Joint 49th IPS/55th ICT Conference coming up on June 23-26, 2026 @Karlsruhe, Germany!

We would like to announce that there would be a joint 49th IPS Seminar/ 55th Annual ICT Conference on June 23-26, 2026 at Gartenhalle in Karlsruhe, Germany.

The due date for abstracts for the joint conference has also been rescheduled from respective due dates to mid-March, and to April 17th for full papers, so especially to the young eligible members, we look forward to your submission of papers, especially for the Dr. Bernard E. Douda – Young Scientist Award and Frank Carver Bursary (please find the links below for information including eligibility).

Dr. Bernard E. Douda – Young Scientist Award

Frank Carver Bursary

For more details about the joint conference, please check out the annual ICT conference website.

What’s more, there would also be a Pyrotechnic Workshop (20th WPC) organized by Dr. Ernst-Christian Koch and Dr. Sebastian Knapp, on Tuesday June 23, 2026 at the ICT premises.  After the workshop in the evening of the same day (June 23, 2026) the joint conference opens its desks for registration and there would be a mixer in the Gartenhalle in Karlsruhe. And on Thursday June 25, 2026, there would be a tour of Fraunhofer ICT in Pfinztal near Karlsruhe, that would be followed by BBQ Banquet with lots of energetic food and drinks, to be concluded with tons of energetic fireworks after sunset, so let’s have fun!

We welcome new members who work with or have a genuine interest in energetic materials. Click here to find out how to join.
On Thursday, July 14, 2022, Dr. Ken Smit became president of the International Pyrotechnics Society.
Green smoke flows from an M18 smoke grenade at Fort Carson, Colorado, on January 17, 2012. Smoke grenades like these are often used in training exercises. (U.S. Army photograph by Dustin Senger.)