BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CERN//INDICO//EN BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:New Frontiers in QCD 2026 DTSTART:20261011T230000Z DTEND:20261113T093000Z DTSTAMP:20261016T165800Z UID:indico-event-59@indico.yukawa.kyoto-u.ac.jp CONTACT:nfqcd2026@yukawa.kyoto-u.ac.jp DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Yoshimasa Hidaka (YITP)\n\n⚠️ Important Notice: (Scam Emails)  Some participants have received scam emails from third par ties offering to arrange hotel reservations.  The organizers do NOT work with any external travel agency.  If you receive such an email\, please i gnore or delete it.\nOn this long-term workshop\nThe Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics (YITP) has organized long-term workshops under the Yuk awa International Program of Quark-Hadron Sciences (YIPQS) since 2007\, su pported by MEXT\, Japan\, to promote intensive discussions and collaborati ons on selected research topics.\nThe present workshop\, “New Frontiers in QCD 2026"\, continues the series held in 2006\, 2008\, 2010\, 2013\, an d 2018. It aims to provide a comprehensive forum for discussing recent adv ances and future directions in quantum chromodynamics (QCD).\nRecent progr ess in QCD spans theory\, experiment\, observation\, and computation. Astr ophysical observations of neutron stars\, heavy-ion collision experiments\ , and prospects from the future Electron–Ion Collider are providing new insights into dense matter\, the quark–gluon plasma\, and nucleon struct ure. At the same time\, theoretical developments—including new approache s to the sign problem and generalized global symmetries—are deepening ou r understanding of gauge theories.\nThis workshop brings together research ers across disciplines to review recent developments and explore future di rections in QCD. Participants will stay at YITP and engage in extended dis cussions in a collaborative environment in Kyoto.\nSchedule & Venue\nStart : October 12\,   Close: November 13\, 2026Note: The scientific program wi ll begin on October 13 (Tue) since October 12 is a national holiday in Jap an.Panasonic Auditorium\, Yukawa Hall\, Yukawa Institute for Theoretical P hysics\, Kyoto University\, Kyoto\, JapanDirections to the Yukawa Institut e for Theoretical Physics (YITP) can be found on this page.\nRegistration Deadlines\nOnsite participants requesting visa support and/or financial su pport: July 15\, 2026Onsite participants without support:  August 20\, 20 26 (extended from August 15)Online participants: November 13\, 2026\nDue t o limited seating\, desk space\, and facilities\, the number of participan ts may be restricted. We appreciate your understanding and apologize for a ny inconvenience this may cause.\nSubmission for the presentations\nSubmis sion deadline:  August 20\, 2026 (extended from August 15)The selection p rocess for contributed talks will take place around mid-July. Please note that all presentations will be conducted in person only.\nWorkshop topics\ n(1st week\, Oct. 12-16) High-energy QCD\n\n\nThree-Dimensional Structure of Nucleons\n\n\nOrigins of Spin and Mass\n\n\nSmall-x Physics and Gluon S aturation\n\n\nHadron Structure from Lattice QCD\n\n\nTheoretical Preparat ions for Future Experimental Data at EIC\n\n\n(2nd week\, Oct. 19-23) QCD Matter under Extreme Conditions\n\nHeavy-Ion Collisions and QGP Dynamics\n Exploring the Phase Diagram of QCD: Lattice QCD and Analytical Approaches\ n\n(3rd  week\, Oct. 26-30) Symposium\n\n \nYKIS "Recent Developments in QCD: From Confinement to Compact Stars" \n\n\n(4th week\, Nov. 2-6) Dens e QCD Matter and Compact Stars\n\nNeutron Star Structure and the Equation of State\nMultimessenger Astronomy: Supernovae and Neutron Star Mergers\nQ uarkyonic Matter and Color Superconductivity in High-Density QCD\nNumerica l Approaches to Dense QCD\n\n(5th week\, Nov. 9-13) Theoretical Developmen ts in QCD and related topics\n\nMechanisms of Confinement in QCD-like Theo ries\nNonperturbative Phenomena of Defects and Low-Dimensional QFTs\nGener alized Global Symmetries and Their Applications\nNew Approaches in Lattice Gauge Theories \n\nOrganizers\nInternational Advisory Committee\nElke As chenauer (BNL)Daniël Boer (Groningen U.)Shin-Ichi Esumi (Tsukuba U.)Marga rita Garcia Perez (Madrid\, IFT)Zohar Komargodski (Stony Brook U.)Aleksi K urkela (Stavanger U.)Cristina Manuel (CSIC\, Catalunya)Yannick Meurice (Io wa U.)Owe Philipsen (Frankfurt U.)Jianwei Qiu (JLab)Sanjay Reddy (Washingt on U.)Misha Stephanov (Illinois U.)Mithat Ünsal (NCSU\, Raleigh)Raju Venu gopalan (BNL)\nOrganizing committee\nYoshimasa Hidaka (YITP\, chair) Yuki nao Akamatsu (National Institute of Technology\, Matsue College)Takahiro D oi (Kyoto University)Yuki Fujimoto (Niigata University)Kenji Fukushima (Un iversity of Tokyo)Taku Gunji (University of Tokyo)Masaru Hongo (Niigata Un iversity)Etsuko Itou (YITP)Masakiyo Kitazawa (YITP)Toru Kojo (Tohoku Unive rsity)Chiho Nonaka (Hiroshima University)Yasuki Tachibana (Kyushu Institut e of Technology) Yuya Tanizaki (YITP)Kazuhiro Watanabe (Tohoku University )Arata Yamamoto (RIKEN)Naoki Yamamoto (Keio University)\nSponsor\nYITP\nSu pported by\nRIKEN iTHEMS\nInternational Leading Research: Origins of Matte r Explored through Femtoscale Quantum Many-Body Systems\n\nhttps://indico. yukawa.kyoto-u.ac.jp/event/59/ IMAGE;VALUE=URI:https://indico.yukawa.kyoto-u.ac.jp/event/59/logo-15422528 6.png LOCATION:Panasonic Auditorium\, Yukawa Hall (YITP\, Kyoto University) URL:https://indico.yukawa.kyoto-u.ac.jp/event/59/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR