Conferences
Upcoming MDPI Conferences (2)

Athens, Greece
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to welcome you to Coatings 2026: Safe and Sustainable by Design Surface Treatment and Coatings, which will take place in Athens, Greece, from 20–22 April 2026. This conference aims to bring together researchers, industry professionals, and experts from around the world to share the latest advancements, exchange ideas, and foster collaborations in the field of Surface Finishing.
The surface finishing industry faces growing challenges, including stricter environmental regulations such as REACH and the EU Green Deal, increasing the need to adopt cleaner, more sustainable technologies. By joining forces across research, policy, and supply chains, we can create coatings that meet tomorrow’s standards while protecting our planet.
Core domains of research will be covered by the following tracks:
- Advances in metallic and metal matrix composite coatings
- Advances in organic and hybrid coatings
- Advances in methods and equipment
- Surface finishing for additive manufacturing
- Application of the SSbD framework on the surface finishing industry
- Advances in thermal spraying
- Thin film technologies and applications
- Anodizing of light alloys
- AI tools and simulations
- Phasing out substances of concern from the surface finishing industry
Through keynote lectures, oral presentations, and poster sessions, our program is designed to offer an engaging platform for discussing cutting-edge research, emerging challenges, and future directions in the field.
Click here for submission instructions: https://brnw.ch/21wUg0W
Click here to submit your abstract: https://brnw.ch/21wTgBp
Click here to register for the conference: https://brnw.ch/21wTgBi
Now Accepting Late Submissions!
For a limited time, we continue to accept new submissions for consideration as an oral or poster presentation.
We look forward to an inspiring and productive conference at the Wyndham Grand Athens, a modern venue at the heart of Athens, and to welcoming you to Coatings 2026.
Sincerely,
Prof. Dr. Luca Magagnin
Prof. Dr. Eugenia Valsami-Jones
Dr. Alexandros Zoikis Karathanasis
Coatings 2026 Chairs
For all inquiries, please contact coatings2026@mdpi.com.

Online
We would like to invite you to attend the 3rd International Online Conference on Metals, organized by MDPI’s journal Metals (ISSN: 2075-4701, Impact Factor: 2.5), which will take place online on 12–14 October 2026.
Conference Chair
Prof. Dr. Antonio Riveiro Rodríguez
Department of Materials Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Vigo, Vigo, Spain
The Topics of Interest
S1. Design and Characterization of Novel Metallic Materials
S2. Sustainability in Metals
S3. Metals for Energy, Mobility, and Emerging Technologies
S4. Metallic Biomaterials
S5. Additive Manufacturing
S6. Computational Metallurgy, AI, and Multiscale Modeling
S7. Metals Processing
Important Dates
Deadline for abstract submission: 11 May 2026
Notification of acceptance: 11 June 2026
Registration deadline: 6 October 2026
Guide for Authors
To submit your abstract, please click on the following link:
https://sciforum.net/user/submission/create/1683
To register for this event, please visit the following link:
https://sciforum.net/event/IOCME2026?section=#registration
For details regarding abstract submission, poster and slide submission, and publication opportunities, you may refer to the “Instructions for Authors” Section:
https://sciforum.net/event/IOCME2026?section=#instructions
For any inquiries regarding this event, please contact iocme2026@mdpi.com.
We look forward to seeing you at the 3rd International Online Conference on Metals.