The Materials Research Society of Serbia will hold its Fourteenth Annual Conference— YUCOMAT 2012—on September 3–7, 2012, at the Hunguest Hotel Sun Resort, Herceg Novi, Montenegro.

The conference will feature five symposia on advanced methods in synthesis and processing of materials, advanced materials for high-technology application, nanostructured materials, eco-materials and eco-technologies, and biomaterials. Invited plenary lectures along with oral and poster presentations are planned. The official conference language is English.

Abstracts, no longer than 10 lines, and registration form should be submitted by May 31, 2012. The conference program and instructions for manuscript preparation will be sent to registered participants by July 1, 2012.

Awards will be given to authors (preferably young members under age 35) of the best oral and poster presentation at the conference, and also the authors of highly rated PhD and MSc theses defended between two conferences. The benefits include free registration at the next YUCOMAT conference.

An exhibition of synthesis and characterization equipment and tutorials on especially significant topics for young researchers are planned to be held during the conference. The traditional cocktail party on Monday evening and excursions on Wednesday (Dubrovnik, Croatia) and Thursday (Boka Kotorska Bay) afternoons will be organized.

YUCOMAT 2012 is endorsed by the Materials Research Society and the Federation of European Materials Societies.

For more information, access www.mrs-serbia.org.rs or contact Aleksandra Stojicic, Conference Secretary, yucomat@mrs-serbia.org.rs.