The Libera Workshop is one of the main opportunities to meet and exchange knowledge with experts in beam diagnostics and data acquisition systems for particle accelerators. Participants learn about new applications and digital signal processing techniques based on the newly available technologies and have the chance to present the status of their projects.
Walk through the workshop’s history and meet all the outstanding presenters we have hosted through the years.
Our second Libera Workshop was hosted at our premises in Solkan.
We were joined by 24 participants from 13 different institutes from 3 different continents.
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More than 25 participants from 13 laboratories exchanged their experiences at the Libera Workshop 2007.
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The fourth Libera Workshop was visited by 23 participants from 12 different research institutes.
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In 2009 we were joined by 29 participants from all over the world – from 16 different institutes.
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In 2010 we hosted the 5th Libera Workshop.
Take a look at the presentation from our team as well as our partners:
Matjaž Žnidarčič, Instrumentation Technologies: Libera Brilliance Single Pass
Silvano Bassanese, Stefano Cleva, Elettra: Beam Stabilization at FERMI@Elettra
Wonder what we discussed during the 2011 Libera Workshop?
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Take a look at the proceeding presented at the LIBERA Workshop in 2012:
Rolland Johnson, Muons Inc.: Accelerator-Driven Subcritical Reactor
Peter McIntosh, STFC Daresbury Laboratory: Advanced Accelerator Test Facilities at Daresbury Laboratory
Volker Schlott, PSI: Reference Distribution System for Swiss FEL
Nicolas Hubert, Soleil: The ThomX Project
Take a look at the photos we captured:
Take a look at the presentation from the 2013 workshop edition:
Don’t believe we had an amazing time? Take a look at the photos:
Take a look at the photos we captured:
In 2015 our Libera Workshop was hosted in the romantic village of Štanjel, in the Karst region.
The 12th Libera Workshop was held from June 8 to 10, 2016 at Grad Kromberk, Nova Gorica, Slovenia.
The baseline for the 12th workshop was “Libera as a partner”.
As usual, the workshop focused on your experience and challenges. As we see it, some of the highlights include:
– The new Libera family is ready and embraces new applications – BPM electronics Beam Loss Monitors, Digitizers, X-Ray BPM electronics, Cavity BPM electronics
– Light Sources: The future of the high-performance electronics
– Maintaining an instrument-platform: something you wouldn’t imagine
– How we designed the first temperature-stabilized LLRF
– Exploring whether industries and institutes can engage in long-term collaborations
The location was Grad Kromberk, a renovated Renaissance fortress that stands on a hill on the edge of Nova Gorica. It is surrounded by beautiful parkland and by vineyards producing distinctive local wines.
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The 13th Libera Workshop, was held from May 31st to June 2nd in Vipolže, in the gorgeous Goriška Brda wine region.
At the moment there were more than 200 units in use, which confirmed the high level of interest in Libera Spark and the other applications developed on the same platform. At the same time, we introduced a much more powerful platform that was at the center of discussion during this workshop.
The official slogan was “Time for Synergy”. We see synergy in companies collaborating with each other, being proactive with users, and taking more responsibility for the results. This is particularly true for medical accelerator projects in which we have (at the time) started to play a significant role.
Some of the highlights that were discussed:
Take a look at the proceeding presented in 2017:
Take a look at the photos from the 13th Libera Workshop:
The 14th Libera Workshop was held from May 16th to May 18th. The venue was the peaceful and romantic Gredič Castle, located in the heart of the Brda wine region. It was a special year as Instrumentation Technologies was celebrating its 20th birthday.
A general outline of the topics:
Schedule:
May 16th – Training sessions on Libera instruments (optional) + welcome drink
May 17th – Libera Workshop 2018
May 18th – Satellite meetings (upon prior arrangement)
Proceeding presented:
Take a look at our favorite moments:
In 2021 Libera workshop was hosted fully online.
You can watch all the presentations by clicking here.
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In 2022 Libera workshop was hosted in a hybrid form. 39 in-person and 82 online participants joined the event.
You can watch all the presentations by clicking here.
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After three years of uncertainty and online/hybrid events, Libera Workshop 2023 was organized as a fully in-person event, from May 15th to 17th, in the surroundings of our headquarters in the beautiful Goriška region, Slovenia.
This year was special, as Instrumentation Technologies celebrates its 25th anniversary, and there was no better way to spend it than by enjoying it with those who made it possible.
Libera Workshop gathered experts in beam diagnostics and RF systems at Guerila Winery, a beautiful estate overlooking Vipava Valley. We listened to exciting presentations about the use of Libera instruments all while enjoying the green views, local food, and biodynamic wine.
If you missed Libera Workshop, you can still look at the presentations.
By clicking on the presenter’s name you can view their presentation.
We captured some of the many beautiful moments in between the presentations, have a look:
19th Libera Workshop brought together experts from all around the globe to discus trends in beam diagnostics. First day was spent in the middle of wine region of Goriška Brda, in Tavarneta Estate, while second and third day brought visitors to the home of Libera instruments at Instrumentation Technologies headquarters.
If you feel like you missed out, you can browse through photos and presentations from amazing talks presented during the workshop.
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Additionally to presentations, our experts prepared trainings on our instrumentation. They offer unique opportunity to see instruments at work and directly address questions and concerns with product expert.
This year 6 trainings were offered:
We captured some of the many beautiful moments in between the presentations, have a look:
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This will be the 20th edition of this meeting originally created for community of Libera users to share their experiences with the instrumentation. Through the years the workshop became a larger platform for beam diagnostics and RF experts to share their perspectives, experiences, and best practices. It also serves as a training platform where “new” and “old” users can receive hands on free training from our Libera team.
Libera Workshop is an opportunity to:
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NEW IN 2025: KEYNOTE SPEAKER
We are pleased to welcome Dr. John Byrd as our keynote speaker. In his talk, he will provide an overview of developments in industrial accelerators for semiconductor manufacturing and beyond.
Schedule:
May 13th: End of DEELS in Trieste, organized transportation to Nova Gorica from Trieste and Venice airport
May 14th: an all day Libera Workshop in a scenic location somewhere in the Goriška region + dinner
May 15th: Training and meetings at Instrumentation Technologies + picnic
May 16th: Training and meetings at Instrumentation Technologies, organized departure at 13
Program May 14th:
This years Libera Workshop dates work perfectly with DEELS, that will be hosted by Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste, only 60 km away from Instrumentation Technologies headquarters. A transportation for participants will be provided free of charge by Instrumentation Technologies.
An important note: In 2025 Nova Gorica will be European capital of culture with many amazing events happening in our surroundings, meaning a lot of tourist will visit our beautiful town. Instrumentation Technologies will pre-book a few rooms at the nearby hotel – Sabotin, to make sure our participants get a room at a cheaper price. We ask you to register and let us know your interest as soon as possible in order to guarantee you a room.
Registrations are now open!
