The XII edition of QCD@Work, International Workshop on QCD, theory and experiment will be held in Trani, Italy, from 16th to 19th June, 2026.
As with all workshops in this series, the meeting's central objective is to facilitate a unified analysis by bringing together theorists and experimentalists who apply Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD) across diverse fields. The event will feature discussions of new experimental results and theoretical concepts by both young and seasoned scientists, with the aim of stimulating new and fruitful collaborations.
The workshop is organized by the Bari and Lecce Units of Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN), by "Michelangelo Merlin" Physics Department of Bari University and Polytechnic, and by "Ennio De Giorgi" Department of Mathematics and Physics of Salento University.
Topics:
- Low Energy Physics and Nonperturbative QCD
- New Challenges in Perturbative QCD
- Heavy Quarks
- QCD in extreme conditions of temperature and density
- Holographic methods for strong interactions
Activities:
- Sessions with invited talks
- Contributed talks
- Poster session
The deadline for registration is April 30th, 2026. Participants are invited to contribute to the Workshop submitting a title and an abstract before April 1st, 2026, using the registration form and the abstract submission form. The workshop organization will notify in due time if the abstract has been accepted as a contributed talk. It is also possible to contribute to the poster session. Invited and contributed talks, as well as posters, will be published in the Proceedings of the Workshop.
Attendance is limited to about 80 participants, due to limitations in the accommodation and to fulfil the workshop purposes.
Visa:
Participants needing an official invitation letter for Visa formalities are invited to contact the Workshop Organization.
Workshop participation fee:
The participation fee is 340 euro if paid before April 30th. It includes costs for the proceedings, coffee breaks, three light lunches, workshop material, and social events. VAT is included. If paid after April 30th, the fee is 390 euro. For PhD students the participation fee is reduced to 240 euro if paid before April 30th, and 290 euro if paid after April 30th. VAT is included. The participation fees will be handled by the Meetings and Events Agency Intermeeting Sud s.r.l. strada Vicinale Torre di Mizzo 9, 70126 Bari, tel: +39 0805482005 email: info@intermeetingsud.com This agency is in charge of the workshop organization. The details concerning the payment of the workshop participation fee are indicated in the corresponding webpage.
The Workshop will start on Tuesday, June 16th at 9:00 am and will end on Friday, June 19th at about 1:00 pm.
IMPORTANT DATES:
Workshop: June 16 - 19, 2026
Registration opening day: January 1st, 2026
Registration deadline: April 30th, 2026 --> May 15th, 2026
Deadline for the early bird fee: April 30, 2026
Abstract submission deadline (for talks): April 1st, 2026