• Fundamentals of friction and wear
• Contact mechanics
• Boundary lubrication
• Elastohydrodynamic lubrication
• Fluid film lubrication
• Lubricants, additives and tribo-chemistry
• Solid lubrication
• Coatings and thin films
• Surface modification
• Surface characterization
• Rolling and journal bearings
• Micro/Nano tribology
• Tribology of MEMS/NEMS
• Reliability of machine elements and systems
• Tribology of manufacturing processes
• Chemical mechanical polishing
• Magnetic recording systems
• Automotive tribology
• Biotribology
• Green tribology
• Tribo-testing methods
• Condition monitoring
• Lubricants Symposium
• Other related topics

For all presentations, 1 or 2-page Extended Abstract must be submitted through the ITS-IFToMM 2017 website at www.lTS-IFTOMM2017.org by the specified deadline. Authors may also submit a Full Paper for consideration for publication in one of the special or regular issues of the participating journals. The papers will go through a peer review process according to the guidelines of the selected journal. The authors may choose one of the following participating journals to submit their optional Full Paper:

• Journal of Friction and Wear (http://springeronline.com/journal/11959)
• Friction (http://link.springer.com/journal/40544)
• Jurnal Tribologi (http://jurnaltribologi.mytribos.org/)
• J. Korean Soc. Tribol. Lubr. Eng. (http://journal.kstle.or.kr)

Language : The official language of the conference is English.