Fourth ANKA and KNMF User Meeting 2012

On October 10–11, 2012, the ANKA synchrotron radiation facility and the Karlsruhe NanoMicro Facility (KNMF), both user research facilities at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in Germany, hosted their fourth joint annual user meeting at the Ettlingen Castle. In the extraordinary ambiance of the baroque palace, the ANKA and KNMF directorates (represented by Clemens Heske and Jürgen Mohr, respectively) welcomed almost 200 participants representing universities, research facilities, and companies from 10 different countries. The meeting was kicked off by KIT Chief Science Officer Volker Saile, who emphasized the positive developments and increase in user numbers at both facilities.