We are pleased to announce that in 2018, the third annual meeting of the Italian Crystallographic Association (AIC) and of the Italian Society for Synchrotron Light (SILS) will be held in Rome, hosted by the CNR and the Sapienza University. The conference will be located in the Sapienza Campus and in the CNR central building, both on Piazzale Aldo Moro and very conveniently connected with railway and flight connections.