Symposium on International Safeguards: Innovation and Resilience in a Changing World - Safeguards as a Shared Responsibility

The deadline for submission of abstracts has been extended to 26 April 2026, midnight Vienna

The fifteenth Symposium on International Safeguards, themed “Innovation and Resilience in a Changing World – Safeguards as a Shared Responsibility”, will take place from 9 November to 12 November 2026 at the Vienna International Centre in Vienna, Austria. 

The Symposium will bring together global stakeholders in support of IAEA safeguards. It is an opportunity for State and regional safeguards regulatory authorities, the research and development (R&D) community, industry and civil society to identify challenges and opportunities for IAEA safeguards, showcase research, share ideas and build partnerships.

The objectives of the 2026 Symposium are to:

• Innovate – take stock of the latest and emerging scientific and technological advancements, and share and advance ideas on how to integrate these into safeguards approaches, methods and tools to strengthen the effectiveness and improve the efficiency of IAEA safeguards.
• Build resilience – identify effective organizational approaches, practices, and cultures for adapting to and withstanding resource scarcity, technological complexity and operating environment uncertainty to ensure the continued delivery of timely and effective verification.
• Converge – enhance shared awareness and understanding of the new challenges facing the safeguards community arising from a changing operating environment, and build common resolve and partnerships to ensure the safeguards system’s continued effectiveness.

The Announcement and Call for Papers is available here.