The 5th International Meeting on Developments in Materials, Processes and Applications of Emerging Technologies (MPA) will be held in Alvor (Portugal) during 27-29 June 2011. MPA-5 will be the fifth conference of the MPA series. The first meeting (MPA-1) was in 2007 and held at the University of Ulster (Belfast, UK), which officially launched the Society of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology to the international community.

The second meeting in 2008 (MPA-2008) was held at the University of Cambridge (UK). Third MPA was held in Manchester (UK) where Chemistry Nobel Laureate Professor Sir H. W. Kroto, Florida State University (USA) delivered the plenary lecture on \\"Mechanisms of NanoScale Self-Assembly\\". The 4th MPA conference was held in Braga, Portugal (University of Minho), which attracted over 200 researchers and scientists from all over the world.

After its success as MPA-2007, MPA-2008, MPA-2009 and MPA-2010, MPA-2011 will continue the aim to attract delegates from academia, industry and research institutes involved with applied research and development. In doing so, the event will provide a platform for academics and industrialists to network, exchange ideas and gain new insights relating to the materials, processing and applications of emerging technologies.