RSVP 1 — ICEMCR: International Conference on Energy Materials, Costa Rica

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What to Expect

PERSPECTIVE TALKS (15 min)These are not typical conference presentations. We've asked our speakers to step back from their latest results and instead frame the big questions, the challenges that keep them up at night, the assumptions the field gets wrong, and the breakthroughs that would change everything. Expect provocation, not PowerPoint. Ideas, not data dumps.

MODERATED DEBATES (30 min)After each session's talks, speakers join a moderated debate around a central, often controversial, question. This is where the real conversation happens. Expect disagreement, pushback, and audience participation. Our moderators are encouraged to be provocative. Our panelists are encouraged to fight back. If everyone agrees at the end, we didn't push hard enough.

PRESENTATION KARAOKE 🎤Our signature event. now with prizes. Early-career researchers take the stage and pitch their work in rapid-fire format: tight time limits, no mercy, maximum creativity. Think elevator pitch meets improv night. You have got minutes to convince a room of world experts that your research matters and make them laugh, think, or both.

This year, we're thrilled to announce poster prizes sponsored by RSC journals EES Solar , Sustainable Energy & Fuels, Journal of Materials Chemistry, PRX Energy:

🏆 Eight prizes of £150 cash !

A panel of senior researchers will judge based on scientific clarity, creativity, and sheer presentation bravery. Participation is voluntary. Applause is mandatory. Prizes are real.

The EPSRC National Edge AI Hub, through SOLARIS (Sustainable Optimisation & Learning with AI for Resilient Intelligent Systems), is proud to sponsor the ICEMCR 2026 Early Career Researcher Reception, bringing together the next generation of energy materials scientists over drinks, conversation, and the kind of connections that shape careers. 🍹🌴

We are delighted to announce that Tsing Hui Perovskite Technology Consulting Corp. with Tzu-Chien Wei is generously sponsoring the ICEMCR 2026 Conference Dinner, bringing together the global energy materials community over Costa Rican cuisine, conversation, and a shared vision for the future of sustaible technology. 🍽️🌴

The ICEMCR Philosophy

"We don't need another conference where people read their papers aloud. We need a space where people argue, dream, and challenge each other."

Come ready to engage. Come ready to disagree. Come ready to have your assumptions challenged.