Topics and Plenary speakers

1. Self-assembling, Stimuli-responsive and Hierarchically Organized Systems

Speaker: Walter Richtering, Aachen University, Germany (confirmed)

2. Colloid, Polymer and Polyelectrolyte Solutions; Concentrated Systems and Gels

Speaker: Michael Rubinstein, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA (confirmed)

3. Non-equilibrium and Kinetically Arrested States; Phase Transitions

Speaker: Veronique Trappe, University of Fribourg, Switzerland (confirmed)

4. Thin Films, Interfaces and Surfaces; Wetting Phenomena

Speaker: Jan Vermant, University of Leuven, Belgium (confirmed)

5. Novel Nano-to-Mesostructured Functional Materials

Speaker: Orlin D. Velev, North Carolina State University, USA (confirmed)

6. Biologically Important and Bioinspired Systems; Pharmaceutical and Medical Applications

Speaker: Alexander Kabanov, University of Nebraska, USA (confirmed)