Since 2006, the sequence of conferences has been held at three year intervals. Attendees at the conference will vote on bids to host the next conference(s). Conference history 2024, XIX, Taipei, ROC Taiwan 2022, XVIII, Campinas, Brazil 2018, XVII, Traverse City, Michigan, US 2015, XVI, Berlin, Germany 2012, XV, Sydney, Australia 2009, XIV, Oxford, UK 2006, XIII, Kyoto, Japan 2002, XII, Venice, Italy 1999, XI, Upton, New York, US 1996, X, Campinas, Brazil 1993, IX, Saclay, France 1990, VIII, Leuven, Belgium 1987, VII, Prague, Czechoslovakia 1983, VI, Hamburg, Germany 1980, V, Berlin, Germany 1977, IV, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, US 1973, III, Grenoble, France 1970, II, Graz, Austria 1965, I, Syracuse, New York, US Awards Several awards are presented at the international conference. André Guinier Prize The André Guinier Prize (in honor of André Guinier) is given for lifetime achievement, a major breakthrough, or an outstanding contribution to the field of small-angle scattering. This award is sponsored by the IUCr and the conference organizers. Previous recipients of the Guinier prize: 2022 – Jill Trewhella (University of Sydney, Australia) 2018 – Dmitri Svergun (EMBL, Germany) 2015 – Sow-Hsin Chen (MIT, US) 2012 – Otto Glatter (University of Graz, Austria) 2009 – Vittorio Luzzati (Centre de Génétique Moléculaire, CNRS, Gif-sur-Yvette, France) 2006 – Heinrich B. Stuhrmann (GKSS Forschungszentrum Geesthacht, Germany) 2002 – Michael Agamalian (ORNL, Oak Ridge, TN, US) Otto Kratky Prize The Otto Kratky Prize is awarded to an outstanding young scientist working in SAXS. This award is sponsored by Anton Paar. To be eligible, you must be a fully registered attendee at the international conference of that year, be author or co-author on an abstract utilizing SAXS, and either less than 35 years of age or fewer than five years since the date of PhD graduation. The prize jury is assembled by the conference organizers and staff of Anton Paar. Previous recipients of the Kratky prize: 2022 – Malina Seyffertitz (Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria) 2018 – Andreas Haahr Larsen (University of Copenhagen, Denmark) 2015 – Marianne Liebi (PSI, Switzerland) 2012 – Ilja Voets (TU Eindhoven) 2009 – Cedric Gommes (University of Liege, Belgium) References Textbooks André Guinier, Gerard Fournet: Small-angle scattering of x-rays. New York: John Wiley & Sons (1955) O. Glatter, Otto Kratky (eds.): Small Angle X-ray Scattering. London: Academic Press (1982). Out of print.