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.

Here are the 2026 technical tracks (click here for descriptions of each track):
Aerospace
AI and Machine Learning in Tribology
Biotribology
Tribology of Biomaterials – Biotribology and Materials Tribology Joint Session
Commercial Marketing Forum (Purchased Time Slots Only)
Condition Monitoring
Contact Mechanics
Discussion Roundtables Topic Offering
Electric Vehicles, Engine, Drive Train
Environmentally Friendly Fluids / Synthetic Lubrication
Fluid Film Bearings / Seals
Gears
Grease
Lubrication Fundamentals
Materials Tribology
Metalworking Fluids
Nanotribology
Nonferrous Metals
Power Generation, Hydraulics and Ocean Tribology - NEW
Rheology
Rolling Element Bearings
Surface Engineering
Sustainability in Motion
Tribochemistry - Materials Tribology and Nanotribology Joint Session
Tribotesting
Wear

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!