ECerS 2021 Conference

Dear colleagues,

on behalf of my co-chairs and the organizing committee, it is a great honor and pleasure to invite you to the XVII Conference of the European Ceramic Society that will take place in Dresden, Germany, from August 29 to September 2, 2021. The conference is organized along with the German Ceramic Society DKG e.V. and the Franhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems IKTS.

Planned every two years, the ECerS conference series focuses on cutting-edge research and product developments in a wide range of ceramic-related areas, and the technical program provides an opportunity for scientists, researchers, engineers and industry leaders from around the world to present and exchange findings on recent advances in ceramic science and technology. The conference will include Plenary lectures, the ECerS Awards Ceremony, the ECerS Fellowships Ceremony and the Student Speech Contest. The conference is accompanied by an industrial exhibition.

The XVII ECerS Conference will be divided in 9 general topics covering most aspects of ceramic science and technology: Innovative processing and synthesis, high-temperature processes and advanced sintering, modeling of ceramics, advanced structural ceramics, composites and refractories, ceramics and glasses for healthcare, ceramics for energy conversion and storage, functional ceramics, silicate ceramics, ceramics in cultural heritage and art. The symposia have been organized with the help of senior and junior experts from Europe and around the world, providing an inspiring program that will stimulate participation from the global ceramic community. Scientists and specialists from academia, research institutions and industry as well as students are all welcome to attend and share their knowledge and expertise.

I am looking forward to seeing you in Dresden.

Alexander Michaelis

Spirited intellectual exchange is a tradition in this internationally known artistic and cultural metropolis. Scientific competence and inventiveness have enabled the city to assert itself again and again as a high-tech location. Since as early as the 18th century, Dresden has been shaped by a fruitful association of business and science. Important inventions and developments resulted from this symbiosis. In 1708 Johann Friedrich Böttger developed the technique for making European porcelain here. Being rooted in this tradition, Dresden nowadays is a center of advanced ceramics in Europe.

Today the Saxon residence presents itself as a modern city, although even today the buildings from the renaissance, baroque and 19th century, like the Zwinger, the Semper Opera House, the Royal Palace or the Frauenkirche, determine the Elbe waterfront and the face of the city.