The University of Antwerp (AXES group), together with Ghent University (XMI group) and Liege University (CEA) have the pleasure of inviting you to the 2021 edition of the European X-ray Spectrometry conference. This edition of the EXRS conference, organised in collaboration with the European Microbeam Analysis Society (EMAS), will take place in the historic city centre of Bruges (Belgium), which is listed as UNESCO world heritage.