Dear All,rnrnYou are cordially invited to join us at the Thirteenth International Conference for Mesoscopic Methods in Engineering and Science (ICMMES-2016). This year the ICMMES conference will be held in The Rilano Hotel in Hamburg, Germany, in the week of July 18-22, 2016.rnrnRegistration and abstract submission is now open. The important deadlines are:rnrnAbstract submission: Sunday, April 17, 2016rnEarly registration: Saturday, April 30, 2016 rnrnAuthors will be notified the results of their submission by Sunday, April 24th 2016, if their abstracts are submitted by April 17th. Both abstracts for oral presentations and posters will be accepted. We strongly encourage you to register early to take advantage of discounted registration fees.rnrnAs in previous years, short courses designed to help students and researchers new to the field will be offered on the first day of the conference, Monday, July 18, 2016, followed by four days of technicalrnpresentations. Moreover, ICMMES will establish three awards this year. Further information can be found on our websitesrnrn https://www.icmmes.org and https://www.facebook.com/ICMMES.rnrnShould you have any questions, please send us an email to info@icmmes.org.rnrnWe are looking forward to welcoming you to Hamburg.rnrnBest,rnChristian