Programme

Day 1 – Monday, 19 April 2027

13:00-16:00	OpenFair AFM Data Initiative	CEITEC MU
13:30-17:30	Bruker Demo Session	FNUSA ICRC
15:00-16:00	Coffee break	FNUSA ICRC
13:00-19:00	Registration	FNUSA ICRC
18:00-21:00	Welcome reception	FNUSA ICRC

Day 2 – Tuesday, 20 April 2027

08:30	Registration	FNUSA ICRC
08:50–09:30	Welcome TBA	FNUSA ICRC
09:30–10:15	KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Philippe Leclère \| University of Mons, Belgium	FNUSA ICRC
10:15–10:45	Coffee break + posters	FNUSA ICRC
10:45–13:00	AFM in the Living World: Cell & Tissue Mechanics - Part I INVITED SPEAKER: Andra C. Dumitru \| UCLouvain, Belgium CHAIR: Alexander Cartagena-Rivera \| NIBIB / NIH, USA	FNUSA ICRC
13:00–14:30	Lunch + posters	FNUSA ICRC
14:30–16:00	Extending AFM Capabilities: Correlative Approaches and Smart AFM - Part I	FNUSA ICRC
16:00–16:30	Coffee break + posters	FNUSA ICRC
16:30–17:30	AFM for Soft Matter Studies: Hydrogels, Surfactants and Theoretical Studies - Part I	FNUSA ICRC
19:00	Networking (Beer and Snacks)	Moravian Gallery

Day 3 – Wednesday, 21 April 2027

08:30	Registration	FNUSA ICRC
08:50–10:30	AFM and Interface Structures: Membranes, Lipids and Molecular Interactions - Part I	FNUSA ICRC
10:30–11:15	Coffee break + posters	FNUSA ICRC
11:15–13:00	Single Molecules: From Imaging to Force Spectroscopy - Part I INVITED SPEAKER: Meital Reches \| Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem CHAIR: Melanie Köhler \| LSB Leibnitz	FNUSA ICRC
13:00–14:30	Lunch + posters	FNUSA ICRC
14:30–16:00	AFM in the Living World: Cell & Tissue Mechanics - Part II	FNUSA ICRC
16:00–16:30	Coffee break + posters	FNUSA ICRC
16:30–17:30	AFM for Soft Matter Studies: Hydrogels, Surfactants, and Theoretical Studies - Part II INVITED SPEAKER: Elisabeth Fischer-Friedrich \| TU Dresden, Germany CHAIR: Elías Herrero-Galán \| CNIC, Spain	FNUSA ICRC
19:00	Networking	Brno Old Townhall

Day 4 – Thursday, 22 April 2027

08:30	Registration	FNUSA ICRC
08:50–10:30	AFM and Interface Structures: Membranes, Lipids and Molecular Interactions - Part II INVITED SPEAKER: Marina Inés Giannotti \| University of Barcelona / IBEC, Spain CHAIR: Cécile Feuillie \| CBMN, University of Bordeaux, France	FNUSA ICRC
10:30–11:15	Coffee break + posters	FNUSA ICRC
11:15–13:00	Single Molecules: From Imaging to Force Spectroscopy - Part II	FNUSA ICRC
13:00–14:00	Lunch + posters	FNUSA ICRC
15:00–19:00	120 seconds Brno region microscopy community	FNUSA ICRC - Web
	Vila Tugendhat	Web
	Bunkr 10Z	Web
	Water Tanks	Web
	Brno Walking Tour	Self-organized - Web
	Brno Villas	Web
	Campus MU visit + CEITEC MU visits	Campus MU + CEITEC MU
	Špilberk Castle + Cathedral of St Peter and Paul	Špilberk Castle + Cathedral
	Historical underground	Ossuary + Labyrinth
	Mendel Museum	Web
20:00	Conference Gala Dinner	Hotel Passage

Day 5 – Friday, 23 April 2027

08:30	Registration	FNUSA ICRC
08:50–10:30	Extending AFM Capabilities: Correlative Approaches and Smart AFM - Part II INVITED SPEAKER: Petr Klapetek \| Czech Metrology Institute, Brno, Czech Republic CHAIR: Takashi Sumikama \| Kyoto University, Japan	FNUSA ICRC
10:30–11:15	Coffee break + posters	FNUSA ICRC
11:15–13:00	AFM in the Living World: Cell & Tissue Mechanics - Part III	FNUSA ICRC
13:00–14:00	Lunch + posters	FNUSA ICRC
14:00–15:00	Closing remarks, Goodbye	FNUSA ICRC

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Publication Opportunity

Conference participants are invited to submit manuscripts to the Journal of Microscopy (JMR). All submissions will undergo the journal’s standard peer-review process in accordance with Wiley's editorial policies. Both original research articles and review papers are welcome.

Manuscript submission: https://wiley.atyponrex.com/journal/JMR.