Advances in accelerator technology with the introduction of multi-bend achromat (MBA) lattices are leading to the design and implementation of next generation diffraction-limited synchrotron radiation (DLSR) sources with significantly increased brightness and coherent fraction of the emitted X-rays. The CONGA Workshop, which is part of the XXVIII Elettra Users’ Meeting, aims at bringing together scientists … Read more Challenges and Opportunities of New Generation Accelerator-based sources: DLSR The beamlines in the upgrade to the Advanced Photon Source (APS) will incorporate state-of-the-art optics with unprecedented quality and precision. These optics include a large number of grazing-incidence mirrors with surface shape and slope errors specifications that are at the limit or beyond the resolution of the existing APS tools. Developing the tools for such … Read more APS-U Metrology Workshop The workshop FUSEE aims at bringing together scientists to debate the perspectives and challenges for the design of the ultimate seeded free electron laser source. The past few years have witnessed the development of seeded FELs extending typical optical laser based spectroscopies towards the XUV region. The goal of FUSEE is to examine the new … Read more FUture of SEeded free Electron lasers (FUSEE) The second OASYS school will be a hands-on meeting to fully explore the possibilities of the various tools found in the OASYS suite. These tools perform full simulations on synchrotron radiation beamlines and associated instruments. The school will cover the calculations of the power and flux emitted by the different synchrotron sources, the simulation of … Read more Second Oasys School Geobiology is the study of the co-evolution of life and the planet, merging disciplines such as paleontology, sedimentology, geomicrobiology, geochemistry, and geology. At the heart of the the field of Geobiology is how we document, understand, and interpret the record of the evolution of a living planet. This, in turn, leads to the question of … Read more Gordon Research Conference: The Interaction of Microbial and Geological Processes Through Time Joint Universities Accelerator School (JUAS) The full programme covers essential topics during 10 weeks from January to March. Each course lasts 5 weeks: 4 weeks comprising more than 100 hours of lectures and tutorials, including computer sessions, and the final week given over to revision and the written examinations. The programme includes visits to leading … Read more The science of particle accelerators (JUAS) 2019 has been the year of the ESRF “Extremely Brilliant Source” (EBS) project. The construction of the first of a new generation of low emittance, high energy synchrotrons, which will boost the brilliance and coherence of the X-rays, is a strategic project for the future of the ESRF and its user community. The annual ESRF … Read more User Meeting ESRF 2020 The school is conducted in Chinese. Joint Universities Accelerator School (JUAS) The full programme covers essential topics during 10 weeks from January to March. Each course lasts 5 weeks: 4 weeks comprising more than 100 hours of lectures and tutorials, including computer sessions, and the final week given over to revision and the written examinations. The programme includes visits to leading … Read more The technology and applications of particle accelerators (JUAS) The first CONEXS Conference will take 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 the intersection of experiment and theory. The deadline for abstracts (oral presentations and posters) is 13 January 2020. This school is primarily aimed at master students and early stage researchers in physics, chemistry, materials science, engineering, life or environmental sciences. Students will be introduced to synchrotron and laboratory-based methods that probe the molecular structure, function and dynamics of complex material systems. The two-week program consists of basic and specialized lectures including exercises, given … Read more HZB Photon School Abstract deadline: 29th November By invitation only. The first LEAPS Topical Conference aiming to bring together the latest achievements from the synchrotron radiation user community with those from source development and instrumentation. The focus of the first LEAPS Conference will be dedicated to the opportunities emerging from the Quantum Technologies R&D. This conference shall showcase where today and future … Read more LEAPS meets Quantum Technology Abstract submission deadline: 9 March 2020 The conference is co-organized by the European Spallation Source and MAX IV Laboratory and supported by the Lund Institute of Advanced Neutron and X-ray Science (LINXS). It will emphasize novel techniques for surface x-ray and neutron scattering including instrumentation and source development. Topics will include in-situ and in-operando surface studies, … Read more 16th International Conference on Surface X-ray and Neutron Scattering (SXNS16) IPAC is the main international event for the particle accelerator community. Over 1200 scientists, engineers, and students from around the world are presented with the most recent results on research and development in particle accelerators, particle colliders, synchrotron light sources,free electron lasers, and associated instrumentation. The event also receives around 100 industry exhibits on related equipment … Read more 12th International Particle Accelerator Conference (IPAC21) We are very enthusiastic to present Brazil as the new host of the XVIII International Small-Angle Scattering Conference. Brazil has already hosted this international conference under the chair of Prof Aldo Craievich in 1996. By 2021, the construction of the Brazilian 4th generation synchrotron light source, SIRIUS, will be concluded and the renewed small-angle scattering capabilities … Read more XVIII International Small-Angle Scattering ConferenceNewcomers to the field – undergraduate and postgraduate students, and those working in X-ray analysis for the first time – are strongly encouraged to attend as they will learn from, and interact with, leaders in the field, as well as be exposed to cutting edge X-ray technology.