Second World Materials Summit on Advanced Materials in Energy Applications and Sustainable Society Development

The Shilla Hotel,Suzhou,China,12-15 Oct.2009 Sponsored and Organized by Chinese Materials Research Society(C-MRS)European Materials Research Society(E-MRS)Materials Research Society(MRS)International Union of Materials Research Societies(IUMRS)

Introduction Advanced materials are of crucial importance for the energy supply in the future sustainable society. The World Materials Summits was initiated by IUMRS The first Summit was hosted in Lisbon on October 4, 2007, and the topic was“ Materials Research： Key to Meeting Energy Needs and Climate Change”.