IOPS – SMiP Summer Conference 2026
Date: 25-26 June 2026 Venue: University of Groningen (RUG)
Programme
Registration
Best Paper Award
Poster presentations & discussants
Programme
The conference will take place at the Munting building of the University of Groningen, and starts on June 25 at 10.30 am (walk-in with coffee from 10.00). Over the course of two days we aim to re-connect, share, and inspire each other. We will close the conference on June 26 around 15.00 pm.
The full programme overview and practical information will be posted on this website a few weeks before the conference.
We look forward to welcoming you in Groningen!
On behalf of IOPS, SMiP and the University of Groningen,
Joris Mulder, Thorsten Meiser, Henk Kiers
Registration is open!
Please complete your registration by May 26th using the registration form.
The conference fee is €50 for IOPS PhD members and staff members. For SMiP members, the conference fee will be paid by SMiP.
When registering, IOPS members are asked to complete your payment for the conference via the payment link. After payment, please return to the registration form to fill it out and submit it.
Please note that the conference is not open to external visitors, except possibly upon request by IOPS affiliated members in which case a €150 fee is due.
Call for nominations – IOPS Best Paper Award
IOPS is calling for nominations for the IOPS Best Paper Award 2025 for exceptional published research by an IOPS PhD candidate.
IOPS rewards this prize for a single research article published or accepted for publication in the year 2025. The winner will receive an amount of € 600 sponsored by IOPS and will be invited to give a presentation at future IOPS conferences. The jury will announce the author of the winning paper at the upcoming IOPS-SMiP Summer Conference in Groningen.
See more information on nomination and submissions.
Nominations can be sent to secretariaat@iops.nl.
Deadline for applications is 1 May 2026.
Call for poster presentations & discussants!
In order to meet the criteria of the IOPS certificate, every IOPS PhD student is expected to give an (oral/poster) presentation during their PhD. We are especially calling for poster presentations.
IOPS members (PhD students) who want to give a poster presentation of their work or fulfill the role of discussant at the upcoming IOPS conference, can indicate this via the registration form or via secretariaat@iops.nl.
For more information on presentations, please see these guidelines.
See also: Previous conferences.