Events and trade fair appearances

Events 2026

Fraunhofer IOF is involved in the following conferences, workshops, and events as a participant or organizer:

DWT - Forschungskonferenz
Mar. 3 - 5, 2026, Bonn
German SatCom Days
Mar. 10 - 11, 2026, Bonn
Day of Physics (Orig.: Tag der Physik) of the Faculty of Physics and Astronomy, University of Jena
Mar. 12, 2026, Jena
Fraunhofer-Symposium network value (Orig.: Netzwerk)
Mar. 18 - 19, 2026, Munich
Quantum Photonics Innovation Hub - Industry Workshop on "Introduction to Quantum Sensing and Imaging"
Mar. 26, 2026, Fraunhofer IOF
OCLA Symposium on Optical Coatings for Laser Applications
Mar. 26, 2026, Buchs / Switzerland

Forsche-Schüler-Tag
April 23, 2026, Fraunhofer IOF / Beutenberg Campus
SPACE NIGHT Jena of the University of Applied Sciences Jena
Apr. 28, 2026, Jena

Optica Quantum 2.0 Conference and Exhibition
June 15 - 18, 2026, Glasgow/United Kingdom
41st Mask and Lithography Conference EMLC 2026
June 22 - 24, 2026, Jena

Quantum-Hackathon (as part of the "O-PEN" project)
July 29 - 30, 2026, Fraunhofer IOF

Ultra Precision Manufacturing of Aspheres and Freeforms
Sept. 08 - 09, 2026, Fraunhofer IOF
Photonics Day Jena
Sept. 15, 2026, Fraunhofer IOF
Jenaer Optics Talks (Orig.:Jenaer Optikgespräche)
Sept. 15, 2026, Fraunhofer IOF
Alumni network meeting (Orig.:Alumni-Netzwerktreffen)
Sept. 15, 2026, Fraunhofer IOF
Photonics Quantum Computing Industry Workshop
Sept. 16 - 17, 2026, Abbe Center Beutenberg

LndW - Long Night of Sciences (Orig.:Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften)
Nov. 20, 2026, Fraunhofer IOF

Fraunhofer IOF participates as an exhibitor (alone or in association with others) or with presentations at the following trade fairs:

Presentations at SPIE Photonics West
Jan. 19 - 21, 2026, San Francisco / USA

Fraunhofer IOF participates as an exhibitor (alone or in association with others) at the following career fairs and recruiting events:

Training fair Kahla
Feb. 6, 2026, 9:30 A.M. - 2:00 P.M., Kahla (Public school "Johann-Wilhelm Heimbürge")

Job board and Photonic Career Day the Faculty of Physics and Astronomy (PAF)
June 23, 2026, Jena

Practice meets campus (Orig.:Praxis trifft Campus)
expectedly November 2026, Jena