The 36th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL
Solid Freeform Fabrication
SYMPOSIUM
August 10-13, 2025
AT&T Hotel and Conference Center, Austin, TX, USA
Manuscript Deadline (Reviewed) - June 24
Registration Deadline July 23
Housing Deadline July 20
Current as of May 22, 2025
Dates, times, and rooms are subject to change
Additional information coming soon!
Important Dates
Call for Abstracts Opens - Now Open - See Link Above!
Registration Opens - April 3, 2025
Call for Abstracts Closes - April 28, 2025
Proceedings Instructions Sent - May 14, 2025
Manuscript Deadline (Reviewed) - June 24, 2025
Housing Deadline - July 20, 2025
Registration Deadline - July 23, 2025
Manuscripts Review Due - August 20, 2025
Manuscript Submission Deadline - September 22, 2025
Manuscript Submission Deadline (Reviewed) - September 22, 2025
Proceedings Released - ~November 2025
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Events
Welcome Reception (August 10)
Sunday, August 10: Courtyard
Time 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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An informal pre-conference social event is scheduled for Sunday evening. The cost is included in the full registration fee for professionals and students. The purpose is to provide a venue where attendees can renew old friendships and meet new people prior to the start of technical sessions. Beverages and light refreshments will be served.
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MONDAY EVENING AWARDS BANQUET (August 11)
Monday, August 11: Zlotnik Family Ballroom - Salons 3 - 6
Reception: 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Program and Banquet: 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
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The annual Awards Banquet will be held at the AT&T Hotel & Conference Center on Monday evening. The banquet cost is included in the full registration fee and for those one-day registering for Monday. The awards banquet start with a reception. Short remarks from FAME award winners will also be presented.
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SFF CONFERENCE LUNCH (August 12)
Tuesday, August 12: Zlotnik Family Ballroom - Salons 3 - 6
Time 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
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An informal networking lunch will be provided near the meeting rooms at the
AT&T Hotel & Conference Center at the lunch break on Tuesday. The cost is included in the conference registration fee.
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5th Blacks in Advanced-Additive Manufacturing (BiAM) Networking Forum -
"Shaping the Future: Leadership, Research, and Belonging in Additive Manufacturing" (August 12)
Tuesday, August 12: Location TBD
Time TBD
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Join us for the 5th BiAM Networking Forum at SFF 2025—a high-impact session focused on leadership, research innovation, and fostering professional growth within the additive manufacturing (AM) community. Designed to ignite connection and amplify voices across academia, industry, and government labs, this session offers a unique space for emerging and established professionals to explore new paths, share knowledge, and build meaningful collaborations.
All attendees are welcome—no separate registration required.
An agenda is available here and is subject to change based on scheduling and speaker availability.
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ADDITIONAL EVENTS WILL BE POSTED AS THEY ARE ANNOUNCED
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Special Sessions
Big Data Analytics
Organized by: Prahalada Rao, Virginia Tech
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Defense Manufacturing
Organized by: America's Additive Foundry Consortium
Feedforward and Feedback Control in AM
Organized by: Sneha P. Narra, Carnegie Mellon University; Chinedum Okwudire, University of Michigan
Metal Jetting and Droplet Deposition Processes
Organized by: Viktor Sukhotskiy, LLNL; Andrew Pascall, LLNL; Richard Hague, University of Nottingham; Benedikt Kirchebner, Technische Universitat Munchen; Denis Cormier, Rochester Institute of Technology; Paul McConville, ADDITEC; Sriram Manoharan, ADDITEC; Ryan R Dehoff, ORNL; Negar Gilani, University of Nottingham
Multi-Axis and Robotic-Enabled Additive Manufacturing
Organized by: Christopher Williams, Virginia Tech
Wire-Fed AM/Wire-Fed Directed Energy Deposition
Organized by: Bishal Silwal, GA Southern University; Sneha Prabha, Carnegie Melon University; Andrzej Nycz, Oak Ridge National Lab - Manufacturing Demonstration Facility; Jared Bradley, University of Knoxville
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Proceedings Archive
Please click the year in question. A Table of Contents will open with links to pdf versions of the papers for that year. Files may be freely downloaded. Respecting permissions to republish, short excerpts including figures may be republished so long as it is appropriately cited. If written permission is needed, please contact David Leigh directly, david.leigh@utexas.edu.
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Looking for previous iteration final technical programs? Click here to access that archive.