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 will open late August 2025.

Here are the 2026 technical tracks:
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 Round Tables 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

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 (847) 430-6767 or email emeraldcomminc@yahoo.com.

Check out the 2025 Annual Meeting photo recap video!