16th EUROPEAN POLYMER FEDERATION CONGRESS
Lyon, France - July 2-7, 2017
http://epf-2017-lyon.sciencesconf.org/ONLINE REGISTRATION AND ABSTRACT SUBMISSION ARE OPEN! / ABSTRACTSUBMISSION DEADLINE: JAN. 31th, 2017
We designed an exceptional rendez-vous for all polymer scientists and engineers
belonging from universities, institutions, and companies from all around the World
with this congress. Its title ‘From last trends in polymer science to cutting-edge
industrial innovations’ summarizes the ambition. Invited plenary (see below) andabout 40 keynote talks given by renowned speakers from leading international teams
as well as numerous contributions will present latest trends, results, and applicationsof polymers. According to the selected topics and the expected high number ofparticipants from different areas of polymer science and neighboring fields, the EPF
congress will be an important place for inspiring international and interdisciplinary
exchanges at the forefront of polymer science and technology. For sure, the next EPF
2017 Congress will be the place to be to identify the hottest topics in polymer scienceand the latest applications of polymers, to meet the all polymer community, todiscuss, and design new collaborations, … and to discover Lyon city ! We wait for you
as EPF 2017 participant!.
Topics of the congress:
Macromolecular Chemistry
Polymerization Processes
Physics of Polymers & Polymer Materials
Polymer Characterization Methods
Modelling & Simulation
Polymers as Answers to Societal Issues: Energy, Transport & Mobilities, Resources
and Environment, Global Health, Information Society, Polymers and the Industry ofthe Future
The EPF Congress will also host on Tuesday July 4th, the 2nd AUSTRALIAN-EUROPEAN
WORKSHOP, co-chaired by S. PERRIER, F. D'AGOSTO, C. BARNER-KOWOLLIK, A.
WHITTAKER, and H. SCHONHERR. This workshop will illustrateconnections/interactions/collaborations between European and Australian polymerresearchers.
Plenary speakers (list will be extended)- Prof. Jean-Marie LEHN - Nobel Prize - Université Strasbourg, France- Dr. Floryan DE CAMPO - Head of Technology Specialty Polymers Solvay Co., Italy- Prof. Emmanuel GIANNELIS - Cornell University, USA- Prof. Gaetano GUERRA - Università degli Studi di Salerno, Italy- Prof. Laura KIESSLING - University of Wisconsin - Madison, USA (to be confirmed)- Prof. Joao MANO - University of Aveiro, Portugal- Prof. Rolf MULHAUPT - Freiburg University, Germany- Prof. Anthony RYAN - Sheffield University, UK- Dr. Søren KRISTIANSEN - LEGO Group Sustainable Materials, Denmark

All participants are invited to submit abstracts for oral or poster presentations.
Submitted abstracts will be peer-reviewed for their acceptance by the International
Advisory Board and the Organising Committee. In case the organisers can not accept
an oral presentation, presenters will be invited to present their research by a poster
presentation.
Deadline for abstract submission for communication (oral): January 31, 2017
Deadline for abstract submission for last-minute poster presentation: March 31,
2017
Notification on acceptance of the abstract will be emailed before March 15th,2017
REGISTER AND SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACT NOW !
Find out more on http://epf-2017-lyon.sciencesconf.org/

Dr. Bruno Mouginpôle TECHTERA

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bmougin@techtera.org