17th European VLBI Network Symposium & Users’ Meeting will be held at The University of Manchester, United Kingdom, from the 14th to 18th September 2026.
The European VLBI Network Symposium is the main forum for discussion of the latest Very Long Baseline Interferometry scientific results and technical and technological developments within the EVN member countries. The purpose of this biennial meeting is to bring together the global VLBI community to exchange knowledge, share new research, discuss advancements in VLBI techniques, and foster a collaborative community in radio astronomy. We expect to be able to host up to 200 participants in September 2026 so please register early.
List of Topics: Stellar evolution, AGNs and SMBHs, VLBI at low frequencies, Transients, pulsars and multi-messenger astrophysics, VLBI techniques and instrumentation, SKA-VLBI synergies and next generation facilities, Astrometry, geodesy & space applications, and EVN users meeting
Registration and Abstract submission will open on 16th February 2026. We invite researchers in all career stages to apply – there will be opportunities for contributed talks or poster presentations, allocated on a competitive basis by our scientific organising committee. There is an upper limit of 200 participants for this conference, and so we encourage interested persons to register early.
Important Dates
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02 December 2025: First Announcement
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27 January 2026: Second Announcement
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27 January 2026: Registration and Abstract Submission Opens
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15 May 2026: Deadline for Early Bird Registration & Abstract Submission
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31 August 2026: Deadline for Regular Registration
For further inquiry, kindly contact the LOC: evn-symposium.2026@manchester.ac.uk