Hello, and happy new year! [and absolutely no apologies for cross-posting 😉] Tomorrow evening, we will have a panel discussion at the CCP4 study weekend about the future of crystallography, called “Crystallography is Dead. Long Live Crystallography!” [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_king_is_dead,_long_live_the_king]. Whether you’re attending the CCP4SW or not, we want to hear from the community about your thoughts on the subject (see the blurb below), so that we can discuss things the community is most interested in! if you have a few minutes, please do fill in the form (all questions are optional): https://forms.office.com/e/3K5qSMNpYh. Thanks, and looking forward to seeing some of you very soon! Your friendly neighbourhood scientific organisation team, Nicholas Pearce, Helen Ginn, and Clemens Vonrhein Blurb: In this session, we will discuss the current state and the future of crystallographic experiments in the context of structural biology: * what are the unconfronted problems that the field still faces? * what problems are now essentially solved? * where should future method development be focussed? * what challenges are emerging from new experimental developments? * do new experiments provide new perspectives on old problems? Inevitably, this will include discussion of whether these challenges are likely to be addressed by the application of recent advances in AI, and, with the continued developments in cryoEM, what is crystallography's role as a part of the structural biologist's toolbox? Panel Chair: Elspeth Garman Panel Members: Dave Brown, Arwen Pearson, Ashwin Chari Please submit questions for consideration during the panel discussion using the form below! and we look forward to seeing you on 3rd Jan! Some of the questions are asked mischievously - you are welcome to have some fun with your answers! All questions are optional! https://forms.office.com/e/3K5qSMNpYh