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SUMMARY:The African Light Source
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DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Simon Connell (University of Johannesburg)\nThe Afri
 can Light Source (AfLS) project powers the vision for a large scale resear
 ch infrastructure\, known as a light source\, in Africa. This super micros
 cope is capable of addressing all the UN SDGs\, including Africa specific 
 challenges. It is a premier instrument which can support massive human cap
 acity building and globally competitive research across many disciplines. 
 It also supports innovation\, and competitive industry. This contribution 
 reflects on progress over the past year\, including the imminent release o
 f the Conceptual Design Report (CDR)\, and the near final form of the repo
 rts from the three Statistic Task Forces (STFs). We will also hear of new 
 partnerships and developing networks at the global level. Notable scientif
 ic projects\, and major scientific training will be reported on by others.
  This promises to be a watershed conference\, as we reflect on the tremend
 ous progress and achievements. The future holds a developing schedule towa
 rds the African Light Source\, with professionalisation of the AfLS expect
 ed in 2025. We look forward to an excellent conference.\n\nhttps://events.
 saip.org.za/event/249/contributions/9829/
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SUMMARY:A message from iThemba LABS
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DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Victor Tshivhase (iThemba LABS)\nA message from the 
 Director of iThemba LABS\, Prof Victor Tshivhase.\n\nhttps://events.saip.o
 rg.za/event/249/contributions/9904/
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SUMMARY:Towards the AfLS
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DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Philip Oluseyi Oladijo (Botswana International Unive
 rsity of Science and Technology)\nSome final comments\, logistics\, detail
 s\n\nhttps://events.saip.org.za/event/249/contributions/9869/
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SUMMARY:Welcome and  context
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DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Letlhokwa  Mpedi (University of Johannesburg)\nWelco
 me address from the Hosts: Vice-Chancellor of the University of Johannesbu
 rg: Prof Letlhokwa Mpedi\n\nhttps://events.saip.org.za/event/249/contribut
 ions/9868/
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SUMMARY:Welcome
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DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Philip Oluseyi Oladijo (Botswana International Unive
 rsity of Science and Technology)\nFrom the Chair: AfLS International Confe
 rence Organising Committee\n\nhttps://events.saip.org.za/event/249/contrib
 utions/9867/
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SUMMARY:The African Physical Society
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DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Ahmadou Wague (African Physical\; Society)\nThe Afri
 can Physical Society is a non-governmental professional association with t
 he African Association of Physics Students as a subsidiary organization. I
 t provides a forum to bring together for the purposes of networking\, coll
 aboration\, and advocacy\, all the existing national physical societies\, 
 The African Physical Society also endeavors to support and represent physi
 cists and physics students working and studying in countries that do not h
 ave a national physical society.\n\nhttps://events.saip.org.za/event/249/c
 ontributions/9828/
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