IARIGAI and IC international conferences - September 8-11, 2026

IARIGAI and IC international conferences


Grenoble INP - Pagora and the LGP2 welcome iarigai (the International Association of Research Organizations for the Information, Media and Graphic Arts Industries) and IC (International Circle of Educational Institutes of Graphic-Media Technology and Management) in Grenoble, France, for their annual conferences, to take place on September 8-11, 2026.



The annual conferences of iarigai and IC are co-located to facilitate networking and cooperation and embrace the many advances in our field. The joint conferences are hosted by Grenoble INP - Pagora and the LGP2.

You are invited to take part and share your knowledge and research results. On this page, you can find the complete information, including all important dates, conference topics, guidelines and submission templates fees and registration.



Registration fees


All prices available on the ticketing website below:

Register

Early bird price is available until the 30 July

*These rates include registration for the 2 days of conferences. It is also possible to register for only one or two days. 
The costs of transportation and accommodation are at your expense.
Preliminary program at glance
Tuesday 8 September

18h00 - 22h00 : Welcoming cocktail
Wednesday 9 September
Iarigai

8h00 : Welcoming
8h30 : Opening session - iarigai
8h45 : Keynote - Gerhard Domann - "Sustainable Printed Circuit Board Technology – Paper-Based PCBs and Beyond"
9h25 : Oral communications
10h25 : Coffee Break
10h55 : Keynote - Victor Thénot - "Leveraging Printed Electronics for Sustainable Product Innovation at Tageos"
11h35 : Oral communications
12h35 : Lunch
14h00 : Keynote - Dany Capitao - "Printed electronics for healthcare: challenges and prospects"
14h40 : Oral communications
15h40 : Coffee Break
17h00 : Laboratory visit
18h30 : End of the day
Thursday 10 September
Iarigai + International Circle

8h00 : Welcoming
8h30 : Opening session - International Circle
8h45 : Keynote - Jérémie Viguié - "Ribbing or Shaping Paper and Board by Printing: A Novel Functional Printing Approach to Lightweight Paper-based Packaging"
9h25 : Oral communications
10h25 : Coffee Break
10h55 : Keynote - Laetitia Reynaud - "Economic outlook and current trends of the EU printing industry"
12h35 : Lunch
14h00 : Keynote - To be announced
14h40 : Oral communications
15h40 : Coffee Break
17h30 : Conferences closure
18h00 : End of the day
19h30 : Gala dinner
Friday 11 September

9h00 - 12h30 : Tour of the Chartreuse Cellars
Keynote speakers
Laetitia Reynaud
Keynote: Economic outlook and current trends of the EU printing industry
Jérémie Viguié
Keynote: Ribbing or Shaping Paper and Board by Printing: A Novel Functional Printing Approach to Lightweight Paper-based Packaging
Victor Thénot
Keynote: Leveraging Printed Electronics for Sustainable Product Innovation at Tageos
Gerhard Domann Gerhard Domann
Keynote: Sustainable Printed Circuit Board Technology – Paper-Based PCBs and Beyond
Dany Capitao
Dany Capitao
Keynote : Printed electronics for healthcare: challenges and prospects
Committees

Scientific committee

  • Ian Baitz (Toronto, Canada)
  • Fritz Bircher (Fribourg, Switzerland)
  • Anne Blayo (Grenoble, France)
  • Roger Bollström (Oftringen, Switzerland)
  • Tomislav Cigula (Zagreb, Croatia)
  • Aurore Denneulin (Grenoble, France)
  • Edgar Dörsam (Darmstadt, Germany)
  • Patrick Gane (Helsinki, Finland)
  • Martin Habekost (Toronto, Canada)
  • Gunter Hübner (Stuttgart, Germany)
  • Magnus Lestelius (Karlstad, Sweden)
  • Branka Lozo (Zagreb, Croatia)
  • Erzsébet Novotny (Budapest, Hungary)
  • Anastasios Politis (Athens, Greece)
  • Janet Preston (St Austell, England)
  • Fons Put (Turnhout, Belgium)
  • Nadège Reverdy-Bruas (Grenoble, France)
  • Sofia Thorman (Stockholm, Sweden)
  • Martti Toivakka (Abo/Turku, Finland)

Organizing committee

  • Fritz Bircher (Zurich, Switzerland)
  • Cathy Ridgway (Egerkingen, Switzerland)
  • Branka Lozo (Zagreb, Croatia)
     
  • Anne Blayo (Grenoble, France)
  • Aurore Denneulin (Grenoble, France)
  • Nadège Reverdy-Bruas (Grenoble, France)
  • Antoine Julien (Grenoble, France)
Call for abstracts (until 14 August)

52nd International Research Conference of IARIGAI

Printing for a functional and sustainable future

 

Call for poster

The deadline for submitting an abstract is 14 August 2026.

Authors are invited to submit abstracts of their research results for a poster presentation. The poster session encompass a broad range of print and media research topics. Key focus areas for the iarigai conference include but are not limited to:
 
  • printing processes and technologies
  • additive manufacturing
  • security printing
  • printed electronics
  • packaging printing and finishing,
  • functionalization by printing processes,
  • functional inks and ink characterization, 
  • new applications of printing processes, 
  • print quality, 
  • standards and specifications, 
  • circular economy and sustainability, 
  • use of bio-based materials, 
  • artificial intelligence and augmented reality,
  • colour and colour management

57th International Conference of IC

Connecting the dots between print and education

 

Call for poster

The deadline for submitting an abstract is 14 August 2026.

The scientific committee will review the abstracts received and select papers to be presented at the poster session. 

The topics of this year's conference include:
  • Education and training in Graphic Communication - Printing and Packaging sector
  • Business and economics in Graphic Communication - Printing and Packaging sector
  • The future of Print Education
  • Competence structures and student / graduate recruitment
  • Prepress, premedia, and cross media technologies
  • Management, workflow and industry innovations
  • Color and color management
  • Advances in printing technologies
  • Industrial and functional printing
  • Circular economy and sustainability
  • UX-UI Interaction Design // Graphic Design

Submission procedure

Conference of IARIGAI


To submit a contribution online, click on the link below:

Submit a contribution

Submissions by email will not be considered. 

 

Submission procedure

Conference of IC


To submit a contribution online, click on the link below:

Submit a contribution

Submissions by email will not be considered. 

 

After submission

Conference of IARIGAI


All the authors of submitted abstracts for the poster session will be informed of the results of the selection not later than 17 August, 2026. 

After submission

Conference of IC


All the authors of submitted abstracts for the poster session will be informed of the results of the selection not later than 17 August, 2026. 
Practical information

Practical information

The IARIGAI and IC international conferences take place at the LGP2 Laboratory, located at:
461 rue de la Papeterie
38402 Saint Martin d'Hères - France


 

Suggestions d'hôtels

We recommend the following hotels, located near the railway station or along the tram line, to make it easier for you to get to the event: 
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FAQ

I have a last-minute change of plans and can no longer attend. Can I request a refund for my ticket?
Tickets are refundable only if you took out the cancellation insurance offered by the Billetweb platform at the time of purchase. In all other cases, we do not offer refunds.

Is it possible to get a discount on the ticket price?
These prices are fixed and cannot be reduced in any way.

Can I benefit from the “Student” category even if I am not a student in Grenoble?
The “Student” rate applies to Master’s students or engineering students, regardless of which university they attend.