Indentation 2025 symposium will be held at Besançon, in France, from the 1st to 3th of October 2025. Every two years, this symposium gathers academics and engineers involved in the field of mechanical characterisation of surfaces. This year, the symposium will be organised by Femto-st Institute and LPMT.
Themes
Fundamentals of the technique and advances
Coatings, composites and heterogeneous materials
Severe environment
Brittle materials
Metallic materials
Polymers and bio-sourced materials
Simulation and multiscale modelling
Nanomechanics and Scanning Probe Microscopy (linked to GDR CarmaNano)
Formation
Two half-day training sessions, following the same format as previous editions, will be held on September 30 afternoon and October 1 morning. All participants are welcome, especially students.
Rates
Conference registration (including gala dinner and aperitif)
Non SF2M member: €475
SF2M member: €400
Student member: €275
Student SF2M member: €210
Training
Students and academics: €105
Exhibitors: 1100€ (stand + 2 people max)
After September 8, 2025, fees will increased by €50.
Place
The symposium, training session and cocktail reception will be held at SUPMICROTECH-ENSMM, on the Bouloie campus.
The gala dinner will be held at the Espace Grammont diocesan center, right in the heart of Besançon's historic city center.
Language
Communications, exhibitions and related activities will be in French or English.The organizing committee encourages you to illustrate your remarks (slides and posters) in English to allow better understanding by non-French speakers.