Announcing the 2026 International Particle Accelerator Conference IPAC’26

The IPAC is a key date in the calendar for the particle accelerator community, with next year's edition set to take place in northern France

The 17th International Particle Accelerator Conference, IPAC'26, will take place at the International Congress Centre in Deauville, France, from Sunday 17th May to Friday 22nd May 2026.

IPAC’26 is being hosted by GANIL, along with strong coordination support from CEA, CNRS, ESRF and SOLEIL laboratories in France. 

IPAC’26 will offer an exciting programme of invited and contributed talks (selected from submitted abstracts), a large-scale industrial exhibition (over four days), student support grants, lively poster sessions, an accelerator prize event, an industry session, several social activities and a rich companion programme. An equal opportunity event and a student-tutoring programme will also be organised.

A scientific programme of invited oral presentations has been developed and is available at this link.   

To register for the event and for further information, visit the IPAC’26 website here