The Brazilian Materials Research Society (B-MRS) invites the scientific community to submit proposals for symposia to be held during the XXIV B-MRS Annual Meeting in 2026, which will bring together researchers, students, and professionals from academia and industry engaged in the broad field of Materials Science and Engineering.

The B-MRS Meeting is the largest and most traditional scientific event in materials research in Latin America. The scientific program is structured around topical symposia proposed and organized by members of the community. These symposia form the core of the event, covering all aspects of materials research — from fundamental discoveries to applied technologies.

Local: Curitiba, PR - Brazil

Dates: 27/09/2026 to 01/10/2026

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Guidelines for Symposium Proposals

1. Symposium Organizers

• Each proposal must include a maximum of 4 organizers, preferably from different institutions and, when possible, from different countries or regions.
• The organizing team should reflect diversity in gender, geography, and career stage.
• Organizers are responsible for defining the symposium scope, inviting invited speakers, promoting the symposium, reviewing abstracts, and assisting in the preparation of the final program.

• Symposium organizers must ensure a reasonable balance between invited speakers and contributed oral presentations. Typically, a healthy symposium includes one invited speaker per session. The number of symposium sessions will be determined based on the number of submitted abstracts and the expected attendance.

 

• Each symposium will receive four (4) registration fee waivers. Furthermore, for every 100 submitted abstracts, the symposium will receive one (1) additional waiver.

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2. Symposium Description

Each proposal must include:

• Title: concise and specific (maximum 20 words).
• Short Abstract (up to 250 words): outlining the motivation, objectives, and relevance of the symposium.
• List of Topics: 5–10 bullet points describing the main themes to be covered.
• Preliminary List of Potential Invited Speakers (optional): Include institutional affiliations. The list of invited speakers should also reflect diversity in gender, geography, and regional representation.

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3. Evaluation Criteria

Proposals will be reviewed by the B-MRS Scientific and Program Committee based on the following criteria:

• Scientific quality, clarity, and coherence;
• Novelty and timeliness of the topic;
• Gender diversity and thematic complementarity among organizers and invited speakers;
• Potential to attract high-quality submissions.

Symposia with significant thematic overlap may be merged at the discretion of the Scientific and Program Committee.

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4. Symposium Format

• Symposia will include oral and poster sessions, as well as invited presentations.
• Invited talks typically last 25 + 5 (Q&A) minutes, while contributed talks last 12 + 3 (Q&A) minutes.
• The number of sessions will depend on the number of abstracts accepted and the availability of meeting rooms at the venue.

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5. Important Dates

• Deadline for Symposium Proposals: November 30th, 2025.
• Notification of Acceptance: December 18th, 2025.

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6. Submission

Symposium proposals must be submitted in English.

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7. Contact

For additional information or clarifications, please contact the B-MRS Organizing Committee at: 24encontro@sbpmat.org.br

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8. Rules

• Submitting a symposium proposal does not guarantee its approval.
• Once the submission deadline has passed, symposium proposals cannot be modified, unless specifically requested by the Organizing Committee.
• Symposium organizers must comply with all important dates and deadlines established by the Scientific and Organizing Committees. No extensions will be granted.
• Symposium organizers are responsible for evaluating the abstracts submitted to their respective symposiums and must complete this task within the established deadlines.
• All symposium participants, including invited speakers and plenary lecturers, are required to submit an abstract.
• After the abstract submission deadline, it will not be possible to include new abstracts and/or authors to the symposium.