Dear all, We invite you to our upcoming serial crystallography data analysis workshop at ACA 2015 in Philadelphia, PA, entitled "Serial Crystallography Data Analysis with Cheetah and CrystFEL: Concepts and Tutorials". The workshop details can be found on the BioXFEL website ( https://www.bioxfel.org/events/details/39) and on the ACA workshop web page (www.amercrystalassn.org/2015-wk.02). The workshop will be held the day prior to the ACA conference, on Saturday, July 25th, 2015.
*Workshop format:* The workshop will start with an introductory seminar, followed by most of the day dedicated to detailed, hands-on tutorials with data sets collected at LCLS using the software suites Cheetah and CrystFEL, two of the most commonly used packages for SFX analysis. We will begin at 9 am and conclude at 5 pm. *Target audience:* This workshop is intended for graduate students, postdocs and young scientists interested in the details of serial femtosecond crystallography data analysis. It is not intended as an introduction to crystallography. Participants will be assumed to have at least a basic knowledge of conventional crystallographic data analysis, as we will focus on the specific features of SFX analysis. Participants will also be expected to have familiarity with Unix commands. Practice data (from cxidb.org < http://cxidb.org > ) will be available, and participants are welcome to bring their own SFX data. Computing resources and temporary data storage space will be provided by LCLS, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. Students will be sent detailed information prior to the workshop to ensure they have an active Unix account at SLAC, and should bring laptops with appropriate software preinstalled. The *2015 ACA meeting* is an excellent opportunity and appropriate venue to bring together experts in serial crystallography data analysis with students and motivated young scientists interested in learning how to become successful in SFX data analysis. This workshop complements the ACA 2015 Session 2.2.1: Advances in serial crystallography and practical aspects of dealing with multiple crystals. This conference session, co-chaired by 2 of the workshop organizers, will provide an overview of XFEL SFX and its rapid development, recent implementations of serial crystallography at synchrotrons, dealing with practical and computations issues with data from multiple crystals, as well as some exciting recent biological results obtained with SFX. The workshop will provide hands-on training for the analysis of serial crystallographic data from “raw” data to a reflection list that can be used in further crystallographic analyses. *Registration:* Registration is through the ACA website: www.amercrystalassn.org/2015-registration <http://www.amercrystalassn.org/2015-registrration> All participants must pre-register for the workshop and submit the following fee with their meeting registration form: Student or Post-doc - before May 31, $100, on or after June 1, $150 Academic others - before May 31, $150, on or after June 1, $200 Corporate - before May 31, $250, on or after June 1, $300 Workshop fees cover the workshop, wifi, coffee/tea breaks, and lunch. Workshop fees can be waived for a limited number of students (sponsored by the National Science Foundation BioXFEL Science and Technology Center). You will need to apply for the stipend through the BioXFEL STC, by contacting Jill Szczesek at jszcze...@hwi.buffalo.edu *Guest speaker* : Thomas White, CFEL/DESY *Organizers / instructors* : Nadia Zatsepin, ASU Thomas Grant, HWI Cornelius Gati, CFEL/DESY Eddie Snell, HWI This workshop is supported by the NSF BioXFEL STC, Center for Free Electron Science (CFEL) at DESY, and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. -- Thomas D. Grant, Ph.D. Staff Scientist BioXFEL Science and Technology Center Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute 700 Ellicott St. Buffalo, NY 14203
