UGIM2026
About the Symposium:
UGIM 2026 will be held July 19-22, 2026 at Stanford University, at the Alumni Center. This is our silver anniversary, the 25th UGIM meeting since its inception in 1975. The schedule will be similar to those in previous years, starting Sunday at noon and ending Wednesday at noon.
Conference registration is now live, along with the paper submission portal (for presentation consideration) and the working group interest form. Secure your spot, submit your presentation, or join a working group today!
Any questions, contact ugim2026-info@stanford.edu.
Important Dates:
- Registration:
- May 31: End of Early Bird registration (with 20% discount).
- June 1: Late registration begins (rates 20% higher than Early Bird.)
- Presentations
- May 6: Last day for early abstract submissions for presentations.
- May 7: Late abstract submissions for presentations begin to be accepted for consideration.
- May 31: Notification to presenters of early abstract acceptance.
- June 15: Notification to presenters of late abstract acceptance.
The Agenda and Schedule
This year’s schedule features:
- Pre-Symposium Session: Kick things off Sunday afternoon with focused discussions.
- Main Symposium: Dive deep into critical topics from Monday morning through Wednesday at noon.
- Exhibition & Networking: Sunday through noon Wednesday, featuring ~50 vendors and open to the public - connect with peers, discover new tools, and foster meaningful collaborations.
- Post-Symposium: Engage with peers, equipment and service providers, through workshops, seminars, and demos.
Global NanoLab Open Meeting (Post-Symposium):
Global Nanolab, comprised of representative organizations from Europe, Japan, USA, Australia and Canada will meet following the main Symposium. This meeting welcomes administrative and technical staff in shared user facilities for nano fabrication and characterization who are interested in collaborating on community programs (see the meeting agenda.) If you are interested in attending, contact Globalnano@anff.org.au with the following information: Name, Associated Facility, and Job Title, and if your facility is associated with an established nanolab network or click here for the registration page.
Our Purpose
For nearly 50 years, the University/Government/Industry Micro/Nanotechnology Symposium (UGIM) has been bringing together professional staff, educators and researchers who operate micro/nanotechnology R&D facilities, and serves as a forum for exchanging knowledge, best practices, and advances in research instrumentation and education. UGIM welcomes representation from facilities around the world and of all sizes, from single-manager labs to nationally recognized facilities. R&D micro/nano facilities are achieving widespread recognition as innovation centers, lab-to-fab enablers and workforce pipelines, with key roles in national initiatives, such as CHIPS Act funded programs and NSF Engines. These R&D micro/nano facilities are part of a vast ecosystem of partnerships with industry, academia, and government, working together to enable ideas and educate tomorrow's technology leaders.
The UGIM Symposium is a biennial event, but the UGIM community is active year-round, through MIT's Labnetwork list. For more information about our purpose, guiding principles and history, please refer to UC Berkeley's new site for the UGIM organization (and we invite you to add your facility!)
Sponsorship
UGIM would not be possible without the support of our sponsors. Information about our program can be found on this UGIM 2026 sponsorship site. We welcome discussion about these and other opportunities, please reach out to ugim2026-info@stanford.edu.
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