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This winter, February 25th – March 1st, I travelled to Denver, Colorado, to attend one of the most important meetings in the field of electronic materials — EMA – Electronic Materials and Applications. The meeting was held at the Hilton Hotel in Denver with more than 400 participants. The organization was excellent, with 10 parallel sessions, three social events provided by the organizers, and awards for the best presenters. The event also showed strong dedication to diversity and equality.

My mission at this conference wasn’t just to speak about my work, but also to spread the word about the activities of the Young Ceramists Network and to try to build stronger connections with people across the ocean.

During the meeting, I met many amazing, inspiring young people who were willing to share their knowledge, experiences, and to network. It’s always a great privilege to meet people abroad and get to know their culture and professional ethics.

The event was also of high quality in terms of speakers. Some of the most attractive topics were covered, including materials in different forms — from bulk ceramics to 2D films — with various properties and potential applications.

I had the opportunity to present my work, mostly based on my PhD thesis, titled Solution-deposited epitaxial thin films: bilayer LaxSr1-xMnO3/BaxSr1-xTiO3 heterostructures. Discussions after the presentations were vivid and productive, and even led to new collaborations.

On the other hand, the social events were great! People had the chance to relax and enjoy an informal atmosphere — playing games, networking, and getting to know each other through laughter and interesting conversations.

And the cherry on top was definitely the closing session, dedicated to FAILURES. This session was incredibly inspiring — it was great to hear how people struggled, fought, and eventually succeeded! Sometimes, when listening to others talk only about their best results, we forget the importance of our greatest teacher: failure.

I would just like to thank YCN once again for giving me the opportunity to travel to Denver and attend such a fantastic event!

Danica Piper, YCN Committee member

Faculty of Technology Novi Sad

University of Novi Sad

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