About ICSO26 Navigator

ICSO26 Navigator is an independent, unofficial discovery platform built for attendees, researchers and engineers attending the 2026 International Conference on Space Optics (ICSO 2026), held 12–16 October 2026 in Sorrento, Italy. The conference brings together the global space optics community — scientists, instrument designers, programme managers and mission architects — to share advances in optical systems for space science, Earth observation and deep-space exploration.

The Navigator transforms the official ICSO 2026 programme into a searchable, filterable and personalised experience. Instead of scrolling through a static PDF or spreadsheet, visitors can browse all 424 presentations, filter by topic, subtopic, mission or organisation, and use the "Find My Talks" tool to surface the sessions most relevant to their interests. Every presentation page includes schedule facts, speaker and affiliation details, topic taxonomy, related missions, and where available a concise technology summary.

The platform is designed for conference delegates planning their week, authors checking their session placement, and companies exploring relevant technologies and organisations. A personal agenda lets you save presentations, detect scheduling conflicts, print a schedule and export to your calendar — all without an account.

ICSO26 Navigator is created and maintained by Erez Naftali, an independent technology and innovation professional who will attend ICSO26 in Sorrento. It is independent ICSO26 programme intelligence, built by an attendee to navigate and connect the technical content — not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by ESA, CNES, the ICSO organising committee or SPIE. All schedule data is reproduced from the published ICSO 2026 programme; enrichment metadata is a discovery aid, not a scientific classification. Limited aggregate analytics are collected to improve the tool. Information submitted through contact and reservation forms is used only to respond to the request and fulfil agreed services.