Zürich School of Crystallography 2021
2021-06-06 - 2021-06-17 | Dept. of Chemistry, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse, 190, Zurich, 8057, Switzerland
The Zurich School is intended primarily for young researchers in the chemical, molecular and solid state sciences. Applicants from all regions of the world will be considered. The goal is that the participants gain hands-on experience plus a theoretical background in the art and science of routine crystal and molecular structure determination of small molecules by single-crystal X-ray crystallography, as well as in the interpretation and presentation of results. The School will consist of lectures, computer exercises and practical work. The School is ideal for anyone for whom a knowledge of crystal structure analysis would be particularly helpful in their current research.

1st ECA lunch webinar - Dr Andrea Thorn
2021-06-10 13:00 - 14:00 UTC
Registration for Andrea Thorn’s lecture is closed but you can already register for the next webinar or the second or third Thursday of July. The speaker will be announced soon.

Online meeting via zoom.
For our survey, we kindly ask that you enter the country of your institution as your country.
You will receive a link to the zoom event after the registration deadline.

Link to the event:
ECA webinars – stay tuned !

2nd International School on Porous Materials (MOFschool2021)
2021-06-21 - 2021-06-25 | Villa del Grumello – Como Lake, Como, Italy
Dear Colleagues,
With great pleasure we announce that the applications are now open for the 2nd International School on Porous Materials (MOFschool2021) which will take place in June 21th-25th 2021.
As much as the Covid-19 pandemic will allow travelling, MOFschool2021 will be held as a blended event, at Villa del Grumello, on the beautiful shores of Lake Como, Italy. In this case, a restricted number of participants will be welcomed in presence, while the rest in remote. In case the pandemic will make this solution unfeasible, MOFschool2021 will be held as a completely in-remote event.
The School is addressed to qualified undergraduate, graduate and PhD students as well as young post-doctoral fellows with a maximum age of 35. Applicants will be selected by the School Directors based on their CVs.
The School gathers some of the worldwide experts in the field of metal-organic and covalent-organic frameworks and will cover the current research developments. Starting from advanced synthetic methods, the School will propose representative examples of up-to-date characterization techniques and cutting-edge applications, up to implementation into devices.
Grants are available to (fully or partially) cover the participation costs. Information on the Program, Venue, Registration and availability of Grants can be found at https://mofs2021.lakecomoschool.org/
Short-talk and poster sessions are available for the Scholars to present their research.
Looking forward to welcoming you to Villa del Grumello,
the School Directors,
Valentina Colombo (University of Milan, Milan, Italy),
Simona Galli (University of Insubria, Como, Italy),
Jorge A.R. Navarro (University of Granada, Granada, Spain)

10th International Conference of the Hellenic Crystallographic Association (HeCrA)
2021-10-15 08:00 - 2021-10-17 17:00 | National Centre for Scientific Research “Demokritos”, 27 Neapoleos Str, Agia Paraskevi, Athens, Greece
The 10th International Conference of the Hellenic Crystallographic Association (HeCrA) will take place in October 15-17, 2021 in Athens, Greece, in an in-person format. A limited number of bursaries for travel, accommodation and subsistence expenses, will be granted to eligible young students who will travel to Athens from abroad or from other Greek cities.
Kostas Bethanis (president of the HeCrA board)

Zurich School of Crystallography 2022
2022-06-19 - 2022-06-30 | Dept. of Chemistry, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse, 190, Zurich, 8057, Switzerland
The next Zurich School of Crystallography will be held from 19th to 30th June 2022 at the Department of Chemistry, University of Zurich.
The School is intended primarily for young researchers in the chemical, molecular and solid state sciences. Applicants from all regions of the world will be considered. The goal is that the participants gain hands-on experience plus a theoretical background in the art and science of routine crystal and molecular structure determination of small molecules by single-crystal X-ray crystallography, as well as in the interpretation and presentation of results. The School will consist of lectures, computer exercises and practical work. The School is ideal for anyone for whom a knowledge of crystal structure analysis would be particularly helpful in their current research. The School is not suitable for persons interested specifically in powder diffraction techniques or macromolecular crystallography.

Functional Materials under Pressure & Chirality in Crystals ECM33 satellite meetings
2022-08-28 - 2022-08-30 | VVF “Club Intense”, Avenue Edouard Branly Claouey, 33950 Lège-Cap-Ferret, France

Workshop on Electron Crystallography
2023-05-30 - 2023-05-31 | Groenenborger Campus of the University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, Antwerp, 2020, Belgium
We would like to invite you to a workshop on Electron Crystallography and present your research on diverse aspects of 3D ED / MicroED. The aim of the workshop is to take a snapshot of the current state of the method, its achievements and problems.

3rd International School on Porous Materials (MOFschool2023)
2023-06-19 - 2023-06-23 | Villa del Grumello – Como Lake, Como, Italy
It is a pleasure for us to announce that the 3rd International School on Porous Materials (MOFschool2023) will be held in Como (IT) at Villa del Grumello, from 19th to 23rd June 2023.

MOFschool2023 aims to introduce the attendees into the vast and interdisciplinary field of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and covalent organic frameworks (COFs): starting from MOFs and COFs advanced synthetic methods, the School will propose representative examples of up-to-date characterization techniques and cutting-edge applications, up to implementation into devices. To this aim, MOFschool2023 lecturers’ panel can count on a number of internationally recognized scientists, including Thomas Bennett, Silvia Bordiga, Elisa Borfecchia, Roland A. Fischer, Laura Gagliardi, Felipe Gándara, Carlos Martí Gastaldo, Daniel Maspoch, Davide Proserpio, Joachim Sauer, Jeffrey R. Long, Omar Yaghi and others to be announced!

You can find all the important information, including the provisional program and timetable, on the School webpage.

The school is organized as a mixed event: scholars can apply as in-presence (48 places) or as remote (100 places) participants. Bursaries are available for deserving scholars attending the school.

Don’t lose your chance to participate or to invite your students to participate: applications are already open!

7th Microscopy Characterisation of Organic-Inorganic Interfaces Meeting
2023-06-27 - 2023-06-28 | McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
The 7th Microscopy Characterisation of Organic-Inorganic Interfaces (MCOII) meeting will return to an in-person format in 2023 and will be hosted for the first time in North America at McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada, home of the Canadian Centre for Electron Microscopy. The transatlantic scientific organizing team of Nadja V. Tarakina (MPIKG, Germany) and Kathryn Grandfield (McMaster University, Canada) have put together an exciting two-day programme. As usual, the first day will be more general, covering a broad range of microscopy approaches (correlative microscopy solutions, in-situ liquid microscopy methods, low-voltage electron microscopy and many more) in the context of imaging hybrid and soft matter. On the second day, a special Focus Lecture Series, entitled “Multi-dimensional and multiscale microscopy of organic-inorganic interface” will cover a more-detailed range of lectures on tomographic methods spanning light, X-ray and electron microscopy, as well as atom probe tomography and in situ electron microscopy/tomography. This conference will bring together world-leading experts in microscopy, highlighting the latest achievements, new opportunities and outstanding challenges in probing beam-sensitive and hybrid materials and their interfaces.

10th Anniversary Meeting of the Young Crystallographers
2023-10-04 - 2023-10-06 | DESY, Notkestrasse 85, Hamburg, Germany
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 will:

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.

32nd Annual Meeting of the German Crystallographic Society (DGK)
2024-03-18 - 2024-03-21 | Arvena Kongress, Eduard-Bayerlein-Straße 5a, Bayreuth, 95445, Germany

ElCryS24 : Electron Crystallography School 2024
2024-08-24 - 2024-08-26 | University of Padova, Dipartimento di Geoscienze, Via Gradenigo, 6 - 35131, Padova, Italy
The school is organized as a satellite event to ECM34 in Padova.
The three days of lectures and tutorials will provide a comprehensive overview of the modern state of electron crystallography. Participants will learn various techniques of data collection, data processing, and crystal structure solution for both organic and inorganic materials. A particular focus will be set on optimal data reduction in the presence of geometrical distortions in electron diffraction patterns, as well as at the application of dynamical refinement for absolute structure determination.

18th European Powder Diffraction Conference - EPDIC18
2024-08-30 - 2024-09-02 | Padova Congress, Via N. Tommaseo 59, Padova, Italy
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 EPDIC and AIC. It will be organized in synergy with ECM34, which will precede EPDIC18 in the same location.

6th International Symposium on Halogen Bonding (ISXB6)
2024-10-20 - 2024-10-25 | Sheraton Dubrovnik Riviera Hotel, Šetalište dr. F. Tuđmana 17, Srebreno, 20207, Croatia (Local Name: Hrvatska)
It is our great pleasure to invite you to the 6th International Symposium on Halogen Bonding (ISXB6), which will be held in Dubrovnik, Croatia, from October 20-25, 2024. The symposium will take place at the Sheraton Dubrovnik Riviera Hotel, a modern resort located in a secluded beachfront location near the Dubrovnik Old Town.
Previous series of international scientific conferences ISXB was held in the city of Porto Cesareo (Italy, 2014), Gothenburg (Sweden, 2016), Greenville (USA, 2018), than due to the COVID-19 virus pandemic remotely (online) in Stellenbosch (South Africa, 2020) and Chiba (Japan, 2022).
The ISXB series of symposia aim to bring together researchers from all over the world who are interested in the fascinating phenomenon of halogen bonding and related interactions, from fundamental principles to applied technologies, covering both experimental and theoretical approaches in various areas of research ranging from advanced materials to medicinal chemistry and chemical biology. The ISXB6 will feature keynote addresses and invited lectures by internationally renowned experts, contributed presentations, posters, and flash communications by young and promising researchers.
We are looking forward to welcoming all of you which are interested in this topic in Dubrovnik and to sharing with you an exciting and memorable scientific and social event. For more information, please visit our web site: https://isxb6.hkd.hr/.

Hercules European School 2025
2025-03-09 - 2025-04-12 | EPN Campus, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, Grenoble, 38026, France
HERCULES EUROPEAN SCHOOL is a five weeks course coordinated by the Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA). The school provides training for students, postdoctoral and senior scientists from European and non-European universities and laboratories, in the field of Neutrons, X-ray Synchrotron Radiation, and Free Electron Laser for condensed matter studies (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Materials Science, Geosciences, Industrial applications).
Neutron and X-ray science is integrated with complementary techniques like (but not only) optical and electron microscopy, NMR, optical spectroscopy.
It includes lectures, practicals, tutorials, and visits of Large Facilities: ALBA in Barcelona, KIT in Karlsruhe, Petra III and European XFEL in Hamburg, Elettra and FERMI in Trieste, ESRF and ILL in Grenoble, SOLEIL in Paris-Saclay, and PSI in Villigen.

33rd Annual Meeting of the German Crystallographic Society
2025-03-10 - 2025-03-13 | Leibniz University Hanover, Callinstrasse 3-9, Hannover, 30167, Germany

International School on Electron Crystallography 2025 – Erice, Italy
2025-05-30 - 2025-06-07 | Ettore Majorana Foundation and Centre for Scientific Culture, Erice, Italy
We are excited to announce the International School on Electron Crystallography, which will be held in the charming town of Erice, Italy, from 30 May – 7 June 2025.
This event will bring together leading experts, researchers, and students in the field of electron crystallography to explore the latest developments and techniques. The International School on Electron Crystallography offers a comprehensive learning experience for participants at all levels, from beginners to advanced researchers. Through lectures, hands-on tutorials, and interactive sessions, attendees will gain valuable insights into the principles and applications of electron crystallography, including electron diffraction, 3D electron diffraction (3D ED), structure determination, and the latest innovations in the field.
Key Topics:

Fundamentals of electron crystallography and diffraction
3D electron diffraction techniques
Structure determination of molecular and inorganic materials
Applications in nanomaterials, pharmaceuticals, and structural biology
Recent advances in instrumentation and data analysis

The school is designed for students, postdocs, and professionals working in electron microscopy, crystallography, materials science, chemistry, physics, and related disciplines. Whether you are new to electron crystallography or looking to deepen your expertise, this school provides a unique opportunity to expand your knowledge and network with experts in the field.
Various travel grants from different organizations will be advertised on the school’s webpage to support student participation.
Details on registration, abstract submission, and travel grant applications will be made available on the official website: https://crystalerice.org/2025/
Join us in Erice for an inspiring week of learning, networking, and exploring the beautiful surroundings of Sicily! For further information, please visit our website or contact the course directors: Alexander Eggeman, Mauro Gemmi, Tatiana Gorelik.

25th Conference on Applied Crystallography (CAC 2025)
2025-09-07 - 2025-09-10 | Hotel Crystal Mountain, ul. Bukowa 19A, Wisła, Poland
We are delighted to invite you to participate in the 25th Conference on Applied Crystallography (CAC), which will take place on 7–10 September 2025 in Wisła, Poland.
The CAC conference is one of the longest-running international crystallography events in Europe, with a tradition dating back to 1962. It brings together researchers working at the interface of crystallography, materials science, chemistry, and physics.
This year, we are proud to host Prof. J. Georg Bednorz, Nobel Prize Laureate in Physics (1987), as our keynote speaker.
Topics:

X-ray diffraction and crystallographic techniques in materials characterization
Crystal structure determination of metals, ceramics, polymers, and composites
Powder diffraction, phase analysis, and texture studies
Nanocrystallography and advanced diffraction methods
Structure–property relationships in functional materials
Crystallography in solid-state chemistry, physics, and materials engineering
Applications of crystallography in energy, environment, and biomedical research

6th MACSMIN (Mathematics and Computer Science for Materials Innovation)
2025-09-08 - 2025-09-12 | Materials Innovation Factory (and on zoom), 51 Oxford street, Liverpool, L7 3NY, United Kingdom
MACSMIN 2025 is the satellite of the ECM35 (European Crystallographic Meeting) and the 6th annual conference of the series Mathematics and Computer Science for Materials Innovation (https://kurlin.org/macsmin.php). The meeting is hybrid with all talks running also on zoom.
Please email vitaliy.kurlin@gmail.com to get a link. Following the MACSMIN tradition since 2020, the 6th MACSMIN will present a number of scientific advances, including (1) a final hierarchy of structural invariants (of periodic crystals, rigid molecular conformations, and protein backbones) from the ultra-fast to complete with polynomial-time metrics, which exposed numerous exact and many more near-duplicates in the major databases such as the CSD, COD, ICSD, Materials Project, Google’s GNoME, and PDB; and (2) three principles of Atomic Geometry aiming to determine all chemistry from the precise enough geometry.

International Workshop on Powder Diffraction - IWPD2025
2025-09-29 - 2025-10-01 | Politecnico di Bari – Sala dei Congressi, Via Giovanni Amendola, 126/b, Bari, Italy
This intensive three-day workshop offers a thorough introduction to modern powder diffraction techniques, combining theoretical foundations with practical applications. The program is designed for graduate students, researchers, and professionals aiming to deepen their understanding and hands-on skills in phase identification, quantitative analysis, and structure determination using powder X-ray diffraction data.
The course begins with the fundamental principles of powder diffraction and qualitative phase analysis, including the use of databases and software (PDF-5+, JADEPro and Qualx2.0). Day 2 focuses on quantitative phase analysis, structure solution, and Rietveld refinement, supported by guided exercises using EXPO and TOPAS software. The final day explores advanced topics such as total scattering, Pair Distribution Function (PDF) analysis, and microstructural characterization through size-strain analysis.
Throughout the course, participants will engage in practical sessions aimed at developing autonomy in data interpretation, profile fitting, and structure modelling using widely adopted software packages in the field.

CCDC Free Virtual Workshop: How to Use Particle Informatics Tools to Connect Crystal Structure to Particle Behaviour
2025-10-21 09:30 - 23:00 | on-line
During this virtual workshop, we will provide an overview of the functionality available in the CSD-Particle suite, focusing on tools for particle surface analysis. The session will include presentations and demonstrations by CCDC expert tutors and a hands-on part for you to try the software, with the tutors available to help you and answer your questions.
You will learn:
– How to use the desktop molecular visualizer software Mercury for Particle Informatics studies.
– How to use the Surface Analysis tool.
– How to calculate Full Interaction Maps on surfaces.
– Recent advances and improvements of the CSD-Particle tools.
– How you can best use Mercury and CSD-Particle in your workflows.

34th Annual Meeting of the German Crystallographic Society
2026-02-25 - 2026-02-28 | University of Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, Lübeck, Germany

WiSe-Cryst 2026: Winter School on Electron Crystallography
2026-03-02 - 2026-03-06 | Forschungszentrum Jülich, Wilhelm-Johnen-Straße,, Jülich, 52428, Germany
Announcement Text*: We would like to invite you to the Electron Crystallography School in Jülich. The school will follow the traditional format of European teaching events on electron crystallography, with a new addition to the program—hands-on demos on different TEMs showcasing both homemade and commercial solutions for 3D ED data collection.

Macromolecular Crystallography and CryoEM School
2026-03-23 - 2026-03-24 | Instituto de Química Física Blas Cabrera (CSIC), Calle de Serrano 119, Madrid, 28006, Spain
We would like to invite you to the MCCS School, running since 2010. 25 participants with prior expertise in crystallography and/or Cryo-EM will have the unique opportunity to learn from and interact with world-leading researchers in Macromolecular Crystallography and Cryo-EM. The program covers key topics such as sample preparation, structure solution, model building, crystallographic refinement, validation, and analysis of structural results, along with an overview of the latest advancements in structural biology. Additionally, this edition will include: The impact of Artificial Intelligence on structure solution and low-resolution refinement, Dynamic Crystallography at XFEL and synchrotron facilities and Ligand Building for drug discovery.

CCP4 Central European Workshop 2026
2026-04-26 - 2026-05-02 | Nové Hrady Castle in South Bohemia, Zámek 136, Nové Hrady (District České Budějovice), Czech Republic
It is a great pleasure to announce the CCP4 Central European Workshop on computational structure biology. The workshop will focus on the practical use of software tools for the methods of structural biology, macromolecular crystallography and electron cryo-microscopy (cryo-EM), as well as on bioinformatics. The workshop aims to bring together early-career scientists and train them in the latest advances in structural biology. Lectures and tutorials will be delivered by experts in the field, sometimes even software authors themselves! You will be able to work alongside world-leading scientists and methods developers on your own projects.

OLEX2_A2Z – from fundamentals to mastery
2026-04-27 - 2026-04-30 | Academis Akademia, Marka Marojice 2, Dubrovnik, Croatia (Local Name: Hrvatska)
The OLEX2 A2Z workshop welcomes users of all experience levels — from curious beginners to seasoned crystallographers. Over three intensive and hands-on days, we’ll explore the full spectrum of OLEX2’s capabilities, starting from the essentials and advancing toward expert-level techniques.

32nd Croatian-Slovenian Crystallographic Meeting (CSCM 2026)
2026-06-17 - 2026-06-21 | Imperial Park Hotel, Put Vatroslava Lisinskog 2, Vodice, Croatia (Local Name: Hrvatska)
The 32nd Croatian-Slovenian Crystallographic Meeting (CSCM 2026) will be held in Vodice, Croatia (Imperial Park Hotel) on 17-21 June 2026.
The programme includes five plenary lectures and contributed oral presentations, covering a broad range of topics in crystallography and structural science, with a strong emphasis on early-career participation.
There is no registration fee; registration and abstract submission deadline is 15 May 2026, and accommodation booking deadline is 29 May 2026.
Full details, bursary information, and updates are available at https://cscm32.hazu.hr/ (registration: https://cscm32.hazu.hr/registration/; accommodation: https://cscm32.hazu.hr/accommodation/; contact: cscm32@hazu.hr).

19th European Powder Diffraction Conference EPDIC19
2026-06-23 - 2026-06-26 | Crans Montana, Centre de Congrès Le Régent, Rte des Mélèzes 28, Crans Montana, Switzerland
19th European Powder Diffraction Conference EPDIC19 will take place next year in the heart of the Swiss Alps, in Crans Montana, from 23-26th of June 2026.
EPDIC is a cornerstone in the field of powder diffraction, and has long served as a vital platform for the exchange of scientific knowledge on the broader topics spanning materials science and the advances of experimental techniques. EPDIC brings together leading experts, early career researchers as well as industry professionals, and contributes significantly to strengthening the global community in this field.
EPDIC19, program in short:
Twelve micro symposia, six invited lectures.
Two award lectures.
Three hands-on topical workshops: Topas, High-Score, ICDD.
Registration open from December 2025.
We will be updating here with detailed information as organization proceeds: www.epdic19.com
If you’d like to send enquiries, please do so to this address: info@epdic19.com
Crans Montana is a beautiful destination embedded in the mountains of the Valais, close to the borders of Italy and France, as well as to the Lake of Geneva region, and surrounded by breath-taking panoramic views.
We’re looking forward to hosting you next year!
On behalf of the organizing committee,
Pascal Schouwink (chair of EPDIC19)
Antonia Neels (co-chair)
Radovan Cerny (co-chair)

11th European Crystallography School (ECS11)
2026-06-28 - 2026-07-04 | Arrhenius Laboratory, Stockholm University, Svante Arrhenius väg 16C, Stockholm, Sweden
The 11th European Crystallography School (ECS11) will be held in Stockholm,
Sweden, June 28 – July 4, 2026. The school will offer international students and
scientists a series of lectures and hands-on tutorials by leading experts in the
fields of X-ray and electron crystallography, with a focus on organic, inorganic, and
metal-organic crystal structures. Participants will have opportunities to interact with
teachers, industry representatives, and fellow participants through poster sessions,
industry talks, discussion sessions, activities, and excursions.
Topics:

Single crystal X-ray diffraction
Powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD)
3D electron diffraction
Synchrotron radiation
Small-molecule crystallography

For more details, and to register, follow this link.

Zurich School of Crystallography, 2026
2026-06-29 - 2026-07-11 | Dept. of Chemistry, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse, 190, Zurich, 8057, Switzerland
The next Zurich School of Crystallography will be held from 29th June to 11th July 2026 at the Department of Chemistry, University of Zurich.
The Zurich School of Crystallography teaches small-molecule single-crystal X-ray structure determination. It is ideal for young researchers in the molecular and solid state sciences for whom a knowledge of crystal structure analysis would be particularly helpful in their current research. Participants gain hands-on experience through lectures, computer exercises and practical work. Participants will
collect data and determine the structure of one of their own compounds that they are currently interested in, as well as working with data sets that demonstrate routine and a range of more challenging situations.
