Events calendar
Get informed about upcoming events organized or co-organized by Candela and our partner institutions. Thanks to numerous collaborators, we also serve as an information hub. Below, you can learn about many exciting scientific initiatives in Poland and beyond.
The projects we undertake are the result of the dedication of many exceptional individuals. Candela is committed to creating valuable gatherings, and we expect the same from initiatives that we patronite. Check the calendar and join the community of optics and photonics enthusiasts!
Events Organized (or Supported) by Candela
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PRO – Warsaw – 2026
AI in optometry
May 30, 2026
Workshops dedicated to artificial intelligence in optometry, ophthalmology, and vision science.
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PRO – Warsaw – 2026
Accommodation – diagnosis, training, and support in optometric practice
June 13, 2026
Workshop on eye accommodation
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Workshop Resonators 2026
Warsaw
October 17, 2026
Workshops dedicated to the development of soft skills
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Events Under the Patronage of Candela
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physics-STRONG
Students' conference physics-STRONG
May 15 – 17, 2026
The conference takes place at the premises of Gdańsk University of Technology and is organized by the Physics Students' Scientific Society.
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MiniModes 2026
MiniModes Photonics Schools
September 6 – 8, 2026
MiniModes 2026 is the fifth edition of a fully-funded, student summer conference.
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Other Events
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Hardware Forum 2026
Hardware Forum 2026 in Łodź
May 14 – 15, 2026
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AMBRA’2026
3rd International Conference on ADVANCED MATERIALS FOR BIO-RELATED APPLICATIONS
May 17 – 21, 2026
Conference organised by the Institute of Fundamental Technological Research, Polish Academy of Sciences.
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57th Conference of European Group on Atomic Systems
June 21 – 25, 2026
The event takes place in Toruń and is co-hosted by Nicolaus Copernicus University.
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Joint International Young Scientist Conference
Developments in Optics and Communications (DOC) x OptoMeeting (OPTO) 2026
July 1 – 3, 2026
Co-organized by: University of Warsaw, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, and Gdańsk University of Technology
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ICFPAM2026
International Conference on Frontiers of Polymers and Advanced Materials
September 6 – 9, 2026
17th International Conference on Frontiers of Polymers and Advanced Materials
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XV Symposium on Laser Technology 2026
September 14 – 18, 2026
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the 11th Workshop on Physics and Technology of Semiconductor Lasers
Workshop on Physics and Technology of Semiconductor Lasers
October 18 – 22, 2026
Organisers: Politechnika Łódzka in collaboration with other members of Unipress and Łukasiewicz IMIF
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Events Organized (or Supported) by Candela (Archive)
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United in Excellence
Kick-Off Meeting of Poland's New Teaming Projects
February 19, 2025
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MSc and PhD Thesis Topic Fair
Extreme Light Infrastructure ERIC
March 27, 2025
Event co-organised by ELI ERIC and Wrocław University of Science and Technology.
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FFK’2025
10th International Conference on Precision Physics and Fundamental Physical Constants
May 26 – 30, 2025
Co-organizers: Unversity of Warsaw
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IChF at 70
Beyond physical chemistry
June 4, 2025
The event is hosted by the Institute of Physical Chemistry PAS.
in-personUltracold’2025
Workshop on Ultracold Molecules
June 24 – 27, 2025
Co-organizers: Unversity of Warsaw
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VIII Polska Konferencja Optyczna
June 30 – July 3, 2025
Conference co-funded by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education.
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June 30, 2025
A training workshop for optometrists addressing issues in eye accommodation.
in-personWorkshop – Accomodation – Rzeszów
Akomodacja – diagnoza, trening i wsparcie w praktyce optometrycznej
June 30, 2025
Warsztat szkoleniowy organizowany przez Fundację Candela.
training workshop in-personOECS’19
19th International Conference on Optics in Excitons in Confined Systems
July 14 – 18, 2025
Co-organizers: Center for Theoretical Physics
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II Conference on Recent Advances in Translational Eye Research
October 8 – 10, 2025
Co-organizers: International Centre for Eye Research (ICTER), Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences
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Warszawa
October 18, 2025
Workshop devoted to development of soft skills
stationaryResonators Workshop 2025
Warszawa
October 18, 2025
Workshops dedicated to the development of soft skills
in-personSMCBS’2025
12th International Workshop on Surface Modification for Chemical and Biochemical Sensing
November 14 – 18, 2025
Co-oganizer: Instytut Chemii Fizycznej PAN
stacjonarneWorkshop in Rzeszów 2025
Accommodation – diagnosis, training, and support in optometric practice
November 18, 2025
Workshop devoted to eye accommodation
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ForFiz
Forum Organizacji Studenckich Fizyki
April 24 – September 30, 2025
Series organised by the International Association of Physics Students TC Polan
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MiniModes 2025
MiniModes Photonics School 2025
August 30 – September 1, 2025
Event is organized by the KNOF UW – Student Association of Optics and Photonics from the University of Warsaw.
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Other Events (Archive)
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IOS’2025
The 19th Integrated Optics - Sensors, Sensing Structures and Methods
February 24 – 28, 2025
Co-organizers: Committee of Electronics and Telecommunication of Polish Academy of Sciences, the Committee of Optoelectronics at the SEP, the Upper Silesian Division of the Polish Acoustical Society
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PL-CZ 2024
Polish-Czech Photonics 2024
March 26 – 27, 2025
Organizer: PPTF - Polish Photonics Technology Platform
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The Quantum Horizons Conference: Science – Policy – Society
May 7, 2025
Gdańsk
The Quantum Horizons Conference: Science – Policy – Society, organized by the QuantERA Consortium and the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education, in collaboration with the European Quantum Flagship
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16TH KCIK-ICTQT SYMPOSIUM ON QUANTUM INFORMATION
May 7 – 10, 2025
Gdańsk-Sopot
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IV MFTP
4th International Photonics Job Fair
May 23, 2025
Wydarzenie organizowane przez Polską Platformę Technologiczną Fotoniki oraz Polskie Stowarzyszenie Fotoniczne.
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OPTO’2025
OPTO Meeting 2025
July 7 – 11, 2025
Conference organised by the OPTICA & SPIE Student Chapters from Wrocław University of Science and Technology.
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iNOW’2025
international Nano-Optoelectronics Workshop
July 21 – 31, 2025
Co-organizers: Polska Platforma Technologiczna Fotoniki, Klaster Technologii Kwantowych, Polska Sekcja IEEE, Polski Komitet Optoelektroniki
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QO XI
Quantum Optics XI
September 5, 2025
Co-organizers: Jagiellonian University
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Symposium of the Institute of Experimental Physics
Year of Quantum Technologies
December 5 – 6, 2025
Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw
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School on Space Quantum Technology
communication, computing and sensors
December 15 – 17, 2025
Organised by FAMO Consortium together with MoSaiQC ad QuRIOUS
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