected!

Best Regards,

On behalf of the AtC-AtG Organization Committee (2022)

Subjecting matter to extreme conditions reveals a multitude of fascinating phenomena, and is applicable to a wide range of disciplines. From the extremophiles that exist in the deepest depths of our oceans to the exotic new materials that are made when atoms are pushed ever closer together, understanding the structure of materials at extreme conditions affects Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Geoscience and Material Science. In order to achieve its goals, high pressure research has been always at the vanguard of technical progress. It is a discipline in which equipment plays a particularly important role. State-of-the-art diamond anvil cells can now achieve megabar ranges of pressure, millions of times atmospheric pressure, with this beaten by an order of magnitude in dynamic compression experiments. In this manner, scientists are able to mimic the conditions in the interiors of giant planets. Nature is even more ambitious, as in the stars petapascal pressures (the order of tens to hundreds billion atmospheres) are reached. In the laboratory, we can even create conditions of pressure, temperature and magnetic fields that are not found naturally, allowing us to complement nature to explore more exotic phases of matter.

Therefore, the course will cover broad ground in the application of extreme conditions crystallography. The topics will span from fundamentals of high-pressure single crystal and powder diffraction, to presenting the many flavors of static and dynamic compression, to reviews of sources for extreme conditions work (synchrotrons, neutrons and free electron lasers). Complementary experimental (Mössbauer spectroscopy, X-ray magnetic circular dichroism, X-ray absorption spectroscopy, inelastic scattering) and computational methods will also be discussed. Diffraction analysis on the structure of liquids, glasses and nanocrystalline materials as well as multigrain crystallography will also be introduced. The lectures will be harmonized with the related sessions of interactive tutorials, providing hands-on experience to the attendees. These workshops will be focused on basic laboratory skills and the elements of data processing software related to the high pressure.

It is a great pleasure and honour to invite colleagues from academia and business, as well as young researchers and students from all parts of the world to attend the Materials Science Conference. The conference, scheduled from October 11-14, 2021 is organized by Prism Scientific Services in collaboration with The University of Queensland.

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The conference will underpin the need and importance of collaboration and cooperation by individuals from a wide range of professional backgrounds. Materials Oceania will bring together a multidisciplinary group of scientists and engineers from all over the world to present latest findings and to exchange their ideas. This in turn paves the way for further discoveries, which most often happen where disciplines and specialists meet and congregate. In fact the development of materials was, is and will be fundamental for all technological applications, and in the entire field of applied science targeting the improvement of quality of life for humanity. At the end of the materials conference, we hope that attendees will feel they have generated the most up-to-date information available.

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We hope that you will join us for a symphony of outstanding science, and to also take a little extra time to enjoy the spectacular and unique beauty of Brisbane City.