PLASMAScience Summer School

June 21-27, 2026, Porquerolles Island, France

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REGISTRATION WILL OPEN SOON Why join the PLASMAScience Summer School

We are excited to announce the 3rd edition of the PLASMAScience Summer School, dedicated to plasma-laser interactions.

It will be held on Porquerolles Island, France, from June 21 to 27, 2026. The Summer School is a one-week, free-of-charge training program for highly motivated PhD students, postdoctoral fellows, and early-career scientists interested in plasma-laser interactions.

Topics

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Scientific Organizing Committee

The SOC members list will be available soon!
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Invited lecturers

The School will bring together some of the world's leading scientists in plasma-laser interactions to deliver lectures on a broad range of topics and methodologies, including theory, numerical simulations, laboratory experiments, observations, and modern data-analysis techniques such as AI/ML.
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Venue

The Summer School will be held on Porquerolles Island, a small paradise off the coast of Hyères and Toulon on the French Riviera. Participants will enjoy the Mediterranean climate and the region's well-preserved landscapes.
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Scientific Organizing Committee

Local Organizing Committee

Lucie Pierau

PLASMAScience Graduate School - Institut Polytechnique de Paris

Sylvie Pottier

PLASMAScience Graduate School - Institut Polytechnique de Paris

PLASMAScience Summer School

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Lecturers

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Program

Full program for the week

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GETTING THERE Directions to the PLASMAScience Summer School

How to get there

General information

By car

Take Highway A50 (Marseille – Toulon) and A57 (Toulon – Nice), then follow the freeway junction to Hyères and continue toward Tour Fondue/Les Iles via D97. Parking is available near the pier, including one guarded lot. Cars are not allowed on Porquerolles Island, so you will need to leave your vehicle in Hyères at the small parking lot near La Tour Fondue or use the free parking near the harbour.
 

By train

Take a train to Hyères or Toulon railway stations. From Toulon, you can connect to Hyères by regional trains (TER). From Hyères, take a taxi or bus N67 to Tour Fondue (schedule si coordinated with the ferry). Train tickets can be purchased at: sncf-connect.com.
 

By plane

The nearest airport to Porquerolles Island is Toulon-Hyères Airport (toulon-hyeres.aeroport.fr). From the airport, take a taxi or bus to Tour Fondue.
 

Getting to Porquerolles Island

To reach Porquerolles Island, go to the Tour Fondue small harbor on the Giens Peninsula and take a ferry. The boat ride takes approximately 25 minutes. 
 
For more information about shuttle boats between La Tour Fondue and Porquerolles Island, visit: www.tlv-tvm.com.

Important information for all participants

We organize a group transfer from Hyères train station and Porquerolles Island.

Sunday, June 21:

  • 14:00: bus departs from Hyères railway station to Tour Fondue.
  • 15:00: ferry departs from Tour Fondue to Porquerolles Island.

Saturday, June 27:

  • 14:00: ferry departs from Porquerolles Island to Tour Fondue.
  • 14:30: bus departs from Tour Fondue to Hyères railway station.

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