Since the founding of RPM in 1985 more than 2500 participants have joined the discussions. Over the years these meetings, known for their intensive debates on up-to-date topics, have retained their intimate character. The meetings owe their fame due to the relaxing ambiance of the well-preserved medieval Rolduc Abbey, with modern congress and accommodation facilities, and the active participation of industrial senior researchers and managers as well as peers in academic research.

A few years ago, the organisers decided to come back to the original scheme and to revive the Rolduc Polymer Meetings as high level small size discussion meetings, a key meeting in Polymer Science and Technology
The overwhelming desire to participate confirmed to the organisers that Rolduc Revisited; [-R-R-]_n ;has again succeeded in attracting the right attendance for such intensive and stimulating discussions

Like the Gordon conferences, the Rolduc Polymer Meetings  found the right balance between high-level discussions and relaxation in an age-old setting.

Away from the city pressure there is ample opportunity for private chats in one of the Abbey wine-cellars, or during a walk in the Abbey's park, the conference dinner or the music performance creates a certain unique ambiance.  

• Integration of Polymer Science and Technology
• Chain of Knowledge for the Development of Polymer Materials
• Specialty Polymer Materials
• Polymer Synthesis for advanced Processing
• Polymer Structure and its Characterisation
• Polymer Blends and Advanced Processing
• Smart Polymer Materials Properties and
• Performance of Polymer Composites
• Rise and Decline of High Performance Polymers
• ‘Petro-polymers’ vs ‘Green Polymers’
• From macromolecular structures to functional polymer systems
• Bio-related Polymers/Polymers in Medicine
• Nano-structured Polymer Materials