WP6 coordinators:

Vladimir Tikhonchuk, Sebastien LePape, Michael Tatarakis.

21^st Direct Drive and Fast Ignition Workshop, 8-12 June 2026, ENEA Centro Ricerche Frascati, Italy
Workshop on Micro- and Nano-structured Materials for Experiments with High-Power Lasers, 12 June 2026, ENEA Centro Ricerche Frascati, Italy
52^nd EPS Plasma Physics Conference, 29 June - 3 July 2026, Edinburgh, UK
A Round Table discussion on “Inertial Fusion Energy: Future Prospects” will take place in Edinburgh during the EPS Conference on 2 July 2026, 13:00-14:30. The session would be chaired by the member of HiPER+ Executive Committee prof. Luca Volpe. Session will include a brief overview of the current state of inertial fusion, followed by an interactive panel and audience discussion on EU strategy, industry engagement, community synergies across plasma science, and training the next generation of researchers.
38th European Conference on Laser Interaction with Matter, 14-18 September, 2026, Prague, Czech Republic.
ECLIM 2026 conference would be followed by a satellite workshop on Radiation and Materials Aspects of ICF Reactor Development, 19 September, Prague