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The 12^th International Symposium on Ionic Polymerization (IP 2017) will be held at Durham University, UK from 17 – 22 September, organised and hosted by the Durham Centre for Soft Matter. 

The focus of IP 2017 will be on academic and industrial research in the areas of anionic, cationic and ring-opening polymerization mechanisms. Contributions related to other methods of living/controlled polymerization (catalytic, controlled free-radical, and step-growth polymerizations) will also be covered.

23-25 May 2017, Guangzhou, China

Polymer and Composite Materials 2017, which takes place at the South China University of Technology, is dedicated to cover all theoretical and experimental aspects of polymers and composite materials. Building on the hugely successful preceding conferences (PCM 2014 in Ningbo, PCM 2015 in Beijing, and PCM 2016 in Hangzhou), PCM 2017 will provide an ideal academic platform for researchers to present their latest findings, and to facilitate networking and in-depth discussion with peers from Asia, Europe and USA.

The scientific program will focus not only on current advances in the research, but also in the production and use of polymers and composite materials in different fields. The conference setting has a highly focused technical program through plenary, invited, contributed, and poster presentations, supported by Polymer Chemistry and Molecular Systems Design & Engineering.

In addition, the conference will also offer the possibility to publish your research either in the conference proceedings (Indexed by Ei, Scopus, Inspec, CPCI, etc) or in well-known journals with ISI impact factors. You can find out more about how to submit your paper via the publication guide.

Keynote speakers:

• Prof. Esteban Broitman, (Linköping University, Sweden)
• Prof. Kim Meow Liew, (City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong)
• Prof. Nao-Aki Noda, (Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan)
• Prof. Vural Butun, (Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Turkey)
• Prof. Cosimo Carfagna, (University of Naples Federico II, Italy)

Register for the event here.

We are delighted to announce that the Advanced Polymers via Macromolecular Engineering (APME 2017) conference will be held in Ghent, Belgium on 21 – 25 May 2017.

21 – 25 May 2017, Ghent, Belgium

The 12th International Conference on “Advanced Polymers via Macromolecular Engineering” (APME 2017) will be hosted by the Centre of Macromolecular Chemistry (CMaC) at Ghent University, Belgium on 21 – 25 May 2017.

APME 2017 will continue the tradition of successful polymer meetings, after the previous conference held in Yokohama in 2015. The APME2017 meeting will focus on macromolecular engineering for the design of advanced polymeric structures, relating to their characterisation and recent applications. The meeting will be excellent platform for macromolecular engineers and scientists to present their research and exchange ideas through fruitful discussions, in the beautiful city of Ghent.

After the last plenary lecture on 24 May 2017, a football game is announced, opposing the “Belgian polymer team” and the “Rest of the World polymer team”.

The main topics will include:

• Recent Advances in Macromolecular Synthesis
• Complex Macromolecular Structures
• Dynamic and Supramolecular Polymers
• Stimuli-responsive and Functional Polymer Architectures
• Self-healing and Reprocessable Polymer Systems
• Polymers at Surfaces and Interfaces
• New Industrial Developments for Polymeric Materials
• Polymers meet Biology/Biochemistry
• Polymers from Renewable Resources
• Polymers for Energy Applications