Crystallography remains a central pillar of structural biology, and as novel structures become increasingly rare and light sources' capabilities continue to grow, serial crystallography is also of growing importance. Open communication between developers and users in both hardware and software domains, and between these groups of developers, helps us choose the most impactful work to undertake and to approach it with adequate understanding of context, possibilities and limitations. Building on an energizing inaugural workshop in 2023, we are convening the second Serial Crystallography Methods Workshop from August 18th to 22nd, 2025, in Hamburg, Germany. The program will be hybrid, and all sessions can be attended by zoom.
The workshop format will mirror the format from 2023, with a strong emphasis on conversation and consensus-building. We are again planning two days dedicated to developers for sharing advancements and determining how to address challenges, to be followed by two days focused on user experiences, and finally a wrap-up day for developers to organize our efforts toward our collective goals over the next two years. As with the 2023 event, we will generate and distribute a report at the close of the workshop summarizing the outcomes of discussions.
