Conferences

Scientific Sessions brings experimental cardiovascular research, translational studies, clinical trials and clinical implementation into one programme. Sessions examine how endothelial dysfunction, inflammatory signalling and platelet biology interact in atherosclerosis; how physiology and patient outcomes can guide coronary revascularization; and how stem cells and biomaterials could produce living vascular replacements for congenital heart disease. Other discussions address cardiovascular gene therapy, precision medicine, trial design and causal inference, cardiometabolic disease, and the role of AI in cardiovascular care. The programme runs on 6–9 November 2026 in Central Standard Time (America/Chicago, UTC−06:00). Friday programming begins at 08:00; the Saturday opening keynote is 08:00–08:35; the Nobel Laureate Address is Sunday 09:45–11:00; the meeting closes Monday at 16:15. Attendance is available in person or virtually. Livestreaming covers selected rooms and sessions, with replays available within 24 hours and through 20 November at 23:59 CST. General nonmember registration costs US$1,499 in person or US$699 virtually; member, early-career and student rates differ. Registration uses an AHA account. Some supplementary symposia require separate registration.

AMIA’s 2026 Annual Symposium examines how informatics can help health systems learn from data and improve patient outcomes. Its programme connects clinical informatics, translational bioinformatics and clinical research informatics through peer-reviewed papers, panels, workshops and posters. Topics include ambient AI, clinical decision support, real-world evidence, implementation science and governance, with attention to evaluating clinical data and translating research into individual and population care. Participants include clinicians, researchers, computer scientists, health IT specialists and policymakers. Programme leadership includes Victoria Tiase (University of Utah) and Adela Grando (Arizona State University); James Cimino (University of Alabama at Birmingham) presents an informatics year-in-review keynote. The meeting takes place in person November 7–11, 2026 at Hilton Anatole, 2201 Stemmons Freeway, Dallas, TX 75207. All times are Dallas local time, America/Chicago (CST, UTC−06:00 on these dates). Saturday workshops run 08:30–12:00 and 13:00–16:30. Sunday workshops run 08:00–11:30, followed by the opening plenary at 13:30–15:00. Scientific sessions start at 08:00 on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday; Wednesday’s closing session is 11:15–12:15. Consult the linked official programme for individual sessions. Public registration is open to members and nonmembers and requires an AMIA account. Full registration includes workshops, with designated affiliate and selected special events excluded. Advance pricing through October 5 is USD 1,595 for nonmembers, USD 1,140 for professional members and USD 685 for student/trainee members; the corresponding standard rates are USD 1,770, USD 1,265 and USD 760. Some affiliate events and roundtables require separate invitations or registration.

Explore the evidence used to characterize gemstones and establish their origin. Research presentations examine museum collections, geographic attribution, diamond properties and newly documented gem deposits, alongside jewellery history and market developments. Analytical case studies include spectroscopy and chemistry of Ethiopian copper-bearing tourmalines, investigations of Letšeng type IIa diamonds and provenance research on emeralds and gold. 7–8 November, 09:00–17:00, with breakfast and registration from 08:00; Europe/London (GMT, UTC+00:00). Tickets are paid and vary by membership or student category. Separate workshops on adjacent dates require their own bookings.

The AVS symposium connects atomic-scale processing, characterisation, measurement and simulation with the behaviour of materials, surfaces, interfaces and devices. Its programme spans thin films, plasma processes, microelectronics, quantum technologies, two-dimensional materials, biomaterials and vacuum engineering. It links fundamental investigations with manufacturing, including semiconductor scaling, heterogeneous integration, autonomous experimentation and more resource-efficient production. Technical talks, posters, tutorials and an equipment exhibition support exchange between academic, industrial and government researchers. All programme times are America/New_York (EST, UTC−5). Sunday technical sessions run 15:00–19:00 on 8 November. The Monday plenary is 08:30–10:00; Tuesday–Thursday morning sessions start at 08:00, and Friday sessions run 08:15–12:00. Attendance is in person. Current full-week fees are USD 915 for Platinum members and USD 1,265 for non-members; student rates are USD 310 and USD 465. Day registration is also available; tutorials require an additional fee. Online registration remains available throughout the meeting, with badge collection at the venue.

This EMBO Workshop examines how protein synthesis, folding, trafficking, and degradation shape health across the lifespan, connecting fundamental proteostasis mechanisms with ageing and degenerative disease.

This scientific discussion meeting asks which nanoscale optical sensing approaches can deliver affordable, information-rich healthcare measurements. Its focus is continuous biochemical monitoring beyond conventional physiological wearables and diagnostic sensors. The programme examines interferometric biomarker detection, surface-enhanced Raman assays, nanophotonic sensing and translation toward practical diagnostic tools, comparing modalities and their potential for use across healthcare settings. Jeremy Baumberg and Duncan Graham organize the meeting; programme participants include Selim Ünlü, Karen Faulds and Jennifer Dionne. Sessions take place on 9–10 November 2026, 09:00–17:00 GMT (Europe/London, UTC+0), at the Royal Society, 6–9 Carlton House Terrace, London, with online attendance also available. The meeting is intended for researchers working in relevant fields. Advance registration is required; choose a free online or in-person ticket on the event-specific Eventbrite page. Optional lunch costs GBP 25 per day. A poster session is planned for 9 November. Poster proposals are due by 9 October and may be accepted on a rolling basis, subject to capacity. The scientific programme may change.

This EMBO | EMBL Symposium brings cancer researchers together to examine how tumours spread and resist treatment. Topics include circulating and metastasis-initiating cells, invasion, epigenetic regulation, dormancy, cellular plasticity, immune escape and the tumour microenvironment. The programme connects biological mechanisms with imaging, single-cell and spatial profiling, computational analysis and disease models. The event runs from 10 to 13 November 2026 at the EMBL Advanced Training Centre in Heidelberg, with virtual participation available. Abstract submissions are closed. On-site registration closes on 29 September; virtual registration remains available until 3 November. Registration fees and the two booking routes are listed on the organizer page.

This conference connects Latin American researchers using computation to investigate biological questions. Its programme combines invited lectures, contributed research, tutorials and networking across biomedical omics, microbial communities, comparative and population genomics, molecular sequences and structures, systems biology and networks. It brings together biology, computing, mathematics, statistics and medicine, while introducing scientists new to bioinformatics to tools for analysing biological data. Published keynotes examine AI integration of genomic and phenotypic data for antimicrobial resistance, diagnostics and biomarkers; inclusive genomic studies and biobanks addressing Latin American ancestry and health; network models of non-coding RNA and host-pathogen interactions for drug repurposing and precision medicine; and AI that moves from environmental sensing toward ecological explanation and conservation decisions. Keynote schedule, in Peru Time (PET, UTC−05:00): 11 November, 09:00–10:00 José Arturo Molina Mora (University of Costa Rica) and 16:30–17:30 Andrés Moreno-Estrada (Cinvestav); 12 November, 09:00–10:00 Deisy Morselli Gysi (Federal University of Paraná) and 16:30–17:30 Layla Hirsh Martinez (Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú); 13 November, 11:00–12:00 Tanya Berger-Wolf (Ohio State University). These are the published keynote sessions; consult the organizer for other sessions. Attend in person at the Universidad de Ingeniería y Tecnología auditorium, Jr. Medrano Silva 165, Barranco, Lima, Peru, or virtually through the conference platform. The auditorium seats 320. Public registration accepts members and nonmembers. Current individual fees are USD 105–255 in person or USD 40–90 virtually, depending on career category and membership. Tutorials cost an additional USD 25 for members or USD 35 for nonmembers; the closing party costs USD 20. In-person fees include breaks and lunch. Both formats include virtual-platform and recorded-session access. Oral presenters are normally expected in person; remote presentation requires an approved waiver for qualifying barriers.

This UniDistance Suisse event explores how research on socio-emotional skills can inform play, learning and discussion about emotions. It introduces the Emotion board game through a keynote, an interdisciplinary panel and practical activities, in collaboration with the Réseau Émotions et Éducation. Programme on 11 November 2026, Europe/Zurich (CET, UTC+01:00): 13:45 welcome; 13:50–14:05 keynote on experiencing emotions through play with Andrea Samson (UniDistance Suisse) and Nicolas Bressoud (HEP-VS); 14:05 film; 14:15–15:00 panel with Michele Ursprung (Canal9), David Sander (CISA and University of Geneva), Alexandra Zaharia (UniDistance Suisse), Laura Moreno (University of Fribourg), and Hadi Barkat (Helvetiq). From 15:00–16:40, participants can move between networking and emotion activities, board-game demonstrations, and a workshop on educational play led by Ulrich Schädler, former director of the Swiss Museum of Games. Closing: 16:40–17:00. In-person venue: UniDistance Suisse, Schinerstrasse 18, 3900 Brig, Switzerland. Register through the event page's public registration form.

The seventh annual UCL NeuroAI Conference brings together researchers working at the intersection of machine learning and neuroscience. UCL NeuroAI frames the meeting around the shared lineage of the two fields: machine learning and the brain use similar computations to process and compress information, AI models can emulate neural functions and the circuits supporting them, AI tools help discover, segment and track neural and behavioural states, and problems posed in neuroscience in turn inspire advances in AI. Keynote speakers are Wolfgang Maass (Technische Universität Graz), Agostina Palmigiano (Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit), Ellie Pavlik (Brown University), Bernardo Sabatini (Harvard Medical School), Nicolas Skatchkovsky (Francis Crick Institute) and Eleni Vasilaki (University of Sheffield). The programme also includes submitted 15-minute talks, 3–4-minute lightning presentations and posters selected from abstracts, which were due on 16 October 2026. The conference runs from 9am to 5pm on Wednesday 11 November 2026, followed by a reception, in the Kennedy Lecture Theatre at 30 Guilford Street, London. Tickets cost £5, and complimentary tickets can be requested when cost is a barrier. The event is supported by the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre, Callosum Technologies and DeepMind.

This research conference examines how to model physical interactions at flat interfaces in two-dimensional materials, thin films and metal surfaces. It addresses lattice mismatch and moiré systems, machine-learning interatomic potentials, and prediction of vibrational and electronic properties. Invited talks, short presentations and a panel connect scalable atomistic methods to materials discovery and composition optimization, including applications in carbon capture, alternatives to persistent chemicals and solar-energy materials. Researchers from academia and industry will discuss common accuracy and computational challenges. Friday 13 November 2026, 09:00–17:00 GMT (Europe/London); welcome at 09:40 and invited talks from 10:00. Attendance is free, with limited places and advance registration.

Researchers across the Mid-South region meet for graduate-student research presentations, invited lectures, posters and a student–principal-investigator roundtable. The scientific programme includes mechanisms of nucleic-acid unwinding by the DEAD-box helicase DDX41 and how biomolecular condensates create internal environments that promote or suppress biochemical processes. The meeting welcomes undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral researchers and faculty. It runs 08:30–17:30 Central Standard Time; event and poster registration closes 31 October 2026.

The Society for Neuroscience annual meeting brings together the global neuroscience community for lectures, symposia, nanosymposia, posters, professional-development sessions and exhibits. The 2026 meeting offers in-person participation in Washington, D.C. and a virtual component with posters and livestreamed featured lectures.

Review cardiac electrophysiology through anatomy, mapping, ablation biophysics and clinical decision-making. Dissection demonstrations relate atrial, annular and ventricular anatomy to arrhythmia mechanisms and procedural approaches. The programme compares radiofrequency and pulsed-field ablation, high-density mapping and practical catheter-ablation cases. A second day addresses cardiac implantable devices, leadless and conduction-system pacing, device troubleshooting and electrogram interpretation. Faculty discussions, workshop demonstrations and audience-response cases connect physiological mechanisms with treatment choices and emerging device technologies. Live online sessions on 14 November 2026 from 09:00 to the 17:25 closing discussion, and 15 November from 09:00 to 14:35, Eastern Standard Time (America/New_York, UTC−5). Virtual attendance is open to practicing healthcare professionals at all levels, including trainees. Registration costs USD 75 for physicians and biomedical, pharmaceutical or medical-device employees, or USD 50 for allied health professionals and trainees. The digital pass provides the live stream, faculty interaction, selected workshop stations and on-demand access; CME credits are available.

SC26 connects researchers and practitioners developing high-performance computing, networking, storage and scientific data analysis. The programme includes research presentations, tutorials and workshops at McCormick Place in Chicago, 15–20 November 2026. Early rates run through 14 October. A digital participation option is available through the official registration page.

Researchers and practitioners will discuss mathematical foundations of data science, including high-dimensional geometry, dimensionality reduction, scalable algorithms, uncertainty and machine learning. The conference takes place in person at the Salt Palace Convention Center on 16–20 November 2026. Early rates run through 19 October; abstract and travel-support deadlines have passed. Registration also covers the co-located SIAM Imaging Science and Data Mining conferences.

The Southwest Regional Meeting brings researchers to Fort Worth to discuss chemistry across energy, sustainability and biology. The programme spans molecular energy systems, batteries and catalysis, sustainable materials and chemical biology, with general and specialist symposia and a plenary lecture by H. N. Cheng. The meeting takes place at the Hilton Fort Worth from 16 to 19 November 2026. On-site registration is available. Abstract submissions closed on 26 August 2026; this listing supports attendance and does not advertise the expired abstract call.

IKCOC-16 brings academic and industrial chemists and engineers together to examine advances in organic chemistry and related disciplines. The scientific programme connects improved efficiency in organic synthesis with the synthesis of materials and applications in the life sciences. Plenary, invited and contributed lectures, poster discussions and the IKCOC Prize lecture provide forums for comparing research approaches and exchanging findings. Confirmed participants include prize recipient Eric N. Jacobsen, Erick M. Carreira and Hiroaki Suga. The conference takes place in person at Rihga Royal Hotel Kyoto on 16–19 November 2026. Times are Japan Standard Time (Asia/Tokyo, UTC+9). Registration is 14:00–16:00 on 16 November, followed by the opening ceremony at 16:00 and opening lecture at 16:45. Scientific sessions run 09:00–16:40 on 17 and 18 November, with posters 16:40–18:40. On 19 November, sessions run 09:00–16:00 and closing remarks finish at 16:15. Lectures and formal discussions are in English. Online registration closes at 23:59 JST on 31 October. Standard fees are JPY 60,000 for active participants and JPY 25,000 for students, who must provide valid student identification. The banquet is extra. Registrations are currently non-refundable.

Fourteen linked symposia connect materials synthesis, characterisation, modelling and properties with applications in energy, health, transport, housing, electronics and environmental protection. The programme spans polymers and organic composites, glasses and ceramics, porous and nanoscale materials, microstructure design, processing, and surface durability. Scientific contributions examine how modern atomistic simulations can bridge the cooling-rate gap between models and experiments in disordered solids, including the challenges of thermal transport and quantum effects. Surface studies combine electron and ion spectroscopy, scanning tunnelling microscopy, electrochemistry and density-functional calculations to connect atomic-scale corrosion mechanisms to macroscopic degradation and protective strategies. Other sessions investigate photocatalysis, recycling and sustainable energy materials. Times are Europe/Paris (CET, UTC+1). The opening ceremony starts at 08:30 on 16 November, followed by a plenary at 09:30. Plenaries on 17–20 November start at 08:30. Parallel sessions run across the week, with Friday's final scientific block at 10:00–12:00. The programme is provisional. Full-congress fees including VAT are EUR 385 for students/doctoral researchers, EUR 671 for academics and EUR 891 for industry through 9 October; from 10 October academic and industry rates rise to EUR 770 and EUR 1,001. Day tickets cost EUR 385 or EUR 495 and cannot be used by oral or poster presenters, who must register for the full congress. The gala dinner is extra. Purchase-order payments are not accepted after 15 October.

This biennial symposium examines how homogeneous, heterogeneous and enzymatic catalysis can meet pharmaceutical and fine-chemical manufacturing needs. Academic and industrial talks compare stereoselective bond formation, lowering catalyst costs, data science combined with high-throughput experimentation for scalable reactions, perfumery synthesis, earth-abundant metal catalysis and greener biocatalysis. Discussion connects new catalytic methods with process development, industrial constraints and sustainability. Programme participants include Sarah Lee (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)); Beatriz Dominguez (Johnson Matthey); Steven Fussell (Asymchem); Lionel Saudan (DSM); Scott Rice (AstraZeneca); Francesca Paradisi (University of Bern). SCI’s Fine Chemicals Group and RSC’s Applied Catalysis Group organize the in-person meeting at Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BA. On 17 November 2026, registration begins at 10:00, welcome remarks at 10:30 and talks at 10:35. Closing remarks are at 17:40 and the reception at 17:45. Times are Europe/London, GMT (UTC+00:00). Early registration through 13 October costs £125 for SCI/RSC members, £145 for non-members, £40 for student members and £75 for unemployed SCI members; later rates are £175, £195, £55 and £105 respectively. Member discounts require eligibility verification. Register Now on the official page offers sign-in or general event registration. One speaker presents remotely; attendee access is in person.