HamSCI 2026

Workshop Agenda

Program

The 9th annual HamSCI Workshop is upon us! Join us at Central Connecticut State University and the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) Headquarters in Newington, CT on March 14-15, 2026. We're excited to welcome you to this fast-growing meeting. Organizers have worked hard to put together a memorable two-day event.

This year's theme, "Discovering Science Through Ham Radio", celebrates the community's achievements, including Personal Space Weather Station deployments, meteor scatter propagation studies and the promotion of WSPR as a propagation sensing tool. The workshop is expected to feature more than 50 poster and oral presentations, plus invited tutorials, and a banquet with a keynote address by a prominent member of the community.

The program will focus on the latest findings, strategies, and best practices in ionospheric science.  It has been designed to bring together the amateur radio and professional science communities. Anyone with an interest in these subjects is welcome to attend. Most speakers and attendees will participate in-person. A virtual option will be available.  

Connect and share ideas with scientific industry leaders, peers, experts, and partners. Learn about the latest insights and best practices across different segments of ionospheric science. Get an in-depth look at what is coming next. Click on the 'Workshop Agenda' button above for details.

Travel details will be announced in early 2026!

Registration 

Click below to access the HamSCI Workshop 2026 Registration Form.  Various options are available on the form:  Saturday Program (includes breakfast and lunch), Saturday Dinner (Banquet), Sunday Program (includes breakfast and lunch), Sunday Dinner.  The cost for the entire weekend, all four options, is $200.  The options are priced individually for those who don't plan to attend all of the events.  (For those who don't plan to attend in person, a virtual option will be announced at a later date.)

Registration Form

Abstract Submission

The abstract submission window is now open!  Please submit abstracts (1 paragraph, 350 words maximum) for both the Oral Sessions (20 minute speaking slots) and Poster Sessions.  The abstract submission window will close on January 20, 2026.  The Workshop Science Committee will review all abstracts and notify those that are accepted by mid-February.  Please use the button below to submit your abstract to the Workshop Science Committee.  Please refer questions to the HamSCI Mailbox.

Abstract Submission

Presentations and posters are welcome from all sectors of the HamSCI community:

• Professional researchers
• Academics / Educators
• Students, at all academic career levels
• Citizen scientist volunteers, including, of course, the ham radio community

Topics may include:

• Ionospheric and propagation impacts of geomagnetic storms, solar flares, solar eclipses, traveling ionospheric disturbances, meteor showers and more
• Personal Space Weather Station project updates
• Radio wave propagation modeling
• Novel analytical techniques applicable to HamSCI's research interests
• The applicability of HamSCI's research to amateur radio operations
• General interest topics, e.g. from the arts, literature, history, with an amateur radio, science or technology theme.

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