With less than two months until the start of Colloids and Materials 2011 we are eagerly anticipating the final programme of the conference. With limited space available we are urging you to register now and secure your place at the forefront of this fast-moving field of colloid and materials sciences.

Piero Baglioni, Professor at the University of Florence, Italy, has won the 2011 Journal of Colloid and Interface Science award for Lifetime Achievement, to be presented at the Colloids and Materials conference, Amsterdam on May 11 2011. Click here for more information.

We have compiled a list of presentation titles that have been submitted by our Invited Speakers. Visit the website at www.colloidsandmaterials.com for further information.

Anyone who registers before 31 January 2011 will be entered into a draw to win one of five tickets to the Van Gogh Museum. - visit the website at www.colloidsandmaterials.com for further information.

A preliminary list of speakers for the conference is now available. More speakers will be added to the program as confirmed. Speakers include Gabor Somorjai, Eric Kaler, Matt Trau and Kenneth Dawson - visit the website at www.colloidsandmaterials.com for further information.

The 1st International Symposium on Colloids and Materials - New Scientific Horizons - will take place at the the NH Grand Krasnapolsky, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 8-11 May 2011. This international conference will communicate research from the frontiers of colloid and materials science. The speakers will all be world-leading scientists, covering what is new in colloids, interfaces and functional materials.