6th International Discussion Meeting on Relaxations in Complex Systems; Rome, Italy, August 30 - September 5, 2009

弛豫和扩散在科学、技术和工程的许多分支中起着重要的作用。弛豫现象发生在物理学、生物物理学、化学、材料科学、冶金学、流变学、玻璃科学、聚合物（生物聚合物）物理学和工程学、纤维光学、光电子学和电子学中。它是基础物理学和实际应用中的主要问题。第六届复杂系统松弛问题国际讨论会（IDMRCS）是处理上述主题的首要国际会议。美国国家科学基金会（NSF）此次拨款中提供的资金将支持美国博士学位学生、博士后研究员和初级教员参加会议，并通过口头和海报介绍参加会议。IDMRCS论坛为这些年轻的研究人员提供了与国际知名研究人员互动的机会，这对职业发展非常重要。此外，所有受支持的参与者都可以从第六届IDMRCS所代表的多个学科之间的跨领域交流中获益。

Relaxations and diffusion play important roles in many branches of science, technology and engineering. Relaxation phenomena occur in physics, biophysics, chemistry, materials science, metallurgy, rheology, glass sciences, polymer (biopolymer) physics and engineering, fiber optics, opto-electronics and electronics. It is the primary concern in basic physics as well as in very practical applications. The 6th International Discussion Meeting on Relaxations in Complex Systems (IDMRCS) is the premier international meeting dealing with the above subjects. The funding provided in this grant by NSF will support U.S. Ph.D. students, post-doctoral fellows and junior faculty to attend the meeting and to participate through oral and poster presentations. The IDMRCS forum provides these young researchers with the opportunity to interact with internationally known researchers, which is important for career development. In addition, benefits to all supported participants can be expected from cross-field fertilisation among the multiple disciplines represented at the 6th IDMRCS.