The ACA meeting is an annual event providing scientists from a wide variety of backgrounds the opportunity to exchange cutting edge ideas and techniques in multiple areas of research. Each meeting highlights various aspects of crystallography and demonstrates their significance to the greater scientific community.  Vendors display the latest technology at the exhibit show.

Topics including protein structure and drug design, materials research and engineering, among others.  Scientific sessions are organized by the twelve Scientific Interest Groups (SIGs) within the Association: Biological Marcomolecules, Fiber Diffraction, General Interest, Industrial, Materials Science, Neutron Scattering, Powder Diffraction, Service Crystallography, Small Angle Scattering, Small Molecules, Synchrotron Radiation, and Young Scientists. Some sessions are joinly sponsored, while other are singularly organized.

Special award symposia acknowledge outstanding achievement in crystallography.  Various annual awards are presented to both mature and early career scientists.

Upcoming Meeting - Chicago, IL

July 24-29, 2010

Mark your calendar! You are cordially invited to attend the 2010 Annual Meeting of the ACA to be held in downtown Chicago. Workshops, scientific and poster sessions, as well as an Exhibit Show will be housed in the Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers.

Past Meetings  

Every year since 1950, the ACA has held its annual meeting for the crystallographic community.

• View the list of past meetings with details including location, dates, Program and Local Chairs.

• View past meeting programs.

Workshops

Workshops provide an opportunity to highlight the latest ideas, techniques and applications of crystallography and to hear from the leading researchers, technicians and professors in the field.  Workshops are held at each Annual Meeting on the Saturday before sessions begin.  

Proposals for Future Workshops

Download the Workshop Proposal Form and submit to Marcia Colquhoun.

ACA

P.O. Box 96 Ellicott Station

Buffalo, NY 14203

Fax: (716) 898-8695

Deadlines for Workshop Proposals

Please adhere to all deadlines set by the ACA for workshop proposals.  Questions or concerns can be directed to the Continuing Education Committee.

Future Meetings

2011

New Orleans, LA

Location

Sheraton Hotel New Orleans

May 28 - June 2, 2011 

Program Chair

Chris Cahill
The George Washington Univ.
(202) 994-6959
cahill@gwu.edu  

Local Chair

Cheryl Stevens
Xavier Univ. of Louisiana
(504) 520-7377
cklein@xula.edu

2012

Boston, MA

Location

Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel

Program Chair - TBA

Local Chair - TBA