The final programme will be available after 7 June 2026.

Invited speakers

Dr. Laura Balmaceda - NASA/GSFC, USA (New Insights of the Early Phase of CMEs and its Role in Shock Formation and

Particle Acceleration)

Dr. Silvina Guidoni - American University, Washington, D.C., USA (The Rich Physics at the Current Sheet in the Wake of a

Coronal Mass Ejection)

Dr. Vaibhav Pant - Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India

Tutorials

Dr. Tinatin Baratashvili - KU Leuven, Belgium 

Dr. Miroslav Bárta - Astronomical Institute AI AS, Ondřejov, Czech Republic

Dr. Max McMurdo - KU Leuven, Belgium

Abstract book (PDF) - updated 05/06/2026

Monday, 6 July 2026

8:30 - 9:30 Registration & coffee

9:30 - 9:40 Opening

9:40 - 10:10 Invited lecture

10:10 - 11:50 Contributed talk (5x)

11:50 - 13:30 Lunch

13:30 - 15:30 Tutorial

15:30 - 16:00 Coffee break

17:00 - 18:00 "Making Times Visible"  & exhibition "Circumnavigation in Time" opening

The Sun as a protagonist, time as its canvas. This engaging documentary follows the global project Circumnavigation in Time, in which dozens of participants, guided by two astronomers from the Astronomical Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences (Maciej Zapiór and Artem Koval), collaborate on a unique image created by the Sun itself. Using specially designed camera obscura devices, participants across 24 locations worldwide capture solarigraphic photographs that together form a hidden message. The film offers an accessible insight into this fascinating technique, while focusing on the science-art connections, shared excitement, and suspense behind the process. What will emerge when all the pieces finally come together?

18:00 - ?? Welcome party

Tuesday, 7 July 2026

9:00 - 11:00 Tutorial

11:00 - 11:30 Coffee break

11:30 - 12:30 Contributed talk (3x)

12:30 - 14:00 Lunch

14:00 - 14:30 Invited lecture

14:30 - 15:30 Contributed talk (3x)

15:30 - 16:00 Coffee break

16:40 and 17:00 Excursion to Budvar brewery

Wednesday, 8 July 2026

9:00 - 11:00 Tutorial

11:00 - 11:30 Coffee break

11:30 - 12:30 Contributed talk (3x)

12:30 - 14:00 Lunch

15:00 Excursion to Hluboká nad Vltavou castle

Thursday, 9 July 2026

9:00 - 11:00 Tutorial

11:00 - 11:30 Coffee break

11:30 - 12:30 Contributed talk (3x)

12:30 - 14:00 Lunch

14:00 - 14:30 Invited lecture

14:30 - 15:30 Contributed talk (3x)

15:30 - 16:00 Coffee break

16:00 - 17:00 Contributed talk (3x)

19:00 Conference dinner

Friday, 10 July 2026

9:00 - 10:20 Contributed talk (4x)

10:20 - 10:50 Coffee break

10:50 - 11:50 Contributed talk (3x)

11:50 - 12:00 End of the meeting, closing remarks

12:00 Lunch

Monday 6th July 2026

18:00  Welcome party

Tuesday 7th July 2026

16:40 and 17:00 Excursion to Budvar Brewery

There will probably be two groups (max. 30 participants each).

Wednesday 8th July 2026

15:00 Excursion to Hluboká nad Vltavou castle

Thursday 9th July 2026

19:00 Conference dinner - Hotel Budweis