Conference of Metallurgists - Com

According to the organiser, the 66th Conference of Metallurgy and Materials takes place from 23 to 26 August 2027 at the Hotel Bonaventure in Montréal, Québec. It is described as the leading global event for extractive metallurgy and materials science.

The organiser is the Metallurgy and Materials Society (MetSoc) of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM). The conference chair is Niels Verbaan, and the organising committee also names a technical programme chair, sponsorship chairs, a student activities chair and symposium chairs.

The 2027 theme is 'The Pathway to Net Zero – An Update'. The organiser lists symposia on hydrometallurgy, pyrometallurgy, mineral processing, light metals, materials, iron and steel, and zinc recycling, and says attendees can earn professional development hours.

The organiser's site lists plenary and panel speakers, including a panel on the future of smelting and refining in Canada and a talk on Canadian critical mineral resources. A historical metallurgy luncheon lecture on wear-resistant materials for oil sands mining is also listed.

The organiser invites oral or poster abstracts, with a submission deadline of 15 December 2026. Earlier editions have been paired with other events; COM 2025 was held together with LightMAT 2025.

The organiser offers a trade show package for exhibitors and a sponsorship package, and says sponsorship makes it possible for MetSoc of CIM to continue to offer programming and education. Questions can be sent to metsoc@cim.org, and the site has hotel and travel information.