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Conferences, workshops and schools & courses for 2026–27, each entry dated and linked to its official site. Subscribe to the iCal feed to follow the calendar.

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IR/INFO Conference 2026

IR/INFO | Orlando, Florida, USA
infrared-thermography
training
measurement-methods
thermal-imaging
IR thermography
Annual infrared thermography conference with sessions and training on thermal imaging and measurement practice.
Feb 1, 2026

SPIE Photonics Europe 2026

SPIE Photonics Europe | Strasbourg, France
Photonics
SPIE
spectroscopy
photonics
metrology
optics
Premier European photonics event covering optical imaging, sensing, metrology, and spectroscopy.
Apr 12, 2026

NMHT 2026 — Nanoscale and Microscale Heat Transfer IX (Eurotherm)

NMHT / Eurotherm | Berlin, Germany
near-field
radiative-transfer
photon-transport
Nanoscale thermal
nanoscale
Near-field radiative heat transfer, photon transport, thermal radiation at nanoscale.
Apr 20, 2026

SPIE Defense + Security 2026 — Infrared Technology and Applications LII

SPIE Defense + Security | National Harbor, Maryland, USA
SPIE
infrared
thermal-imaging
Infrared technology
detectors
IR detector arrays, thermal imaging systems, SWIR/MWIR/LWIR technologies.
Apr 26, 2026

SPIE ThermoSense 2026 (Thermosense XLVIII, Thermal Infrared Applications)

SPIE ThermoSense | National Harbor, Maryland, USA
infrared-thermography
thermal-imaging
emissivity
spie
IR thermography
SPIE conference on thermal infrared applications and thermography, held within SPIE Defense + Commercial Sensing 2026.
Apr 27, 2026

AIAA/ASME Joint Thermophysics and Heat Transfer Conference 2026

AIAA AVIATION Forum | San Diego, California, USA
Aerospace thermal
aerospace
emissivity
thermal-protection
high-temperature
Aerospace thermophysics — thermal protection systems, ablation, surface radiation.
Jun 8, 2026

ECTP 2026 — 23rd European Conference on Thermophysical Properties

ECTP | Gouvieux (near Paris), France
measurement
Thermophysical properties
optical-properties
emissivity
thermophysical-properties
Measurement, theory, and modeling of thermophysical properties including radiative and optical properties.
Jun 21, 2026

QIRT 2026 (18th Quantitative InfraRed Thermography Conference)

QIRT | Naples, Italy
qirt
infrared-thermography
measurement-methods
calibration
emissivity
IR thermography
uncertainty
International conference on quantitative infrared thermography, including calibration, uncertainty, and emissivity-related measurement topics.
Jun 29, 2026

ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference 2026

ASME SHTC | Bellevue, Washington, USA
Heat transfer
ASME
radiative
heat-transfer
thermal-properties
Annual ASME heat transfer conference with sessions on radiative heat transfer and thermal properties.
Jul 26, 2026

IHTC-18 — 18th International Heat Transfer Conference

IHTC | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Heat transfer
measurement
radiative
heat-transfer
thermal-properties
Flagship international heat transfer conference with radiative heat transfer sessions.
Aug 2, 2026

SPIE Optics + Photonics 2026 — Infrared Remote Sensing and Instrumentation XXXIII

SPIE Optics + Photonics | San Diego, California, USA
remote-sensing
SPIE
Infrared instrumentation
spectroscopy
calibration
infrared
Fourier-transform spectrometers, hyperspectral imagers, radiometric calibration.
Aug 23, 2026

CPEM 2026 — Conference on Precision Electromagnetic Measurements

CPEM | Madrid, Spain
Precision metrology
radiometric
electromagnetic
metrology
precision-measurement
35th edition covering electromagnetic standards, radiometric quantities, precision instrumentation.
Sep 6, 2026

NEWRAD 2026 — 16th International Conference on New Developments and Applications in Optical Radiometry

NEWRAD | Jeju Island, South Korea
Radiometry
radiometry
calibration
blackbody
emissivity
metrology
THE optical radiometry conference — directly covers emissivity measurement, blackbody calibration, detector-based radiometry.
Sep 13, 2026

SPIE Sensors + Imaging 2026 (Remote Sensing & Security + Defence)

SPIE Sensors + Imaging | Edinburgh, UK
remote-sensing
hyperspectral
SPIE
infrared
Remote sensing
Electro-optical and infrared systems, multispectral/hyperspectral imaging, thermal IR remote sensing.
Sep 14, 2026

11th International Workshop on Radiation of High Temperature Gases for Space Missions

Radiation of High Temperature Gases Workshop | Mola di Bari, Italy
radiometry
radiation
radiative-properties
Thermophysical properties
high-temperature-gases
Workshop on radiation of high-temperature gases, including radiative property modeling and measurement topics relevant to high-temperature radiative transfer.
Sep 21, 2026

IR-EMPOWER 2026 — Workshop on Infrared Emissivity Measurements

IR-EMPOWER | Würzburg, Germany
ir-empower
emissivity
workshop
training
Community workshop on infrared emissivity measurement: techniques and protocols, intercomparisons and databases, modelling, and thermophysical metrology. 2nd edition; first organized 2024 by EHU.
Sep 28, 2026

ITCC/ITES 2026 — International Thermal Conductivity Conference & Thermal Expansion Symposium

ITCC/ITES | Columbus, Ohio, USA
thermal-conductivity
measurement
Thermophysical properties
materials
thermophysical-properties
Premier meeting on thermophysical properties of materials including thermal radiation characterization.
Sep 29, 2026

RTSTM 2026 — International CNRS Thematic School on Radiative Transfer in Semi-Transparent Media

TAMARYS school | Hendaye, France
school
training
radiative-transfer
TAMARYS
Week-long international CNRS school organised by the CNRS research group GDR TAMARYS: fundamentals of thermal radiation, RTE solution methods, gas, particle and solid radiation, near-field transfer, and hands-on Monte Carlo, IR thermography/spectroscopy and gas-modelling sessions.
Oct 3, 2026

ESA European Space Thermal Engineering Workshop 2026

ESA Thermal Workshop | Noordwijk, The Netherlands
thermal-control
coatings
Aerospace thermal
space
ESA
emissivity
Spacecraft thermal engineering including surface optical properties (emissivity, absorptance), thermal coatings.
Oct 6, 2026

Thermophysics 2026

Thermophysics | Krtiny, Czech Republic
thermophysics
radiative-properties
Thermophysical properties
materials
heat-transfer
Conference on thermophysics and heat transfer, including radiative properties within broader thermophysical property discussions.
Oct 21, 2026

IMEKO World Congress 2027 — Metrology for Humanity

IMEKO | Rimini, Italy
General metrology
radiation-thermometry
metrology
IMEKO
temperature
Umbrella congress for all IMEKO Technical Committees including TC12 (Temperature and Thermal Measurements).
Aug 30, 2027

RAD-28 (International Symposium on Radiative Transfer)

RAD / ICHMT | Le Croisic, France
rad
radiative-transfer
ichmt
radiative-properties
Next edition of the ICHMT radiative-transfer symposium, announced for Le Croisic near Nantes, 19 to 23 June 2028. No website yet.
Jun 19, 2028
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