The XVI Latin American Symposium on High Energy Physics, SILAFAE 2026, will take place at Universidad de los Andes, in Bogotá, Colombia, from November 30th until December 4th, 2026. The symposium will bring together the Latin American community working on high-energy physics and other fellow scientists from around the world to discuss modern topics in particle physics. This event aims to foster collaboration, discuss new ideas and strengthen ties for the advancement of fundamental science.
Abstract submission opening day: May 19th / 2026
Deadline to submit abstracts: October 16th / 2026
Deadline for registration: November 6th / 2026
The early registration fee, until October 16th 2026, is:
- Faculty: 200 USD
- Students and Postdocs: 120 USD
Registration fee after October 16th 2026:
- Faculty: 250 USD
- Students and Postdocs: 150 USD
The fee covers lunches, coffee breaks and other activities. If you make the registration fee payment with credit card, please select the option "Colombian Pesos".
Financial support may be available for a limited number of students. Only students who submit an abstract for a talk or a poster are eligible for this financial aid.
Confirmed Plenary Speakers:
- Prof. Kajita Takaaki (Nobel Prize Laureate), University of Tokyo, JP, Neutrino Oscillations.
- Prof. Chang Kee Jung, Stony Brook University, USA, Experimental Neutrino Physics.
- Prof. Yossi Nir, Weizmann Institute of Science, ISR, Theoretical perspectives on flavor physics.
- Prof. Arely Cortes, University of Tokyo, JP, Higgs boson searches in the ATLAS experiment.
- Prof. Cristina Mantilla Suárez, University of Virginia, USA, Results from The Light Dark Matter eXperiment (LDMX).
- Prof. Camilo García-Cely, IFIC Valencia, SP, Self Interacting Dark Matter Theory.
- Prof. José Ramón Espinosa, IFT Madrid, SP, Vacuum Decay in the SM.
- Dr. Dilia María Portillo, TRIUMF Lab., CA, Outreach in experimental HEP.
- Prof. Hernán Wahlberg, Universidad de la Plata, AR, BSM Searches in the ATLAS Experiment.
- Prof. Diego Aristizabal, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, CL, Dark Matter and Neutrinos Theory.
- Prof. Myriam Mondragon, UNAM, MX, BSM Physics Theory.
- Prof. Alexis Aguilar-Arévalo, UNAM, MX, Experimental results from CEvNS.
- Prof. Diego Milanes, UTEC, PE, Results from the LHCb Experiment.
- Prof. Marcela Peláez, Universidad de la República, UY, Low energy QCD and massive gluons.
- Prof. Carlos Ávila. Universidad de Los Andes. COL, PPD and Medical Applications.
About Bogotá:
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Colombian Network of High Energy Physics
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