We would like to invite you to participate in the workshop on “GISANS - Advancing data reduction and analysis”, which will be held in Grenoble on 18th March 2026 -19th March 2026. It will the first workshop in a planned regular series for developing an instrument-independent GISA(N)S software for future SAS/GISAS users. The respective data reduction and analysis steps have to be discussed for (i) defining a roadmap and priority list for the required functionality, and (ii) implementing these features into the software BornAgain.
The Indico registration webpage is now available online at the link below:
https://workshops.ill.fr/event/573/registrations/380/
In this workshop, we will discuss following points:
Point A. + B.
ToF-GISANS + Multiple scattering
Point C.
Background handling
Point D.
Normalization
Point E.
Using SANS software
Point F.
Instrumentation & Q/lambda resolution
Point G.
Documentation
Point H.
Integration of McStas with BornAgain
Point I.
Get a common data format for GISANS data reduction
For further details please see the registration page and the following link to cansas:
https://wiki.cansas.org/index.php?title=/GISANS_Data_Reduction_and_Analysis_Upgrades_Initiative
Registration fees: are covered thanks to sponsorship from ESS and ILL.
Accommodation: Participants are encouraged to reserve their own accommodation in the city center as the ILL/ESRF guesthouse had been booked.
A total of 15 studios are available at the Marie Curie Residence from 16 - 18 March. Rooms can be booked via the registration form at an additional cost of €62,70 per night, including breakfast. They will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis.
Registration deadline: Friday 13th February 2026
Thank you very much!
Sincerely,
Annika Stellhorn
On behalf of the Organizing Committee: Adrian Rennie, Apostolos Vagias, Annika Stellhorn, and Emily Ryan