昨天估计每个第五届可降解金属国际会议的参会者都收到下面的邮件，感谢的话没什么需要重复的，主要的信息在于第六届可降解金属国际会议在没有讨论的前提下就被直接定位为意大利Maratea，第三次会到同一个地点开。也许有些人会比较失望，希望能够更多从科学上想，而不是讨论在同一个地点的boring。

Dear all :

On behalf of the Organising Committee, I thanks you very much for your kind participation, and the quality of your presence at the 5^th Biometal 2013 in Umang island.

We sincerely hope you reached home safely and enriched of a week of scientific exchanges, fruitful discussion and new friends.

We received a number of appreciations for the high quality of the scientific presentations an discussion, and we have to heartfeltThank you! for your invaluable work, spirit and presence.

A number of you also underlined the importance of the unusual location for creating the conditions (out of the comfort zone of each one) required for the fostering of the creativity, curiosity and criticism so important for shifting scientific paradigm.

Please note:

ü  The abstract special issue of eCM are available online at http://www.ecmjournal.org/journal/supplements/vol026supp05/BioMetal13.htm

ü  The abstract book and the final program and the traditional movie of the conference will be posted online during October. You will be notified when it will be ready for download or visit.

Finally,BOOK your agenda: Next 6^th Biometal 2014 will be held in Aquafredda di Maratea, from 24 to 29 August 2014.

Friendly regards

Diego