Events in Dresden

Conferences / Meetings / Workshops

 

24.–28.08.2026 / Dresden
Workshop / Fraunhofer IWS & TU Dresden

15th International Summer School

Trends and New Developments in Laser Technology

The five days workshop aims to bring together undergraduate and PhD students in an intensive study program on fundamental and applied aspects of laser technology. 

 

31.08.–04.09.2026 / Dresden
Veranstalter: SAXFUSION

SAXFUSION Summer School on Fusion Energy 2026

Exploring the Science, Technology, and Future of Fusion Energy

The Summer School offers the opportunity to gain first-hand insights into the rapidly evolving field of fusion energy research and the surrounding innovation ecosystem.

 

16.–18.09.2026 / Dresden
Symposium/ Fraunhofer IKTS

ISPA 2026

ISPA is the leading international platform for piezoceramic composite technologies and their role in advancing component performance in extreme conditions and mission-critical applications. The 2026 year’s theme, "Where Frontiers Meet" highlights the intersection of pioneering materials and frontier applications – from orbit to ocean, from micro-sensing and actuation to structural health monitoring.

 

29.–30.09.2026 / Dresden
Workshop / Fraunhofer IWS

Dry Coating Forum

Shaping the Future of Dry Battery Electrode Processing

The Dry Coating Forum is a forum for material suppliers, equipment manufacturers, cell makers and end users to exchange information about current trends, developments and challenges in the field of dry coating technologies.

 

08.–09.10.2026 / Dresden
Industry Workshop/ Fraunhofer IFAM

9th Industry Workshop Advanced Alkaline-based Electrolysis (AEL/AEMEL)

The 9th Industry Workshop on Alkaline-Based Electrolysis aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the current state-of-the-art in alkaline electrolysis (AEL) and anion exchange membrane electrolysis (AEMEL), while also addressing upcoming technological advancements and future development pathways.

 

 

10.–11.11.2026 / Dresden
Organizer: Fraunhofer IWS

13th Workshop “Lithium-Sulfur Batteries“

Lithium-sulfur batteries are envisaged to enable energy storage devices with high specific energy at low material cost. The recent research provides significant progress in terms of materials for active and passive cell components as well as on understanding of mechanisms finally leading to improved Li-S cell performance.

 

16.11.2026 / Online
Organizer: Fraunhofer IWS

2nd International LAwave User Meeting

Fast and Non-destructive Testing with Laser Acoustics 

The 2nd International LAwave User Meeting is a virtual event that for the first time will bring together experts from the coating and material science community that are already benefitting from the LAwave technology and those who are interested in it. 

 

23.11.2026 / Dresden
Workshop / Fraunhofer IKTS

ESYMS 2026

The European School for Young Materials Scientists aims to bring together young scientists, mainly PhD students, working in the fields of Materials Science, Electronic Materials, Quantum materials, Nanoscale Materials, Nanoanalysis, Multi-scale materials characterization, Computational material science, AI-based materials science as well as Microscopy.

 

25.11.2026 / Dresden
Workshop / Fraunhofer IKTS

CMC 2026

The 6th Correlative Materials Characterization Workshop will bring together communities from Materials, Electronics, Life and Computer Science, to discuss and explore topics of common interests.

The scope of the event includes all relevant techniques used for correlative characterization. The main focus will be on Light Microscopy, Electron Microscopy, X-ray Microscopy and Atomic Force Microscopy.