We are delighted to announce the twelfth edition of the Future Circular Collider (FCC) Conference. FCC Week 2026 will take place in Helsinki, Finland, from 8 to 12 June 2026, at the University of Helsinki.
This will be the first collaboration meeting following the publication of the FCC Feasibility Study report. Aligned with the final phase of the 2025/26 European Strategy update process, it will provide a comprehensive review of the FCC study's progress to date and mark the start of the next project phase.
The conference will gather international experts from various fields of science and technology to advance ongoing design work and strengthen the international collaboration for CERN’s proposed post-LHC research infrastructure. The 2026 event is organised in collaboration with the University of Helsinki and the Helsinki Institute of Physics (HIP), as well as with the University of Copenhagen (Denmark), University of Tartu (Estonia), LUT University (Finland), Universität Rostock (Germany), Riga Technical University (Latvia), Vilnius University (Lithuania), University of Oslo (Norway), University of Silesia in Katowice (Poland) and Uppsala University (Sweden).
Programme Structure
Plenary Sessions
The conference will open with a day of plenary keynote presentations featuring distinguished international speakers from science, industry, and policymaking.
The Monday (08/06) sessions will provide:
· The sharpened physics cases of the FCC integrated programme
· Key results since the publication of the FCC Feasibility Study report
· Updates on the local implementation and stakeholder engagement
· Progress on subsurface investigations
· Summary of the environmental initial state analysis
· A comprehensive overview of ongoing activities across all study areas
· Planning for the next phase of the FCC project in light of the EPPSU.
A special plenary session on Wednesday (10/06) will focus on Finland’s activities in particle physics and related domains.
A closing plenary session on Friday (12/06) will showcase the key conclusions from the parallel sessions.
Parallel Sessions
Specialised parallel sessions on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday will cover:
· Physics and experiments
· Accelerator design
· Technology R&D
· Civil Engineering
· Territorial Implementation
· Socio-economic impacts
These topical sessions create opportunities to forge new collaborations, share research findings, and build lasting relationships within the global particle physics community and beyond.
During FCC Week 2026, a dedicated workshop and industry day will focus on the impact of Big Science projects on society and the economy, with particular attention to the role of CERN and the FCC collaboration in engaging with industry through the International Liaison Officer (ILO) network. The industry day will provide a forum to strengthen ILO-supported interactions and to identify potential areas for collaboration between the FCC project and industrial partners.
Awards
Continuing the established tradition of recognising excellence within the FCC community, FCC Week 2026 will feature the FCC Innovation Awards, highlighting outstanding contributions to innovation, technology development and impact.
In line with its focus on the full lifecycle of large-scale research and technology infrastructures, FCC Week 2026 will also provide an opportunity to publish technical, organisational and socio-economic outcomes in the EPJ journal series. In this context, FCC related science policy, programme, sustainability, planning and organisation topics will be considered for publication in EPJ Research Infrastructures, a recently launched fully Open Access journal from Springer Nature dedicated to research and technology infrastructures. Contribution titles and drafts should be submitted with the FCC Week Indico site. A dedicated call for papers will be issued soon.
FCC Early Career Researcher (ECR) Award 2026 jointly organised by CERN and Springer-Nature will support young scientists and professionals who contribute innovative, relevant and technically robust work that supports the long-term vision of the FCC project. Three prices will be awarded and each winner receives:
· Monetary award of 1000 euro
· Support for publication of the submitted article as Open Access publication with Springer Nature
· Trophy
· Certificate of achievement
Collaborative submissions are welcome and encouraged. Draft papers submitted via the FCC Indico site until 30 April 2026 (18h00 CET) will be considered eligible for participation in the award.
Poster Session
Researchers are invited to showcase their work during the dedicated poster session on Tuesday (09/06). This session provides a platform to present results and developments contributing to the FCC programme, including:
· Advances in particle physics relevant to the FCC physics case
· Progress in accelerator physics, technology and infrastructure studies supporting the FCC design
· Opportunities for exchange and networking within the FCC collaboration and with the wider research community
