TOPICS NFO18 will cover a broad range of relevant topics, including: Fundamentals and novel concepts in nano-optics Nanoantennas, nanoresonators and plasmonics Near field probing by electrons, interaction of light with free electrons Near-field optical microscopy and spectroscopy, applications Correlative optical and electron microscopy Advanced microscopy techniques, instrumentation Strong field nano-optics, nonlinear and ultrafast phenomena Meta-optics Low-dimensional and semiconductor nanophotonics: materials and devices Forces in nano-optics and nano-opto-mechanics Strong light-matter coupling Quantum nano-optics and nano-cavity QED