The Asian Forum for Accelerators and Detectors (AFAD) in 2026 will be hosted by Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, in Shanghai, China. Registration will take place on October 13, the formal sessions will be held from October 14 to 16, and departure is scheduled for October 17.
AFADs are held annually under the guidance of Asian Committee for Future Accelerators (ACFA) to promote collaboration among universities and research institutes in Asia and Oceania.
The major topics (working groups) of the Forum are:
- WG1: Accelerator and its related technologies for photon science
- WG2: Detector technology development
- WG3: Accelerator technologies for industrial & medical applications
- WG4: Innovative accelerator techniques
- WG5: Accelerator and its related technologies for hadron (neutron) science
- WG6: Network & computing
- WG7: Cryogenics, cryomodule and superconducting technology for accelerators