A breaking record attendance as well as a very successful and fully booked scientific program were just a few of the many highlight of EUROMAT 2017 Conference, which took place in Conference & Cultural Center “Thessaloniki Concert Hall, Thessaloniki- Greece, from 17-22 September 2017.
The conference was organized by the Federation of European Materials Societies (FEMS) – celebrating its 30th Anniversary - along with the Hellenic Metallurgical Society (HMS) and the Hellenic Society for Science and Technology of Condensed Matter (HSSTCM). AFEA had the honor and privilege of supporting the event as the official PCO (Professional Congress Organizer) with great success.
Approximately 2200 participants from 65 countries attended all over the world. The conference had 57 symposia grouped into 8 areas hosting a total of 1850 presentations in 22 parallel sessions. Trending topics included high strength steels, functional membranes, molecular modelling, semiconducting nanomaterials (wires), LASER patterning, solid-state cooling by magnets, additive manufacturing.
40 industry partners from Europe and US supported EUROMAT 2017 offering educational, networking and promotional opportunities for the conference delegates.
