On behalf of the scientific committees of both communities, we are pleased to announce that the next LIP & LII Joint Event will take place from July 5 to 10, 2026, in Rouen, France.

For the first time, the LIP Conference (Light Interaction with Particles) and the LII Workshop (Laser Induced Incandescence) will be held together in a single event, fostering discussions and collaborations on optical diagnostics of particles through complementary techniques.

We are delighted to announce the participation of our esteemed guest speakers:

• Matthew BERG, Kansas State University, USA.
• Lei BI, Zhejiang University, China.
• Kyle DAUN, University of Waterloo, Canada.
• Nikolai KHLEBTSOV, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia.
• Fengshan LIU, National Research Council, Canada,
• Jiangqi SHEN, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, China.

More details, including the event website, will be shared in a future email. In the meantime, we encourage you to mark this week in your calendar!

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Looking forward to seeing you in Rouen!

A surprising city

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