XVI International Conference on Gravitation, Astrophysics and Cosmology (ICGAC16)
Conference Date: August 10-14, 2026
Conference Venue: Sun Yat-sen University (Shenzhen Campus), 66 Gongchang Road, Guangming District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China
ICGAC16 is the series of triennial conferences on Gravitation, Astrophysics and Cosmology which take place in the Asia-Pacific region, with the goals to promote cooperation among the member countries and within an international context, high level studies on hot topics and to encourage young physicists on these fields. This conference has been one of the key programs sponsored by APCTP over the past twenty years. It has been hosted by AP regions: Seoul, Korea (1993); Hsinchu, Taiwan (1995); Tokyo, Japan (1997); Beijing, China (1999); Moscow, Russia (2001); Seoul, Korea (2003); Jhongli, Taiwan (200 5); Nara, Japan (2007); Wuhan, China (2009); Qui-Nhon, Vietnam (2011); Almaty, Kazakhstan (2013); Moscow, Russia (2015), Seoul, Korea (2017); Taiwan, China (2020) and Gyeongju, Korea (2023). After ICGAC15, Korea (2023), it will be held at Shenzhen, China in August 10-14, 2026, as a sequence of MG, GRG and ICGAC for every three years.
The topics of ICGAC16 include
1. Classical Gravity, GR Extensions
2. Classical and Quantum Cosmology
3. Dark Matter and Dark Energy
4. Black Holes, Wormholes
5. Strings, Branes, Higher Spin Fields and Quantum Gravity
6. Extra Dimensions and Variation of Constants
7. Experimental Studies of Gravity and Fundamental Physics
8. Gravitational Waves
9. Multi Messenger Astronomy
10. Numerical Relativity
11. Relativistic Astrophysics
12. White Dwarfs, Neutron Stars and Gamma Ray Bursts
13. Applied relativity
International Standing Committee
Cho, Yongmin (SNU, Korea, Chair)
Abishev, Medeu (Al-Farabi Kazakh NU, KZ)
Bolejko, Krzysztof (U Tasmania, Australia)
Brill, Dieter (U Maryland, USA)
Cai, Rong-Gen (NBU, China)
Chen, Chiang-Mei (Natl Central U, Taiwan)
Frolov, Valeri (U Alberta, Canada)
Gal'tsov, Dmitri (Moscow S U, Russia)
Giacomini, Alex (Universidad Austral de Chile, Chile)
Hsu, Jong-Ping (U Mass Dartmouth, USA)
Kenmoku, Masakatsu (Nara WU, Japan)
Kim, Sung-Won (Ewha WU, Korea)
Laemmerzahl, Claus (U Bremen, Germany)
Li, Li (ITP, China)
Luo, Jun (Sun Yat-sen U, China)
Mukohyama, Shinje (Kyoto U, Japan)
Ni, Wei-Tou (Nat’l Tsing Hua U, Taiwan)
Paik, Ho Jung (U Maryland, USA)
Reula, Oscar (Ciudad U, Argentina)
Ruffini, Remo (ICRA, Italy)
Triay, Roland (CNRS, France)
Wiltshire, David L (Canterbury U, NZ)
Yoon, Jong Hyuk (Konkuk U, Korea)
Local Organizing Committee (LOC)
Jun Luo, Sun Yat-sen University
Ronggen Cai, Ningbo University
Renxin Xu, Peking University
Xiangdong Li, Nanjing University
Bin Wang, Yangzhou University
Xinmin Zhang, Institute of High Energy Physics, CAS
Zebing Zhou, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Jianwei Mei, Sun Yat-sen University
Important Dates
Abstract submission deadline
May 10, 2026
Presentation confirmation
June 25, 2026
Early-bird registration deadline
June 10, 2026
Standard registration deadline
August 10, 2026
Registration Fee
All participants, including session organizers, plenary and invited speakers, are expected to pay the registration fee.
Early-bird registration fee
Regular: 2,450 CNY (Approx. 400 USD)
Student: 1,250 CNY (Approx. 200 USD)
Standard registration fee
Regular: 3,200 CNY (Approx. 450 USD)
Student: 1,800 CNY (Approx. 250 USD)
