1st International Electronic Conference on Polymers

We are pleased to announce the 1st International Electronic Conference on Polymers, chaired by Prof. Dr. Alexander Böker from Aachen University, Germany.

The conference will address topical sessions focusing on:

New Developments in Polymerization Techniques
Complex Macromolecular Architectures
Water-Soluble Polymers
Enzymes in Monomer and Polymer Synthesis, Polymers from Biomass
Bioconjugates/Biohybrid, Biomimetic Polymers
Polymer Colloids, Nanogels and Microgels
Non-Covalently linked Polymers, Supramolecular Interactions
Blockcopolymer Self-Assembly in thin Films and Bulk
Polymers Triggered by External Fields (pH, Temp., light, etc.)
Polymers for Medical Applications
Multiscale Simulations in Soft Matter

In the 1st International Electronic Conference on Polymers, we invite scholars all over the world to present their novel ideas and current research concerned with the various fields of polymer science at this special event. We are looking for experts and scholars who would like to contribute their own knowledge and expertise, in order to exchange ideas and discussions with the community.

The conference will be completely free of charge—both to attend, and for scholars to upload and present their latest work on the conference platform. Selected papers from the conference will be invited for submission to the journal Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360; Impact Factor: 1.687 (2012); 5-Year Impact Factor: 1.685 (2012); www.mdpi.com/journal/polymers).

ECP offers you the opportunity to participate in this international, scholarly conference without having the concern or expenditure of travel—all you need is your computer and access to the Internet. We would like to invite you to participate in this conference by presenting your latest work and joining the discussion of the latest work of others.

Abstracts (in English) should be submitted by 4 April 2014 online at sciforum.net/conference/ecp-1/call.

For accepted abstracts, the full paper can be submitted by 16 May 2014. The conference itself will be held 16–30 June 2014.

We hope you will be able to join this exciting event and support us in making it a success.

The 1st International Electronic Conference on Polymers is organized and sponsored by MDPI, the scholarly open access publisher (www.mdpi.com/).

Paper Submission Guidelines

For information about the procedure for submission, peer-review, revision and acceptance of conference proceedings papers, please refer to the section "Instructions for Authors":
www.sciforum.net/conference/ecp-1/page/instructions.

Time Schedule

Deadline for Abstract Submission: 4 April 2014
Notification of Acceptance: 18 April 2014
Deadline for Submission of Full Paper: 16 May 2014
Forum Open: 16-30 June 2014