In a first-ever collaboration, three U.S. Department of Energy national laboratory light source facilities—the Advanced Light Source, the Linac Coherent Light Source, and the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource—will come together for a joint users’ meeting, hosted at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.
This unprecedented scientific gathering brings together the Bay Area’s world-leading light source community in a single, week-long event. While Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource and Linac Coherent Light Source have traditionally hosted a joint users’ meeting, 2026 marks the inaugural participation of the Advanced Light Source as a full partner, creating a unique forum for cross-facility collaboration, shared vision, and scientific exchange.
Each year, thousands of scientists from universities, national laboratories, and industry worldwide use the Advanced Light Source, Linac Coherent Light Source, and Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource to advance discovery across materials and energy sciences, chemistry, biology, medicine, environmental science, engineering, astronomy, and physics.
Advance registration will be required to participate in this onsite meeting. More details—including registration, abstract submission, and program highlights—will be announced soon.