The European Coatings Symposium has run every two years since 1995. The meeting returns to the UK for the first time in 20 years and will be held in Cambridge from 21-23 September 2027.
There will be a training day aimed at students and newly hired industrialists on the 20 September. The conference will then run from 9am on the 21 September until after lunch on the 23 September. There will be speaking slots available via submitted abstracts, as well as a poster session. There will be a conference dinner held in the historic dining hall of Gonville and Caius College.
Registration details and the call for abstracts will follow later in 2026.
Online Registration
Registration will open September 2026
Non-Member £350 early bird then £500 after 30 April 27
RSC/SCI Member £300 early bird then £400 after 30 April 2027
Student £250 early bird then £300 after 30 April 2027
Programme
Programme subject to change
Tuesday 21st September
08:00 Registration
09:00 Opening comments
09:15 Keynote talk | Jon Howse
10:00 Tea/Coffee break
10:30 – 12:00 Parallel sessions for submitted talks
12:30 Lunch
13:30 Keynote Talk | Willi Schaebel
14:20 – 16:00 Parallel sessions for submitted talks
16:00 Tea/Coffee break
16:30 Flash poster talks
17:00 Poster session and wine reception
Wednesday 22nd September
08:30 Registration
09:00 Keynote Talk | Marco Marengo
09:50 Parallel sessions for submitted talks
11:10 Tea/coffee break
11:40 Parallel sessions for submitted talks
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Keynote Talk
14:50 Parallel sessions for submitted talks
16:10 Tea/Coffee break
16:40 Parallel sessions for submitted talks
19:00 Dinner in Gonville and Caius College
Thursday 23rd September
08:30 Registration
09:00 Keynote Talk
09:50 Parallel sessions for submitted talks
11:10 Tea/coffee break
11:40 Parallel sessions for submitted talks
12:30 Closing ceremony followed by lunch
Exhibitors & Sponsors
The conference will be complemented by a concurrent exhibition, featuring leading equipment manufacturers.
More details to follow
If you are interested in exhibiting please contact deborah@constableandsmith.com
Venue
The conference will be held in the University of Cambridges, Gonville and Caius College, Chemical Engineering Building.
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