22nd SPARC Topical Workshop

The 22^nd Topical Workshop of the Stored Particles Atomic physics Research Collaboration SPARC will be held at the University of Ioannina conference centre Karolos Papoulias, in Ioannina, Greece from Monday 15^th to Thursday 18^th of September 2025.

Topics

·         Atomic Collisions with Highly Charged Ions

·         Critical and Super-Critical Fields

·         Laser and X-ray Spectroscopy

·         Cross-link between Atomic and Nuclear Physics

·         Astrophysics with Highly Charged Ions

·         Status of Beam Times

·         Status of FAIR Facilities and Instrumentation

·         Status of the SPARC Collaboration

The workshop program will start in the morning of September 15^th and finish on September 18^th after the workshop dinner. You will find detailed travelling instructions here and venue access on this webpage. In case a reasonable number of participants decide to fly to Thessaloniki, arrangements can be made for a bus to take them to Ioannina after their arrival. Same for their return to Thessaloniki – please indicate in your registration in case you would like to use this option.

Important Deadlines:

May 1, 2025 - PhD Prize Submission

July 15, 2025 - Abstract Submission & Special Hotel Rates

June 15, 2025 - Registration, Application for Financial Support

Accomodation

Please find a list of hotels and booking instructions on this webpage.

Workshop Hospitality

The conference dinner will be held at Litharitsia Restaurant on Thursday, Sept 18 and is included in the conference fee.
Lunches will be served at the University Restaurant “Fygos” and are not included in the conference fee. 
You will find more detailed information here.

Participation Fee

To cover the costs of the workshop, we have to set a participation fee of 70 euros. Please pay the fee at registration by credit card here. We offer financial support of a limited amount for early-career participants with workshop contributions. Please contact Lea Wunderlich to apply for support by June 15.

Off-Workshop-Program

We will offer a off-workshop program on Friday Sept 19^th, please indicate your interest in the registration form.