In 2024, the development of technology will shine like a brilliant star, illuminating the path forward for humanity. In this era full of innovation and challenges, the 3rd Earth and Space: From Infrared to Terahertz International Conference (ESIT 2024), jointly hosted by the Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics, the Hangzhou Institute of Advanced Studies of the University of Science and Technology of China, the Institute of Optoelectronics at Fudan University, the Kunming Institute of Physics, and the North China Institute of Optoelectronics Technology, will be held grandly in Hangzhou, China from September 20th to 22nd.

This international conference provides a platform for scientists, scholars, and enterprises to exchange and cooperate, focusing on the field of "infrared millimeter wave, terahertz, and space detection". It deeply explores the application and development of infrared and terahertz science and technology in aerospace information, digital earth, and intelligent sensing. Here, sparks of ideas will continue to collide, and innovative concepts will erupt like springs, injecting strong impetus into the further development of infrared millimeter wave, terahertz, and space detection in China.