International Liquid Crystal Society upcoming events

The 2nd Liquid Crystals Optics and Photonic Devices SPIE Conference (04/11/2026)

Sat, 11 Apr 2026 23:00:00 GMT

The Call for Papers is open for SPIE’s conference ‘Liquid Crystals Optics and Photonic Devices II’, to be held within SPIE PHOTONICS EUROPE on April 12-16, 2026. See details at: https://spie.org/PE129 .

Abstracts Due: 12 November 2025

This is the 2^nd edition of this conference in SPIE PHOTONICS EUROPE. The strong electro-optic, magneto-optic, and thermo-optic effects of liquid crystals, combined with the maturity of LCD technology, make this group of functional materials excellent candidates for next-generation tunable optics and photonic devices. Furthermore, their unique properties make them good candidates for sustainable applications.

The conference is meant to gather the community working on related topics, and papers from the following list are welcome:

light propagation and interaction with liquid crystals
tunable liquid crystal lenses and applications
liquid crystal tunable spectral filters and applications
polarization control devices and integration with systems
liquid crystal smart windows and energy devices
theoretical modeling of liquid crystal materials and devices
faster modes of liquid crystal devices
liquid crystal metamaterials
tunable resonant liquid crystal devices
liquid crystal spatial light modulators and applications
liquid crystal lasers
nonlinear optics of liquid crystals
liquid crystal elastomeric devices
novel applications of liquid crystals.

IMPORTANT DATES

Submit an Abstract via www.spie.org/pe129

Abstract Due: 12 November 2025

Author Notification: 19 January 2026

Manuscript Due: 25 March 2026

We look forward to receiving your submission and meeting you in Strasbourg.

ILCC2026 - 30th International Liquid Crystal Conference (06/21/2026)

Sun, 21 Jun 2026 07:00:00 GMT

We have a pleasure to invite you to attend the 30^th International Liquid Crystal Conference that will take place in Québec City from June 21^stto June 26^th, 2026.

Don’t miss a thing! Keep visiting https://ilcc2026.org/en for fresh updates, announcements, and all the latest about ILCC 2026.

IMPORTANT DATES (Preliminary)

Abstract submission Opening: November 2025

Registration opening: January 2026

Abstract submission deadline: February 2026

Paper acceptance notice: March 2026

Early bird presenting author registration deadline: April 2026

We look forward to meet you in Québec.

Liquid Crystals Conference LCXXX - Conference OP211 (08/23/2026)

Sun, 23 Aug 2026 07:00:00 GMT

Conference OP211

Liquid Crystals Conference LCXXVIII

https://spie.org/OP26P/conferencedetails/liquid-crystals

Submit an Abstract

https://spie.org/conferences-and-exhibitions/optics-and-photonics/presenters/abstract-submission-guidelines

Abstract Due: 11 February 2026

Author Notification: 4 May 2026

Manuscript Due: 5 August 2026

Liquid crystals in their various mesophases are technologically important electro-optic materials. They possess many unique and useful physical and optical properties and are widely used in various optoelectronic display, beam/image, and optical information processing systems, with response times ranging from milli-, through micro-, nano- to pico- and femto-seconds, covering a wide spectral range from near UV to infrared. In recent years, innovation in nanofabrication and development of plasmonic nanostructures have also led to the emergence of liquid crystalline metamaterials and metasurfaces that possess emergent functionalities and properties that hold high promises for applications in advanced optical and photonic devices/systems.

This conference provides a forum for presentations of research results on all aspects of liquid crystal material and optical sciences and technologies. The emphasis is on new, novel, or unique liquid crystalline materials and other soft matters, optical properties and phenomena, and their applications in display, information, and image processing systems, electro-optics and nonlinear optics.

Papers are solicited from the following and related topics:

new liquid crystalline materials, soft matters and complex fluids, possessing large and broadband birefringence, ferroelectricity, chirality and other characteristics suitable for advanced electro-optical applications
new optical and electro-optical processes and phenomena of fundamental or applied significance
advance LC display science and technologies, photo-alignment, holography, storage, and switching materials, processes, and devices
liquid crystal incorporating nano-particulate and nanostructures; tunable metamaterials and metasurfaces
nonlinear and quantum optics: materials, phenomena, and applications
bio-photonics and sensor, ultrafast pulse modulations, beam and phase front manipulations.

Chairs and Program Committee

Conference Chair:

Iam Choon Khoo - Pennsylvania State University (United States)

Conference Co-Chairs:

Nelson V. Tabiryan - BEAM Engineering for Advanced Measurements Co. (United States)

Atsushi Shishido - Institute of Science Tokyo (Japan)

Program Committee:

Timothy J. Bunning - Florida Inst. for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC), AFRL (USA)

Marcel G. Clerc - Univ. de Chile (Chile)

Julian S. Evans - Zhejiang Univ. (China)

Jean-Pierre Huignard - Institut Langevin-ESPCI-Univ. PSL (France)

Malgosia Kaczmarek - Univ. of Southampton (United Kingdom)

Kenji Ktayama- Chuo University (Japan)

Oleg D. Lavrentovich - Kent State Univ. (United States)

Wei Lee - National Yang Ming Chiao Tung Univ. (Taiwan)

Tsung-Hsien Lin- National Sun Yat-Sen Univ. (Taiwan)

Kenneth L. Marshall - Lab. for Laser Energetics (United States)

Francesco Simoni - Univ. Politecnica delle Marche (Italy)

Atsushi Shishido - Institute of Science Tokyo (Japan)

Nelson V. Tabiryan - BEAM Engineering For Advanced Measurements Co. (United States)

David M. Walba - Univ. of Colorado Boulder (United States)

Shin-Tson Wu- CREOL, Univ. of Central Florida (United States)

We look forward to receiving your submission and meeting you in San Diego.