Conferences and schools are where the African Light Source community comes together — to build the science case, train the next generation of African researchers, and advance the AfLS Roadmap. The events below are undertaken as AfLS projects, or by partner organisations that share membership with the AfLS Steering Committee and recognise their work as part of the AfLS Roadmap.
ProgrammeA growing series of meetings
Since the inaugural meeting in Grenoble in 2015, the African Light Source has convened a regular cycle of flagship conferences and specialist schools across the continent and beyond. The flagship AfLS conferences set strategic direction and report on the Roadmap, while topical schools — such as the biophysics and structural-biology workshops — build hands-on skills in synchrotron-based research.
2022AfLS 2022 — BIUST, Botswana
The AfLS 2022 conference was hosted at the Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST), bringing the flagship meeting back to the continent.
- Dates
- 14–18 November 2022
- Venue
- BIUST, Botswana
2021Conferences & schools in 2021
AfLS 2021 — XTechLab, Benin
The African Light Source meeting hosted at XTechLab in Benin, held 15–19 November 2021.
Biophysics in Africa 2021
A dedicated biophysics school for the African research community, held 22–26 March 2021.
2020AfLS2020 Conference
- Event
- African Light Source Conference — AfLS2020
- Dates
- 18–20 November 2020
2019Conferences & schools in 2019
AfLS 2019 — Accra, Ghana
The second flagship African Light Source conference, hosted in Accra, Ghana.
- Dates
- 28 January – 2 February 2019
- Venue
- Accra, Ghana
Biophysics and Structural Biology at Synchrotrons
A specialist workshop introducing African researchers to synchrotron-based methods in biophysics and structural biology.
- Dates
- 17–24 January 2019
2015AfLS 2015 — Grenoble, France
- Dates
- 16–20 November 2015
- Venue
- Grenoble, France