Prof. Leslie Eric Cross, from Pennsylvania State University, PA (USA), passed away on the 29th of December, 2016.

https://www.mri.psu.edu/mri/news/memory-l-eric-cross

“For all of us that had the fortune and privilege of have been in contact with him at a given point in our career this is very sad news.

For the international community he is a well recognized key figure in the field of ferroelectricity that has had a great impact on many of the topics in which the Piezoinstitute is involved. The Piezoinstitute and the Organizing Committee of PIEZO2017 is dedicating to him a part of the Opening Ceremony in which Prof. Nava Setter will speak about him and his work. Lorena Pardo. Piezo2017 Chair."

• Early bird registration deadline is 30^th November 2016.