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Conferences, schools, workshops, tutorials, webinars and data clinics across the African Light Source community — past, present and upcoming. Browse the calendar, then open an event to see details and register.

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Upcoming events

14 Sep

AfLS Detector & Instrumentation School 2026

September 14, 2026 - September 18, 2026    
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
$0.00
A training school on detectors and beamline instrumentation for early-career African scientists. Registration is open.
08 Oct

Metrics, Policy & Diplomacy for Research Infrastructures Webinar

October 8, 2026    
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
$0.00
An online session on metrics, policy and science diplomacy for research infrastructures in the Global South.
16 Nov

African Light Source Conference 2026

November 16, 2026 - November 20, 2026    
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
$0.00
The next biennial AfLS conference — synchrotron science across Africa and the region. Registration is open.

Past events

13 May

African Light Source Data Clinic

May 13, 2025 - May 15, 2025    
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
A hands-on data clinic for African researchers working with synchrotron and large-scale datasets.
18 Mar

2025 African Light Source Detectors Tutorial

March 18, 2025 - March 20, 2025    
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
An online tutorial series on detectors for synchrotron science.
21 Nov

AfLS 2022 — BIUST, Botswana

November 21, 2022 - November 25, 2022    
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
The 2022 AfLS conference at the Botswana International University of Science & Technology.
19 Oct

African Light Source @ ICRI 2022

October 19, 2022 - October 21, 2022    
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
The African Light Source presented at the International Conference on Research Infrastructures (ICRI 2022), Brno.
22 Nov

AfLS 2021 — XTechLab, Benin

November 22, 2021 - November 26, 2021    
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
The 2021 AfLS gathering hosted at XTechLab, Sèmè City, Benin.
21 Jun

Biophysics in Africa 2021

June 21, 2021 - June 25, 2021    
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
A pan-African online school on biophysics and structural biology.
21 Nov

SAIP Webinar — The African Light Source: Towards a Brighter Future

November 21, 2020    
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
A South African Institute of Physics webinar on the African Light Source vision. Held online.
16 Nov

AfLS 2020 Conference

November 16, 2020 - November 20, 2020    
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
The 2020 AfLS conference, held online during the pandemic.
25 Nov

SA–ESRF 2019 Conference

November 25, 2019 - November 27, 2019    
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
South Africa–ESRF collaboration conference on synchrotron science.
28 Jan

AfLS2 — 2nd African Light Source Conference

January 28, 2019 - February 1, 2019    
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
The second AfLS conference, hosted at the University of Ghana, Accra.
21 Jan

Biophysics & Structural Biology at Synchrotrons

January 21, 2019 - January 25, 2019    
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Hands-on training school in biophysics and structural biology at synchrotrons.
16 Nov

African Light Source Conference & Workshop 2015

November 16, 2015 - November 20, 2015    
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
The inaugural AfLS conference at the ESRF in Grenoble — where the African Light Source Foundation was born.