NC-AFM 2025 conference
The 26th International Conference on Non-contact Atomic Force Microscopy
Toyama (Japan), 4th to 8th August 2025

Programme

The oral programme will be announced on 17th June 2025. The final program will be on 16th July 2025. On the conference site, we will provide a brief summary of the programme. To save on paper waste and reduce environmental impact, we will not distribute printed abstract booklets. Please download the PDF version (not yet linked) prior to the conference.

Oral: Oral presentations are 20 minutes in length, consisting of 15 minutes for the talk and 5 minutes for questions and discussion. Detailed information will be provided soon.

Poster: We accept posters exclusively in portrait orientation, ideally sized at 90 x 120 cm (width x height, A0). We encourage students and young scientists to apply for the Best Poster Awards! Detailed information will also be provided soon.

Lunch: There are many restaurants for lunch near the conference site, and we will provide a short list of recommended options. The food court GURUNAVI FOOD HALL WYE 富山 (in Japanese) is avaialble in the next building. Additionally, there are numerous restaurants (in Japanese) in and around JR Toyama Station, ranging from casual eateries to more formal dining establishments, providing a wide selection of local and international cuisine.

Excursion: As part of the conference activities, we are arrangingi an excursion on Thursday, providing an excellent opportunity for in-person scintific discussions. For those who love nature, we are planning to visit Gokayama Gassho Style Village by bus. Alternatively, there will be a guided city tour option to experience Toyama's specialties, including the local fermentation business. Once the detailed plan is finalized, we will reach out to you for your preferences. Following the excursion, there will be a conference dinner at TBA. For those not participating in the excursion, please join us at TBA around 19:00 (TBA).

NC-AFM 2025 Programme

	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Time	3rd August	4th August	5th August	6th August	7th August	8th August
9:00~9:20
9:20~9:40		Satellite Workshop	Oral 10	Oral 26	Oral 42	Oral 47
9:40~10:00			Oral 11	Oral 27	Oral 43	Oral 48
10:00~10:20			Oral 12	Oral 28	Oral 44	Oral 49
10:20~10:40			Coffee Break (Foyer)		Oral 45	Coffee Break (Foyer)
10:40~11:00					Oral 46
11:00~11:20			Oral 13	Oral 29	BUS Excursion (Gokayama Gassho Style??) or Toyama City Walk	Oral 50
11:20~11:40			Oral 14	Oral 30		Oral 51
11:40~12:00			Oral 15	Oral 31		Oral 52
12:00~12:20			Oral 16	Oral 32		Oral 53
12:20~12:40		Lunch (not provided)	Lunch (not provided)			Closing & Remarks
12:40~13:00
13:00~13:20
13:20~13:40
13:40~14:00		Openning
14:00~14:20		Oral 1	Oral 17	Oral 33
14:20~14:40		Oral 2	Oral 18	Oral 34
14:40~15:00		Oral 3	Oral 19	Oral 35
15:00~15:20		Oral 4	Oral 20	Oral 36
15:20~15:40		Coffee Break (Foyer)
15:40~16:00
16:00~16:20	Reception, Open (Foyer)	Oral 5	Oral 21	Oral 37
16:20~16:40		Oral 6	Oral 22	Oral 38
16:40~17:00		Oral 7	Oral 23	Oral 39
17:00~17:20	Welcom party (Foyer)	Oral 8	Oral 24	Oral 40
17:20~17:40		Oral 9	Oral 25	Oral 41
17:40~18:00
18:00~18:20		Poster A (Foyer)	Poster B (Foyer)	Free / Steering Committee Meeting (TBA)
18:20~18:40
18:40~19:00
19:00~19:20					Conference Dinner (TBA)
19:20~19:40
19:40~20:00
20:00~20:20
20:20~20:40
20:40~21:00