We are excited to announce that the 18 th International Workshop on Breast Imaging (IWBI 2026) will be held June 28 th – July 1 st , 2026, in beautiful Thessaloniki, Greece! We welcome you to this exciting event to hear about and discuss various cutting-edge developments in breast imaging, in an amazing location right by the Aegean Sea!

IWBI 2026 is designed as a platform to present the latest technological developments and clinical experiences of novel breast imaging technologies, including digital mammography, tomosynthesis, CT, MR, ultrasound, optical, and molecular imaging. The International Workshop on Breast Imaging (formerly the International Workshop on Digital Mammography) brings together a diverse group of researchers, clinicians, and representatives of industry, who are jointly committed to developing technology for the early detection and subsequent patient management of breast cancer. The workshops are designed to help advance the fields of breast cancer and medical imaging through the sharing of scientific discoveries, best clinical practices, and industrial innovations.

The conference series was initiated at a 1993 meeting of the SPIE in San Jose, California, with subsequent meetings hosted every two years by researchers around the world. Subsequent meetings have been held in York (1994), Chicago (1996), Nijmegen (1998), Toronto (2000), Bremen (2002), Durham (2004), Manchester (2006), Tucson (2008), Girona (2010), Philadelphia (2012), Gifu (2014), Malmö (2016), Atlanta (2018), Leuven-remote (2020), Leuven (2022), and Chicago (2024).

The workshop will officially begin with a welcome reception on Sunday evening, June 28 th through noon on Wednesday, July 1 st and will be held at the Makedonia Palace Hotel, in Thessaloniki, Greece. The workshop will consist of several keynote presentations, invited talks from members of the scientific committee, proffered talks and posters, vendor exhibits, and engaged time for discussion and networking. As is typical for the IWBI, in addition to the Sunday reception to welcome you all to Thessaloniki, the usual IWBI Gala dinner will take place on Tuesday evening.