Programme Outline
Please note this programme is provisional and may be subject to change.
All timings are BST.
Tuesday 23 June 2026 - Day 1
09:30 - 10:30: Registration and Welcome Refreshments
10:30 - 10:40: Conference Opening and Welcome Remarks
10:40 - 12:30: Session 1: SPM Methods and Techniques with selected contributed talks, company techno bites and invited speakers Stephen Rauschenbach and Maximilia Frazão de Souza Degenhardt
12:30 - 13:30: Lunch and Exhibition
13:30 - 15:00: Session 2: Dynamics by SPM with selected contributed talks, company techno bites and keynote speaker Simon Scheuring
15:00 - 15:30: Afternoon Refreshments & Exhibition
15:30 - 17:00: Session 3: Materials SPM with selected contributed talks, company techno bites and invited speaker Shi-Xia Liu
17:00 - 18:00: Poster Session 1 and Drinks Reception (cold buffet included)
Wednesday 24 June 2026 - Day 2
09:00 - 10:30: Session 4: Bio-SPM: Molecular to Cellular with selected contributed talks, company techno bites and Invited Speakers Wei-Feng Xue and Melanie Köhle
10:30 - 11:00: Morning Refreshments and Exhibition
11:00 - 12:30: Session 5: SPM Methods & Techniques with selected contributed talks, panel discussion and Invited Speaker Liam Collins
12:30 - 13:30: Lunch, Exhibition, and Poster Session 2
13:30 - 15:00: Session 6: Materials SPM with selected contributed talks and keynote speaker Leo Gross
15:00 - 15:30: Afternoon Refreshments & Exhibition
15:30 - 17:00: Session 7: Ultra-High Vacuum (UHV) SPM with selected contributed talks and invited speaker Phil Moriarty
18:45 onwards: Conference Banquet Dinner
Thursday 25 June 2026 - Day 3
09:00 - 10:30: Session 8: Materials SPM with selected contributed talks and invited speakers Laura Fumagalli and Thomas Siday
10:30 - 11:00: Morning Refreshments and Exhibition
11:00 - 12:30: Session 9: SPM Methods & Techniques with selected contributed talks, panel discussion and Invited Speaker Timea Feller
12:30 - 13:30: Lunch and Final Exhibition
13:30 - 14:45: Session 10: Bio-SPM & Future Perspectives with final contributed talks, award presentations and inited speaker Jacob Pattem
14:45 - 15:00: Closing Remarks & Meeting Adjournment
Monday 22 June 2026
Optional hands-on training and development workshop - Programme coming soon.
- Theory, tips and tricks: short lectures and discussions focused on how to get the most from experiments.
- Practical workshops: AFM imaging, high-speed imaging, and multi-modal SPM training.
- Data Analysis workshops: training on various image analysis packages, python-based SPM analysis, and an introduction to machine learning methods
Where possible sessions will run in parallel, allowing for small group sizes and for participants to tailor the day to their interests and expertise.