When and where is IMECE 2026?

8 to 12 November 2026 at the Vancouver Convention Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia. The exhibition runs 9 to 11 November.

ASME, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

What does the programme cover?

Nearly 20 technical tracks, from advanced manufacturing, materials and energy to biomedical engineering, fluids, heat transfer and engineering education, plus student and research poster competitions.

Registration is on the IMECE site at event.asme.org/IMECE/Register.

IMECE 2026 - ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition

Name: IMECE 2026 - ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition
Start: 2026-11-08T09:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-11-12T17:00:00+00:00
Location: Vancouver Convention Centre

About this event

IMECE is the American Society of Mechanical Engineers' largest research and development conference, bringing together engineers, researchers and industry from around the world. The 2026 congress moves to the Vancouver Convention Centre, with a five-day technical programme and a three-day exhibition from 9 to 11 November.

Technical tracks

The programme spans nearly 20 tracks across the breadth of mechanical engineering.

Acoustics, Vibration & Phononics
Advanced Design and Information Technologies
Advanced Manufacturing
Advanced Materials
Advances in Aerospace Technology
Biomedical & Biotechnology Engineering
Dynamics, Vibration & Control
Energy and the Power Symposium
Fluids Engineering
Heat Transfer & Thermal Engineering
Micro and Nano Systems
Safety Engineering, Risk and Reliability Analysis

Beyond the papers

IMECE also hosts the ASME Undergraduate Expo, a Government Agency Student Poster Competition, research posters and an exhibition of companies and agencies serving the engineering community. John Ustica, President and CEO of Siemens Government Technologies, is announced as a keynote speaker.

Who attends

More than 2,000 research leaders from universities, national laboratories, government agencies and industry R&D teams, along with graduate and undergraduate students presenting their work.

research leaders: 2,000+
technical tracks: ~20

IMECE 2026 - ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition is an Industrial Engineering event taking place 8-12 Nov 2026 at Vancouver Convention Centre, Vancouver, Canada.