The 19th SESAME Users' Meeting will take place at SESAME, Allan (Jordan), from 13 to 15 September 2026, and members of the wider SESAME user community are invited to participate online – the available capacity for in-person participation has already been reached.
The Users' Meeting will bring together users, beamline scientists, facility staff and international experts to present the latest scientific results obtained at SESAME and to discuss future opportunities for research and collaboration.
The meeting will provide updates on the scientific and strategic development of the facility, including recent advances at the SESAME beamlines, new user capabilities, international collaborations and future initiatives.
The programme will feature invited keynote lectures, strategic updates, beamline developments, presentations by SESAME users covering a broad range of disciplines – including materials science, chemistry, life sciences, archaeology and cultural heritage – and discussions on future scientific opportunities. It will also include sessions on data analysis and management, cybersecurity, proposal writing, research funding, scientific publishing and career development.
The meeting will offer an excellent opportunity to strengthen collaborations within the SESAME community, establish new partnerships with leading international research institutions, and contribute to shaping the future scientific programme of the facility.
Registration and online participation
Following the rescheduling of the 19th Users' Meeting, registrations and invitations already confirmed for the previously announced dates have been carried forward. As a result, the available capacity for in-person participation has now been reached and registration for attendance at SESAME is closed.
To allow the wider SESAME community to take part in the meeting, registration is now open for online participation.
Users registering for online attendance will be able to follow the scientific programme remotely. Connection details will be sent to registered participants before the meeting.
Online registration will remain open until 12 September at 5pm Jordan time.
Present and future SESAME users not participating in the meeting in person are encouraged to join the meeting online and so take advantage of this opportunity to follow the scientific programme and developments at the Facility.
For any questions concerning online participation, please contact Ro'a AlNatour, SESAME Users Office, at roa.alnatour@sesame.org.jo
SESAME looks forward to welcoming the in-person participants on its premises and to having many more members of its user community join the meeting online.
