IUVSTA is a union of national member societies whose role is to stimulate international collaboration in the fields of vacuum science, techniques and applications and related multi-disciplinary topics including solid-vacuum and other interfaces.
The International Union for Vacuum Science, Technique and Applications
News
IUVSTA News Flash 60 - IUVSTA Workshops 107 and 108
IUVSTA News Flash 59 - SFV Turns 80
IUVSTA News Bulletin 197
IUVSTA News Flash 58 - 2025 Welch Award Recipients
News Flash 56 - 105th IUVSTA Workshop
Upcoming IUVSTA Events
Executive Council Meetings
Webinars
IUVSTA Education Committee encourages our Divisions, Member Societies, and Individuals to propose candidates and topics for IUVSTA one-hour webinar series. Details
Physics World Webinar Schedule
Meetings and Conferences
ECOSS 38
38th European Conference on Surface Science
24 – 29 August, 2025
Braga, Portugal
ICTF 2026
20th International Conference on Thin Films
8 – 11 June, 2026
Biarritz, France
Click here to see Planned IUVSTA conferences for 2025 – 2026
IUVSTA Endorsed Conferences
None at this time, check back soon for updates!
International Vacuum Congress
International Vacuum Congress 23
15-19 September 2025
Syndey, Australia
https://ivc23.org/
Workshops and Schools
107th IUVSTA Workshop
“Oxides for Energy Applications: Bridging Experiment and Theory to Understand Functionality”
30 June – 4 July, 2025
Zaragoza, Spain
https://zcam.bifi.es/2025/02/08/iuvsta-zcam-unizar-oxides-for-energy-applications-bridging-experiment-and-theory-to-understand-functionality/
108th IUVSTA Workshop
“Machine Learning in Nanoscience”
22 – 24 July, 2025
University in Mons, Belgium
https://web.umons.ac.be/cips/en/event/90/
105th IUVSTA Workshop
“Characterization of Gas Transport through Materials: Application to Vacuum Science and Technology”
21 – 24 October, 2025
Santa Margherita Ligure, Italia
https://www.aiv.it/en/detail-workshop/1/19/iuvsta-workshop
Member Society Events
Vacuum Technologies for Tomorrow
“For the Vacuum”
4 – 5 June, 2025
Grenoble, France
IBERTRIVA 2025
Iberian Conference on Tribology & Iberian Vacuum Conference
17 – 18 June, 2025
Coimbra, Portugal
Nanoworkshop 2025
“12th International Workshop on Functional Nanocomposites”
7 – 10 September, 2025
Huelva, Spain
AVS 71
“Engineering the Future: Collaborative Frontiers in Surface, Quantum, and Energy Sciences”
21 – 26 September, 2025
Charlotte, North Carolina
PLATHINIUM
PLAsma THIN film International Union Meeting
22 – 26 September, 2025
Antibes, French Riviera
