As Chairman of the Austrian Committee and on behalf of the Austrian Chemical Society - Gesellschaft Österreicher Chemiker, GÖCH - I had pleasure in welcoming you to the 11th World Filtration Congress in GRAZ, AUSTRIA, APRIL 16-20, 2012.

The WFC11 in Austria did embrace the international F&S community and welcomed more than 1800 participants five days from Monday to Friday. The first day was foreseen for 4 technical SHORT COURSES presented by leading experts. Three and a half days were planned for the technical CONGRESS and EXHIBITION. More than 340 technical presentations from 50 countries were presented and a major international Exhibition featured 100 exhibitors from the world wide filtration and separation industry as well as manufacturers of particle measurement instruments and equipment of related industries. The graphic below shows the international participation of WFC11:

The 12. World Filtration Congress - organized by RASLS - Research Association of Solid-Liquid Separation - will be held in Spring 2016 in the City Taipei and we all look forward to this prestigious Event.

Sincerely,

Prof. Wilhelm Höflinger Vienna Technical University WFC11 Congress Chairman