BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CERN//INDICO//EN BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Diamond - The Light Sources Round Table DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20201120T133800Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20201120T134900Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260915T032241Z UID:indico-contribution-145-2297@events.saip.org.za DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Harrison Andrew (Diamond Light Source)\nThe story of Diamond\, highlighting its role in science and building the community fol lowed by words of wisdom and advice\, to pass on to the AfLS.\n\nhttps://e vents.saip.org.za/event/211/contributions/2297/ LOCATION:Hosted virtually by the AfLS & AfPS Zoom (sent to registered dele gates) URL:https://events.saip.org.za/event/211/contributions/2297/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:ALBA and LEAPS - The Light Sources Round Table DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20201120T132700Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20201120T133800Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260915T032241Z UID:indico-contribution-145-2262@events.saip.org.za DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Caterina Biscari (ALBA Synchrotron)\nThe story of AL BA\, highlighting its role in science and building the community followed by words of wisdom and advice\, to pass on to the AfLS. The role of LEAPS for Africa and the AfLS is also presented.\n\nhttps://events.saip.org.za/e vent/211/contributions/2262/ LOCATION:Hosted virtually by the AfLS & AfPS Zoom (sent to registered dele gates) URL:https://events.saip.org.za/event/211/contributions/2262/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Elettra - The Light Sources Round Table DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20201120T131600Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20201120T132700Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260915T032241Z UID:indico-contribution-145-2263@events.saip.org.za DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Giorgio Paolucci (Elettra)\nThe story of Elettra\, h ighlighting its role in science and building the community followed by wor ds of wisdom and advice\, to pass on to the AfLS.\n\nhttps://events.saip.o rg.za/event/211/contributions/2263/ LOCATION:Hosted virtually by the AfLS & AfPS Zoom (sent to registered dele gates) URL:https://events.saip.org.za/event/211/contributions/2263/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Crystallography in Africa: the IUCR-UNESCO Africa Initiative DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20201119T142400Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20201119T143600Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260915T032241Z UID:indico-contribution-145-2264@events.saip.org.za DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Claude Lecomte (CRM2 University of Lorraine)\nCrysta llography is a science at the crossroads of physics \, chemistry \, geolog y\, biology and material science .This involves therefore many researcher s from all disciplines and then allows a general scientific life and netwo rk . Crystallography is involved in mining\, material \,chemical \, phar maceutical industries. X-ray Crystallography is an important user of SR . Then it is very important to develop this science in sub-Saharan Africa. I n 2014\, for the International Year of Crystallography\, the International Union of Crystallography (IUCR\, www.iucr.org \, Profs G. Desiraju and C. Lecomte) together with UNESCO ( Prof Nalecz \, Dr JP Ngome) have started an ambitious program called IUCR-UNESCO Africa Initiative to promote crys tallography teaching and research. This talk will introduce the Initiative : crystallography equipment for universities \, schools \,open/ travellin g labs .\n\nhttps://events.saip.org.za/event/211/contributions/2264/ LOCATION:Hosted virtually by the AfLS & AfPS Zoom (sent to registered dele gates) URL:https://events.saip.org.za/event/211/contributions/2264/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Letters of Support and Light Sources Roundtable DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20201120T130000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20201120T130500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260915T032241Z UID:indico-contribution-145-2265@events.saip.org.za DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Kenenth Evans-Lutterodt (Brookhaven National Labs)\n This seminal session has two parts.\nPart 1 will launch and premiere the L etters of Support for the AfLS\, received from Institutions and light sour ces\, world wide. Also included are the MoUs and MoAs concluded so far. Th e AfLS is both an organisation and a broad umbrella for organisations that all share a vision of the AfLS. \nPart 2 will be an opportunity for Direc tors of selected Light Sources to showcase their facilities\, its scientif ic highlights and also\, to use the opportunity to pass on wisdom and advi ce. The Light Source Directors will consider questions\, and can answer th em as a coherent collective\, or in their own way. The questions are:\n1 - What were the important arguments motivating a light source for your faci lity ?\n2 - How was government(s) and the community engaged ?\n3 - Why did you pick the design you have ?\n4 - What are you best highlights of resea rch ?\n5 - How has it boosted the scientific community ?\n6 - How has it b oosted capacity building\, competitive industry\, asociated science park f ormation\, economic competitiveness ?\n\nhttps://events.saip.org.za/event/ 211/contributions/2265/ LOCATION:Hosted virtually by the AfLS & AfPS Zoom (sent to registered dele gates) URL:https://events.saip.org.za/event/211/contributions/2265/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The structural biology landscape in South Africa: what role do syn chrotrons play in African science? DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20201120T140000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20201120T143000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260915T032241Z UID:indico-contribution-145-2266@events.saip.org.za DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Thandeka Moyo (National Institute for Communicable D iseases)\nTBA\n\nhttps://events.saip.org.za/event/211/contributions/2266/ LOCATION:Hosted virtually by the AfLS & AfPS Zoom (sent to registered dele gates) URL:https://events.saip.org.za/event/211/contributions/2266/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:GCRF START – Synchrotron Techniques for African Research DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20201119T141200Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20201119T142400Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260915T032241Z UID:indico-contribution-145-2269@events.saip.org.za DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Bryan Trevor Sewell (University of Cape Town)\nTBA\n \nhttps://events.saip.org.za/event/211/contributions/2269/ LOCATION:Hosted virtually by the AfLS & AfPS Zoom (sent to registered dele gates) URL:https://events.saip.org.za/event/211/contributions/2269/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:African Synchrotron Network for Advanced Energy Materials DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20201119T140000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20201119T141200Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260915T032241Z UID:indico-contribution-145-2270@events.saip.org.za DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Marcus Newton (University of Southampton)\nNew mater ials for the capture of light and mechanical energy can potentially enable low-cost and innovative renewable sources of energy while eliminating neg ative effects on the environment that are inherent when non-renewable sour ces of energy are utilised. Energy materials characterisation with synchro tron x-rays is a vital tool for the development of modern and next generat ion energy harvesting and storage technologies. The advent of the first A frican Light Source (AfLS) has the potential to transform the energy mater ials and related technology industries that underpin a robust and sustaina ble economy. The ASNAEM project aims to expand the local knowledge base an d build capacity in the existing synchrotron community in preparation for the AfLS. It will enable sustainable partnerships that extend beyond the l ifetime of the project. In this talk\, I will discuss the activities of th e ASNAEM project and our vision for synchrotron science at the AfLS.\n\nht tps://events.saip.org.za/event/211/contributions/2270/ LOCATION:Hosted virtually by the AfLS & AfPS Zoom (sent to registered dele gates) URL:https://events.saip.org.za/event/211/contributions/2270/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Understanding the effect of changing environmental conditions on v ital soil processes DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20201118T142500Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20201118T145500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260915T032241Z UID:indico-contribution-145-2290@events.saip.org.za DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Asmeret Berhe (University of California\, Merced)\nT BA\n\nhttps://events.saip.org.za/event/211/contributions/2290/ LOCATION:Hosted virtually by the AfLS & AfPS Zoom (sent to registered dele gates) URL:https://events.saip.org.za/event/211/contributions/2290/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Lightsources for Africa\, the Americas\, Asia and Middle East and the Pacific (LAAAMP) DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20201119T130000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20201119T131200Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260915T032241Z UID:indico-contribution-145-2292@events.saip.org.za DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Michele Zema (International Union of Crystallography )\nWe describe an initiative funded by a 3-year\, 300K-Euro grant from the International Science Council (ISC) to the International Union of Pure an d Applied Physics (IUPAP) and International Union of Crystallography (IUCr ) in collaboration with over 30 partner organizations that include 16 adva nced light sources to enhance the utilization of advanced light sources an d crystallography in six targeted regions of the world\, namely Africa\, t he Caribbean\, Mexico\, Southeast Asia\, Middle East and the Pacific. LAA AMP’s programs include the development of a Strategic Plan for each regi on\; a Colloquium program that sends experienced light source and crystall ography users to those regions\; establishment of crystallography training schools\; design and distribution of a Brochure that describes advanced l ight sources and crystallography for government officials and the public\; 2-month Faculty-Student (FAST) Team training visits to advanced light sou rces\; and a sample mail-in program for data acquisition at advanced light sources. Finally\, we discuss the path forward for LAAAMP.\n\nhttps://ev ents.saip.org.za/event/211/contributions/2292/ LOCATION:Hosted virtually by the AfLS & AfPS Zoom (sent to registered dele gates) URL:https://events.saip.org.za/event/211/contributions/2292/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:African Neutron and Synchrotron Data Analysis Competency - ANSDAC DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20201119T134800Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20201119T140000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260915T032241Z UID:indico-contribution-145-2293@events.saip.org.za DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Fischer Nico (University of Cape Town)\nTBA\n\nhttps ://events.saip.org.za/event/211/contributions/2293/ LOCATION:Hosted virtually by the AfLS & AfPS Zoom (sent to registered dele gates) URL:https://events.saip.org.za/event/211/contributions/2293/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:BioStruct-Africa: empowering Africa-based scientists through struc tural biology knowledge transfer and mentoring - recent advances and futur e perspectives DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20201119T133600Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20201119T134800Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260915T032241Z UID:indico-contribution-145-2294@events.saip.org.za DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Emmanuel Nji (Biostructafrica)\, Emmanuel Nji (Unive rsity of Stockholm\, Sweden)\nBeing able to visualize biology at the molec ular level is essential for our understanding of the world. A structural b iology approach reveals the molecular basis of disease processes and can g uide the design of new drugs as well as aid in the optimization of existin g medicines. However\, due to the lack of a synchrotron light source\, ade quate infrastructure\, skilled persons and incentives for scientists in ad dition to limited financial support\, the majority of countries across the African continent do not conduct structural biology research. Nevertheles s\, with technological advances such as robotic protein crystallization an d remote data collection capabilities offered by many synchrotron light so urces\, X-ray crystallography is now potentially accessible to Africa-base d scientists. This leap in technology led to the establishment in 2017 of BioStruct-Africa\, a non-profit organization (Swedish corporate ID: 802509 - 6689) whose core aim is capacity building for African students and resea rchers in the field of structural biology with a focus on prevalent diseas es in the African continent. The team is mainly composed of\, but not limi ted to\, a group of structural biologists from the African diaspora. The m embers of BioStruct- Africa have taken up the mantle to serve as a catalys t in order to facilitate the information and technology transfer to those with the greatest desire and need within Africa. BioStruct-Africa achieves this by organizing workshops onsite at our partner universities and insti tutions based in Africa\, followed by post-hoc online mentoring of partici pants to ensure sustainable capacity building. The workshops provide a the oretical background on protein crystallography\, hands-on practical experi ence in protein crystallization\, crystal harvesting and cryo-cooling\, li ve remote data collection on a synchrotron beamline\, but most importantly the links to drive further collaboration through research. Capacity build ing for Africa-based researchers in structural biology is crucial to win t he fight against the neglected tropical diseases\, e.g. ascariasis\, hookw orm\, trichuriasis\, lymphatic filariasis\, active trachoma\, loiasis\, ye llow fever\, leprosy\, rabies\, sleeping sickness\, onchocerciasis\, schis tosomiasis\, etc.\, that constitute significant health\, social and econom ic burdens to the continent. BioStruct-Africa aims to build local and nati onal expertise that will have direct benefits for healthcare within the co ntinent.\n\nhttps://events.saip.org.za/event/211/contributions/2294/ LOCATION:Hosted virtually by the AfLS & AfPS Zoom (sent to registered dele gates) URL:https://events.saip.org.za/event/211/contributions/2294/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The X-TechLab x-ray techniques platform in Bénin DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20201119T131200Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20201119T132400Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260915T032241Z UID:indico-contribution-145-2295@events.saip.org.za DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Thierry d'Almeida (CEA)\nTBA\n\nhttps://events.saip. org.za/event/211/contributions/2295/ LOCATION:Hosted virtually by the AfLS & AfPS Zoom (sent to registered dele gates) URL:https://events.saip.org.za/event/211/contributions/2295/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:ESRF - The Light Sources Round Table DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20201120T130500Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20201120T131600Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260915T032241Z UID:indico-contribution-145-2300@events.saip.org.za DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Francesco Sette (European Synchrotron Radiation Faci lity (ESRF))\nThe story of the ESRF\, highlighting its role in science and building the community followed by words of wisdom and advice\, to pass o n to the AfLS.\n\nhttps://events.saip.org.za/event/211/contributions/2300/ LOCATION:Hosted virtually by the AfLS & AfPS Zoom (sent to registered dele gates) URL:https://events.saip.org.za/event/211/contributions/2300/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Palaeontology enabled by Light Source studies DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20201119T150000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20201119T153000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260915T032241Z UID:indico-contribution-145-2302@events.saip.org.za DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Kudakwashe Jakata (University of the Witwatersrand)\ nTBA\n\nhttps://events.saip.org.za/event/211/contributions/2302/ LOCATION:Hosted virtually by the AfLS & AfPS Zoom (sent to registered dele gates) URL:https://events.saip.org.za/event/211/contributions/2302/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The AfLS CDR Process and Status DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20201118T145500Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20201118T152500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260915T032241Z UID:indico-contribution-145-2303@events.saip.org.za DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Christine Darve (European Spallation Source)\, Doria n Bohler (Stanford Linear Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC))\, Riccardo Bartol ini (DESY)\, Tabbetha Dobbins (Rowan University)\nThe Conceptual Design Re port (CDR) is an important founding document for any large scale research infrastructure. In the case of the African Light Source (AfLS\, we will ha ve a CDR with four volumes:\n * Volume I. Political\, Economic Developm ent and Management Concepts\n * Volume II. Machine Design Concepts\n * Volume III. Scientific Cases and Technical Capabilities \n * Volume IV. Integrated Site Design and Construction\nThe spirit of the document is community consultation\, and it will ultimately be written by experts\, i ncluding those from the global community. It is Africa owned\, and exhibit the spirit of Ubuntu.\nThis presentation has two parts. In the first we d escribe the CDR Document\, and look at its sections\, their intentions and target audiences.\nWe then lay out the CDR Roadmap process including the community consultation in virtual workshops by subject area\, to elicit ma ny White Papers\, especially for the scientific case. The the process unfo lds as to the mechanism of managing the vision and quality\, as well as co herence of the CDR document. \nFollowing this we will describe the work do ne so far on the White Paper for Volume II as an example. This Volume deal s with the machine aspects\, and contextualises this discussion against in ternational developments.\n\nhttps://events.saip.org.za/event/211/contribu tions/2303/ LOCATION:Hosted virtually by the AfLS & AfPS Zoom (sent to registered dele gates) URL:https://events.saip.org.za/event/211/contributions/2303/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:SESAME - Light Sources Round Table DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20201120T134900Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20201120T140000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260915T032241Z UID:indico-contribution-145-2305@events.saip.org.za DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Khaled Toukan (SESAME)\nThe story of SESAME\, highli ghting its role in science and building the community followed by words of wisdom and advice\, to pass on to the AfLS.\n\nhttps://events.saip.org.za /event/211/contributions/2305/ LOCATION:Hosted virtually by the AfLS & AfPS Zoom (sent to registered dele gates) URL:https://events.saip.org.za/event/211/contributions/2305/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The African Materials Research Society DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20201119T143600Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20201119T144800Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260915T032241Z UID:indico-contribution-145-2306@events.saip.org.za DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Sam Chigome (Botswana Inst for Technology Research a nd Innovation)\nTBA\n\nhttps://events.saip.org.za/event/211/contributions/ 2306/ LOCATION:Hosted virtually by the AfLS & AfPS Zoom (sent to registered dele gates) URL:https://events.saip.org.za/event/211/contributions/2306/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Towards an African Crystallographic Association DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20201119T132400Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20201119T133600Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260915T032241Z UID:indico-contribution-145-2307@events.saip.org.za DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Delia Haynes (Stellenbosch University)\nTBA\n\nhttps ://events.saip.org.za/event/211/contributions/2307/ LOCATION:Hosted virtually by the AfLS & AfPS Zoom (sent to registered dele gates) URL:https://events.saip.org.za/event/211/contributions/2307/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR