The symposium is held on Nov.17 (Tue.) and 18 (Wed.), 2015, at Sigma Hall on the Toyonaka campus of Osaka University, Japan, under the auspice of Research Center for Science Systems (RCSS), Japan Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS). 　

The symposium covers material sciences in general, with some emphasis on condensed-matter physics but also including chemistry, engineering and earth science. The goal of the symposium is to give a general overview of the recent research status of “material sciences” from a wider perspective, and eventually to give a prospect for future development in a broad context. Scientific sessions consist of ten invited talks given by distinguished scientists from various fields, plus a poster session for general participants.

The symposium is open to everyone. While the registration is free, participants are requested to make an on-line registration. For details, refer to
http://thmat8.ess.sci.osaka-u.ac.jp/Meeting2015/