Heavy Ion Cafe

23/02/2026

【国際会議・研究会・スクールの案内】

11月に上海で開催される第11回Asian Triangle Heavy-Ion Conferenceのfirst announcementです。

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Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that "The 11th Asian Triangle Heavy-Ion Conference (ATHIC 2026)" will be hosted by Fudan University and held at the Shanghai Science Hall – the historic venue that hosted Quark Matter 2006 two decades ago – from November 5 (Thursday) to November 9 (Monday), 2026, with onsite registration starting on Thursday, November 5.

The conference aims to bring together researchers to discuss recent experimental and theoretical progress in heavy-ion collisions and related fields. The scientific program of ATHIC 2026 will focus on a wide range of topics, including Initial state and thermalization, Jets and medium response, Heavy quarks and quarkonia, Electromagnetic probes, Collective dynamics, Correlations and fluctuations, QCD phase diagram and extreme conditions, QGP in small systems, Strong fields and vorticity, Hadronic interactions and exotic states, New theoretical developments, and Experimental techniques and future programs.

The conference website is now available at:
https://napp.fudan.edu.cn/event/381/

Online registration and applications for financial support for young students and postdoctoral researchers will open around March 20, 2026, via the conference website. Details regarding eligibility and application procedures will be provided at that time.

The registration fees are as follows (The conference registration includes access to all scientific sessions, conference materials, lunches, coffee breaks, and the conference dinner banquet. Accommodation and travel costs are not included.):

Early registration fee (until 15 September 2026): 1800 CNY / 240 EUR / 250 USD
Late registration fee (16 September – 5 November 2026): 2500 CNY / 340 EUR / 350 USD
Fee for accompanying person to attend the conference dinner banquet: 500 CNY / 60 EUR / 60 USD

Please forward this announcement to your students, group members, and colleagues who may be interested.

We look forward to welcoming you in Shanghai in 2026!

Best regards,

Prof. Guo-Liang Ma (Fudan University)
On behalf of the Local Organizing Committee at Fudan University
Conference Website: https://napp.fudan.edu.cn/event/381

Overview The 11th Asian Triangle Heavy-Ion Conference (ATHIC 2026) will be hosted by Fudan University in Shanghai, China. The conference will take place at the Shanghai Science Hall, Shanghai, from Thursday, November 5th to Monday, November 9th, 2026. This will be an exclusively in-person event, wit...

21/02/2026

【国際会議・研究会・スクールの案内】

7月に韓国・釜山で開催されるxQCDの案内です。

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Dear Colleagues,

We hope this message finds you well.

We are very pleased to announce that xQCD 2026 will be held at Pukyong National University (PKNU), Busan, Korea, on 14–17 July 2026 (https://indico.ibs.re.kr/event/1158/), with the accompanying PhD School on QCD in Extreme Conditions taking place on 12–13 July 2026 (https://indico.ibs.re.kr/event/1208/). Please find attached:

The First Circular
The official conference poster

We would be truly honored by your participation in xQCD 2026. Your presence and scientific input would significantly strengthen the academic depth and international character of the meeting. We hope you will consider joining us again in Busan next July.

In addition, we kindly request your support in promoting xQCD 2026. We would greatly appreciate it if you could circulate the attached First Circular and poster within your department, research group, institutional mailing lists, and among collaborators and students who may be interested.

Broad international participation is essential to the conference’s scientific impact and global visibility, and your assistance in disseminating this information would be highly valuable.

We sincerely look forward to welcoming you to Busan in July 2026.

With best regards,

Seung-il Nam
Chair, Local Organizing Committee
xQCD 2026
Department of Physics, Pukyong National University (PKNU), Korea

xQCD 2026 Local Organizing Committee (LOC)
[email protected]

14/01/2026

【国際会議・研究会・スクールの案内】
６月にアメリカ・ナッシュビルで開催される国際会議Hard Probes 2026の案内です。

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Dear colleagues,

We have extended the abstract submission deadline for the 13th International Conference on Hard and Electromagnetic Probes of High-Energy Nuclear Collisions (HP2026) to Friday, January 23, 2026:
https://indico.cern.ch/event/1428985/abstracts/

Dates and venue
The main program will begin on Monday morning, June 22, and end on Friday, June 26, 2026. A Student Day will precede the main program on Sunday, June 21. HP2026 will highlight recent theoretical advances and the latest experimental results from BNL, CERN, and other international facilities.

The conference will be hosted at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. Plenary sessions will be held in the Student Life Center, while parallel sessions and the poster session will be in nearby academic buildings. Lunches will be in Vanderbilt's newly built dining halls. The area around Vanderbilt offers a variety of dining options within walking distance, from upscale restaurants to budget-friendly spots, with many more options a short bus ride or rideshare away.


Scientific program:
- Jet modification and medium response
- High-momentum hadrons and correlations
- Heavy quarks and quarkonia
- Electromagnetic and electroweak probes
- Nuclear PDFs, saturation, and early-time dynamics
- Future experimental facilities and new techniques
- ML/AI and quantum computing in high-energy nuclear physics


Important dates
- Abstract submission deadline: Friday, January 23, 2026
- Abstract acceptance notifications: Friday, February 20, 2026
- Student & postdoc support application deadline: Wednesday, February 25, 2026
- Early-bird registration deadline: Wednesday, April 15, 2026
- Regular registration deadline: Friday, May 15, 2026


Registration fees
- Early-bird: USD 500
- Regular: USD 600
Refund/cancellation policy and payment details will be posted on the Indico site.


Student & postdoc Support
Support will be available for a limited number of graduate students and postdocs in the form of a reduced registration fee and/or lodging in Vanderbilt's recently built residence halls.


Travel and accommodations
- Travel: Nashville International Airport (BNA) is located ~15 km from campus with frequent connections via major U.S. hubs and select international flights. Ground transportation to Vanderbilt via rideshare or taxi typically takes 15–25 minutes.
- Accommodations: Conference-rate hotel room blocks within walking distance of campus and affordable on-campus residence-hall housing will be offered. Details and booking links will be available on Indico soon.


Visas
We encourage international participants who require a visa to enter the U.S. to apply as early as possible. Participants who require a visa invitation letter can request one through the conference website: https://indico.cern.ch/event/1428985/page/34654-international-travel-and-visa
If you are a student or postdoctoral researcher, you will need to upload a letter from your advisor with the Indico visa request form.


Conference website and contact
- Indico: https://indico.cern.ch/event/1428985/overview
- Contact: [email protected]


We look forward to welcoming you to Nashville for HP2026.

The HP2026 Local Organizing Committee
Steffen A. Bass
Friederike Bock
Yi (Luna) Chen
Megan Connors
Raghav (Rithya) Kunnawalkam Elayavalli
Vicki Greene [co-chair]
John Lajoie
Berndt Müller
Christine Nattrass
Jean-François Paquet [co-chair]
Julia Velkovska [co-chair]

The 13th International Conference on Hard and Electromagnetic Probes of High-Energy Nuclear Collisions (Hard Probes 2026, HP2026) will take place in Nashville, Tennessee on picturesque campus of Vanderbilt University in the US from 22-26 June 2026. The student lectures will take place on Sunday, Jun...