Joint Conference : African Light Source, Pan African Conference on Crystallography, and African Physical Society

Africa/Johannesburg
Hosted by X-TechLab

Hosted by X-TechLab

by Zoom
Ahmadou Wague (African Physical; Society) , Delia Hayes (AfCA and Stellenbosch University) , Marielle AGBAHOUNGBATA (Semi City) , Thierry d'Almeida (CEA)
Description

The time zone is controlled by you as an Indico Setting (top right). The session times will therefore be shifted if you are not set to Central Africa Time (CAT) = GMT+2.

Welcome to the 2021 joint virtual meeting of the African Light Source (AfLS), the African Physical Society (AfPS), and Pan African Conference on Crystallography (ePCCr), co-convened with several other Pan African professional science societies, all hosted by X-TechLab.  We hope that you will join us as we communicate and celebrate Big Science and Big Goals for Africa!

Participating Organisations

As advanced light sources support multiple disciplines, the AfLS conference formally includes participation by the following Pan African scientific societies, which we are proud to count as supporters and partners in our vision to establish an advanced light source on the African continent.

Programme Outline

The meeting program will cover a broad range of topics in four different tracks.

Track 1 : AfLS : 14h00 - 19:00 CAT/GMT+2
Track 2 : ePCCr/AfCA : 09h00 - 17:00 CAT/GMT+2
Track 3 : AfPS : 09h00 - 19:00 CAT/GMT+2
Track 4 : Co-Convenors : 09h00 - 19:00 CAT/GMT+2

 

 

 

The format of this exciting virtual meeting will allow attendees to take full advantage of the overlap between the different participating organizations. All registrants will be able to attend sessions in any track with a single registration.

Contributed oral presentations and posters are welcome. Please identify the track of your participation at the registration and abstract submission phases. 

Registrants will be sent the Zoom room links shortly before the conference. Each track will have its own Room within the same Zoom Session. All sessions will be lived streamed to YouTube.

The programme details, as they are updated, are available in the Timetable link on the left-hand menu.

Students and Early Career Scientists Welcome

There is a limited amount of financial support for students and early-career professionals for online data packages for the conference.  Applicants must first fully register and then apply using the link in the left panel.

 

Participation

The Joint Organizing Committee of this meeting observes the basic policy of non-discrimination and affirms the right and freedom of scientists to associate in international scientific activity without regard to factors such as ethnic origin, religion, citizenship, language, political stance, gender, sex or age, in accordance with the Statutes of the International Council for Science.

No barriers, which would prevent the participation of bona fide scientists, will exist at this meeting.

Sponsors

    • 15:00 16:00
      AfLS Track: / Session Chair: Simon Connell
      • 15:00
        Transfer of the AfLS Calling Stick and Speaking Stick 10m
        Speaker: Prof. Tabbetha Dobbins
    • 15:00 16:00
      AfPS-AMRS-ANNS
    • 15:45 16:00
      Break 15m
    • 16:00 17:00
      Plenary: Jeremy Woodward & Gianluca Santoni / Session Chair : Sekazi Mtingwa
    • 17:00 17:15
      Break / Gather.Town Meetings / Posters 15m
    • 17:15 19:00
      AfLS Track: Minister's Forum / Session chair: Khotso Mokhele
      • 17:15
        Minister's forum 1h 45m

        Ministerial representatives for
        1. Nigeria
        2. Cote d'Ivoire
        3. South Africa
        and also
        4. H.E The AU Commissioner Sarah Anyang Agbor

        Speaker: Prof. Khotso Mokhele
    • 17:15 18:15
      AfPS-AMRS-ANNS
    • 18:15 19:00
      AfPS - Optics/Photonics
    • 19:00 19:30
      Gather.Town Meetings / Poster Session 30m
    • 08:00 09:00
      Break / Gather.Town Meetings / Posters 1h
    • 09:00 11:30
      AfLS: None

      Ceremonial African Speaking and Calling Sticks
      Opening Plenary

    • 09:00 09:45
      AfPS-AMRS-ANNS: Condensed Matter, Materials, Nano S&T
    • 09:00 10:00
      ePCCr Track: No activities scheduled

      Poster session will take place in GatherTown. You can access it by copying the link:
      https://gather.town/app/txiF4xMdbAgSCtxJ/IndabaSpace

    • 09:45 11:00
      AfPS-AfAS: Astronomy, Astrophysics, Cosmology
    • 10:00 11:00
      ePCCr Track: Keynote Lecture: N Champness

      Poster session will take place in GatherTown. You can access it by copying the link:
      https://gather.town/app/txiF4xMdbAgSCtxJ/IndabaSpace

      Convener: Susan Bourne (University of Cape Town)
    • 11:00 11:30
      AfPS-AIPSS: AfPS-AIPSS - Earth, Planetary and Space Sciences
    • 11:00 11:30
      ePCCr Track: Crystal Engineering

      Poster session will take place in GatherTown. You can access it by copying the link:
      https://gather.town/app/txiF4xMdbAgSCtxJ/IndabaSpace

      Convener: Prof. Susan Bourne (University of Cape Town)
    • 11:30 11:45
      Gather Town

      Meet informally in the Gather Town

    • 11:45 13:00
      AfLS: None

      Ceremonial African Speaking and Calling Sticks
      Opening Plenary

      • 11:45
        Break / Gather.Town Meetings / Posters 1h 15m
    • 11:45 13:00
      AfPS-AIPSS: AfPS-AIPSS - Earth, Planetary and Space Sciences
    • 11:45 12:30
      ePCCr Track: Keynote Lecture: E. Engel

      Poster session will take place in GatherTown. You can access it by copying the link:
      https://gather.town/app/txiF4xMdbAgSCtxJ/IndabaSpace

      Convener: David Dodoo-Arhin (Department of Physics, University of Pretoria)
    • 12:30 13:00
      ePCCr Track: Poster Session on GatherTown (instructions here)

      Poster session will take place in GatherTown. You can access it by copying the link:
      https://gather.town/app/txiF4xMdbAgSCtxJ/IndabaSpace

    • 13:00 14:00
      Gather Town

      Meet informally in the Gather Town

    • 14:00 15:00
      Plenary: Diouma Kobor & Hardus Greyling / Session chair: Tabbetha Dobbins
    • 15:00 16:00
      AfLS Track: Session chair : Tabbetha Dobbins
    • 15:00 16:00
      AfPS - Optics/Photonics
    • 15:00 15:45
      ePCCr Track: Keynote lecture : T. Gadzikwa

      Poster session will take place in GatherTown. You can access it by copying the link:
      https://gather.town/app/txiF4xMdbAgSCtxJ/IndabaSpace

      Convener: Rim Benali-Cherif (Abbes Laghrour Khenchela University)
    • 15:45 16:00
      Break 15m
    • 16:00 17:00
      Plenary: by Dr Phil Willmott / Session chair : Lawrence Norris
      • 16:00
        The SLS 2.0 Upgrade 1h

        Philip Willmott1

        1 Swiss Light Source, Paul Scherrer Institute, CH-5232 Switzerland
        Corresponding author e-mail address: philip.willmott@psi.ch

        The SLS was for over a decade the benchmark synchrotron facility regarding its performance relative to the theoretical optimal value, given the machine parameters. However, with the advent of a new-generation of storage rings, dubbed "diffraction-limited storage-rings" or DLSRs [1], it has become imperative to upgrade the SLS in a likewise manner. In this didactical talk, I will explain the background concepts of DLSRs and the approach adopted by the SLS [2]. This will be followed by examples of science at SLS that will profit most from the upgrade program.

        References

        [1] Philip Willmott. Introduction to Synchrotron Radiation – Techniques and Applications (2nd edition) (John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2019).
        [2] A. Streun, T. Garvey, L. Rivkin, V.Schlott, T. Schmidt, P. Willmott, and A. Wrulich. J. Synch. Rad. 25 (2018) 631.

        Speaker: Prof. Philip Willmott
    • 17:00 17:15
      Break / Gather.Town Meetings / Posters 15m
    • 17:15 19:00
      AfLS Track: / Session chair : Simon Connell
      • 17:15
        European Research Infrastructure Policy 15m

        I will explain what the EU RI programme is about, two strands: a landscape, upgrades, an interngovernmental method to agree on new constraction / networking the services. I will then explain the international dimension, both in the hardware and the software sode. Very clear and avoiding jargon.

        Speaker: Patricia Postigo McLauglin (European Commission)
    • 17:16 19:01
      AfPS - Education
    • 19:01 19:31
      Gather.Town Meetings / Posters 30m
    • 08:00 09:00
      Gather Town

      Meet informally in the Gather Town

    • 09:00 11:30
      AfLS Track: None
    • 09:00 10:00
      ePCCr Track: No Activities Sheduled

      Poster session will take place in GatherTown. You can access it by copying the link:
      https://gather.town/app/txiF4xMdbAgSCtxJ/IndabaSpace

    • 09:01 10:01
      AfPS-AMO Physics
    • 10:00 11:00
      ePCCr Track: Keynote Lecture: E. Nyawade

      Poster session will take place in GatherTown. You can access it by copying the link:
      https://gather.town/app/txiF4xMdbAgSCtxJ/IndabaSpace

      Convener: Patrice KENFACK TSOBNANG (University of Dschang)
    • 10:01 11:00
      AfPS-AMO Physics
    • 11:00 11:30
      ePCCr Track: Inorganic Materials & Structural Chemistry

      Poster session will take place in GatherTown. You can access it by copying the link:
      https://gather.town/app/txiF4xMdbAgSCtxJ/IndabaSpace

      Convener: Patrice KENFACK TSOBNANG (University of Dschang)
    • 11:01 11:30
      AfPS-AMO Physics
    • 11:30 11:45
      Gather Town

      Meet informally in the Gather Town

    • 11:45 13:00
      AfLS: None

      Ceremonial African Speaking and Calling Sticks
      Opening Plenary

    • 11:45 13:00
      ePCCr Track: African Crystallographic Association (AfCA) Launch

      Poster session will take place in GatherTown. You can access it by copying the link:
      https://gather.town/app/txiF4xMdbAgSCtxJ/IndabaSpace

      Convener: Prof. Delia Haynes (Stellenbosch University)
      • 12:00
        AfCA: a perspective 15m
        Speaker: Claude Lecomte (CRM2 University of Lorraine)
      • 12:15
        Objectives of the Pan African Conference on Crystallography (PCCr) and reports of the two previous editions 15m
        Speaker: Patrice KENFACK TSOBNANG (University of Dschang)
      • 12:30
        AfCA Inauguration and Council Meeting 30m
    • 11:46 13:00
      AfPS-AMO Physics
    • 13:00 14:00
      Gather Town

      Meet informally in the Gather Town

    • 14:00 15:00
      Plenary: S. Abdel-Aal
      Convener: Prof. Andreas Roodt (University of the Free State)
    • 15:00 16:00
      AfLS Track: Law and Political Economy for African Big Science / Session chair : Prosper Ngabonziza
    • 15:00 16:00
      AfPS-FASCHEM: AfPS-FASCHEM-FASBMB - Chemical, Biological Physics
    • 15:00 16:00
      ePCCr Track: Crystal Engineering & Inorganic Materials

      Poster session will take place in GatherTown. You can access it by copying the link:
      https://gather.town/app/txiF4xMdbAgSCtxJ/IndabaSpace

      Convener: Prof. Andreas Roodt (University of the Free State)
    • 16:00 17:00
      Plenary: by Prof Sossina Haile / Session chair : Ahmadou Wague
    • 17:00 17:15
      Gather Town

      Meet informally in the Gather Town

    • 17:15 19:00
      AfLS Track: / Session chair : Prosper Ngabonziza
    • 17:16 19:01
      AfPS-AMO Physics
    • 19:01 20:01
      Gather Town

      Meet informally in the Gather Town

    • 08:00 09:00
      Gather Town

      Meet informally in the Gather Town

    • 09:00 10:45
      AfLS: None

      Ceremonial African Speaking and Calling Sticks
      Opening Plenary

    • 09:00 10:30
      AfPS-AMRS-ANNS
    • 09:00 10:00
      ePCCr Track: No Activities Sheduled

      Poster session will take place in GatherTown. You can access it by copying the link:
      https://gather.town/app/txiF4xMdbAgSCtxJ/IndabaSpace

    • 10:00 11:00
      ePCCr Track: Keynote Lecture: B. Owaga

      Poster session will take place in GatherTown. You can access it by copying the link:
      https://gather.town/app/txiF4xMdbAgSCtxJ/IndabaSpace

      Convener: Dickson Andala (Multimedia University of Kenya)
    • 10:30 11:30
      AfPS-FASCHEM: AfPS-FASCHEM-FASBMB-Chemical Physics
    • 10:45 11:30
      AfLS: None

      Ceremonial African Speaking and Calling Sticks
      Opening Plenary

    • 11:00 11:45
      ePCCr Track: Structural Chemistry & Crystal Engineering

      Poster session will take place in GatherTown. You can access it by copying the link:
      https://gather.town/app/txiF4xMdbAgSCtxJ/IndabaSpace

      Convener: Dickson Andala (Multimedia University of Kenya)
    • 11:30 11:45
      Gather Town

      Meet informally in the Gather Town

    • 11:45 13:00
      AfLS: None

      Ceremonial African Speaking and Calling Sticks
      Opening Plenary

    • 11:45 13:00
      AfPS - Optics/Photonics
    • 11:45 12:30
      ePCCr Track: No Talks Scheduled

      Poster session will take place in GatherTown. You can access it by copying the link:
      https://gather.town/app/txiF4xMdbAgSCtxJ/IndabaSpace

    • 12:30 13:00
      ePCCr Track: ePCCr Poster Session on GatherTown

      Poster session will take place in GatherTown. You can access it by copying the link:
      https://gather.town/app/txiF4xMdbAgSCtxJ/IndabaSpace

    • 13:00 14:00
      Gather Town: Break / Gather.Town Meetings / Posters

      Meet informally in the Gather Town

    • 13:00 14:00
      Plenary: Plenary: S. Abdel-Aal
      Convener: Prof. Andreas Roodt (University of the Free State)
    • 14:00 15:00
      Plenary: by Prof Francesco Petruccione / Session chair : Onime Clement
    • 15:00 16:00
      AfLS Track: Universities and Light Sources / Session chair : Tabbetha Dobbins
    • 15:00 16:00
      AfPS-AMRS-ANNS
    • 15:00 15:45
      ePCCr Track: Large Facilities and Equipment

      Poster session will take place in GatherTown. You can access it by copying the link:
      https://gather.town/app/txiF4xMdbAgSCtxJ/IndabaSpace

      Convener: Dickson Andala (Multimedia University of Kenya)
    • 15:45 16:00
      Break 15m
    • 16:00 17:00
      Plenary: R. Garrett
      Convener: Prof. Catharine Esterhuysen (Stellenbosch University)
    • 17:00 17:15
      Gather Town

      Meet informally in the Gather Town

    • 17:15 19:00
      AfLS Track: Academies, Partners and Stakeholders / Session chair : Igle Gledhill
    • 17:15 19:00
      AfPS-AMRS-ANNS
    • 19:00 19:30
      Gather Town

      Meet informally in the Gather Town

    • 08:00 09:00
      Gather Town

      Meet informally in the Gather Town

    • 09:00 11:00
      AfLS: None

      Ceremonial African Speaking and Calling Sticks
      Opening Plenary

    • 09:00 10:00
      AfPS-FASBMB
    • 09:00 10:00
      ePCCr Track: No Activities Scheduled

      Poster session will take place in GatherTown. You can access it by copying the link:
      https://gather.town/app/txiF4xMdbAgSCtxJ/IndabaSpace

    • 10:00 11:00
      AfPS-AMRS-ANNS
    • 10:00 11:00
      ePCCr Track: Keynote Lecture: B. Jones

      Poster session will take place in GatherTown. You can access it by copying the link:
      https://gather.town/app/txiF4xMdbAgSCtxJ/IndabaSpace

      Convener: Prof. Delia Haynes (Stellenbosch University)
    • 11:00 11:30
      AfLS: None

      Ceremonial African Speaking and Calling Sticks
      Opening Plenary

    • 11:00 11:30
      AfPS-FAMPO
    • 11:00 11:30
      ePCCr Track: Crystal Engineering

      Poster session will take place in GatherTown. You can access it by copying the link:
      https://gather.town/app/txiF4xMdbAgSCtxJ/IndabaSpace

      Convener: Prof. Delia Haynes (Stellenbosch University)
    • 11:30 11:45
      Gather Town

      Meet informally in the Gather Town

    • 11:45 13:00
      AfLS: None

      Ceremonial African Speaking and Calling Sticks
      Opening Plenary

    • 11:45 13:00
      AfPS-AMRS-ANNS
    • 11:45 13:00
      ePCCr Track: Inorganic Materials

      Poster session will take place in GatherTown. You can access it by copying the link:
      https://gather.town/app/txiF4xMdbAgSCtxJ/IndabaSpace

      Convener: Seham Abdel-Aal (Cairo University, Egypt)
    • 13:00 14:00
      Gather Town

      Meet informally in the Gather Town

    • 14:00 15:00
      Plenary: by Dr. Bjorn von der Heyden & Dr. Julien Benoit / Session chair : Prosper Ngabonziza
    • 15:00 16:00
      AfLS Track: Round Table Discussion on “Paving the way for an Africa-SESAME Partnership” / Session Chair: Christine Darve
    • 15:00 16:00
      AfPS-AMRS-ANNS
    • 15:00 15:45
      ePCCr Track: Structural Chemistry & Inorganic Materials

      Poster session will take place in GatherTown. You can access it by copying the link:
      https://gather.town/app/txiF4xMdbAgSCtxJ/IndabaSpace

      Convener: Bernard Owaga (University of KwaZulu-Natal)
    • 15:45 16:00
      Break 15m
    • 16:00 17:00
      Plenary: Closing Plenary / Session chair : Tabbetha Dobbins
      • 16:00
        XTechLab 30m

        Virtual Tour of XTechLab

        Speaker: Marielle AGBAHOUNGBATA (Semi City)
      • 16:30
        Closure 30m

        Prizes

        Three wise sages (1 / track)
        1. Wise Young person.
        2. Wise Gentleman
        3. Wise Lady

        ePCCr Announcements
        AfPS Announcements
        AfLS Calling and Speaking Stick handover

        Speaker: Marielle AGBAHOUNGBATA (Semi City)
    • 17:00 18:00
      Gather Town: Informal Goodbyes

      Meet informally in the Gather Town