The SPERA2026 Conference will be held in the Physics Auditorium, Building 160, the end of Mills Road, Acton 2601.

The program outline is provided below and is subject to change. This page will be updated regularly as speakers and activities are confirmed.

The final program will be communicated to attendees approximately two weeks before the event.

Monday 14 September 

9.30 am – 10 am Arrival and registration

10 am – 4 pm Conference sessions 

4.30 pm - 5.30 pm SPERA Biennial General Meeting 

5.30 pm – 7.30 pm Welcome BBQ* (Nuclear Physics building, 57 Garran Road)

*Opportunity to visit Heavy Ion Accelerator Facility 

Tuesday 15 September

9. am – 3 pm Conference sessions

3.30 - 5.30 Social activity (Canberra tour – details TBC)

Wednesday 16 September

9 am – 5 pm Conference sessions

7 pm – 10 pm Conference Dinner (QT Hotel)

Thursday 17 September

9.30 am – 4.30 pm Conference sessions

Friday 18 September

An optional add-on specialised workshop: From Atoms to Applications: A Hands‑on Workshop in Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (AMS)

9 am – 3 pm 

• Lectures on AMS
• Researcher presentations
• Sampling for AMS and potential overview of the ANU Heavy Ion Accelerator Facility beam lines for various applications.