The First International Symposium FRONTIERS IN POLYMER SCIENCE took place in Mainz, Germany from 7 to 9 June 2009 and celebrated the 50th anniversary of the journal polymer. The Symposium attracted 679 participants from as many as 60 counties in the world, including 229 students. 550 posters were presented alongside the 15 plenary lectures. Following the success of the First Symposium in Mainz, FRONTIERS IN POLYMER SCIENCE will be organized every two years in late May or early June.

The 3-day symposium will consist of 16 plenary lectures (of 50 minutes each), given by outstanding scientists whose exceptionally creative work opens up new frontiers for polymer science.

In addition, there will be three poster sessions allowing for the viewing of a large number of poster presentations.