The young Ceramists Additive Manufacturing Forum (yCAM) is an event and networking platform organized by EMC and supported by ECerS and the JECS Trust, dedicated to all young researchers interested in the Additive Manufacturing (AM) of ceramics.
The next edition of yCAM will take place at at Jožef Stefan Institute (JSI), Ljubljana, Slovenia, from 11th to 13th May 2026.
Since its first edition in 2017, the scope of yCAM has been to provide a place for open and honest discussions, combining high-quality scientific presentations with a fresh and informal atmosphere. By that, yCAM wants to promote sustainable networking among everyone interested in AM and to create a great opportunity for students, young researchers, and professionals to meet their colleagues of tomorrow and become active members of the European Ceramic Society.
The AM community needs a broader and more inclusive representation: yCAM 2026 opens to abstract submissions not only related to AM technologies but also to related topics such as material characterization!
Organizers want to continue involving more researchers into the organization of the conference, to be more inclusive and further develop their AM ceramics network and they are then pleased to announce that they have opened a new call for session chairs for yCAM 2026. Application deadline is 12th December 2025.
Organizers are encouraging abstracts submissions for oral and poster presentations in the following sessions:
Material jetting technologies – Vat photopolymerization – Material extrusion technologies – Emerging, hybrid and multi-material technologies – Applications – Technology – Analysis. Deadline to submitting abstract is 20th December 2025.
To facilitate the participation of young researchers, 20 travel grants of EUR 500 will be sponsored by the JECS Trust. Priority will be given to oral presentations and the abstract evaluation.
yCAM is not only a conference but a community discussing the themes of Additive Manufacturing of ceramic materials. If you would like to join and help them grow this community, make sure to follow their updates (Europe Makes Ceramics, EMC yCAM social platform, and their new LinkedIn page: yCAM – Young Ceramists Additive Manufacturing.
