BESSY@HZB User Meeting

With the series of annual user meetings we bring together our user community to intensify scientific exchange and stimulating new collaborations. The meetings will provide an overview of the many exciting and inspiring research results obtained at our facility in the past year. Plenary talks, discussions, a public lecture and a poster session will provide vast possibilities of information and discussion. The bestowals of the 'Prizes for Young Scientists' donated by the Freundeskreis Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin e.V. (FHZB) are traditional highlights of the user meetings.

• Country of Honour 2024 - Romania
• Programme
• Poster Session & Poster Slam
• Vendor Exhibition
• Bestowal of Research Prizes 2024
• Travel Information

Country of Honour 2024 - Romania

To make international integration and cooperation more visible, each BESSY@HZB User Meeting will be accompanied by a country of honour. This year’s country of honour is Romania and we are pleased to invite 10 Romanian scientists from different Romanian Universities who will participate in the user meeting.

This invitation is directed to post docs and junior professors at the early stage of their scientific career. We will organise an interesting programme with laboratory tours and scientific lectures. HZB will reimburse travel expenses up to 500 Euros and provides accommodation in our guesthouse from December 9 (Monday) to December 13 (Friday) free of charge.

If you are interested to participate in the Country of Honour programme please apply through the APPLICATION FORM. 

Programme

The BESSY@HZB User Meeting includes the following highlights:

• The Synchrotron Session, the Public Lecture and the Bestowal of Prizes will take place on Wednesday, December 11
• Science Highlights will be presented on Wednesday, December 11 and Thursday, December 12
• The dedicated Young Scientist Session will be held on Thursday, December 12
• The programme will be concluded with a thrilling Poster Slam and a Poster Session on Thursday afternoon
• Finally, all registered participants are invited to join the "green" buffet on Thursday evening

Poster Session & Poster Slam

The poster session is an excellent opportunity to present and discuss your latest research results. A committee will recognize the best poster presentation and will select a 'Best Poster Award' winner on the basis of the poster's content, appearance and presentation quality. Poster award winners must be present during winners announcement time to be eligible for the 'Best Poster Award'. All posters will be on display in the BESSY II experimental hall until next year's user meeting. The poster session will be accompanied by a poster slam - live and on stage - on Thursday afternoon. If you would like to present a poster and be interested to participate in the poster slam, please indicate your request in the registration form.

In case you need to print your poster on site, please go HERE.

Vendor Exhibition

An important part of our user meeting is the vendor exhibition, which is running alongside the meeting. We provide your organisation with the great opportunity to present your products to a large number of high impact customers. Each year we expect some 400 participants; surely a significant number for presenting your company, and a good chance to get in contact with new customers using synchrotron radiation and performing experiments at BESSY II. For more detailed information on how to join the vendor exhibtion please go to the vendor exhibition webpage.

Bestowal of Research Prizes 2024

The Society of Friends of Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (FHZB) announces the bestowal of the Ernst-Eckhard-Koch-Prize 2024 and the Innovation-Award on Synchrotron Radiation 2024 Please visit the webpage for more detailed information. The Deadline for nominations is September 30, 2024.

Travel Information

The BESSY@HZB User Meeting will be held at the WISTA conference center and at BESSY II at Science Park Adlershof.