new liquid crystal compounds or mixtures for use in displays or optical switches
alignment of liquid crystals
nematic and smectic liquid crystals for use in displays
nematic and smectic liquid crystals for use in waveguides and switches
liquid crystal on silicon for displays or switching components
non-linear effects in liquid crystals
liquid crystal in photonic crystals
bistability in liquid crystals
2D and 3D simulation of liquid crystal

The workshop will consist of invited talks, oral and poster presentations in English.

Financial support

A limited number of grants will be available for contributing authors (in particular for PhD students and Polish participants).