Overview
The 33rd International Workshop on Deep Inelastic Scattering and Related Subjects (DIS2026) will be held in Bologna, Italy, from May 4 to May 8, 2026.
DIS2026 is the 33rd in an annual series of International Workshops covering a broad mixture of material related to Quantum Chromodynamics and Deep Inelastic Scattering as well as a general survey of the hottest topics in high energy physics. A significant part of the program is devoted to the most recent theoretical advances and results from large experiments at BNL, CERN, DESY, FNAL, JLab and KEK.
The venue of the workshop is the Royal Hotel Carlton Conference Centre, located in Bologna city centre and will be in person only.
The conference fee includes coffee/tea, lunches and social dinner on Wednesday evening.
The Workshop is co-organized by the INFN Divisions of Bologna and Ferrara, the Department of Physics and Astronomy of the University of Bologna, and the Department of Physics and Earth Sciences of the University of Ferrara.
Important Dates
Abstract Submission Opening
15 November 2025
Conference Registration Opening
15 November 2025
Abstract Submission Deadline
15 January 2026
Early Bird Registration Deadline
15 March 2026
Regular Registration Deadline
15 April 2026
Scientific Programme
The DIS2026 workshop hosts a number of plenary sessions (Monday and Friday) and parallel sessions (Tuesday to Thursday). The parallel sessions are organized in 6 working groups
| WG1 | Structure Functions and Parton Densities |
| WG2 | Small-x, Diffraction and Vector Mesons |
| WG3 | Electroweak Physics and Beyond the Standard Model |
| WG4 | QCD with Heavy Flavors and Hadronic Final States |
| WG5 | Spin and 3D Structure |
| WG6 | Current Upgrades and Future Experiments |
Guido Altarelli Award 2026
The Guido Altarelli Award honours the memory of the late Guido Altarelli, one of the founding fathers of QCD, an outstanding communicator of particle physics, and a mentor and strong supporter of Junior Scientists. The Guido Altarelli Award consists of a certificate and prize money. It is awarded to Junior Scientists for outstanding scientific contributions to the fields covered by the DIS Conference series.
See previous recipients of the Award here.
The 2026 Guido Altarelli Award will be presented during DIS2026, which will take place during the week 4-8 May 2026.
Organized by
The Workshop is co-organized by the INFN Divisions of Bologna and Ferrara, the Department of Physics and Astronomy of the University of Bologna, and the Department of Physics and Earth Sciences of the University of Ferrara.
Sponsored by
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