Call for Student Posters 
European Coatings Show Conference 2025 
“Shaping Tomorrow's Innovations” 
 
The European Coatings Show Conference 2025 is now open to abstract submissions for research to be showcased at the poster session reception. the largest and most significant conference for coatings industry technology in Europe is scheduled to take place from March 24-26, 2025, in Nuremberg, Germany.  
 
We encourage students to submit their research abstracts for the ECS Conference poster session, scheduled from 17:00 to 18:30 on 24 March 2025, during the poster session reception. All the accepted posters will be displayed in the conference area.  
 
ABOUT THE POSTER COMPETITION:
This year’s poster session focuses exclusively on students. Accepted posters will grant free access to the conference upon presentation of a student ID. The competition is open to all European universities specialising in coatings technology, material sciences, chemistry or other connected fields. Submissions must be clearly relevant to coatings. 
 

In the selection phase, the conference programme committee will shortlist the initial submissions, and a panel of experts will select the top 10 posters, with each receiving 500 €.

All posters will be on display in Nuremberg and in addition, the top 10 posters will be required to give a 2-minute pitch. The winner of the ECS Conference Student Poster Award will be chosen out of the top ten by the audience based on the pitch and will receive an additional 500 €.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:  
The conference organizers will evaluate student poster submissions using the criteria:

• Scientific significance 
• Novelty
• Potential technical value to the industry

Please note: The conference language is English. All submissions, including posters and pitches, must be in English.

IMPORTANT DEADLINES:

• Submission of title and abstract for the poster session: 15 January 2025
• Notification of acceptance to students: end of January