Register Now for the 2027 AMPP Annual Conference taking place April 11-April 15, 2027 in Columbus, OH

Columbus is calling! Save the date for AMPP Annual Conference + Expo 2027 taking place April 11–15, 2027 at Greater Columbus Convention Center located at 400 N High St. Columbus, OH 43215, Ohio, USA

Mark your calendar, AMPP Annual Conference + Expo is heading to Columbus. Join thousands of materials protection experts, industry leaders, and innovators for an energizing week of connection, discovery, and forward-thinking solutions.

With 600+ hours of technical content, groundbreaking research, and a dynamic exhibit hall, this global event brings the corrosion and coatings community together like no other.

As the world’s leading authority in materials protection and performance, AMPP unites more than 40,000 members across 140 countries, advancing the industry through education, certification, standards, and advocacy to ensure safer, more reliable infrastructure worldwide.

Technical Papers Are you interested in authoring a peer-reviewed paper on coatings or corrosion?

Presentation-Only Sessions Are you interested in presenting a topic on coatings or corrosion?

Chair and Vice Chair Resources Are you a chair or vice chair of a peer-reviewed session (papers or presentations)?

Research in Progress Symposia Are you looking to share in progress or recently completed research on coatings or corrosion?

Student Poster Session Are you a student looking to share your ideas with the coatings and corrosion industry?

Research Topical Symposia Are you curious to learn more about this year’s research topic? Are you looking for the AMPP Conference 2027 Schedule? We will list it out as soon as it comes available.

Topics Cover Multiple Industries and Technical Disciplines

The AMPP 2027 technical topic descriptions identify opportunities spanning oil and gas, pipelines, refining, petrochemical processing, infrastructure, marine, defense, transportation, power generation, water, renewable energy, and emerging technologies.

Featured subject areas include:

• AC and DC interference
• Cathodic protection design and monitoring
• Coating inspection, failures, and successful applications
• Corrosion inhibitors
• Pipeline integrity and corrosion management
• Materials performance in oil and gas production
• Artificial intelligence and pipeline digitalization
• AI-driven assessment of corroded infrastructure
• Continuous corrosion monitoring
• Carbon capture, transportation, utilization, and storage
• Corrosion risks in amine-based carbon-capture facilities
• Offshore and marine corrosion protection
• Water and wastewater infrastructure
• Aging infrastructure and asset preservation
• Nuclear, geothermal, and renewable-energy applications
• Additive manufacturing and advanced materials

About AMPP

AMPP, the Association for Materials Protection and Performance, is the world’s largest global community of corrosion-control and protective-coatings professionals. Formed through the combination of NACE International and SSPC, AMPP develops technical standards, education, certifications, conferences, publications, and industry resources that support the protection of infrastructure and industrial assets.

What does AMPP stand for?

AMPP stands for the Association for Materials Protection and Performance. The organization focuses on corrosion prevention, protective coatings, materials performance, cathodic protection, inspection, asset integrity, and the long-term protection of infrastructure and industrial assets.

What is the AMPP organization?

The Association for Materials Protection and Performance is a global professional organization serving the corrosion-control, protective-coatings, and materials-protection industries. AMPP provides technical standards, training, professional certifications, contractor accreditation, research, publications, advocacy, conferences, and networking opportunities.

AMPP serves professionals and companies across oil and gas, pipelines, refining, petrochemical processing, power generation, marine, transportation, water and wastewater, infrastructure, defense, manufacturing, and renewable energy.

Is NACE the same as AMPP?

NACE International is not exactly the same organization as AMPP, but it is one of AMPP’s two legacy organizations. AMPP was formed when NACE International, formerly known as the National Association of Corrosion Engineers, combined with SSPC: The Society for Protective Coatings.

Many technical standards, certifications, and industry qualifications were historically identified by the NACE or SSPC names. These programs are now being managed or transitioned under AMPP, although legacy terms such as “NACE certification” and “NACE standards” are still widely used in specifications and industry conversations.

What is the AMPP Annual Conference + Expo?

The AMPP Annual Conference + Expo is a major international event for corrosion prevention, protective coatings, materials performance, and asset integrity professionals. The conference features peer-reviewed technical papers, presentation-only sessions, panel discussions, training, committee meetings, professional networking, and an exhibition of products and technologies.

The AMPP Annual Conference + Expo 2027 will take place April 11–15, 2027, in Columbus, Ohio. Its technical program will address corrosion control, coatings, cathodic protection, inspection, materials selection, pipeline integrity, infrastructure protection, artificial intelligence, digitalization, and other emerging technologies.

How much is an AMPP membership?

AMPP currently promotes an individual membership for $99 USD per year. Membership pricing may vary based on membership category, location, student eligibility, corporate participation, or other available programs. Prospective members should review the official AMPP membership page for current pricing and eligibility requirements.

AMPP membership can provide access to technical standards, publications, industry communities, professional networking, educational resources, and discounts on selected conferences, courses, certifications, and publications.

Where is AMPP headquartered?

AMPP is headquartered in the United States and maintains principal offices in Houston, Texas, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

• Houston office: 15835 Park Ten Place, Houston, Texas 77084, USA
• Pittsburgh office: 800 Trumbull Drive, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15205, USA

AMPP also maintains additional international offices and career-development resources serving its global membership.

When did NACE become AMPP?

AMPP officially launched on January 6, 2021, following the combination of NACE International and SSPC: The Society for Protective Coatings. Rather than NACE simply changing its name, the two legacy associations joined to form the Association for Materials Protection and Performance.

The combination brought together NACE’s corrosion-control expertise and SSPC’s protective-coatings expertise under one global organization. AMPP marked its fifth anniversary as a unified association in 2026.