First Mexican Synchrotron Radiation Users Meeting

The first Mexican Synchrotron Radiation Users Meeting took place in Cuernavaca on May 4–6, 2011, with 74 researchers and students in attendance. This event was organized by the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM), the Universidad de Guanajuato (UG), and the Centro de Investigacion y de Estudios Avanzados (Cinvestav), and supported by the Mexican Science and Technology Council (CONACyT). The meeting originated from an initiative of the Mexican High Energy Physics Network in coordination with CONACyT as an initial step in evaluating the feasibility and pertinence of building a synchrotron light source in Mexico, envisioned as a facility that would also be open to users from other countries. This initiative included other actions such as visits to recently opened synchrotrons in order to broaden perspective and gain knowledge of the potential technological and economic impact of constructing and operating a synchrotron light source in Mexico.