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The European Advanced Materials Congress (EAMC) marks a landmark celebration of twelve transformative years of innovation, collaboration, and global leadership in advanced materials science and technology. Held in the scenic capital city of Stockholm, Sweden, from 25–27 August 2026, this premier congress is organized by the International Association of Advanced Materials (IAAM) in its signature “Knowledge Experience at Sea™” format.

EAMC 2026 serves as an elite, multidisciplinary platform for researchers, innovators, engineers, and policy-makers from academia, industry, and government to converge and engage in high-impact dialogue on the latest breakthroughs, challenges, and frontiers of materials science, engineering, and technology-driven sustainability.

 

Conference Theme

“Advanced Materials for Green Innovation and Resilient Future”

With growing global urgency to address climate change, energy transition, resource efficiency, and digital transformation, this year’s congress centers on how cutting-edge materials research can accelerate sustainable solutions and foster resilient, net-zero societies.

Subject Areas

The congress spans a wide spectrum of interdisciplinary research and industrial innovation, including but not limited to:

  • Materials Science and Engineering
  • Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology
  • Biomaterials and Healthcare Technologies
  • Energy Materials and Storage Systems
  • Functional Materials and Devices
  • Sustainable Materials and Circular Economy
  • AI, Data, and Materials Informatics
  • Advanced Manufacturing and 3D Printing
  • Smart Materials and Wearable Electronics
  • Environmental Materials and Water Technologies
  • Materials for Transportation and Aerospace
  • Quantum Materials and Emerging Electronics
  • Tribology and Surface Engineering
  • Polymers, Composites, and Green Plastics
Fellow Assembly Sessions

To celebrate the excellence and thought leadership within the materials community, EAMC 2026 will feature dedicated Fellow Assembly Sessions, where distinguished IAAM Fellows and senior scientists will present visionary talks and engage in high-level deliberations on strategic research directions, translational impacts, and policy alignment for sustainable development.

Conference deadlines

Abstract Submission: 29 August 2025

Early-bird Registration Deadline: 12 December 2025

Registration Deadline: 24 July 2026

Full Paper Submission for Indexed Publications: 02 October

Conference Highlights

  • 200+ Presentations from 50+ countries
  • Panel Discussions & Fireside Chats with Global Leaders
  • Industry-Academia Exchange and Innovation Showcases
  • Research-to-Market™ Innovation Symposium
  • Advanced Materials Laureate Awards and Fellow Inductions
  • Exclusive Networking Cruise in the Baltic Sea
  • Stockholm–Helsinki Round Voyage with ‘Knowledge Experience at Sea™’

Our UNSDGs Commitments

The European Advanced Materials Congress 2026 is deeply aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs), particularly:

  • Goal 7: Affordable & Clean Energy
  • Goal 9: Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure
  • Goal 12: Responsible Consumption & Production
  • Goal 13: Climate Action
  • Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals
  • Goal 6 & 14: Clean Water, Marine Resources & Ecosystems
  • Goal 4: Quality Education through Scientific Diplomacy

The congress fosters global partnerships and cross-border knowledge transfer, accelerating impact-driven research and innovation for a better future.

Publications

Selected contributions will be considered for publication in IAAM’s peer-reviewed journals indexed in Scopus, Web of Science, and other international databases. Abstracts and proceedings will be available online, and high-impact presentations may be invited to contribute to special issues and monographs.

Congress Proceedings

The abstracts of presentations (short congress papers, maximum 2 pages including references) will be published after peer-review with an ISBN and DOI. Proceedings formatted with Introduction, Experiments, Results & Discussion, and Conclusion sections, limited to 4 pages, will be published in conference proceedings after the peer review process and will be submitted for indexing in Scopus.

Congress Journal

Full articles of congress presentations will be published in open-access special issues of the official journals of the International Association of Advanced Materials, Advanced Materials Letters, and Advanced Materials Proceedings, following the peer review process without any subscription or processing fee. Authors should carefully follow the Author Guidelines of respective journal when preparing their manuscripts and submit them using the Online Submission System. The deadline for full paper submission is 31 March 2024.

Video Proceedings

Congress speakers will be invited to record their lectures, which may be published in the open-access video journal, Video Proceedings of Advanced Materials, following the peer review process. This journal provides a comprehensive audio-visual overview of the multidisciplinary areas of advanced materials research, innovation, and technology, ensuring that all lectures are documented in the literature.

Congress Reports 

Since 2011, the Advanced Materials Congress has held 60 assemblies across Asia, Europe, the USA, and Australia.