Scientific Program POLYSOLVAT-10 September 22-25 2014 Salerno (Italy) The topic of the conference will focus on the formation mechanisms, the morphology, the molecular structure, and the properties of compounds from synthetic polymers, biopolymers, proteins, and supramolecular polymers and advanced materials obtained from polymer compounds. The bulk state, the solutions and the systems formed at surfaces/interfaces will be considered. The conference will consist of invited lectures, oral communications and poster papers and the conference proceedings will be published in a special issue of Macromolecular Symposia. Invited Speakers include: 10th International IUPAC Conference on Polymer-solvent Complexes and Intercalates • • • • • • • • • • Prof. S. ASAI, Japan Prof. E. DALCANALE, Italy Dr. E.B. GOWD, India Dr. J.-M. GUENET, France Prof. I. HAMLEY, UK Prof. H. ITAGAKI, Japan Prof. S.C. JANA, USA Dr. P. MUSTO, Italy Prof. A. K. NANDI, India Prof. P. SOZZANI, Italy Registration Registration fee* Organization Chairman : C. Daniel Co-Chairman: G. Guerra Dipartimento di Chimica e Biologia, Università degli Studi di Salerno Via Giovanni II, 84084 Fisciano (SA), ITALY e-mail: [email protected] First Circular & Call for Papers Abstracts are solicited for oral or poster presentation. Abstracts should be submitted to [email protected] using the online template by 15 May 2014. Acceptance notifications will be sent by 31 May 2014. http://www.polysolvat10.unisa.it Delegates Before 31 July, 2014 400 After 31 July 2014 500 Students** Delegates from 200 250 developing countries *including for all delegates : conference material, welcome party and coffee breaks from 23 through 25 september. **Supporting grants from INSTM will be available for students from Italian Institutions (information are given on the conference web site). Venue & Accomodation The conference will be held at the Grand Hotel Salerno (www.grandhotelsalerno.it). Accommodation booking at a discount rate is to be done directly by the participants using the online form given on web site conference.