The fifth Asia-Europe Symposium on Processing and Properties of Reinforced Polymers will be organised by the Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden, the Technische Universität Dresden, Fraunhofer-Institute for Mechanics of Materials, Halle, and the Institute of Chemistry of the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg from 29 May – 1 June 2011 in Dresden, Germany. The organisers have issued a Call for Papers on topics such as: Fundamental aspects of reinforcement and matrices, interphases and interfaces, advances in polymer composites, functional and smart composites, bio-composites, fracture, manufacturing and processing, and industrial application. Deadline for abstract submission is 15 January 2011.