Scientific Programme of ECM 20

SIG_1
Macromolecular Crystallography
K. Wilson

Biomolecular Structure

1. Enzyme Mechanism and Intermediates
   Chair: W.R. Rypniewski
   Co-chair: K. Lewinski (Poland)

2. Membranes, Signalling and Transport
   Chair: B. Dijkstra (Netherlands)
   Co-chair: (tba)

3. Macromolecular Assemblies and Machines
   Chair: M. Knossow (France)
   Co-chair: P. Evans (UK)

4. Protein Biosynthesis
   Chair: S. Cusack (France)
   Co-chair: M. Kjeldgaard (Denmark)

5. Nucleic Acids and their Constituents
   Chair: U. Heinemann (Germany)
   Co-chair: L. van Meervelt (Belgium)

6. Molecular Basis of Disease and Rational Design of Drugs
   Chair: R. Hilgenfeld (Germany)
   Co-chair: J. Hasek (Czech Republic)

7. Functional Genomics and Protein Folds
   Chair: G. Dodson (UK)
   Co-chair: R. Russell (UK/Germany)

8. Those Challenging Structures and How to Solve Them
   Chair: E. Dodson (UK)
   Co-chair: M. Archer (Portugal)

9. Hot and Topical Structures
   Chair: D. Stuart (UK)
   Co-chair: D. Lamba (Italy)

Macromolecular Methods in the Post-genomics Era

1. Protein Expression, Purification, and Solubility
   Chair: A. Wilkinson (UK)
   Co-chair: J. Sedlacek (Czech Republic)

2. Crystallogenesis
   Chair: R. Giege (France)
   Co-chair: N. Chayen (UK)

3. Synchrotron Beam Lines, Detectors and Data
   Chair: R. Fourme (France)
   Co-chair: Y. Cerenius (Sweden)

4. On-line Structure Determination through ab initio and MAD Phasing
   Chair: G. Sheldrick (Germany)
   Co-chair: S. McSweeney (France)

5. Molecular Replacement: the Phase Problem - a Good Model Problem
   Chair: J. Navaza (France)
   Co-chair: D. Housset (France)

6. Building, Visualisation, and Modelling
   Chair: V. Lamzin (Germany)
   Co-chair: D.Turk (Slovenia)

7. Refinement
   Chair: R. Read (UK)
   Co-chair: A. Perrakis (The Netherlands)

8. Low Resolution, Cryo-EM
   Chair: E. Orlova (UK)
   Co-chair: A. Urzhumtsev (France)

9. Atomic Resolution, Quality, Validation
   Chair: K. Wilson (UK)
   Co-chair: T. Schneider (Germany)

SIG_2
Charge, Spin and Momentum Density
P. Becker

1. Wavefunctions and Properties from Experiment
   Chair: P. Mallinson (UK)
   Co-chair: C. Gatti (Italy)

2. Experimental Charge Densities
   Chair: P. Becker (France)
   Co-chair: W. Maniukiewicz (Poland)

3. Photo-crystallography
   Chair: T. Luty (Poland)
   Co-chair: H. Cailleau (France)

SIG_5
Mineralogical Crystallography
G. Ferraris

1. Polymorphism and Solid State Chemistry (jointly with SIG_7)
   Chair: J. Bernstein (Israel)
   Co-chair: M. Nespolo (Italy/Japan)

2. Mineralogical Crystallography
   Chair: D. Pushcharovsky (Russia)
   Co-chair: T. Armbruster (Switzerland)

3. Mineralogical Crystallography on "Deep Earth"
   (jointly with SIG i preparation)
   Chair: M. Kunz (Switzerland)
   Co-chair: A. Pavese (Italy)

SIG_6
Instrumentation and Experimental Techniques
J.R. Helliwell

1. Neutron Source Development, Instrumentation
   Chair: J.R. Helliwell (UK)
   Co-chair: K.N. Clausen (Germany)

2. Neutron Optics and Detectors
   Chair: C.J. Carlile (UK)
   Co-chair: J. Leciejewicz (Poland)

3. New Sources of Light
   Chair: E. Weckert (Germany)
   Co-chair: C. Nave (UK)

4. Automation and Remote Control of Crystallographic Experiment
   Chair: Ċ. Kvick (France)
   Co-chair: R. M. Sweet (USA)

5. Resonant Scattering
   Chair: J.L. Hodeau (France)
   Co-chair: H. Stuhrmann (France/Germany)

6. Physical Methods of Phase and Absolute Structure Determination
   Chair: J. Grochowski (Poland)
   Co-chair: H. Flack (Switzerland)

7. Crystallography of Naturally Originated Compounds
   Chair: J. Boeyens (South Africa)
   Co-chair: G. Kamau (Kenya)

8. Crystallization and Quality Control of Crystals for Diffraction
   Chair: V. Stojanoff (Brazil/Bulgaria)
   Co-chair: (tba)

SIG_7
Molecular Interaction and Recognition
G. Gilli

1. Intermolecular Interactions
   Chair: R. Boese (Germany)
   Co-chair: P. Gilli (Italy)

2. Supramolecular Materials
   Chair: I. Goldberg (Israel)
   Co-chair: M. Gdaniec (Poland)

3. Modelling of Complex Molcular Systems
   (jointly with SIG_9)
   Chair: L.R. Nassimbeni (RPA)
   Co-chair: Z. Lipkowska (Poland)

4. Motion and Change in Crystals
   Chair: H-B. Bürgi (Switzerland)
   Co-chair: T. Bartczak (Poland)

SIG_8
Powder Diffraction
E.J. Mittemeijer

1. Structure Determination from Powder Diffraction Data
   Chair: R. Cerny (Switzerland)
   Co-chair: B. Palosz (Poland)

2. Texture Analysis of Materials
   Chair: J. Pospiech (Poland)
   Co-chair: O. Engler (Germany)

SIG_9
Crystallographic Computing
A.L. Spek

1. Advanced Computational Tools for Small Molecules and Materials
   Chair: A.L. Spek (Netherlands)
   Co-chair: G. Cascarano (Italy)

2. New Algorithms for Hard or New Structural Problems
   (jointly with SIG_1)
   Chair: G. Sheldrick (Germany)
   Co-chair: D. Viterbo (Italy)

3. DataBases
   Chair: F. Allen (UK)
   Co-Chair: K. Wozniak (Poland)

4. Computing and Teaching
   Chair: L. Aslanov (Russia)
   Co-chair: Y. Epelboin (France)

SIG_10
X-ray Diffraction Physics and Optics
M.V. Kovalchuk

1. Diffraction Physics
   Chair: M.V. Kovalchuk (Russia)
   Co-chair: B. Capelle (France)

SIG [in preparation]
Extreme Conditions
A. Polian

1. High Pressure Phase Transitions
   Chair: A. Katrusiak (Poland)
   Co-chair: S. Werner (Germany)

2. High Pressure Techniques and Applications
   Chair: A. Polian (France)
   Co-chair: E. Boldyreva (Russia)

Other Microsymposia:

1. Crystallography and Complementary Techniques
   Chair: K.D.M. Harris (UK)
   Co-chair: W. Kolodziejski (Poland)

2. Neutron Diffraction
   Chair: A. Szytula (Poland)
   Co-chair: B. Lebech (Denmark)

3. Structure and Properties of Inorganic Materials
   Chair: G. Bergerhoff (Germany)
   Co-chair: G. Svensson (Sweden)

4. Prediction of Crystal Structure
   Chair: S.L. Price (UK)
   Co-chair: W.D.S. Motherwell (UK)

5. Ferroic Materials
   Chair: J.M. Perez-Mato (Spain)
   Co-chair: A. Pietraszko (Poland)

6. Perovskite Materials
   Chair: A.M. Glazer (UK)
   Co-chair: K. Roleder (Poland)

7. Physical Properties and Structural Relationships
   Chair: U. Bismayer (Germany)
   Co-chair: K. Stadnicka (Poland)

8. Diffuse Scattering
   Chair: F. Frey (Germany)
   Co-chair: K. Lukaszewicz (Poland)

9. Crystallography and Structure of Interfaces
   Chair: M. Rühle (Germany)
   Co-chair: R.C. Pond (UK)

10. Surface Crystallography
    Chair: W. Moritz (Germany)
    Co-chair: (tba)

11. Nanocrystalline Materials
    Chair: G. Van Tendeloo (Belgium)
    Co-chair: J. Pielaszek (Poland)

12. Structure of Amorphous Materials
    Chair: D. Cocayne (UK)
    Co-chair: M. Gautier-Soyer (France)