Conferences

The IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems brings the robotics community to Pittsburgh from 27 September to 1 October 2026. The programme includes technical presentations, keynotes, workshops, tutorials, competitions and exhibits on intelligent robotic systems. Registration remains available; the regular registration deadline is 18 September 2026. Workshops and tutorials require separate registration.

Annual conference of the Bernstein Network Computational Neuroscience, bringing together students, postdocs and PIs from around the world to meet and discuss new scientific discoveries in computational neuroscience. Satellite workshops Sep 28-29, main conference Sep 29-Oct 1 at Goethe University, Campus Westend, Frankfurt am Main.

This Keystone Symposium brings structural and cellular biologists together to integrate cryo-electron microscopy, super-resolution and multiscale imaging, data science, computational modeling and deep learning. The programme connects molecular structure to tissue-level function and includes in-person, livestream and on-demand participation.

The Institute for Advanced Study's School of Natural Sciences convenes mathematicians and physicists working on Liouville theory for a three-day workshop spanning its spacelike, timelike and related formulations. Andreas Blommaert and Beatrix Muehlmann organize the programme at Rubenstein Commons, and the official event page states that drop-in attendance is welcome.

Explore how digital health and AI can improve health systems across Africa. The programme examines safe and trustworthy clinical AI, interoperable health data, digital public-health surveillance, and the translation of research into care. Sessions address maternal and youth mental health, primary-care capacity, workforce development, health-data governance and financing sustainable implementation. A session led by Morris Nguyen of Predicate AI Labs examines physiological intelligence for earlier neonatal sepsis detection, on 30 September from 14:00 to 15:00 in MH2B. The wider programme combines plenaries, technical sessions, workshops and discussions of evidence, adoption and scale. The summit takes place at Kigali Convention Centre, Rwanda, from 30 September to 2 October 2026. All programme times are Central Africa Time, CAT (GMT+2). The first day opens with a performance at 08:30 and the official opening at 09:00; the closing ceremony on 2 October is scheduled for 12:00–13:00. Public registration is open through the summit portal. The Delegate pass is USD 149 for selected sessions and tracks; Gold is USD 499 for full sessions, tracks and exhibition; VIP is USD 799 with additional benefits. Check the programme against your chosen pass. Some workshops and roundtables are invitation-only. Access to Markets is a separate invitation-only co-located event; selecting it does not guarantee entry. Complimentary passes require approval, and field trips have limited availability.

This EMBO workshop brings experimental and computational researchers together around molecular mechanisms of adaptation, evolutionary dynamics, microbial communities, symbiosis, biodiversity, and cell-environment interactions.

This scientific session examines evidence for AI in clinical care, including diagnostics, decision support and implementation across medical specialties. The programme combines research presentations, specialty updates, discussions of legal and ethical governance, bias and responsible adoption, and practical workshops on integrating AI into clinical workflows. Named participants include Mark Cohen of Carle Illinois College of Medicine, Christopher Tignanelli of the University of Minnesota and Caroline Chung of MD Anderson Cancer Center. Sessions address surgery, emergency medicine, oncology, cardiology, pathology, neurology and other specialties. The meeting welcomes clinicians, researchers, data scientists, educators and trainees. The programme runs 08:00–18:00 on both 9 and 10 October 2026, in US/Central CDT (America/Chicago, UTC−5). Attend at McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago or virtually. Registration is USD 375 for general in-person or virtual attendees; students, residents and fellows are free under the published registration terms. Register through the official conference and College registration pages.

The European College of Neuropsychopharmacology connects fundamental brain research with psychiatric and neurological treatment through keynote and plenary lectures, scientific symposia, educational updates, discussions and posters. The programme examines how mechanisms at molecular, circuit and social levels can inform interventions for brain disorders. Kay M. Tye (Salk Institute) addresses neural regulation of social homeostasis. Ian Maze (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai) examines protein monoaminylation in development, plasticity and disease. Oliver Howes (King’s College London) considers routes to new psychiatric medicines using schizophrenia research. Frank Winkler (University of Heidelberg and German Cancer Research Centre) discusses malignant brain networks. Julia Sacher (Max Planck Institute and Leipzig University) examines hormonal transitions and women’s brain health using longitudinal and multimodal imaging. Lukoye Atwoli (Aga Khan University) connects social context with mental-health biology, while Lucia Valmaggia (University of Melbourne) examines virtual reality for youth mental-health assessment and treatment. Organized by the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology through Stichting 39th ECNP Congress. Hybrid, 10–13 October 2026, at ICM – International Congress Center Messe München, Am Messesee 6, 81829 Munich, Germany. All programme times are Europe/Berlin, CEST (UTC+02:00). On 10 October, the exhibition opens at 11:00, industry sessions at 11:15, posters at 12:00, and the welcome/keynote runs 15:00–16:20. Sessions on 11–13 October start at 08:40; the final closing session on 13 October ends at 15:00. Consult the official schedule for individual sessions. Register through the official congress registration page; a MyECNP account is required. In-person tickets include physical attendance and online access. Virtual tickets provide selected livestreamed sessions and on-demand congress content until 11 January 2027 at 12:00 CET. Regular standard in-person fees through 9 October are EUR 825 for members and EUR 1,045 for nonmembers, plus 19% VAT. Regular virtual fees are EUR 455 and EUR 580 respectively, plus applicable VAT. Reduced rates are available for eligible early-career scientists and residents of countries with developing economies; consult the official fee table for criteria and other categories. Residents of the Russian Federation are eligible only for virtual registration. Registration closes 13 October 2026 at 13:00 CEST.

The ASM Bioinformatics, Genomics and Big Data Conference brings the microbiology community together around bioinformatics, genomics, and large-scale data methods, with registration open for the 2026 meeting in Washington, DC.

The annual DNP meeting brings together the nuclear-physics community for research presentations, discussion and early-career participation. The 2026 meeting takes place in Philadelphia from 11–14 October. Registration is available through the organizer’s page. Abstract submission has closed; prospective attendees should consult the live registration and programme information.

The annual GSA meeting brings the international geoscience community to Denver on 11–14 October 2026. Programme themes cover continental drift and Earth dynamics, changing riverscapes and hazards, and exploration from the deep Earth to space. Registration remains open, with standard rates through 2 October and late rates from 3 October. Abstract submission, early registration and student travel-grant deadlines have passed. The registration page describes student and country-income discounts.

This EMBO Workshop connects organelle contact sites and cytoskeletal interactions with metabolism, signalling, and trafficking, and examines their relevance to neurodegeneration, cancer, and other diseases.

This EMBO and EMBL symposium convenes leaders, postdoctoral researchers, and students to discuss current RNA biology. The programme spans transcription, RNA processing and modification, messenger-RNA export and localisation, RNA surveillance and decay, translation, non-coding RNAs, gene-expression control, and coupling among these processes.

The sixth H3D symposium brings scientists and pharmaceutical researchers together around chemistry and biology for infectious diseases. The programme covers drug discovery, chemical biology, medicinal and synthetic chemistry, infectious-disease biology and enabling technologies, with scientific talks, posters and networking. It takes place at the Arabella Hotel, Golf and Spa outside Hermanus, South Africa, from 13 to 16 October 2026. Standard delegate registration is open until 10 October 2026. Abstract submission closed on 15 May and early registration closed on 31 July; those actions are no longer open.

This Stanford symposium examines how molecular, cellular, and circuit-level advances in neurodevelopment shape understanding of behavior and health, with scientific talks, awards, and a poster session.

This symposium examines how connected research, shared data and lived experience can improve care after brain injury. It spans stroke, traumatic injury, concussion and rehabilitation, linking laboratory work with clinical services and policy. A patient-journey case study examines gaps from emergency retrieval through rehabilitation and long-term community care. Sessions explore data harmonisation, co-design, exercise-related cognition, peer support and translation into practice. Project showcases include AI-supported vocational training, virtual-reality rehabilitation, post-stroke stimulation, concussion assessment and injury biomarkers; a cross-disciplinary pitch competition addresses translation gaps. Named programme contributors include Fatima Nasrallah (QBIC), Daniel Blackmore (Queensland Brain Institute), Robert Cuthbert (UQ RECOVER Injury Research Centre), and Matilde Balbi (Queensland Brain Institute). The organiser’s preliminary programme may change. Thursday 15 October 2026, AEST (Australia/Brisbane): breakfast from 08:00; main symposium 09:00–16:30; networking 16:30–17:30. Venue: TRI Auditorium, Translational Research Institute, 37 Kent Street, Woolloongabba, Queensland. Registration is essential and free, with catering. Virtual access covers only the main symposium and is reserved for delegates outside South East Queensland who cannot travel, including regional Queensland and interstate participants; connection details follow registration. Local delegates should attend in person. The optional 08:15 consumer-council session has limited places and requires separate selection in the form.

This specialist meeting examines atmospheric rivers, their impacts on weather and climate, and their connections to water resources and environmental systems. The conference takes place in Porto on 19–23 October 2026. Registration remains open until 10 October 2026; abstract submission has closed.

Annual meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics at the Palais des Congres de Montreal, gathering 7,500+ attendees from 75 countries for 100+ scientific sessions and 240 exhibitors and sponsors across human genetics and genomics research.

This EMBO-EMBL symposium connects fundamental mechanisms of DNA replication and genome maintenance with human health and disease. Researchers from molecular biology, genetics, chromatin, replication stress and genome stability meet in Heidelberg and online for talks, discussion and scientific exchange.

The 2026 Conference on Empirical Methods in Natural Language Processing, organized by ACL's SIGDAT, held October 24-29, 2026 in Budapest, Hungary, with a main conference plus workshops and tutorials.