Abstract & Registration
Abstract submission information
2025-09-01: Abstract submission opens
2026-01-05: Registration opens
2026-03-27: Abstract deadline - Due to some cancellations, we currently have space for 4 more posters
2026-04-03: Final acceptance notification
2026-04-15: Decision regarding poster or talks
2026-04-19: Registration deadline (early bird)
2026-05-08: Final registration deadline (no registration after this deadline; important: no on-site registration)
The abstract guidelines and specifications are all included in the abstract templates. We strongly recommend to adhere to the guidelines to assure readability of the abstract on smartphones or other mobile devices. Templates are provided in rich text format, docx format, LaTeX format, and lyx format. A sample abstract shows the expected format of the abstracts.
Abstracts have to be sent as pdf to png2026@ipfdd.de before the deadline. Registration before the registration deadline is mandatory, otherwise, the abstract will be cancelled.
When submitting the abstract, please specify in the mail the best sessions for your talk (up to two) and which sessions appear most interesting for you. We will use this information for reducing the overlap between the sessions you are interested in. Sessions must not be defined for posters. Sessions will be fixed on 2025-09-05 and will appear with numbers in our program. As an example, one could write for selecting session 3 as preferred session and session 4 als less preferred option:
Session of talk: 3 (4)
Interesting sessions: 3,4,7,8
Since we plan with 2-3 parallel sessions, selecting about 4 interesting sessions will work best for you.
Conference fee
Student (early bird): 300,- €
Full delegate (early bird): 400,- €
The conference fees increase by 50,- € after the early bird deadline. Decisive is the day when the payment arrives.
The conference fee includes access to the venue and all conference materials. Moreover it includes all food and beverages during the venue: morning coffee break (coffee, tea & soft drinks), lunch (some salad + cold starters / sides, soup, one vegan main course, one vegetarian main course, and at least one non-vegetarian main course, dessert), afternoon coffee break (cake & cookies, coffee, tea & soft drinks), and evening poster sessions (pretzels or small finger food, soft drinks, some beer and wine; only Monday & Tuesday). If you require a special diet, please let us know and we try to arrange something for you, if this is necessary (more detailed information on the menu will be available end of May 2026).
The conference reception (Hilton hotel 18:00 on 2025-06-21) is included in the conference fee (please indicate your participation during registration). We will celebrate 50 years of Polymer Networks Group with a short program and something to drink. This event is also a good occasion to meet people for dinner.
Conference dinner, and other social activities need to be purchased separately in the conference shop of our institute: IPF-SHOP
Registration and payment
What must be purchased by each presenting author is the conference fee. Please do not use the express checkout function and add your personal information in our shop. This will register you for the event. Optional items are the conference reception, the conference dinner, and other social activities that can be purchased also for accompanying persons. Optional items can be purchased still after the registration deadline but might be subject to availability. Options for payment are credit card and paypal.
All individual items (conference ticket, conference dinner, hikes, city tour, etc ... ) have to be purchased in the shop of our institute: IPF-SHOP