During the iNOW 2025 conference, we spent almost two weeks in Wrocław, Poland. Despite it being the middle of summer, the weather was quite pleasant, allowing us to enjoy both the lectures and visits around the city.

The event gathered 139 participants from both academia and industry, representing 15 countries:  Armenia, Australia, China, France, Spain, the Netherlands, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Germany, Poland, Sweden, the UK, Italy and the USA. It was primarily addressed to young researchers who constituted more than 50% of the participants (43 of the attendees were students and PhD students).

During the conference, 54 invited talks were delivered, in which authorities from leading groups and institutions all over the world presented the current state of global research in the general field of nano-optoelectronics, and many related areas from novel materials, through device technologies and advanced measurements, to recent discoveries concerning new properties of nanomaterials and their applications. In addition to attending the lectures, young scientists had the opportunity to present the results of their own research during two poster sessions, each preceded by short oral presentations. Six of the young researchers’ presentations were distinguished by the evaluation committee with the best poster awards. The presentation of original research results enabled direct interaction and opportunity for in person discussions of the young researchers with the renown specialists, facilitated the exchange of knowledge and experience, and supported the establishment of research collaborations.

In addition, company visits organized during the conference to Lower Silesian nanotechnology enterprises (Fluence Technology sp. z o.o., Nanores Sp. z o.o. Sp. k., XTPL S.A., Łukasiewicz Research Network – PORT, Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research PAS, Wrocław University of Science and Technology) attracted considerable interest among international guests.

After the conference concluded, a survey was conducted among the participants. The conclusions drawn from this survey provide valuable guidance for the organizers of future editions of the iNOW conference and, at the same time, demonstrate that both, the scientific content of the event and the venue, were very positively evaluated by the participants.