The fourth World Congress on Adhesion and Related Phenomena [WCARP IV] is to be held in the Bordeaux region of France, at Arcachon, between 26 and 30 September 2010. This will follow successful conferences in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany in 1998 [WCARP-I], Orlando, Florida in 2002 [WCARP-II] and Beijing in 2006 [WCARP-III].

The scientific committee is now seeking papers on all aspects of adhesion and related phenomena