Dear Communications Team,

I hope this message finds you well.

I am writing on behalf of the Local Organizing Committee of the XVIII International Conference on Resistive Plate Chambers and Related Detectors (RPC 2026) to ask whether the Institute of Physics Belgrade might consider sharing a brief announcement with relevant research groups, colleagues, and students through any communication channel you consider appropriate.

RPC 2026 will take place from 14 to 18 September 2026 at the Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ), in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. General information is available on the conference website [1] and on the event page [2]. This edition will be especially meaningful as it will mark the first time the RPC Conference is held in Brazil and in South America.

The conference is devoted to resistive plate chambers (RPCs) and related gaseous detector technologies, with topics spanning detector performance in high-energy physics experiments, production and quality assurance, instrumentation techniques, alternative gas mixtures and longevity studies, physics and simulation, and applied research. We believe these themes may be of interest to colleagues at the Institute of Physics Belgrade working in high-energy physics, detector development, instrumentation, gaseous detectors, and related experimental activities.

The scientific program will include invited talks, selected oral contributions, and a poster session. Abstract submission is open until 24 June 2026, and early registration will remain open until 1 August 2026.

If appropriate, we would be very grateful for the opportunity to circulate this information within the Institute and among the groups for whom it may be relevant.

Thank you very much for your time and consideration.

Best regards,

Dr. Sandro Fonseca de Souza
Dr. Gilvan Augusto Alves
Chairs of the Local Organizing Committee, RPC 2026
info.rpc2026@uerj.br

[1] https://rpc2026.uerj.br/
[2] https://indico.global/event/15349/