BCVSPIN 2026 Conference
Dates: March 29-April 2, 2026
About BCVSPIN: BCVSPIN-2026 continues a longstanding tradition established in 1989 by Professors Abdus Salam, Jogesh Pati, Yu Lu, and Qaisar Shafi. This program was initiated to offer scientists from Bangladesh, China, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, India, and Nepal a forum for engaging with leading experts on advances in particle physics, astroparticle physics, and cosmology. The program features approximately 30 invited plenary talks and forum discussions. The series has been held in Nepal (1989, 1990, 1994-97, 2023), India (1992), China (2007, 2009, 2013), Vietnam (2011), and Mexico (2014). The most recent edition took place in Kathmandu, Nepal in Dec 2024, BCVSPIN-2024 (indico page)
Program: This one-week conference will provide a broad coverage of current research in particle physics and cosmology, and include theorists as well as experimentalists. Topics include (but are not limited to): gravitational waves, black holes, dark matter, dark energy, cosmological tensions, and machine learning. The primary goal of the event is to facilitate interactions between researchers from BCVSPIN countries and the broader international community. The event is hosted by University of Colombo and is partially funded by the Bartol Research Institute at the University of Delaware, USA.
Timetable: TBA
Venue: University of Colombo
Accommodation: TBA
Registration Fee:
- Participants from non-BCVSPIN institutions: USD 200
- Participants from BCVSPIN institutions:
- USD 100 for faculty
- Students and postdocs from BCVSPIN institutions attending the conference pay no registration fees. Limited financial support is available, priority will be given to students from BCVSPIN institutions.
The registration fee covers coffee breaks, daily lunch, conference dinner and excursion. The registration fee will be collected on-site during the event. We can only accept cash in USD, Euros, or Sri Lankan Rupees.
Plenary Talks
- TBA
Special Talks:
- TBA
Organizing Committee
- Adeela Afzal (JINR, Dubna, Russia)
- Anish Ghoshal (University of Warsaw, Poland)
- Rinku Maji (IBS Daejon, South Korea)
- Rishav Roshan (University of Southampton, UK)
- Ruchika (University of Salamanca, Spain)
- Qaisar Shafi (University of Delaware, USA)
- Bibhushan Shakya (Johns Hopkins University, USA)
- Suyog Shrestha (Washington College, USA)
- Gihan Weerasekara (NIBM, Sri Lanka)
Local Organizing Committee
- Gihan Weerasekara (NIBM, Sri Lanka)
Please beware of scam e-mails attempting to offer you to book accommodation. The only reliable communications are those that come directly from the organisers.
