<html aria-label="message body"><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Logo-PNMCI-v2.png" src="cid:27C02A90-46BF-4A5A-A9D9-2EDAE02BF1C7"></div><div><font face="HelveticaNeue"><br></font></div><div><font face="HelveticaNeue"><br></font></div><div><font face="HelveticaNeue">Dear Colleagues,</font></div><div><font face="HelveticaNeue"><br></font></div><div><font face="HelveticaNeue">On behalf of the Organizing Committee it is our great pleasure to announce and invite you to the <b>XVI POLARIZED NEUTRONS FOR CONDENSED MATTER INVESTIGATIONS</b> Conference (PNCMI) which will be held from the <b>31st of August 2026 until the 4th of September 2026 in Zaragoza</b>, Spain.</font></div><div><span style="text-align: justify;"><font face="HelveticaNeue"><br></font></span></div><div><font face="HelveticaNeue"><span style="text-align: justify;">The </span>POLARIZED NEUTRONS FOR CONDENSED MATTER INVESTIGATIONS<span style="text-align: justify;"> Conference is organized every two years as a forum for the international community using polarized neutrons to discuss recent developments and advances in all branches of science in which polarized neutrons are, or eventually could be used. An equally important aim of the conference is to serve as a platform for discussion and exchange among those who develop new techniques using polarized neutrons. </span></font></div><div><span style="text-align: justify;"><font face="HelveticaNeue"><br></font></span></div><div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-size: auto; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: padding-box; background-clip: border-box; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); text-align: justify;"><font face="HelveticaNeue">The Sixteen PNCMI in Zaragoza, Spain, will build on the success of previous meetings held in Dubna (1996), Grenoble (1998), Saint Petersburgh (2000), Jülich (2002), Washington DC (2004), Berlin (2006), Tokai (2008), Delft (2010), Paris (2012), Sydney (2014), Freising (2016), Didcot (2018), “on line” (2021), Annapolis (2022) and Dongguan (2025).</font></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-size: auto; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: padding-box; background-clip: border-box; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); text-align: justify;"><font face="HelveticaNeue">The Conference PNCMI 2026 will present plenary lectures by leading scientists, keynotes and invited talks, oral and poster presentations covering frontier scientific areas. The scientific program will cover the following topics:</font></div></div><div><span style="text-align: justify;"><font face="HelveticaNeue"><ul><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-size: auto; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: padding-box; background-clip: border-box;">Magnetic chirality</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-size: auto; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: padding-box; background-clip: border-box;">Strongly correlated electron systems</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-size: auto; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: padding-box; background-clip: border-box;">Frustrated and disordered systems</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-size: auto; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: padding-box; background-clip: border-box;">Multiferroics</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-size: auto; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: padding-box; background-clip: border-box;">Quantum materials</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-size: auto; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: padding-box; background-clip: border-box;">Spin liquids</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-size: auto; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: padding-box; background-clip: border-box;">Spin densities</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-size: auto; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: padding-box; background-clip: border-box;">Magnetic susceptibilities tensors</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-size: auto; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: padding-box; background-clip: border-box;">Altermagnetism</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-size: auto; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: padding-box; background-clip: border-box;">Complex magnetic structures</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-size: auto; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: padding-box; background-clip: border-box;">Magnetic nanomaterials</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-size: auto; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: padding-box; background-clip: border-box;">Thin-films and multilayers</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-size: auto; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: padding-box; background-clip: border-box;">Soft matter</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-size: auto; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: padding-box; background-clip: border-box;">Imaging</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-size: auto; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: padding-box; background-clip: border-box;">Polarized neutrons instrumentation, techniques and methods.</li></ul></font></span></div><div><div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-size: auto; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: padding-box; background-clip: border-box; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); text-align: justify;"><font face="HelveticaNeue">But, PNCMI 2026 will not only provide fruitful scientific discussions but also a warm, collegial environment to develop lasting friendships and collaborations. We sincerely hope you will join us in Zaragoza to share your latest research, exchange ideas, and enjoy a memorable academic and cultural experience.</font></div></div><div><font face="HelveticaNeue"><br></font></div></div><div><font face="HelveticaNeue"><b><font color="#ff2600">ABSTRACT SUBMISSION is already OPEN. </font></b> You can visit the webpage <a href="https://pncmi2026.csic.es/">https://pncmi2026.csic.es/</a> of the conference.</font></div><div><font face="HelveticaNeue"><br></font></div><div><font face="HelveticaNeue">We look forward to seeing you in Zaragoza at the PNCMI 2026 Please do except my apologies if you receive this email more than once.</font></div><div><font face="HelveticaNeue"><br></font></div><div><font face="HelveticaNeue">Kind regards,</font></div><div><font face="HelveticaNeue"><br></font></div><div><font face="HelveticaNeue">Javier Campo</font></div><div><font face="HelveticaNeue"><br></font></div><div><font face="HelveticaNeue">PNCMI2026 Chair</font></div><div><font face="HelveticaNeue"><br></font></div><div><font face="HelveticaNeue"><br></font></div><div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue;"><br></div></div></body></html>