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27th June – 2nd July 2027, AGH University of Kraków, Poland

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Announcement

The IUCr Executive Committee is led by President Thomas Proffen, supported by Vice-President Manfred Weiss and General Secretary and Treasurer Petra Bombicz. Santiago García-Granda serves as Immediate Past President. The remaining members of the Executive Committee, listed alphabetically by surname, are Susan Bourne, Charlie Bond, Louise Dawe, Atsushi Nakagawa and Maria Cristina Nonato.

Announcement

Korea won the bid to host the 29th IUCr Congress and General assembly in 2032 in Incheon, Korea. 

The 28th Congress will be taking place in Berlin in late August 2029. 

 

Announcement

Thomas Proffen will take over from Santiago García Granda as the next IUCr President as elected at the 27th Congress and General Assembly. He will serve as President from 2026 to 2029.
 

Announcement

Jon Agirre, current Section editor of Structural Biology, Acta Cryst. D, has been unanimously voted in at the 27th IUCr Congress and General Assembly on 16th August 2026. He will take over from Andrew Allen in January 2027. 

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Obituary
Kristin Stevens

It is with great sadness that the American Crystallographic Association (ACA) shares the passing of longtime ACA member Dr. Ian David Brown, who died peacefully on June 29, 2026, at the age of 94.

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David Avnir
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Feature article
John Helliwell

"Is Peace Possible?" was the question posed by Kathleen Lonsdale in her 1957 book [1].