The 2026 International Symposium on Capture Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy and Related Topics "CGS18" is the 18th installment in the CGS conference series. CGS18 will take place in Monterey (California, USA). Previous meetings in this series have been held in Grenoble (2023), Shanghai (2017), and Dresden (2014), with the first one in Studsvik (Sweden) in 1969.
The symposium is devoted to the general themes of the series with special emphasis on gamma-ray spectroscopy. Topics to be discussed in the symposium include, but are not limited to:
Nuclear Structure, Nuclear Reactions, Nuclear Astrophysics, Fundamental Interactions and Symmetries, Nuclear Data, Experimental Techniques and Facilities, Interdisciplinary Studies and Applications
The conference will feature plenary talks and parallel sessions with invited and contributed talks, and a poster session. The scientific program will run from Monday through Friday, with a Welcome Reception on Sunday.
Date: 14 - 19 June 2026
Venue: Hilton Garden Inn, Monterey, CA (USA)
First Circular: July 2025
Important Dates (subject to change):
| Abstract Submission Opens | 5 January 2026 |
| Abstract Submission Closes | 15 February 2026 |
| Notification of Abstract Acceptance | 31 March 2026 |
| Registration Opens | 1 February 2026 |
| Registration Closes | 12 June 2026 |
| Welcome Function | 14 June 2026 (18:00) |
| Symposium Program Starts | 15 June 2026 (09:00) |
| Symposium Banquet Dinner | 18 June 2026 (19:00) |
| Symposium Ends | 19 June 2026 (16:00) |
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