Image credit: Huntington Digital Library. Building and area adjacent to Albert Michelson's speed of light experiment tube, Irvine, California.
Welcome to the first U.S.-based meeting in the Foundations of Physics series
Foundations comes to North America for the first time in June 2026, for its 23rd iteration, after conferences spanning three decades held in various locations throughout Europe. As with the successful recent meetings in Paris (2021), Bristol (2023), and Gdansk (2025), the conference will bring together scholars with a mix of disciplinary backgrounds for stimulating and fruitful discussions of the foundations of physics. The Foundations of Physics conference series is presented in coordination with the Philosophy of Physics Society.
Call for Contributed Talks and Symposia
We welcome proposals that advance foundational and philosophical questions in physics, regarding quantum mechanics, spacetime theories, statistical physics, cosmology, or other topics at the conceptual frontiers of physics.
Questions should be directed to foundationsphysics2026@gmail.com
Key dates
Event
Date
Abstract Submission Opens
9th January 2026
Early Bird Registration Opens
23rd January 2026
Abstract Submission Closes
1st February 2026
Early Bird Registration Closes
15th April 2026
Registration Closes
31st May 2026
Conference
16th -> 18th June 2026
Registration
Early Bird Registration will open 23rd January. Check back then for more information and costs.
Our Sponsors
For questions about submissions or the conference program, please write to the program committee chairs at foundationsphysics2026@gmail.com. For questions concerning conference registration or other administrative and organizational matter, please write to the local organizing committee chair at weatherj@uci.edu
