Lecturers:

• Dr. Christian Jelsch, CNRS, Lorraine University

• Prof. Bernardo Lages Rodrigues, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

• Dr. Lorraine Malaspina, Bern University

• Dr. Camila Batista Pinto, Universidade de Sao Paulo

Sagamore is a prestigious conference that has been held triennially since 1964 under the auspices of the IUCr Commission on Quantum Crystallography (formerly the Charge, Spin, and Momentum Densities).

The Sagamore conferences have traditionally concerned interchange between researchers interested in property densities or distributions of materials such as the electron distribution, spin distribution, nuclear particle distribution, and electrostatic potential studied by the most accurate theoretical methods, and using the most advanced experimental techniques. There has been a focus on diffraction and scattering methods, and reconciling differences between the different methodologies.

The field has undergone rapid change in the last decade, with the term “Quantum Crystallography” being used to emphasize wave function based modelling methods. At the same time, both the quantity and precision of data have also increased due to advances in detector technology. There is a race to make the data from these methods available to general chemists, and to reveal new physical and chemical insights that may be exploited.

For the first time, the Sagamore conference will be held in India on the beautiful grounds of Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence, one of the 12 Institutions of Eminence designated by the Government of India. A tour of the Taj Mahal, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, is also included in the program.

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The Polish Crystallographic Meeting, Scientific Workshop and Session of the Young Crystallographers Sections of PCrA will be held at the Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Okólna 2 in Wrocław.

The Workshop is devoted to selected issues and problems of modern crystallography.

The Scientific Session of the Young Crystallographers Section of PCrAÂ 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.

Lecture 35: "Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen Paradox, Bell's Theorem, entanglement, GHZ paradox , ‘nonlinear’ crystals, quantum teleportation, and Nobel Prize 2022" by Marek Żukowski (University of Gdansk, Poland)

Lecture 33:Â "Dipolar group polarizability as a multipurpose tool for predicting molecular and bulk properties" by Anna Krawczuk (Univ. of Gottingen, Germany)

Lecture 34: "Reliable predictions of crystal structures entirely from quantum mechanics" by Krzysztof Szalewicz (Univ. of Delaware, Newark, USA)

Lecture 29: “Quantum crystallography for chemical bonding analysis" by Simon Grabowsky (University of Bern, Switzerland)

Lecture 30: “(Intermolecular) Covalent Interactions: A Quantitative Molecular Orbital Picture “ by F. Matthias Bickelhaupt (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

Dear Colleagues

We (the board members of the Pittsburgh Diffraction Society) are pleased to announce the availability of travel awards to attend the 80^th Pittsburgh Diffraction Conference. The Conference will be held at the Society’s ancestral home, in Pittsburgh, PA, on October 15, 2023 â€" October 17, 2023.

The awards are aimed at students, postdoctoral fellows as well as (non-faculty) staff scientists. Applications from minorities underrepresented in the sciences are especially encouraged. Details can be found here as well as attached.

The conference program includes

·        A historic overview on the Pittsburgh Diffraction Society

·        Scientific Sessions covering the Latest Development at Light Sources, High-pressure Applications, Structure-based drug design, Synergy of Computation and Crystallography, Crystallography and Cryo-EM, Structure property relationships in Quantum and Layered Materials, and many more!

·        A Young Investigator Platform showcasing achievements of students and postdocs

·        Student posters are eligible for the Chung Soo Yoo Award, which carries a $400 cash prize, related to materials and biological research, respectively

·        Fun social activities and Vendor Shows!

·        A Phenix Workshop prior to the conference (Oct 14, 2023, limited availability!)

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For the entire program, the venue and more details, and to register, please visit the conference web page.

The flagship of the European Crystallographic Association (ECA) activities is the European Crystallographic Meeting (ECM), held every year, except when there is an IUCr Congress. The ECMs are the main meeting point for crystallographers in the ECA area to show their recent research. Microsymposia at ECMs are proposed and organized by ECA SIGs.

ECM 34 will be organized at the Padova Congress Centre on behalf of ECA and AIC. It will include all topics of interest to crystallography and it will be organized in synergy with EPIDC 18, which will follow ECM 34 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.

Lecture 27:  "Topological Analysis of the Electrostatic Potential in Molecular Systems" by Enrique Espinosa (Laboratoire de Cristallographie, Résonance Magnétique et Modélisations,  Université de Lorraine, Nancy, France)

 Lecture 28: "Breaking the Ice: Cryo-EM's Quest for Better Resolution and Quality" by Holger Stark (MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Goettingen, Germany)

Lecture 21: Saulius Gražulius: "Open databases: what do we have, where are we going?"

Lecture 22: Julian Henn: "Global data quality metrics and data quality filter systems"

BCA CCG Autumn meeting 2022

Going beyond the data for chemical crystallographers

Registration for the Chemical Crystallography Group Autumn meeting is now live! The meeting will be held online on Wednesday 16^th November 2022. For details and registration, visit: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/chemical-crystallography-group-autumn-meeting-2022-tickets-425715124397