Abstract
The 17th Bratislava International Conference on Macromolecules, held as part of the 40th anniversary celebrations of the Polymer Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, attracted 71 participants from 27 countries. Overall, 38 oral presentations were complimented by 40 posters, two open discussion sessions, and an IUPAC meeting on polymer round-robin tests. The conference was the 10th of these theme specific meetings held under the general topic of polymer characterization and was organized by Dusan Berek, who leads the Liquid Chromatography Department of the Polymer Institute and also serves as the President of the Slovak Chemical Society.