Plenary Lecture Research Articles

Restoring the question of culture: identity, essence and the unknowability of difference

Throughout the 20th century the question of culture was a central pillar of social scientific thought. From Durkheim to Levi-Strauss, from Stuart Hall to Dennis Cosgrove, the question of culture and cultural difference was a touchstone for understanding the structures, norms and expectations that organised society. Yet, today the concept has disappeared from the academic landscape, including geography, where it is absorbed into other debates and terms, or discarded as an antiquated essentialist construct. Despite pressing political debates about culture wars, identity politics, cultural appropriation and nativism, there seems to be little interest in discussing, debating, much less theorising, the concept of culture as a credible explanatory tool. The aim of this lecture is two-fold: first it explores what has been lost by forsaking the question of culture (in geography and elsewhere); and second, it endeavours to reframe the question of culture in terms that emancipate it from the problem of difference. Indeed, at its heart, I argue that while geographers commonly study difference as an obvious empirical fact of life, emerging and receding at various scales, the nature of difference itself is unknowable. Yet rather than seeing this as an obstacle to theorising culture, the lecture uses it as an invitation to think culture differently: culture not as an explanation for difference but as an elucidation of the phenomenon of claiming difference. The lecture will focus on explaining this distinction and how it fundamentally changes the question of culture. The plenary lecture explores and develops arguments examined in my forthcoming monograph, Dreams of Presence: a Geographic Theory of Culture (University of Toronto Press, 2024).

The new informality? The financialization of informal housing as a parasitic relation (2023) Plenary Commentary

ABSTRACT This paper responds to Raquel Rolnik's Urban Geography Plenary Lecture, delivered at the 2023 American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, titled “The Empire Strikes Back.” Rolnik's essay introduces the idea that a “new informality” has begun in Latin American cities. She uses this concept to understand how financial innovations like digital platforms and state-backed rental assistance programs draw informal housing into bankable debt relations without needing to convert them into cadastral property. This paper uses Marx's distinction between formal and real subsumption, and Gidwani's theorization of the parasitism of capital, to reframe Rolnik's provocative argument via the noncapital–capital relation. It then raises three questions about the empirical “next steps” of research into the financialization of informal housing that need to be explored to understand the novelty of financialization in the global South. These pertain to (i) the normative logics governing racialized and other forms of difference upon which financialization feeds and depends, (ii) the scale at which financial innovations should be studied and the presumed coherence “high finance” should be granted as an analytical category, and (iii) the fictions used to generate and sustain political buy-in for financial capital's attempt to subsume/consume informal lifeworlds.

Meeting report of the 57th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Developmental Biologists.

The 57th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Developmental Biologists was held at Miyako Messe and ROHM Theater Kyoto from June 19 to 22, 2024. After the COVID-19 pandemic, this was the first meeting where all restrictions were removed. This year's theme was "Breaking Through Boundaries." It was set to be enjoyed by everyone across academic fields and nationalities. About 600 people from 16 countries participated in this meeting. Four workshops, 117 posters, 16 oral sessions (80 titles), 7 symposia, 2 plenary lectures, and various other formats ware included. I would like to share some of the lively discussions and wonderful sessions that I attended.

Editorial

Welcome at Challenging Glass! At this 9th edition of the conference, we are thrilled to welcome no less than 120 presentations - a record since the first edition of this international event back in 2008. Ever since, we have been keeping up our high standards in sharing knowledge, science and best practices on glass engineering and design. Thanks to the great work of bright authors and sharp reviewers, that is not different this time. What actually ís different this edition, is the introduction of a Glass Circularity Debate. We have seen several trends come and go over the past years, but the importance of circular design is to stay! Therefore, on top of the regular technical sessions on the topic, we bring five speakers to the stage who will pitch their views on the circular use of glass and discuss it with each other and the audience. You are warmly invited to actively participate! Furthermore, we are happy to welcome no less than five top-notch keynote speakers. The first keynote will focus on the Mirage project and will be delivered jointly by Dr Faidra Oikonomopoulou, Dr Telesilla Bristogianni and Mr Alexandros Cannas. The second keynote will be presented by Dr Peter Zoon, who will explain how glass plays an important role in crime scene investigations. It promises to be a criminal talk! Last but not least, Dr Corentin Fivet will share his work on new design paradigms for reuse during his closing plenary lecture. During the conference you will be able to retrieve all abstracts and papers, but also presenter details and programme updates with our conference app. After the conference, all papers will be available online, either through our online proceedings platform or through the peer-reviewed journal Glass Structures & Engineering (SpringerNature). We explicitly like to thank the continuous support of our sponsors, Scientific Committee members, authors and attendees. Together with you and with our co-hosts James O’Callaghan, Mauro Overend and Fred Veer we are eager to kick off Challenging Glass 9! Christian Louter, Freek Bos and Jan Belis June 2024

Sustainability-informed dietetics education: key messages for educators and national dietetics associations.

Dietetics curricula currently fail to meet the educational needs of the future dietetic workforce to contribute expertise in sustainable, healthy food systems in the settings in which dietitians work. A 'Global Networking Event on Sustainable Food Systems in Nutrition and Dietetics Education' was held in June 2023 with the goals of building relationships among international stakeholders and informing the development of shared curricula. Plenary lectures, panels and roundtable discussions were held over 2 days, designed to provide the background required to generate informed actions. Topics included recent research from practice and education, competency standards and relevant policy documents, examples from the field, 'big questions' about scope and student perspectives. Key messages were summarised thematically to inform educators and national dietetics associations. Fifty-five delegates attended from 11 nations representing education, research, dietetic associations, industry and diverse practice backgrounds. Key priorities identified for educators included co-development of curricular frameworks and pedagogical theory, practical training supports and solutions to limited time and expertise. Key recommendations for national dietetics associations included strategic promotion of sustainable food systems in dietetic roles and practical supports. Outcomes are anticipated to stimulate ongoing discussion, collaboration and actions on sustainable food systems education within the dietetics profession leading to shared curricular models and supports.

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Preface The 4th MSAT Conference “Scaling Up Ocean Action Based on Science and Innovation for the Implementation of the Blue Economy” held in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia on the 26-27th of October 2023 was part of a conference series held biennially since 2017 (https://msat.fitb.itb.ac.id/). The 4th MSAT conference on maritime science and technology targets the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), specifically the SDGs no 13 and 14 (Climate Action and Life below water), as well as no. 1 (No Poverty), no. 2 (Zero Hunger), and no. 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy) through the maritime section, especially as our country is the second-largest coastline in the world with 60% of our citizens living in the coastal area. With those goals, MSAT 2023 places a spotlight on the critical role of science and innovation in fostering the blue economy. The conference theme is not only timely but also holds the promise of unlocking new horizons for oceanic prosperity. The conference builds upon a strong legacy. The 1st MSAT Conference proceeding (Volume 62) was published at IOP on 06 July 2018 (https://iopscience.iop.org/issue/1755-1315/162/1); our second conference proceeding (Volume 618) was published at IOP on 21 December 2020 (https://iopscience.iop.org/issue/1755-1315/618/1); and our third conference proceeding (Volume 925) was published at IOP on 06 December 2021 (https://iopscience.iop.org/issue/1755-1315/925/1). These volumes showcase a wide range of research findings encompassing “Ocean-Atmosphere Dynamics, Marine Hazard and Coastal Degradation, Marine Resources, Conservation and Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM), and Marine Geodesy and Satellite Oceanography” as discussed at the sessions of each conference. These three conference proceedings document the journey of MSAT, and serve as a testament to the commitment of the maritime community to push the boundaries of knowledge and technology. They have not only advanced the field of ocean science but also contributed to the global cause for sustainability. Following the success of the previous conferences, the 4th MSAT continued the tradition of excellence. Building upon the momentum from the online edition of the 3rd MSAT due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this conference marked a welcome return to an in-person format. However, an online option was still accommodated to ensure wider participation. The conference was jointly organized by the Faculty of Earth Sciences and Technology - Institut Teknologi Bandung, the Marine Technology Cooperation Research Center (MTCRC), and the Indonesian Association of Oceanology (ISOI). It attracted a diverse group of participants, including scientists, students, and stakeholders from Indonesia and abroad. The total number of people who attended the 4th MSAT 2023 was 208 people, consisting of 136 participants, 38 committees, 17 keynote and invited speakers, and 17 moderators. The first day of the MSAT 2023 conference, held on October 26th, 2023, attracted international participation thanks to its well-regarded speakers from around the globe (Singapore, Malaysia, Spain, Japan, Korea, and Australia). The opening ceremony commenced with welcoming remarks from the Dean of the Faculty of Earth Science and Technology, Prof. Dr. Irwan Meilano, S.T., M.Sc., and Chairman of ISOI, Prof. Dr. Agung Dhamar Syakti. Additionally, a video message was delivered by a representative of the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries. Following the opening, Prof. Yoshiyuki Kaneda from the Institute of Education Research and Regional Corporation for Crisis Management Shikoku (IECMS) at Kagawa University, Japan, presented a plenary session lecture. This was succeeded by a talk from Prof. Dr. Irwan Meilano himself, followed by a series of five parallel mini-symposia sessions. List of Steering Committee, Scientific Committee, Advisory Board, Organizing Committee, Editorial Committee and Photo documentation are available in this Pdf.

Winter Conference 2023 Editorial.

Multimorbidity, the existence of two or more concurrent chronic conditions in a single individual, represents a major global health challenge. The Nutrition Society's 2023 Winter Conference at the Royal Society, London focused on the topic of 'Diet and lifestyle strategies for prevention and management of multimorbidity', with symposia designed to explore pathways for prevention of multimorbidity across the lifecourse, the role of ageing, the gut-brain-heart connection and lifestyle strategies for prevention and management of multimorbidity. It also considered machine learning and precision nutrition approaches for addressing research challenges in multimorbidity. The opening plenary lecture discussed advancing diet and lifestyle research to address the increasing burden and complexity of multimorbidity. The two-day programme concluded with a plenary which addressed the key dietary risk factors and policies in multimorbidity prevention.

Doprinos i obilježja usvremenih istraživanja o superviziji u Hrvatskoj

The motivation for this text are the outcomes of the First research days on supervision that were organized by the Doctoral Program “Social Work and Social Policy” (PDS SWSP) and the Postgraduate University Specialist Study Program “Supervision in Psychosocial Work” in April, 2023. The plenary lecture on the conceptualization of qualitative research on the doctoral level and two panel discussions with doctoral students and their mentors showed that the process of preparation of doctoral theses on supervision is an intense process during which a transition of the roles from supervisors into researchers occurs, with a gradual integration of these two roles into a new, expanded professional identity. Apart from that, the preparation of a qualitative doctoral thesis is often a lonely process accompanied by numerous insecurities, and therefore it is necessary to develop new forms of support for doctoral students that would enable a creative space and time for doctoral students to reflect on the development of their supervisory and scientific-research identity. The analysis of methodological aspects and outcomes of specialist final papers, as well as a panel discussion among supervisors, decision-makers and users of supervision in different systems (e.g. social welfare education, penal system) pointed out the need for further improvements, for example designing more complex research projects in which a team of postgraduate students and their mentors would take part. To maintain the quality of specialist final papers and doctoral theses, methodological workshops for students and mentors are needed. Key words: research on supervision; development of scientific-research identity of supervisors; applied value of research on supervision; workshops for qualitative research.

Blood physiology. erythrocyte based on the plenary lecture at the XXIV congress of the physiological society named after. I. P. Pavlova…

Human red blood cells have a complex system for regulating cell volume and deformability. This is absolutely necessary to ensure good blood rheology both in large vessels and in the capillary network. The review examines the features of the erythrocyte structure that provide good gas transport functions and excellent blood rheology, despite the fact that erythrocytes occupy 40% of the blood volume. Providing these properties requires the participation of a number of metabolic systems, which allows the red blood cell to work effectively in the bloodstream for 100–120 days without the synthesis of new proteins.

The Pastoral Model of Educating Seniors at Universities of the Third Age at UPJPII in Krakow

Universities of the third age have become very popular in Poland and in the world. As institutions dealing with lifelong learning, they have the appropriate competencies to ensure that the various needs of seniors are met. U3A, established at UPJPII in Kraków in 2011, is one of such programs, dynamically operating in Poland. It is aimed not only at increasing the level of general knowledge but also at the religious formation of the students. The university has a religious profile and implements a pastoral and educational program, that includes lectures and workshops in the field of the Bible and anthropology, ethics, theology, philosophy and history of the Church, as well as an educational and cultural program (religious tourism, theatre arts), that is meant as a form of creative support for seniors. Plenary lectures and seminar workshops are complemented with the offer of additional educational and developmental classes. They include foreign language learning, computer courses, tourism, sports and cultural activities. Thanks to our U3A, many elderly people have improved their self-esteem and sense of dignity. They have also learned how to overcome problems related to old age and barriers preventing them from full participation in social and parish life.

Rebooting nuclear medicine specialist education under the COVID-19 pandemic: From plenary lectures to active e-learning.

Despite major reforms of specialist training in the Nordic countries towards concrete learning outcomes and promoting active learning, most specialist courses continue to be based on lectures. We redesigned our mandatory 5-day course in clinical nuclear medicine (NM) that was last held in 2016 towards active learning. Thirty 1-h lectures were replaced with 10 thematic blocks of 3 h each. Each block was taught by a single teacher in a blend of short introductory lectures alternating with small groups of residents reading NM cases from our newly established national case library in diagnostic format. Due to COVID-19, the entire course in 2021 needed to be run on a videoconferencing system rather than in a computer laboratory as had been originally planned. At the end of the course, we conducted the same anonymized survey as in 2016. All 19 course participants responded. 74% fully agreed that the e-course format had been 'good'. One hundred per cent fully agreed that the practical exercises were 'useful' versus 50% in 2016 (p < 0.001). In their free text answers on the merits or downsides of e-learning, 12/12 respondents only mentioned advantages. Our newly established library of anonymized teaching cases within our national health network is an effective tool for organising courses based on active learning. Despite the change towards distance learning enforced by the pandemic, course participants reported the same high levels of satisfaction with active learning in small groups as in the earlier traditional lecture-based course format.

Catalysis using gold containing materials

This perspective article is based on a plenary lecture delivered by the author at Europacat 2023 in Prague on 29th August in recognition of the Boudart Award of EFCATS in 2021. The article charts the journey taken by the author in the discovery and application of gold catalysts over the preceding 40 years of research. Five topics are discussed. The first three parts describe three facets of monometallic gold catalysts. (1) CO oxidation and the hierarchy of activity of gold species supported on a reducible oxide Fe2O3; (2) acetylene hydrochlorination for the manufacture of vinyl chloride monomer using highly dispersed gold cations supported on carbon; (3) methane oxidation using molecular oxygen with gold nanoparticles dispersed on the zeolite H-ZSM-5. These first three parts emphasise that the active species of a gold catalyst is dependent on the reaction being catalysed and it is not a one size fits all for this catalysis. The final two parts concern gold palladium bimetallic catalysts. (4) alcohol oxidation and the new Cooperative Redox Enhancement effect (CORE); and (5) the use of in situ generation of hydrogen peroxide to enable new oxidative cascade processes. These examples demonstrate the rich tapestry that catalysis by gold can provide to the catalysis community globally, both from an academic and an industrial perspective as well as the societal impact that has been achieved by the commercialisation of gold catalysts.

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The International Conference Kliment’s days 2023 (KD2023) is a notable event held from 9-11 November 2023 in Sofia, Bulgaria. The annual scientific conference is organised by the Faculty of Biology, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”. KD2023 served as a platform for the exchange of knowledge, sharing experiences, and fostering collaboration on innovative approaches within the fields of Biodiversity and Biological Education, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, and Ecology and Sustainable Development. The conference featured a plenary session during which esteemed speakers present the following plenary lectures:• Boris Kryštufek, Slovenian Museum of Natural History, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Back to the future: reemergence of natural history.• Ariola Bacu, Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Tirana, Albania, Biological indicators & single-cell cytotoxicity sensing - lessons learned on the quality of waters.• Adele Muscolo, Department of Agraria, “Mediterranean” University, Reggio Calabria, Italy, Fertilizer produced with wastes modulates antioxidant compounds and activities in tomato.• Ioannis P. Gerothanassis, Section of Organic Chemistry & Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, Greece, Ligand-observed NMR: principles and applications in the field of biocatalysed reactions, ligand-macromolecular interactions and investigations at the cellular level.• Miodrag Stojkovic, SPEBO Medical, Leskovac, Serbia, Human pluripotent stem cells – a unique tool to decipher specific cell responses, diseases, and biomarkers.• Antoaneta Trendafilova, Institute of Organic Chemistry with Centre of Phytochemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria, Secondary metabolites in Inula species from the Bulgarian flora and biotechnological approaches for their accumulation (as part of the Satellite Scientific Symposium “Medicinal and Aromatic Plants for Innovative Bioactive Products - MAPBIO”).A total of 148 participants actively engaged in KD2023, which included the parallel Satellite Scientific Symposium (MAPBIO). In addition to the plenary lectures, the conference featured 16 oral presentations delivered by a diverse group comprising four foreign authors, twelve Bulgarian authors, including five young scientists and PhD students. During the poster session, over 112 poster presentations were presented with over 200 participants, encompassing 15 foreign authors and 76 young scientists, students and PhD students. Additional information about the KD2023, including program, book of abstracts, etc. can be found on the official website of the conference: https://www.biofac.info.The successful execution of KD2023 was made possible through the support of the University Science Fund, as well as the dedicated efforts of the scientific and organizing committee. The active involvement of student volunteers in the event, along with the contributions of all third parties, played a crucial role in ensuring the event’s success.We are delighted to note the widespread resonance of the event within the scientific community, drawing participants from a diverse range of countries, including Albania, Slovenia, Greece, Italy, the Republic of Kosovo, the Republic of North Macedonia, Serbia, Türkiye, etc. The conference also attracted participants from various Universities and institutions in Bulgaria.The use of the Morressier platform facilitated a seamless reviewing process, showcasing the responsive collaboration between the editorial team, reviewers, participants, and the Morressier team.List of Editors, Conference Committee are available in this Pdf.

Preface of the 13th International Conference of Green Technology 2023 (ICGT 2023)

International Conference of Green Technology 2023 (ICGT 2023) was held in Ijen Suites Resort & Convention, Malang East Java Indonesia on October 17 and 18, 2023. The ICGT is an annual multidisciplinary meeting for cultivating and promoting interactions between educators, scientists, engineers, and industry researchers in studying the development of science & technology and related area. In the last decade, educators and scientists concerned about how to discipline integration can be achieved and shifted from traditional methods that focused on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics as isolated disciplines. Therefore, “Strengthening the Impact of STEM world (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) for a Sustainable Future” become the theme of the 13th ICGT 2023.The scientific programs consist of keynote lectures, plenary lectures, and invited lectures in parallel sessions covering a wide range of topics in STEM areas. The audience of the ICGT 2023 was PhD students, recently graduated PhDs, supervisors, scientist, master and undergraduate student in the related area of environmental science, green technology and engineering, natural science and technology and sustainable material and resource. A major goal ICGT 2023 is to introduce the researcher and students to learning and working in the STEM world, keep experts in the STEM field aware of current developments, and provide exchange their research results about most aspects of science and technology. We expected ICGT to play an important role in preparing all attendees to be leaders in STEM fields and solve the current practical challenges encountered from various perspectives.Faced with our new way of living, the 13th ICGT 2023 was held fully hybrid. These hybrid conferences are held with a limited number of virtual participants and push for a return-to-physically meeting. All participants had the same opportunities presenting their work either virtually or on-site (total 20 minutes with 15 minutes presentation and 5 minutes discussion). The virtual meeting was done by Zoom.We thank the organizing committee and participants for their support and advice throughout the process. Special thanks for Science and Technology Faculty UIN Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang who has funded this event Chairman Didik WahyudiList of Organizing Committee is available in this pdf.

Executive Summary of 2023 International Conference of the Korean Dementia Association (IC-KDA 2023): A Report From the Academic Committee of the Korean Dementia Association.

The Korean Dementia Association (KDA) has been organizing biennial international academic conferences since 2019, with the International Conference of the KDA (IC-KDA) 2023 held in Busan under the theme 'Beyond Boundaries: Advancing Global Dementia Solutions.' The conference comprised 6 scientific sessions, 3 plenary lectures, and 4 luncheon symposiums, drawing 804 participants from 35 countries. Notably, a Korea-Taiwan Joint Symposium addressed insights into Alzheimer's disease (AD). Plenary lectures by renowned scholars explored topics such as microbiome-related AD pathogenesis, social cognition in neurodegenerative diseases, and genetic frontotemporal dementia (FTD). On the first day, specific presentations covered subjects like the gut-brain axis and neuroinflammation in dementia, blood-based biomarkers in AD, and updates in AD therapeutics. The second day's presentations addressed recent issues in clinical neuropsychology, FTD cohort studies, and the pathogenesis of non-AD dementia. The Academic Committee of the KDA compiles lecture summaries to provide comprehensive understanding of the advanced dementia knowledge presented at IC-KDA 2023.

Are almost all trajectories dense in a chaotic set?

Chaos is the most complex dynamic behavior a system can show. Yet, it is produced by two simple, though nonlinear, deterministic mechanisms, hence the more proper name Deterministic Chaos. The first mechanism, stretching, acts locally and linearly, expanding small sets in the system's state space in (at least) one direction and contracting in the others. The second mechanism, folding, acts globally and is the nonlinear operation of bending the elongated sets to form the forward image of the original sets. These two simple operations are invertible and form a chaotic set for the system's forward and backward map, containing an uncountable infinity of astonishingly complex system's trajectories. The simplest explanation of chaos I ever heard is James A. Yorke “pizza machine” (plenary lecture at the SIAM DS, Snowbird, 2003): kneading the pizza dough is nothing but stretching and folding. The mathematical formalization is Stephen Smale's horseshoe map. Using this nice tool, I revisit the hallmarks of chaos, one of which (in the title) still misses a constructive proof.

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International Scientific and Practical Conference “Problems of Soil Fertility in Current Agriculture” dedicated to the 70th anniversary of virgin and abandoned lands development (Krasnoyarsk, June 24–28, 2024)

International Scientific and Practical Conference “Soil fertility problems in current agriculture” (hereinafter referred to as Conference) took place on June 24–28, 2024, in Krasnoyarsk (Russia) to mark 70 years since virgin and long-abandoned lands were put into the agricultural use. The Conference attracted more than hundred participants, including three full and two corresponding members of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 26 doctors and 46 candidates of sciences, as well as postgraduate and doctoral students, researchers from the scientific centers and institutes of Krasnoyarsk and other regions of Russia, and also from Kazakhstan and Belarus. Sectional topics were as following: changes in soil and agrochemical properties during agricultural land use; urgent issues in soil degradation and soil-protection agriculture; assessment and regulation of soil fertility and agricultural productivity; the role of species and cultivar composition of agrocenoses in soil production capacity; digital technologies in agriculture, remote and ground monitoring of agroecosystems; history of virgin and abandoned lands development. The plenary lectures and other Conference materials are published in a book “Soil fertility problems in current agriculture” (2024). Besides the plenary and sectional events, the Conference participants attended a field trip to see experimental fields and soil profiles in Krasnoyarsk Region and Khakassia and enjoyed excursions around Krasnoyarsk and the National Park “Krasnoyarskiye Stolby”. The Conference provided a forum for discussing diverse and the most urgent issues of current agriculture and for getting acquainted with new approaches, concepts and technologies, applied in various spheres of agronomy for solving land use and soil preservation problems. The Conference participants, emphasizing its importance, expressed their confidence that Conference results and resolution will promote the progress of the agricultural industry in Russia.

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The nanoSAFE conference is organized regularly since 2008. Every two years, this event aims to share the latest research results on health and safety issues related to nanomaterials and beyond. Following the successful outcome of the seven past international conferences on Safe Production and Use of Nanomaterials – nanoSAFE 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, and 2020 – the organizing committee had the pleasure of welcoming many participants for this eighth edition with some of the most famous experts in the field. This year, for the first time in its history, the nanoSAFE conference met the NanoSafety Cluster (NSC) in a new format: NanoSAFE & NSC joint conference.The event aimed to enable all attendees to share and discuss the latest R&D results on environmental, health and safety issues related to nanomaterials and advanced materials. With more than 180 scientific communications, the nanoSAFE 2023 and NanoSafety Cluster joint conference was the place to be to discuss Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD), Risk Governance, Advanced Materials Characterization, Digitalization of nanosafety or Micro & Nanoplastics, among others. The conference program was organized in 8 technical sessions, in which 5 plenary lectures and 101 oral presentations were given. 75 posters were presented and discussed along the week in the conference exhibition area. The event included a full day and two panel discussions dedicated to Safe and Sustainable by Design Solutions gathering a wide community of scientists from academia and industry. In this 8th edition, there were more than 250 registered participants from 31 different countries.This volume contains a collection of contributions presented at the 8th Nanosafe International Conference on Health and Safety issues related to nanomaterials for a socially responsible approach (nanoSAFE 2023 and NanoSafety Cluster joint conference) held in Grenoble, France, from 5th to 9th June 2023. The proceedings were peer-reviewed and assessed by conference committee members based on their quality and their relevance to the conference.It is a great honor to thank the scientific committee, the local organizing committee and the staff of the CEA Liten for their support before, during and after the conference. We would like to express our gratitude towards the conference participants as well as the NanoSafetyCluster who sincerely contributed to this event in order to make it a success.This eighth edition had been a great success and the Local Organizing Committee want to acknowledge all the attendees for their presence and the quality of their presentations.With warm regards, nanoSAFE 2023 and NanoSafety Cluster joint conference organizers nanoSAFE’ 2023 overview www.nanosafe.org Copyright: NanoSafe 2023/CEAList of Committees is available in this pdf.

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The International Conference on Frontier Materials (ICFM) is initiated and sponsored by International Union of Materials Research Societies (IUMRS) and Advanced Materials Alliance of CAST Members Societies (AMAC), and is co-organized by AMAC and Shanghai University. ICFM is intended to provide an open and exciting forum for researchers and students from materials science and interdisciplinary fields worldwide to present their new and exciting scientific discoveries and innovations in advanced materials. The conference is also designed to offer an international platform for researchers from industrial labs, academic institutes and business to discuss technology development and transfer as well as potential impact of frontier materials on commercial products and industrial applications.The first conference (ICMF2022) was held in May, 2022, by the hybridized approach of accepting both on-site participation and on-line presentation. The second one (ICFM2023) was held in Qingdao International Convention and Exhibition Center (Laoshan), Qingdao, China, Oct. 13-17.The ICMF2023 had 31 symposia which were grouped into seven topical clusters of Energy and Environmental Materials, Advanced Information Materials, Advanced Bio and Bio-Inspired Materials, Advanced Structural Materials, Advanced Functional Materials, Low-Dimensional Materials, and Design, Preparation and Evaluation for Materials. There were nearly 2000 participants attending ICFM2023, and more than 800 scientists and graduate students presented lectures at the parallel sessions of 31 symposia.Eight plenary lectures were presented by world-renowned materials scientists from Asia, Europe, North America and South America. Four specific forums as well as Exhibition on Analysis and Testing Equipment for Materials were held simultaneously. During the conference, the awards of IUMRS-FMA (Frontier Materials Awards) to scientists and students who have made outstanding contribution in the field of Frontier Materials was issued.The Conference papers have been published on four materials related journals and conference proceedings. This conference volume comprises of selected papers mainly in the field of advanced high-temperature structure materials and materials characterization as well as eco-materials.I would like to express my appreciation to the paper referees of Profs. Yongwang Kang, Jiangbo Sha, Jinxia Song, Wenlong Xiao, Xinqing Zhao and Chungen Zhou. Thanks also go to Mrs. Xiaomei Ma for the work of papers’ duplicate checking. And the special appreciation should be given to Mrs. Flora Han and Mr. Jianyun Lin for their miscellaneous work to correct the information about the papers as well as communicate with the authors.Prof. Yafang HanChair of academic Committee of ICFM2023Guest Editor of IOP ICFM2023 ProceedingsList of Organizing Committee is available in this pdf.