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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The organizing team behind IUCr2026 is thrilled to invite the global crystallographic community to the 27th IUCr Congress and General Assembly, taking place August 11–18, 2026 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.</span><span></span></p>

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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hosted by the American Crystallographic Association (ACA), the Canadian National Committee for Crystallography (CNCC), and the newly proposed American Union of Crystallography (AUC), the Congress will gather thousands of researchers to share discoveries, build collaborations, and celebrate the vibrancy of structural science. The event will be held in the stunning new BMO Centre at Stampede Park, a state-of-the-art convention venue located in the heart of downtown Calgary.</span><span></span></p>

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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Researchers from every corner of crystallography and related disciplines are encouraged to submit their work for consideration in the program alongside plenaries, keynotes, microsymposia, and posters. </span><span></span></p>

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