We are pleased to announce that the 29th International Conference on Atomic Physics (ICAP29) will be held from June 14 to June 19, 2026, at East Lake Hotel in Wuhan, China. The meeting features invited presentations on cutting-edge research in the field of atomic, molecular, and optical physics. Contributed poster presentations from all participants are warmly welcomed.

Topics

•          Quantum gases
•          Precision measurements and fundamental tests
•          Atomic clocks and interferometers
•          Cold molecules
•          Quantum optics and cavity QED
•          Dipolar gases with long-range interactions
•          Qubits and quantum computation
•          Ultrafast and intense field science
•          Quantum information
•          Quantum simulation
•          New directions

Confirmed Speakers

  Markus Arndt
  Klaus Blaum
  Wenlan Chen
  Yu-Ao Chen
  Xi Chen
  Steven Chu
  David Clément
  Luming Duan
  Emmanuel Flurin
  Naceur Gaaloul
  Thierry Giamarchi
  Zoran Hadzibabic
  Serge Haroche
  Wolfgang Ketterle
  Xiongjun Liu
  Hanns‑Christoph Nägerl
  Jianwei Pan
  Ekkehard Peik
  Xinhua Peng
  Randolf Pohl
  Giacomo Roati
  Stephan Schiller
  Leticia Tarruell
  James Thompson
  Jun Ye
  Kosuke Yoshioka
  Johannes Zeiher
  Peter Zoller
  (more to come)

Important Dates

February 1, 2026  Open for registration and abstract submission
March 31, 2026   Early bird registration deadline
May 25, 2026     Registration and abstract submission deadline
June 14, 2026     Arrivals and on-site registration

Summer School (June 10-13, 2026) to be held in Wuhan, convened by Xiwen Guan

Satellite Meetings (June 21-24, 2026)
•          Pure and Applied Quantum (in Beijing, convened by Hong Guo, Xiongjun Liu, Xiaoji Zhou, and Xuzong Chen)
•          Precision Atomic Spectroscopy for Probing Nuclear Properties (in Xi'an, convened by Songbin Zhang, Yongjun Cheng, and Xinwen Ma)
•          Ultracold Molecules (in Hong Kong, convened by Dajun Wang)
•          Fundamental constants and physics beyond the Standard Model (in Hefei, convened by Zhengtian Lu)

ICAP29 Conference Chairs

Mingsheng Zhan (Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, CAS, Wuhan)
Xuzong Chen (Peking University, Beijing)
Zhengtian Lu (University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei)
Xinye Xu (East China Normal University, Shanghai)