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SUMMARY:ESUO General Assembly
DTSTART:20260825T100000Z
DTEND:20260827T083000Z
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DESCRIPTION:Dear Guests\, Dear ESUO Members\, \nThe European Synchrotron 
 and FEL User Organisation (ESUO) is pleased to announce its upcoming 23rd 
 General Assembly and warmly invites members of the European synchrotron an
 d free-electron laser (FEL) user community  to participate\, principally 
 the national user delegates to ESUO. The event will take place from 25th t
 o 27th of August in the beautiful city of Grenoble. Host of the meeting wi
 ll be European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF). \nThe General Assem
 bly is ESUO's principal annual meeting\, bringing together national user d
 elegates\, researchers\, facility representatives\, and stakeholders to re
 view the organisation's activities\, discuss strategic priorities\, and st
 rengthen collaboration with and among users across the European research i
 nfrastructure landscape.  \nThe ESRF as our host\, with the ESRF Directo
 r and the Scientific Directors\, will highlight the facilities place withi
 n the landscape and a variety of new scientific and organisational achieve
 ments and developments to our ESUO delegates. \nThe meeting will provide 
 updates on ESUO's work over the past year\, including advocacy for equitab
 le transnational access to synchrotron and FEL facilities\, collaboration 
 with national user organisations\, and engagement with European research i
 nitiatives. The NEutrons and PHotons  Elevating Worldwide Science (NEPHEW
 S) project is where ESUO is a key user organisation partner\, and particip
 ants will hear about its activities supporting researchers in Widening\, A
 ssociate and neighbouring countries with updates in a special session. ESU
 O continues to promote diversity and gender balance\, and advancing the de
 velopment of synchrotron and FEL techniques.\nESUO delegates will hear fro
 m one of the chairs of the League of European Accelerator Based Photon Sou
 rces (LEAPS)\, the consortium of synchrotron and FEL facilities across Eur
 ope\, inclusive of the ESRF. ESUO is one of the Strategic Partners of LEAP
 S. \nThe General Assembly offers an opportunity to discuss key issues aff
 ecting the user community\, including sustainable access to research infra
 structures\, and future funding opportunities at European and national lev
 els. These discussions help shape ESUO's future priorities and ensure that
  the organisation continues to represent the interests of users across Eur
 ope. \nTo that end there is a discussion panel on "User participation in 
 European collaborations\, RI access from European and national perspective
 s" where representatives of LEAPS and of Horizon-Europe projects such as 
 PSENTRIC\, Access2Access (tbc)\, and also of ESFRI (tbc) and DAPHNE4NFDI/E
 NSA will participate. The European Neutron Scattering Association (ENSA) i
 s itself our complementary user organisation participating in NEPHEWS. Thi
 s discussion panel will provide valuable input for policy actions under NE
 PHEWS.\nMembers will also receive reports from the Executive Committee and
  take part in statutory business\, related to ESUO elections. The Assembly
  provides an important forum for national user delegates to exchange exper
 iences\, share best practices\, and strengthen ESUO's network of national 
 organisations.\nESUO encourages participation from researchers at all care
 er stages. The organisation's strength depends on the active engagement of
  its members and their shared commitment to ensuring fair\, sustainable\, 
 and scientific merit-based access to Europe's world-leading synchrotron an
 d FEL research facilities.\nFurther information\, including the agenda\, r
 egistration details\, and meeting documents\, will be published accordingl
 y. We look forward to welcoming members and guests to a productive General
  Assembly and to working together to support a vibrant and inclusive Europ
 ean user community.\nThe ESUO would like to express its sincere appreciati
 on to our host\, ESRF\, and its dedicated team for their outstanding hospi
 tality and excellent organisation of this event. We also gratefully acknow
 ledge the support of the NEPHEWS project\, whose contribution has been ins
 trumental in making this meeting possible.\n\nhttps://indico.esrf.fr/event
 /356/
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