16th ISTA Conference
The ISTA 2026 programme is taking shape
The date, the venue and the stream structure are confirmed. Individual sessions and the real track titles are announced next — and every past programme since 2019 stays online in the meantime.
- Date
- Location
- Sofia Event Center
- Times shown in
- Europe/Sofia
- Streams
- 4 in parallel
Confirmed
What is already set
Everything on this list is published content, not a plan. What is missing is missing because it has not been announced.
4 parallel streams
The stream count is confirmed. The names below are exactly as the source publishes them — the real track titles are announced with the session list.
- Stream 1Track name to be announced
- Stream 2Track name to be announced
- Stream 3Track name to be announced
- Stream 4Track name to be announced
What happens next
Get agenda updatesThe order announcements land in
Three of the four steps are done. The fourth turns this page into the full timetable.
- 1
Date and venue confirmed
15 October 2026 · Sofia Event Center
- 2
- 3
Speakers announced
14 confirmed for 2026
- 4
Track names and the full session list
Not yet published. This page becomes the full timetable when it is.
While you wait
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Archive
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146 sessions from 7 previous editions stay online, each with its own page, its speakers and the times as they were published.
| Edition | Date | Sessions | Tracks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15th ISTA Conference | 16 Oct 2025 | 24 | 2 |
| 14th ISTA Conference | 7 Nov 2024 | 23 | 2 |
| 13th ISTA Conference | 12 Oct 2023 | 23 | 2 |
| 12th ISTA Conference | 13 Oct 2022 | 13 | 2 |
| 11th ISTA Conference | 18 Nov 2021 | 18 | 2 |
| 10th ISTA Conference | 12 Nov 2020 | 14 | 2 |
| 9th ISTA Conference | 14 Nov 2019 | 31 | 2 |
ISTA 2026 · 15 October 2026