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    Sustainability became a key parameter in Polymer Materials R&D. Numerous projects are being carried out on the
                                   various aspects  of Sustainability, both in academia as in industry.

     We thus decided to organise an International Conference on such trends in Polymer Materials Research, under the
      umbrella of Rolduc Polymer Meetings, with the title:

                               Sustainability in Polymer Materials

    This conference will take place May 20-23. 2012 on the premises of Rolduc Abbey, a medieval monument
     in the city of Kerkrade , near Maastricht, the Netherlands 

S-Polymat 2012 will focuss on the following topics, programmed in 5 partly parallel
sessions:

S 1) Creating Sustainable Polymers
- Bio renewable polymers
- Supra-molecular Chemistry & Self assembly
- Polymers through Fermentation
- Controlled Polymerisations
- New (bio-based) monomers

S 2) Processing towards Sustainability in Polymer Materials
- Sustainable (Nano-) Composites
- Blending/ Compounding/ Self-structuring
- Chemical Modification
- Self-healing Materials

S 3) Sustainable Performance of Polymer Materials
- Functional Polymer Materials
- Tissues/ Fibres & Fabrics/ (Nano-)Membranes
- Biodegradable Polymers
- Sustainable Coatings
- Sustainability via Recycling/Re-use of Polymer Materials
- Molecular Architecture (incl. Characterisation)

S 4) Sustainable Applications of Polymer Materials
- Medical Applications
- Automotive
- Packaging
- Sensors

S 5) Polymers and Energy
- Organic Solar Cells
- Low friction Polymer Materials
- Light-weight Polymer Materials
- Reality of Cradle-to-cradle approaches

In addition to the Plenary Lectures, we offer an programme consisting of 100 Contributed Lectures, and  there will be ample space to present your latest findings as Poster Contribution in the always well attended POSTERBAR

We recommend all contributors to submit there paper to the journal e-Polymers

With your registration, via the on-line REGISTRATION FORM,  you will obtain access to all abovementioned Sessions. The REGISTRATION FEE also includes: Dinners on the 20h and 21th of May, the Conference Dinner on 22th of May, Lunches on 20, 21 and 22 May, the Welcome and the Farewell party and  Coffee-breaks.

Registration Fee (payment before 15-01-2012) is Euro 395.
Registration Fee ( payment after 15-01-2012 )  is Euro 450

Hotel is not included. We expect a larger audience  for this special s-PolyMat 2012. As the Rolduc Conference Centre Hotel has only 160 rooms, the participants that arrived by car may choose and book a hotel to their taste.  Links to websites of the Rolduc Abbey Hotel  and to Hotels in the neighbourhood of Rolduc Abbey are listed under ACCOMMODATION

 
   
 
ã Rolduc Polymer Meeting, 2001                                                update:  18-10-2011                                                                                                       Design: Wick Kortenoeven