LGP2 - Bandeau IARIGAI 2026

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 website, you can find the complete information, including all important dates, conference topics, guidelines and submission templates fees and registration.

52nd International Research Conference of IARIGAI

Printing for a functional and sustainable future

 

Call for contribution and submission of extended abstract

The deadline for submitting an abstract is 6 March 2026.

Authors are invited to submit abstracts of their research results for a conference presentation. The conferences 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

Only quality contributions, not previously published or presented, will be considered. An abstract of 2000 to 3000 words (including 3-5 keywords) prepared in .docx or .doc format using the Official Submission Template following the Guidelines (available on this website when logged) for Authors should be submitted online not later than 6 March, 2026. The abstracts should be informative enough, including diagrams and graphics to allow for an evaluation of the scientific and/or technical value of the contribution. 

Therefore, they should include clear statements on:
  • the objectives of the research,
  • the research methods,
  • the results including suitable supporting diagrams and graphics,
  • the conclusions, clearly indicating the novelty of the work.

57th International Conference of IC

Connecting the dots between print and education

 

Call for paper

The deadline for submitting an abstract is 30 April 2026.

The IC scientific committee will review the abstracts received and select papers to be presented at the conference. All submitted papers must be original, new, independently written by the authors and not published before anywhere else.

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

If you don’t have an EasyChair account already, you need to create one:
  • Enter the captcha code, then your name and contact details
  • You will receive an email. Follow the link to complete the account creation.
Once you have the EasyChair account, log in with your username and password. Under the ‘New Submission’-tab, you will find the link to the official template of the Abstract and the Guidelines for Authors. Write the required author information, title and keywords, choose one or more corresponding topic categories, upload your abstract and SUBMIT. You will receive an email of confirmation. 

Submissions by email will not be considered. 


Download guidelines for authors

Submission procedure

Conference of IC


Participants who want to present a paper at the conference, should submit an abstract (approx. 300-500 words) containing 3-5 keywords. The abstract should be sent to the chairman of the conference scientific committee, Anastasios Politis at the email address : politismedia@gmail.com.

Download guidelines for authors

After submission

Conference of IARIGAI


All received abstracts will be reviewed by at least two independent experts. The authors of reviewer-recommended contributions will be expected to submit the final text of the extended abstract prior to acceptance, responding to the requirements of the reviewers no later than 10 May, 2026.  All the authors of submitted abstracts will be informed of the results of the selection not later than 15 June, 2026. 

Authors will be invited to give the presentation only if previously registered for the conference and provide a short biography. Abstracts selected for presentation will be available for conference participants in the form of conference proceedings. Presentation slides will be additionally available on the iarigai website. 

Authors of high-quality contributions will be invited subsequently to submit complete papers for possible publishing in the peer reviewed Journal of Print and Media Technology Research. 

After submission

Conference of IC


All the authors of submitted abstracts will be informed of the results of the selection not later than 30 May, 2026.