Following the success of the First CIL User Meeting in November 2023, we are pleased to announce that the event will be back again this year. The Second CIL User Meeting will take place on the 4th-7th November 2024 at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) in Oxfordshire, UK.
Planned events include:
- An exciting technical talk programme from CIL users
- Introductory and advanced CIL user training sessions
- User support sessions and hackathons
- Town Hall user community discussions
- CCPi Working Group meeting
Registration is open now, sign up here.
The deadline for registration is Friday 18th October.
Financial support
Registration for the user meeting is free of charge including a workshop dinner on Tuesday 7th November.
CCPi is also able to support a limited number of attendees with accommodation and transport costs, please let us know if you require support in the registration form. Eligible support will be allocated on a first come first serve basis, so early registration is recommended.
Transport
The User Meeting will take place at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) in Harwell, Oxfordshire in the UK. Please check the UKRI website for up to date information on how to get here.
Accommodation
A limited amount of reserved accommodation is available at the Ridgeway House, which is located on site at RAL, at a cost of £85 per night.
Various alternative accommodation is available close to RAL.
Posters and presentations
We welcome anyone who would like to present CIL-related work at the workshop to submit their interest in the registration form. The deadline for registering your interest in giving a talk is the 4th October 2024, however, available spaces may be filled sooner so early registration is recommended.
As well as user talks there will be an opportunity to bring a poster and advertise it with a short lightning talk. Posters can be displayed throughout the workshop and there will be opportunities for networking over posters at lunch and coffee breaks. A prize will be awarded for the best poster.
Registration
Registration is open now, please sign up here.
The deadline for registration is 18th October.
Contact
If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to get in touch tomography@stfc.ac.uk
Confirmed speakers include:
- Francis Watson – University of Manchester
- Bo Schmidt – University California Irvine
- Tristan Manchester – Diamond Light Source
- Evan Kiely – University of Warwick
- Sunny Nwokolo – Bangor University
- Rasmia Kulan – ISIS Neutron Source
Below is a tentative programme for the meeting:
| Monday 4th November | |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch and registration |
| 13:00 – 17:00 | CIL introductory training |
| CIL advanced training | |
| 19:00 | Informal dinner |
| Tuesday 5th November | |
| 9:00 – 10:30 | User talks |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Break |
| 11:00 – 12:30 | User talks |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30 – 15:30 | User talks |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Break |
| 16:00 – 17:00 | CCPi Working Group/ Town Hall meeting (TBC) |
| 19:00 | Workshop dinner |
| Wednesday 6th November | |
| 9:00 – 12:30 | Bring-your-own-data Hackathon |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30 – 17:00 | Bring-your-own-data Hackathon |
| 19:00 | Dinner |
| Thursday 7th November | |
| 9:00 – 12:30 | Bring-your-own-data Hackathon |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch and departure |
This is a tentative programme and may be subject to change