The Congress will provide an international forum for scientific discovery, professional networking, research collaboration, interdisciplinary education, and dissemination of our most recent scientific advances. Our campus is open to the global polymer community and we welcome your contributions to the success of the program. Now is the time for the entire polymer community to gather and synergistically address the many challenges that we face including energy, sustainability, healthcare, safety, and emerging polymer technologies. Eleven parallel technical symposia will reflect current directions in polymer science and engineering, and our daily plenary lectures will gather the entire congress for a lively discussion. Poster sessions will occur Monday through Wednesday evenings with adjacent exhibitors to showcase state-of-the-art instrumentation.