The symposium aims at promoting the fundamental and applied studies on microporous, mesoporous, and layered materials. The major topics of the symposium will be:

• Mineralogy and Crystallography
• Synthesis
• Post-synthetic Treatment
• Characterization
• Ion Exchange
• Catalysis
• Adsorption and Diffusion
• Membranes and Films
• Computational Chemistry
• Layered Materials
• New Porous Materials
• Novel Applications
• Industrial Application