General Information CARS 2026
The CARS 2026 Scientific Program can now be downloaded as PDF here.
Please note: Information on this page is subject to alteration. Please check back frequently for new updates.
Last update: June 12, 2026
| EVENT NAME | CARS 2026 Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery 40th International Congress and Exhibition Joint Meeting of IFCARS / ISCAS / CMI / CAD-AI / IPCAI |
| CONGRESS DATES TIMEZONE | CARS 2026 Congress July 2 – 5, 2026 (Thursday – Sunday) UTC +9, Japan Standard Time (JST) . Time zone converter |
| EXHIBITION DATES | CARS 2026 Exhibition Exact Dates tba |
| CONGRESS VENUE | Nagoya University, Japan Venue address: 1 Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8601, Japan Google map location Nearest subway station: Nagoya Daigaku Station (Subway Mejyo Line, Nagoya City Subway) More information can be found here. |
| REGISTRATION | Online registration is now open. We recommend that you pre-register via our website before coming to the conference venue. Please bring your ID and confirmation to the registration desk. The name badges have to be worn at all times. |
| CONGRESS LANGUAGE | English |
| JAPANESE WEBSITE | The Japanese Website for CARS 2026 can be viewed here. |
| PROGRAM | The latest version of the CARS 2026 Scientific Program can be downloaded as PDF here. To find the code, time and room for your presentation, please use the search function of your PDF reader. |
| CARS JOURNAL CARS PROCEEDINGS | Registered CARS 2026 attendees receive full access to the International Journal of CARS for one year. The supplement will be freely accessible until July 20, 2026 here. |
| CARS 2026 PUBLICATIONS | Accepted papers will be published “online first” by Springer and will also be included in regular or special issues of the International Journal of CARS. |
| CARS PRESENTATIONS | Authors can find all important information related to their presentation at CARS 2026 here. Please read this page carefully. Unfortunately, giving a presentation virtually or with a video recording is NOT possible at CARS 2026, |
CPD CREDITS | CARS 2026 Attendees receive 30 CPD Credits in accordance with the CPD Scheme of the Royal College of Radiologists. |
| CARS OPENING CEREMONY CARS RECEPTION | Thursday, July 2, 2026, 18:00-19:00 Toyoda Auditorium Thursday, July 2, 2026, 19:00-20:30 |
| CARS CLOSING | Sunday, July 5, 2026, 18:00 |
| SOCIAL EVENT | The Tokugawa Art Museum and Dinner Saturday, July 4, 2026, 18:00h-21:00h. 80 Euro/ Person. Registration required. Limited availability. More information can be found here. |
| EXHIBITIONS AND SPONSORS | CARS 2025 has been assessed as being compliant with the MedTech Europe Code of Ethical Business Practice and EFPIA Code of Practice. Details on the decision for CARS 2025 can be viewed here. We would like to thank our sponsors and exhibitors for CARS 2026 for their support. You can view them here. If you would like to become a sponsor / exhibitor for CARS 2026, please contact us at exhibition@cars-int.org. |
Join us for CARS 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, July 2-5