80th STLE Annual Meeting & Exhibition

The 2026 STLE Annual Meeting: Innovating Through Tribology & Lubrication
May 17-21, 2026
Hyatt Regency New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana (USA)

The call for abstracts is now open!

The podium presentation deadline is October 1, 2025.
The Robert Erk Presentation Competition (student posters) and Commercial Marketing Forum deadline is March 2, 2026.

Click here for descriptions of each track.

For technical program and general information about the STLE Annual Meeting, contact STLE conference staff Merle Hedland at mhedland@bacon-hedland.com and Gen Hedland-Hill at ghedland@bacon-hedland.com.

For information about the education courses, contact Robert Morowczynski at rmorowczynski@stle.org.

Sponsorship and Exhibitor Opportunities
To learn how your company can garner visibility at this conference through sponsorship and/or exhibiting, contact STLE national sales manager Tracy VanEe at (630) 632-1883 or email emeraldcomminc@yahoo.com.

Check out the 2025 Annual Meeting photo recap video!