Registration is open for the Spring 2016 SAXS Software Course Irena/Nika. PLEASE NOTE: This course is being held right after the 2016 APS/CNM Users Meeting (May 9-11, 2016, registration for the Users Meeting will be opening shortly).

You can register for this course on line at https://www.regonline.com/Register/Checkin.aspx?EventID=1815571. Spaces are limited to 20 and will be filled on a first-registered, first-served basis. Please see details below:

Organizer: Jan Ilavsky, XSD, APS
When: Thurs.- Fri., May 12-13, 2016
Times: Course will nominally run from 9:00 am until 4:30 pm each day
Where: APS Bldg. 402, E1100/1200
Number of participants: limit 20 attendees
Cost: $35 (includes daily coffee/refreshments)

Successful small-angle x-ray scattering (SAXS) experiment requires appropriate data reduction and analysis tools. Igor Pro based packages Nika (for SAXS data reduction) and Irena (for SAXS data analysis) were developed during the last 10 years at the APS. They are already being used widely for material science SAXS at the APS and at other facilities worldwide. These tools are commonly taught during "Beyond Rg" - SAXS short course organized semi-annually by APS SAXS SIG. However, the main audience of the SAXS short course is new SAXS users, starting with their own SAXS program and therefore it focuses more heavily on experiments, theory etc. The time devoted in this course for software is insufficient for experienced experimenters interested in complex software applications.

Therefore, the APS SAXS Special Interest Group (SIG) is organizing this specialized, hands-on, course specifically on the SAXS software Nika and Irena. The course will be taught by the software author, Jan Ilavsky, APS staff member. In order to provide high educational value, the number of participants will be limited to 20. Participants are expected to have a high level of SAXS experience and bring their own computers (Windows or OSX). In addition, they are encouraged to bring their own SAXS experimental results.