SAGAMORE 2024
IUCR Commission on QUANTUM CRYSTALLOGRAPHY
Workshop on Quantum Crystallographic Tools on 16 November 2024
Venue: 
Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence, Delhi NCR
ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
SAGAMORE XX
We are excited to welcome you to the Sagamore XX conference of the International Union of Crystallography (IUCr) Commission on Quantum Crystallography (QCr). Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence, Delhi NCR, India is proud to host this prestigious international meeting at a wonderful time of the year!
Sagamore meetings began in 1964 as an international conference dedicated to the study of charge, spin, and later, momentum densities and now Quantum Crystallography.
The Sagamore conferences have traditionally concerned interchange between researchers interested in property densities or distributions of materials such as the electron distribution, spin distribution, nuclear particle distribution, and electrostatic potential studied by the most accurate theoretical methods, and using the most advanced experimental techniques. There has been a focus on diffraction and scattering methods, and reconciling differences between the different methodologies.
The field has undergone rapid change in the last decade, with the term “Quantum Crystallography” being used to emphasize wave function based modelling methods. At the same time, both the quantity and precision of data have also increased due to advances in detector technology. There is a race to make the data from these methods available to general chemists, and to reveal new physical and chemical insights that may be exploited.
Conference Topics
- Ultrafast Spectroscopy
- NMR Crystallography
- Photocrystallography
- X-ray and Neutron Diffraction
- Electron Diffraction
- Polarized Neutron Diffraction
- X-ray Free Electron Laser
- Chemical Bonding, Interaction Energy and Lattice Energy
- Charge Density Analysis
- Nuclear Dynamics & Force Fields
- Prediction of Crystal Structures and Properties
- Material Properties and Quantum Crystallography
- Quantum Crystallography Tools
- Quantum Refinement of Protein Structures
- Enzyme Mechanisms: Quantum and Complementary Approaches
IMPORTANT DATES
15 May 2024
Abstract Submission
Started
15 October 2024
Abstract Submission
Closing
15 May 2024
Regisration
Started
15 August 2024
Regular
Registration Closing
15 August 2024
ICA Travel Bursary
Application Closing
PLENARY SPEAKERS
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
| Registration# Type (Deadline) |
Early Bird (15 July) Closed |
Regular (15 August) |
Late (15 October) |
On spot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular faculty * | INR 34200 | INR 42500 | INR 50750 | INR 59000 |
| Students ** | INR 12700 | INR 15000 | INR 16800 | INR 21250 |
| Accompanying person | INR 17000 | INR 21250 | INR 25350 | INR 29500 |
| Industry/Non-academic | INR 51000 | INR 63750 | INR 76000 | INR 90000 |
18% GST (mandatory for all conferences in India), local transport (will be provided to the participants opting for on campus accommodation) from and to the IGI airport or nearest railway/metro station, admission to all scientific sessions, breakfast, lunch, dinner, tea/coffee/high tea, and gala dinner, certificate of attendance, registration kit.
Please note: Fees of INR 4500/ INR 2800 (includes entry fee, transport, and meal) Foreigner/Indian, respectively, for the Taj Mahal day tour on 14 November is not included in the conference registration fee. Participants can opt for it using the registration link.
Ph.D./PG/UG students may expect bursary support for travel and subsistence. Please stay tuned and revisit this space for the announcements. Meanwhile, we are happy to announce the following bursary.
Indian Crystallographic Association (ICA) bursaries: Travel expenses (by three-tier AC train from a station nearest to the workplace to the conference venue) for the Ph.D./PG/UG students with Indian citizenship.
Prerequisites and required documents
- Copy of an abstract as the presenting author.
- CV containing name, work address, contact details, date of birth, educational background, and list of publications and achievements.
- A Letter of Recommendation from the Supervisor or Head of the Department/Group stating the applicant's status (Ph.D./PG/UG student) and that the student does not have sufficient funds from any National/International fellowship schemes and the research organizations.
Please note: The travel expenses with valid tickets will be reimbursed to the selected awardees after the conclusion of the conference. Further information is to be shared through e-mail. Only complete applications will be accepted.
How to apply
Applicants must email the requested documents (1- 3) in PDF with the Subject: “ICA Travel bursary application for the Sagamore 2024: Applicant’s name” to [email protected] by 15 August 2024.
Please download the abstract template (click here) and upload only .pdf file following the format First Name-Last Name_Session#.pdf. Session numbers are listed in the programme schedule below. In the submission page, please specify whether the abstract is submitted for an oral presentation or for a poster presentation.
Poster dimensions will be posted here soon.
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
15:00 - 18:00
REGISTRATION
18:00 - 18:20
WELCOME ADDRESS BY THE CONFERENCE CHAIR, CO-CHAIRS AND CHAIR OF QCR COMMISSION
P. Munshi, D. Jayatilaka, T. N. Guru Row, P. Dominiak
18:20 - 19:15
SESSION 1: ULTRAFAST SCIENCE
18:20 - 18:25
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS BY THE SESSION CHAIR
18:25 - 19:15
PL 1: By Dr. Junko Yano, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, USA
19:15 - 21:30
WELCOME RECEPTION
Venue:
8:00 - 9:00
BREAKFAST
9:00 - 12:40
SESSION 2: A PLETHORA OF EXPERIMENTAL CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC PROBES
9:00 - 9:05
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS BY THE SESSION CHAIR
9:05 - 9:55
PL 2: By Prof. Hosea Nelson, California Institute of Technology, USA
9:55 – 10:30
KN 1: By Dr. Xiaoping Wang, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA
10:30 - 11:00
TEA & COFFEE BREAK
11:00 - 11:20
IL 1:
11:20 - 11:40
IL 2:
11:40 - 12:00
IL 3:
12:00 - 12:20
IL 4:
12:20 - 12:40
IL 5:
12:40 - 14:00
PHOTO SESSION, LUNCH & NETWORKING
14:00 - 15:30
SESSION 3: Enzyme mechanisms: Quantum and complementary approaches
14:00 - 14:05
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS BY THE SESSION CHAIR
14:05 - 14:25
IL 6:
14:25 - 14:45
IL 7:
14:45 - 15:05
IL 8:
15:05 - 15:20
OP 1:
15:20 - 15:35
OP 2:
15:35 - 16:00
TEA & COFFEE BREAK
16:00 - 18:00
SESSION 4: CHEMICAL BONDING, NON-COVALENT INTERACTIONS, AND INTERACTION ENERGIES
16:00 - 16:05
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS BY SESSION CHAIR
16:05 - 16:25
IL 9:
16:25 - 16:45
IL 10:
16:45 - 17:05
IL 11:
17:05 - 17:25
IL 12:
17:25 - 17:45
IL 13:
17:45 - 18:00
OP 3:
18:00 - 19:00
BREAK & PRESENTATIONS FOR SAGAMORE XXI
19:00 - 20:00
DINNER
20:00 - 21:30
POSTER SESSION 1
8:00 - 9:00
BREAKFAST
9:00 - 12:30
SESSION 5: NUCLEAR DYNAMICS AND FORCE FIELDS
9:00 - 9:05
REMARKS BY THE SESSION CHAIR
9:05 - 9:55
PL 3:
9:55 - 10:30
KN 2: By Prof. Hans-beat Bürgi, University of Zurich, Switzerland
10:30 - 11:00
TEA & COFFEE BREAK
11:00 - 11:20
IL 14:
11:20 - 11:40
IL 15:
11:40 - 12:00
IL 16:
12:00 - 12:20
IL 17:
12:20 - 12:35
OP 4:
12:35 - 14:00
LUNCH & POSTER SESSION 2 (13.00 - 14.00)
14:00 - 15:40
SESSION 6: Materials properties and quantum crystallography
14:00 - 14:05
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS BY THE SESSION CHAIR
14:05 - 14:25
IL 18:
14:25 - 14:45
IL 19:
14:45 - 15:05
IL 20:
15:05 - 15:25
IL 21:
15:25 - 15:40
OP 6:
15:40 – 16:00
TEA & COFFEE BREAK
16:00 - 16:20
IL 22:
16:20 - 16:40
IL 23:
16:40 - 17:10
OP 7:
17:10 - 17:30
VOTING FOR SAGAMORE XXI
17:30 – 18:00
BREAK
18:00 - 22:00
BANQUET
VENUE:
8:00 - 9:00
BREAKFAST
9:00 - 12:40
SESSION 7: PREDICTIONS: CRYSTAL STRUCTURE & MATERIAL PROPERTIES
9:00 - 9:05
REMARKS BY THE SESSION CHAIR
9:05 - 9:55
PL 4: By Prof. Sarah (Shally) L Price, University College London, UK
9:55 - 10:30
KN 3: By Prof. Artem Organov, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Russia
10:30 - 11:00
TEA & COFFEE BREAK
11:00 - 11:20
IL 24:
11:20 - 11:40
IL 25:
11:40 - 12:00
IL 26:
12:00 - 12:20
IL 27:
12:20 - 12:40
IL 28:
12:40 - 14:00
LUNCH & POSTER SESSION 3 (13:00 - 14:00)
14:00 - 15:40
SESSION 8: Quantum refinement of protein structures
14:00 - 14:05
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS BY THE SESSION CHAIR
14:05 - 14:25
IL 29:
14:25 - 14:45
IL 30:
14:45 - 15:05
IL 31:
15:05 - 15:25
IL 32:
15:25 - 15:40
OP 8:
15:40 - 16:00
TEA & COFFEE BREAK
16:00 - 18:00
SESSION 9: Quantum crystallographic tools and their advancements
16:00 - 16:05
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS BY THE SESSION CHAIR
16:05 - 16:25
IL 33:
16:25 - 16:45
IL 34:
16:45 - 17:05
IL 35:
17:05 - 17:25
IL 36:
17:25 - 17:45
IL 37:
17:45 - 18:00
OP 9:
18:00 - 19:00
BREAK
19:00 - 20:00
DINNER & NETWORKING
20:00 - 22:00
SESSION 10: Open meeting of the IUCr Commission on Quantum Crystallography
7:30 - 8:00
BREAKFAST
8:00 - 19:30
CONFERENCE TOUR TO TAJ MAHAL AND AGRA FORT & NETWORKING
19:30 - 21:00
DINNER
8:00 - 9:00
BREAKFAST
9:00 - 13:00
SESSION 11: Chemical bonding, non-covalent interactions and topological analyses
9:00 - 9:05
REMARKS BY THE SESSION CHAIR
9:05 - 9:55
PL 5: By Prof. Dr. Dietmar Stalke, Göttingen University, Germany
9:55 - 10:30
KN 4: By Dr. Simon Grawosky, University of Bern, Switzerland
10:30 - 11:00
TEA & COFFEE BREAK
11:00 - 11:20
IL 38:
11:20 - 11:40
IL 39:
11:40 - 12:00
IL 40:
12:00 - 12:20
IL 41:
12:20 - 12:40
IL 42:
12:40 - 12:55
OP 10:
12:55 - 14:00
LUNCH & NETWORKING
14:00 - 15:30
ROUND TABLE: ADVANCING QUANTUM CRYSTALLOGRAPHY: STRONGER INTERACTIONS BETWEEN EXPERIMENTALISTS AND THEORETICIANS?
15:30 - 16:00
CLOSING REMARKS BY THE CHAIR AND CO-CHAIRS & PRIZE DISTRIBUTIONS
P. Munshi, D. Jayatilaka, T. N. Guru Row
16:00 - 16:30
HIGH TEA & GOODBYE
7:30 - 8:20
BREAKFAST
8:20 - 19:30
WORKSHOP ON QUANTUM CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC TOOLS
8:20 - 8:30
Opening Remarks and Readiness
8:30 - 10:30
Olex2/NoSpherA2/QBox
10:30 - 11:00
TEA & COFFEE BREAK
11:00 - 12:30
lamaGOET/Tonto
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch & Discussion
13:30 - 15:30
Crystal23
15:30 - 16:00
TEA & COFFEE BREAK
16:00 - 18:00
XD2024
18:00 - 18:30
Free time & Discussion
18:30 - 19:30
CrystalExplorer
19:30 - 20:00
Free time & Discussion
20:00 - 21:00
Dinner & Discussion
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Parthapratim Munshi
Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence
Delhi NCR, India
Organizer & Chair
Tayur N. Guru Row
Indian Institute of Science,
Bangalore, India
Co-Organizer & Co-Chair
LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Venkatesha R. Hathwar
Goa University, Goa
Sajesh P. Thomas
Indian Institute of Technology,
Delhi
Bappaditya Gole
Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence,
Delhi NCR
Sakshi Choudhary
(Graduate student),
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali
Biswajit Mohanty
(Graduate student),
Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence,
Delhi NCR
Yogita Gupta
(Graduate student),
Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence,
Delhi NCR
Ashi Singh
(Graduate student),
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
LOCAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Ananya Mukherjee
Vice Chancellor,
Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence, Delhi NCR, India
Sanjeev Galande
Dean, SoNS,
Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence, Delhi NCR, India
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
- P. M. Dominiak (Chair, Poland)
- L. Bucinsky (Slovakia)
- H. Cao (USA)
- J. Contreras-Garcia (France)
- S. Grabowsky (Switzerland)
- P. Nakashima (Australia)
- L. Massa (USA)
- C. Matta (Canada)
- P. Munshi (India)
- M. Pendas (Spain)
- T. Ishigaki (Ex Officio, Japan)
- Pierre Becker, Université Paris-Saclay (France)
- Krzysztof Woźniak, University of Warsaw (Poland)
- Dietmar Stalke, Universität Göttingen (Germany)
- Sason Shaik, Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Israel)
- Cherif F. Matta, Mount Saint Vincent University (Canada)
- Carlo Gatti, Italian National Research Council (Italy)
- K. B. Joshi, ML Sukhadia University (India)
ACCOMMODATION
Registration fees does not include accommodation.
For registered participants, limited accommodations are available on campus and can be booked through registration link (different kind of on campus accommodations are provided in the registration link). On spot registered participants will not be entitled for the on campus accommodation.
Eagle Nest - Visitor Hostel (VH) Room Details
| Room Type | Description of Room | Occupancy | Rate per Night (Including GST) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | One room with single bed and attached washroom | Single - 1 person | INR 2000/- |
| 1 BHK | One bedroom with a double bed , attached washroom, hall, and a small kitchenette | Double - 2 persons | INR 2700/- |
| 2BHK | One bedroom with a double bed, one bedroom with single bed, attached washroom, one hall and a small kitchenette | Triple - 3 persons | INR 3600/- |
All rooms in the Eagle Nest - Visitor Hostel are provided with an air conditioner, Wi-Fi facility, Telephony Instrument, Television, Water bottles, Electric Kettle with tea, coffee, sugar, and milk sashes. Meal and laundry charges are not included and are paid separately.
Please book directly using the hotel links provided below:
- Radisson Blu Hotel, Greater Noida (For more details, click here)
- Jaypee Greens Golf & Spa Resort, Greater Noida (For more details, click here)
The participants must arrange for their local transport (from and to the airport/hotel/conference venue). Assistance can be provided to book the transport.
The Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence is a multidisciplinary, student-centric research university established in 2011 by Shiv Nadar, one of India's foremost philanthropists and a pioneer of technological revolution. It has four Schools, viz., Engineering, Natural Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences, Management & Entrepreneurship, and the Academy of Continuing Education. We were the first university in the country to offer a 4-year multidisciplinary research degree. Today, we are continuing as trailblazers with new kinds of curriculum, championed by faculty drawn from some of the top institutions in the country and the world. With low faculty-student ratios, their in-depth attention to students lead to high levels of student success.
At Shiv Nadar, academic research is the fundamental building block of the academic mission. It includes basic and applied research, scholarly publications and creative expression, and interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research. The University is home to excellent research infrastructure including a dedicated Research Block with an area of 63000 sq.ft. that houses major research equipments and facilities for experimental research.
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Organizing committee of this meeting to promote women in quantum crystallography and ensure, as far as possible, equal opportunities for male and female delegates.
Taking in to account the statistics of gender balance from previous Sagamore meetings, we aim to maintain a better balance. Efforts will be made to ensure that in microsymposia at least 30-40% of the presentations will be given by women scientists.
Further, the IUCr criteria for gender balance will be applied in selecting bursaries for young scientists attending the meeting.
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