The International Conference on Ion Sources (ICIS’27) will be hosted in Cape Town, South Africa, from the 12 - 17 September 2027. ICIS’27 is the 22nd event in a biennial series of conferences that are dedicated to Ion Sources and their applications. The conference will be hosted by NRF-iThemba LABS (www.tlabs.ac.za), the largest particle accelerator facility on the African continent.
It is worth mentioning that this conference has never been hosted on the African continent.
The conference venue will be held in the Cape Town Foreshore within 25 km from the Cape Town International airport for ease of access by the delegates.
The conference will be attended by high-profile scientists from leading research institutions across the globe.
ICIS'27 will offer plenary sessions of invited and contributed oral presentations as well as three poster sessions. Students are encouraged to submit abstracts for poster presentations for which an award is planned. The scientific program will cover themes of ion source science and technology that are relevant to the production of ion beams for scientific research and applications. It is envisaged that the programme will make provision for the traditional themes, such as:
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Fundamental processes in ion sources and plasmas
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Beam formation, extraction, transport, and diagnostics
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Key technologies for ion sources
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Production of high intensity ion beams
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Production of highly charged ion beams
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Negative ion sources and sources for fusion facilities
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Polarized ion sources
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Radioactive ion sources and charge breeders
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Applications of ion sources
Depending on interest from the community, the conference will also include a satellite event which will specifically target students seeking entry into the field. It is envisaged that this initiative will contribute to human capital development in this scarce skills niche area of Accelerator Physics.
An International Advisory Committee (IAC) and a Local Organising Committee (LOC) has been established to oversee the conference organization. The LOC, in consultation with the IAC, will make the final decisions regarding the venue selection.
A guided tour of the research infrastructure platform, NRF-iThemba LABS, will be included as an excursion in the programme. NRF-iThemba LABS provides access to state-of-the-art research infrastructure, both locally and globally, enabling research into the nature, structure, and properties of matter and materials, as well as the production of radioisotopes for use in nuclear medicine diagnostics, imaging, and therapy.
We look forward to welcoming you in the Mother City, Cape Town, in September 2027!
