Dear colleagues and those interested in rheology!

On behalf of the Board of the Austrian Society for Rheology, I would like to warmly welcome you to our first annual conference in Vienna.

I am very pleased that we can get together so soon after the founding of our society to present our work, exchange ideas with others, and develop possible synergies. As a young company, we can already cover an amazing number of research disciplines and areas of application. Thank you for promoting the scientific and personal exchange of many rheology specialists in Austria with your contribution. We are already thinking outside the box and welcome members from other EU countries to our society. It’s nice that you found us!

I wish you a good event and hope that you will return home with many new ideas and cooperations.

Please also enjoy the surroundings of the conference venue. The World Heritage Schönbrunn Palace with its park invites you to go out for a walk, and the annual Christmas market is already open in front of the palace. And of course Vienna’s city center offers a wealth of venues and events that are worth visiting.

I wish you a good time at and around our conference!

Ursula Windberger
conference president