We are delighted to welcome all the friends and colleagues to Okazaki Conference 2017 on Grand Challenges in Small-angle Scattering in March 18-20, 2017 in Japan. The Okazaki Conference has been held annually on different themes by the Institute for Molecular Science (IMS), as one of the inter-university research institutes in Japan, providing a platform to exchange ideas and to meet new and old friends. The conference will be held at Okazaki Conference Center (OCC) that is about 3 minute walk from IMS.

The aim of this conference is to discuss emerging challenges in analyzing bio-molecular systems with small-angle scattering. It is a great pleasure for us to announce that Dr. Dmitri Svergun (EMBL Hamburg, Germany) will give us a plenary talk to stimulate the discussion.

We look forward to seeing you in Okazaki in 2017.