The SOLEIL synchrotron source is currently setting-up IPANEMA, the ancient materials' European platform, dedicated to the support of research activities on historical and ancient materials due to open to users late 2010.

The platform aims at supporting users from the fields of archaeology, palaeontology, conservation and past environments sciences and at contributing to the development of new analytical ethodologies for these fields. A new synchrotron beamline will be set up and operated in the framework of the platform. IPANEMA will consist of a core team of 15 technicians, engineers and scientists and will host up to 25 external researchers primarily in the framework of short- to mid-term research projects.

This workshop is the continuation of the definition work performed by the IPANEMA working groups since 2008 (100 scientists involved).

The workshop is open, free of inscription fee, to all potentials users and interested scientists of the beamline to be built.