Technical Conferences 2026

SPIE Photonics West

DATE: 17 Jan- 22 Jan 2026
PLACE:San Francisco
LOCATION: California, USA
Link: SPIE 2026

SPIE Advanced Lithography and Patterning

DATE: 22 Feb- 26 Feb 2026
PLACE:San Jose
LOCATION: California, USA
Link: SPIEAdv 2026

Focus on Microscopy

DATE: 29 Mar - 1 Apr 2026
PLACE: Stockholm,
LOCATION:  Sweden
Link: FOM 2026

The Optical Networking and Communication Conference & Exhibition 2026

DATE: 15 Mar- 19 Mar 2026
PLACE: Los Angeles
LOCATION: California, USA
Link: OFC 2026

CLEO Laser Science to Photonic Applications 2026

DATE: 17 May - 21 May 2026
PLACE: Charlotte Convention Center
LOCATION:North Carolina
Link: CLEO 2026

The International Conference on Electron, Ion and Photon Beam Technology and Nanofabrication 

DATE:  26 May - 29 May, 2026
PLACE:Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center
LOCATION: Denver, Colorado
LinkEIPBN 2026

Photonics North 2026

DATE:  2 June - 5 June, 2026
PLACE: Quebec City Convention Centre
LOCATION: Canada
LinkPhotonicsNorth

Compound Semiconductor Week 2026

DATE: 24 May - 28 May, 2026
PLACE: Kumamoto
LOCATION: Japan
Link: CSW 2026

57th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics

DATE: 1 June - 5 June, 2026
PLACE: Providence
LOCATION: Rhode Island
Link: DAMOP

The Electronic Materials Conference (EMC)

DATE: 24 June - 26 June, 2026
PLACE: University of Michigan
LOCATION: Detroit MI, United States
Link: EMC 2026

Optica Quantum 2.0 Conference and Exhibition

DATE: 15 June - 18 June, 2026
PLACE: Scottish Event Campus
LOCATION: Glasgow,United Kingdom
Link: Optica 2026

European Frequency and Time Forum

DATE: 10 May - 13 May, 2026
PLACE: Tampa
LOCATION: Florida,USA
Link: EFTF

The 34th International Conference on Photonic, Electronic, and Atomic Collisions

DATE: Aug 2 - Aug 7, 2026
PLACE: Sapporo
LOCATION: Japan
Link: ICPEAC 26

Optica Advanced Photonics Congress

DATE: July 26- July 30, 2026
PLACE: Hilton Long Beach
LOCATION: Long Beach, CA
Link: OSA 2026

EMC Related Conferences 2026

DATE: March - August 2026
PLACES:  United States, Europe, and Taiwan
LOCATIONS:  United States, France, Poland, India and Portugal
Link: EMC 2026

SPIE Active Photonic Platforms Conference

DATE: 23 Aug - 27 Aug, 2026
PLACE: San Diego, California
LOCATION: United States
Link: OPP 2026

2026 IEEE Research and Applications of Photonics In Defense Conference (RAPID)

DATE: 5 Aug- 7 Aug, 2026
PLACE:  Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa
LOCATION: Miramar Beach FL, United States
Link: RAPID 2026

Frontiers In Optics and the Division of Laser Science (Fio+LS)Conference

DATE: 27 September - 1 Oct, 2026
PLACE:Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center
LOCATION: Rochester NY, United States
Link: Fio LS 2026

2026 Asia Communications and Photonics Conference (ACP)

DATE: 1 Nov - 04 Nov, 2026
PLACE: Hangzhou
LOCATION: China
Link: ACP

2026 IEEE Photonics Conference (IPC)

DATE: 8 Nov - 12 Nov, 2026
PLACE: Denver
LOCATION: Colorado
Link: IPC 2026