The mission of  the European Crystallographic Association SIG6 (Special Interest Group 6) is to promote access and awareness of crystallographers to new Instruments and Experimental Techniques.  This concerns instrumentation & methods and particularly those who use synchrotron-radiation, FEL, neutrons and combined methods. We are involved in the organization of schools, conferences and symposia for the ECM-Meetings.

The SIG6 was founded in 2000 led by Prof John R Helliwell whereby the appropriate documentation of the SIG6 name, constitution and supporter signatories was submitted to and approved by the ECA Council.

Between 2000 to 2004 the Officers were:

• Prof John R Helliwell, Chairman ECA IET SIG.
• Prof Jacek Grochowski, Vice-Chairman ECA IET SIG.

In 2005, at Florence,
As the Chairman J. Helliwell had served 5 years in establishing and then running the SIG he proposed the Vice-Chairman J L Hodeau to be the next Chairman. Hodeau became the IET SIG 6 chairman in August 2005.

In 2011, at the IUCr meeting in Madrid, Robert Cernik was appointed as the new chairman of SIG6, followed by Thomas Tschentscher after ECM-27 in 2012, and Ullrich Pietsch in 2014.

Current SIG Officers:

• Chair: ti.mp1728232930vinu.1728232930ffats1728232930@icna1728232930ic.m1728232930“>Michele Cianci (Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy)
• Secretary: ku.ca1728232930.dnom1728232930aid@s1728232930rednu1728232930as.yc1728232930ul1728232930“>Lucy Saunders (Diamond Light Source, UK)

Other members:

• Tilo Baumbach (D)
• Robert Cernik (UK)
• Naomi Chayen (UK)
• Vincent Favre-Nicolin (F) – webmaster
• Santiago Garcia Granda (SP)
• Heger Gernot (G)
• René Guinebretière (F)
• John R. Helliwell (UK)
• Jean-Louis Hodeau (F)
• Jordi Juanhuix (S)
• Martin Lutz (NL)
• Ake Kvick (S)
• Ian Robinson (UK)
• Juan Rodriguez-Carvajal (F)
• Emmanuel Saridakis (GR)
• Thomas Tschentscher (G)
• Heribert Wilhelm (UK)