The Conference will extend over five days, with scheduled morning and evening sessions. Afternoons will be free for discussions and leisure activities. There will not be parallel sessions, and sufficient time will be scheduled to allow all the participants to actively contribute to the discussions. English will be the official language of the Conference. This is required for abstracts, papers and presentations.

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A special ICSHM12 issue of the International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials will be published with the contributions presented at ICSHM12, following the high quality standards of the journal.