The International Union of Materials Research Societies International Conference in Asia 2013 (IUMRS-ICA-2013) will be held on December 16-20, 2013 at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bangalore, India. This year’s conference, chaired by S.B. Krupanidhi of IISc, is hosted by the Materials Research Society of India (MRS-I) and organized in conjunction with other academic and research institutions in the country.

The program features seven symposia: Electronic and Photonic Materials, Functional Materials, Energy and Green Materials, Advanced Structural Materials, Materials for Bio/Medical Applications, Modeling, and Characterization. These will be complemented by Forums on Materials-Clean Water, Materials Education, and on Industry Academia Interaction.

Krupanidhi said, “Since the beginning of this series, this meeting has become a strong ground for a high-quality exchange of scientific results and ideas by researchers and scientists from both academia and industries. Furthermore, it also offers a strong platform to present and discuss cutting-edge research, to help both students and researchers for future collaborations.”

The abstract deadline is July 31, 2013.

More information can be accessed from the conference website www. iumrs-ica2013.org.in or by contacting Prof. S.B. Krupanidhi, Vice President-General Secretary, Materials Research Society of India, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560 012, India; tel. 080-22932882/65334302; or email sbkica2013@gmail.com.