Abstract submission

The Organizing Committee of LACA-ABCr 2025 invites researchers, students, and professionals to submit abstracts for oral and poster presentations. Submissions are welcome in all areas of crystallography and structural science, as outlined on our Scientific Topics page.

 

Guidelines

  • Deadline for abstract submission: June 30, 2025

  • Abstracts must be submitted in English.

  • Submissions are limited to one page (A4), including text and references. No figures or tables are allowed.

Please use the official Word template provided below to prepare your abstract:

👉 Download Abstract Template (DOCX, PDF)

Your abstract should follow the structure and formatting provided in the template. Only text-based content will be accepted; submissions containing figures or tables will be rejected.

 

Submission Process

Send your completed abstract as a PDF document (.pdf) through the LACA-ABCr 2025 Registration Portal.

 

Important Notes

  • All accepted abstracts will be included in the official Book of Abstracts.

  • At least one author must register for the conference to present the work.

  • Abstracts submitted for oral presentations may be reallocated as posters depending on the program schedule and number of submissions.

For questions about the submission process, please contact us at:

📩 [email protected]

Scientific topics

  • Structural Biology and Biomolecular Crystallography
    Includes macromolecular crystallography, protein-ligand complexes, membrane proteins, fragment screening, cryo-crystallography, and complementary techniques such as SAXS and cryo-EM integration.

  • Pharmaceuticals, Natural Products, and Supramolecular Chemistry
    Encompasses drug polymorphism, co-crystals, salts, crystal engineering in pharmaceuticals, and structural studies of natural compounds.

  • Inorganic Materials and Solid-State Chemistry
    Includes crystal structure determination and characterization of inorganic materials, ceramics, functional oxides, zeolites, perovskites, and magnetic materials.

  • Soft Matter and Molecular Crystals
    Focuses on polymorphism, phase transitions, hydrogen bonding, halogen bonding, and other non-covalent interactions in organic solids and molecular assemblies.

  • Crystallography for Energy and Environmental Applications
    Structural studies of materials for batteries, solar cells, photocatalysis, CO₂ capture, and sustainability.

  • Organometallic Complexes, Coordination Compounds, and MOFs
    Encompasses the structural aspects of metal-organic frameworks and supramolecular architectures.

  • Powder Diffraction and Microcrystalline Analysis
    Includes structural analysis from powder data, pair distribution function (PDF) studies, and applications in materials, minerals, pharmaceuticals, etc.

  • Crystallography under Extreme Conditions
    Structure studies at high/low temperatures, high pressures, and in situ studies involving phase transitions and dynamic behavior.

  • Quantum Crystallography and Charge Density Analysis
    Investigates electron densities, multipolar models, electrostatic potentials, and quantum chemical insights derived from crystallographic data.

  • Synchrotron and Neutron Scattering Techniques
    Applications of large-scale facilities to structural studies, including time-resolved experiments, non-ambient conditions, and multi-modal approaches.

  • Mineralogy and Geosciences
    Including mineral structures, geological applications, and natural crystalline materials.

  • Industrial and Cultural Heritage Applications of Crystallography
    Includes quality control, forensics, conservation science, and archaeological materials.

  • Methods, Instrumentation, and Computational Crystallography
    Covers advances in diffraction techniques (X-ray, neutron, electron), instrumentation development, total scattering, Rietveld refinement, crystallographic software, data science, machine learning applications, and structure prediction.

  • Crystallographic Education
    Teaching methods, educational tools, inclusive practices, and innovations in crystallographic pedagogy.

How to Register

Registration is available online through the LACA-ABCr 2025 Registration Portal .

Participants opting for the LACA-ABCr/LAPDiC combined registrations must also register at the LAPDiC Registration Portal .

Attention Participants:

Key Steps for Registering in Both LACA-ABCr 2025 & LAPDiC

When registering for both the LACA-ABCr 2025 meeting and LAPDiC, it is important to complete the registration for each event separately. After you have finished registering for the first event, you must log out of that registration area before starting the registration process for the second event. This procedure is necessary even when opting for a combined registration fee and will ensure you receive separate registration numbers for each conference.

For any inquiries regarding registration, payments, or abstract submissions, please contact [email protected].

We look forward to welcoming you to Fortaleza in October 2025!

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