Workshop on Accelerator Operations 2025

Breakout Summaries Now Available

There were six breakout sessions held at WAO2025. The summary notes are now available on this website. Go to the Submitted Abstracts page and search for Lali Tchelidze's presentations to find all six sets of notes. (They were added under her name as she was teh person who presented them on Friday morning.)

There are a few talks missing from the website. We will be working to get them on the site over the next few days. Please check back soon to see if they have been added.

Reminder about booking Hotel rooms

The block of rooms at the Sheraton Cavalier hotel where the Workshop takes place are no longer reserved. If you still have not booked your room we ask that you still consider booking at the Sheraton as it still helps the organizing committee. If you need help with this please reach out to wao2025@lightsource.ca and we will do all that we can to help.

Welcome

The 14th Workshop on Accelerator Operations (WAO) will take place in Saskatoon, Canada from September 22th to the 26th, 2025. WAO2025 is organized by the Canadian Light Source. 

The series of WAO international workshops facilitate discussions and collaborations on particle accelerator operations among specialists from the world's leading accelerator institutes. The first WAO workshop was held in 1996 at JLab in Newport News, US. Since then, the workshop has been organized biennially by accelerator institutes in Europe, The Americas, and Asia. The WAO2025 program will include contributed talks, as well as poster sessions and parallel discussions. It will cover a wide range of topics related to the operations of particle accelerators.

We look forward seeing you in person for WAO2025.

For Those Requiring a Visa to Come to Canada

If you require a visa to come to Canada, we ask that you register quickly so you can begin the paperwork necessary to enter Canada and attend WAO2025. 

On the registration section, you will find an option to request a Visa Support Letter. Please specify if you need a letter and send us the information through our email (WAO2025@lightsource.ca). This information includes the appropriate mailing address of your facility so we can get started on your Visa Support Letter.

For Those Requiring an ETA to Come to Canada

If you require an ETA (Electronic Travel Authorization) to come to Canada, please follow the guidance on the Government of Canada website below:

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/visit-canada/eta.html

For Those Requiring an Invitation Letter or an Internal Process Letter

If you require an Internal Process Letter (a letter that you give to your management so you can attend WAO2025) please register without paying and check the Internal Process Letter box. Someone from the Secretariat will then contact you and get you the letter that you require.

If you require a visa to come to Canada you should also check the Visa Support Letter check box at the time of registration as well. Once you have your management's approval to attend you can pay your registration fees and someone from the Secretariat can send you the Visa Support Letter so you can apply for a visa.