2026 MSC·SMC Meeting

Name: 2026 MSC·SMC Meeting
Start: 2026-05-25T12:00:00Z
End: 2026-05-29T22:00:00Z
Location: McGill University

McGill University

May 25-29, 2026

Registration Abstract Submission

52nd Annual Meeting

The Microscopy Society of Canada/Société de Microscopie du Canada (MSC-SMC) is excited to host the 52nd Annual Meeting in Montreal! Abstract Submission is extended until March 11, 2026.

The conference will be preceded by a Microscopy Summer School on May 25-26, 2026, featuring lectures and hands-on sessions in analytical electron microscopy, advanced optical microscopy, imaging data processing, and X-ray microscopy. We will offer workshops on FIB-SEM microscopy, advanced optical microscopy, analytical electron microscopy and digital image processing.

Podium abstract submission will close at 23:59:59 on March 11
Poster-only abstract submission will be open until mid-April

Registration includes the banquet and lunch breaks

Early bird registration rate holds until March 11 2026:

Trainee: $350

Staff scientist: $500

Principal investigator: $550

Summer school: $100

Workshop: $50 (you can sign up for zero, one or two workshops)

Plenary speakers at the MSC 2026 annual meeting

Eric BetzigUniversity of California, Berkeley, USA

Professor of Physics and Molecular and Cell Biology
Senior Fellow, Janelia Research Campus, USA

Wah ChiuStanford University, USA

Wallenberg-Bienenstock Professor, Department of Bioengineering
Director, Division of CryoEM and Bioimaging, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Rafal Dunin-BorkowskiForschungszentrum Jülich, Germany

Professor, Ernst Ruska-Centre for Microscopy and Spectroscopy with Electrons

Na JiUniversity of California, Berkeley, USA

Professor of Neurobiology and Luis Alvarez Memorial Chair in Experimental Physics
Department of Physics & Department of Neuroscience

Scientific Topics

By method: light microscopy, electron microscopy, and X-ray microscopy,

By scale: nanoscale, microscale, and multiscale,

By domain of application: quantum materials, critical minerals, natural sciences, engineering, biomedical sciences, and history and cultural heritage.

Awards & Travel Support

We thank our Sponsors

Sponsor MSC 2026!

We invite all vendors in the field of microscopy, materials and biological sciences to participate in our 2026 meeting. Feel free to check out our sponsorship packages here if your company is interested in sponsoring our 52nd meeting!