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  <title>CompChem Observer — newly added density functional theory events</title>
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  <updated>2026-09-28T15:41:52Z</updated>
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    <name>CompChem Observer</name>
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  <entry>
    <title>Green's function methods: the next generation 7</title>
    <link href="https://compchem.observer/events/green-s-function-methods-the-next-generation-7-2026/"/>
    <id>https://compchem.observer/events/green-s-function-methods-the-next-generation-7-2026/</id>
    <updated>2026-09-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Workshop on advanced Green's function methods in many-body physics, including GW, vertex corrections, and beyond-GW approaches for electronic structure and excitations.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>IQCE Quantum Chemistry Exploration Symposium 2026</title>
    <link href="https://compchem.observer/events/iqce-quantum-chemistry-exploration-symposium-2026-2026/"/>
    <id>https://compchem.observer/events/iqce-quantum-chemistry-exploration-symposium-2026-2026/</id>
    <updated>2026-09-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>The IQCE Quantum Chemistry Exploration Symposium 2026 is a free-to-attend lecture meeting on quantum chemistry, organized by the Institute for Quantum Chemical Exploration and held at the University of Tokyo on November 9, 2026.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The 16th National Conference on Theoretical and Computational Chemistry of the Chinese Chemical Society</title>
    <link href="https://compchem.observer/events/the-16th-national-conference-on-theoretical-and-computational-chemistry-of-the-chinese-chemical-society-2026/"/>
    <id>https://compchem.observer/events/the-16th-national-conference-on-theoretical-and-computational-chemistry-of-the-chinese-chemical-society-2026/</id>
    <updated>2026-09-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>The 16th National Conference on Theoretical and Computational Chemistry of the Chinese Chemical Society will be held in Shenzhen from Dec 26-28, 2026. Featuring 16 topics like wavefunction theory, DFT, photochemistry, catalysis, and machine learning, it offers a platform for…</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Challenges in ionic fluids: Theory, simulation, and experiment</title>
    <link href="https://compchem.observer/events/challenges-in-ionic-fluids-theory-simulation-and-experiment-2027/"/>
    <id>https://compchem.observer/events/challenges-in-ionic-fluids-theory-simulation-and-experiment-2027/</id>
    <updated>2026-09-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Workshop on ionic fluids, uniting theory, simulation, and experiment to tackle multiscale challenges. Topics include ML potentials, classical DFT, and advanced spectroscopic techniques.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Current Topics in Theoretical Chemistry 2027</title>
    <link href="https://compchem.observer/events/current-topics-in-theoretical-chemistry-2027-2027/"/>
    <id>https://compchem.observer/events/current-topics-in-theoretical-chemistry-2027-2027/</id>
    <updated>2026-09-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Workshop on current topics in theoretical chemistry, focusing on density functional theories and dynamics simulations, including nonadiabatic nuclear-electronic dynamics and machine learning for catalysis.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Vienna Ab-initio Simulation Package 2026</title>
    <link href="https://compchem.observer/events/vienna-ab-initio-simulation-package-2026-2026/"/>
    <id>https://compchem.observer/events/vienna-ab-initio-simulation-package-2026-2026/</id>
    <updated>2026-09-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>International online meeting on the Vienna Ab‑initio Simulation Package (VASP) 2026, featuring expert talks on electronic‑structure methods, DFT, and high‑performance computing, scheduled for 4‑5 November 2026, organized by the HPC Chair at University of Évora and EuroCC3.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>CCP5 Summer School 2023</title>
    <link href="https://compchem.observer/events/ccp5-summer-school-2023-2023/"/>
    <id>https://compchem.observer/events/ccp5-summer-school-2023-2023/</id>
    <updated>2026-09-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Two-week CCP5 Summer School (17–28 Jul 2023), daily sessions 09:00–14:00. Registration open; organized by CCP5 for training in computational chemistry methods and software.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Defects in solids for quantum technologies – 2024</title>
    <link href="https://compchem.observer/events/defects-in-solids-for-quantum-technologies-2024-2024/"/>
    <id>https://compchem.observer/events/defects-in-solids-for-quantum-technologies-2024-2024/</id>
    <updated>2026-09-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Conference on first-principles calculations of defect qubits, focusing on magneto-optical and spin properties for quantum technologies; theory and experiment met at ELTE in Budapest (10–14 June 2024).</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>International Workshop on Computational Physics and Materials Science: Total Energy and Force Methods</title>
    <link href="https://compchem.observer/events/total-energy-and-force-methods-2027/"/>
    <id>https://compchem.observer/events/total-energy-and-force-methods-2027/</id>
    <updated>2026-09-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>The long-running Total Energy and Force Methods meeting, held at ICTP in Trieste in odd years since 1987. Three days on first-principles methods for the electronic structure of molecules and materials.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>All electron DFT with Fleur - a Hands-on Tutorial</title>
    <link href="https://compchem.observer/events/fleur-all-electron-dft-tutorial-2027/"/>
    <id>https://compchem.observer/events/fleur-all-electron-dft-tutorial-2027/</id>
    <updated>2026-09-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>A week of hands-on training on FLEUR, an all-electron full-potential LAPW code, with its developers present. Run at Forschungszentrum Jülich and streamed online at the same time.</summary>
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