It is a great honor for us to extend to you an invitation to the 8th International IUPAC Symposium «Macro- and Supramolecular Architectures and Materials: Multifunctional Materials and Structures» (MAM-17). The Symposium will be held from the 6-10 June 2017 in Sochi, Russia.

An important field in the recent development of science, technology and society is associated with novel materials. This Symposium provides an international forum for presentation and discussion about the most recent progress and future trends in the rapidly expanding interdisciplinary field of macromolecular and supramolecular architectures and materials as well as multifunctional realms of their application.

This symposium continues a series of conferences that have been organized biennial at different places around the world. The previous MAM conferences were held in South Korea, USA, Japan, Germany, Jamaica, India, and South Africa. Russia will host the 8th symposium in 2017. Lomonosov Moscow State University with the support of International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) acts as the organizer of the Symposium.

MAM-17 will bring together top scientists and experts from all over the world to share and discuss theoretical and practical knowledge about novel materials and to chart out future scientific and technological research directions.

Then main topics of the symposium are:

• Catalysis and applications
• Membrane technologies
• Energy conversion and storage
• Materials for next generation
• manufacturing processes
• Biomedicine and bio-engineering
• Macromolecular design
• Engineered materials with high performance
• Nanomaterials and multifunctions
• Chemo- & biosensors
• Environmental applications
• General topics

Plenary and breakout sessions, poster sessions, contest for young scientists are scheduled within the framework of the event. Specialized exhibition, where the leading domestic and foreign companies will present their products and developments, will be arranged as part of the Symposium.

The host city, Sochi, promises not only its well preserved historical and tourism background with modern facilities, but also the scenery of the lovely Black Sea and delicious Russian cuisine as well. The participants will be able to enjoy optional post-symposium tours to the Black Sea, and different other tourist destinations in Russia.

We hope you will join us in Sochi for the 8th International IUPAC Symposium «Macro- and Supramolecular Architectures and Materials: Multifunctional Materials and Structures» (MAM-17).

With kind regards,

Victor Sadovnichy

Eduard Karakhanov

Kurt E. Geckeler