The Advanced Light Source is planning a major upgrade, which will result in brighter, more coherent beams. The upgrade will occur in 4-5 years, and so now is the time for the biosciences community to define our vision of synchrotron capabilites for biosciences (scattering, diffraction, tomography and IR methods) in the years to come, and to plan how we will make use of the upgraded ALS source. Towards this end, we are planning a workshop to be held at Berkeley Lab on Weds, Feb 13. If you are interested in attending, please contact Corie Ralston (cyralston@lbl.gov). Hope to see you there!