Over the last two decades, instrumented indentation became a standard method for probing mechanical behavior of an extended range of materials at micro- and nano-scales in academia as well as in various engineering applications. Despite its wide acceptance in materials science, the technique still evolves and offers new possibilities. The Seventh International Indentation Workshop (IIW7) follows a series of the international workshops on instrumented indentation devoted to the latest results of research and development in the field of instrumented indentation, its modeling, applications to materials engineering and industrial applications. IIW conferences provide excellent overview of the state-of-the art in instrumented indentation, great opportunities to exchange new ideas in the advancement of this technique and its applications as well as to see the cutting-edge equipment by international manufacturers. The scientific program includes presentations by invited speakers, keynote speakers, regular presentations company presentations and posters. The participation of young scientists in the Poster competition is encouraged.

IIW7 is organized by the Institute of Materials Research of the Slovak Academy of Sciences,in Kosice, Slovakia, and it will be held in the Congress Center at Smolenice Castle, Slovak Republic, from June 20, 2021 to June 24, 2021.

IIW7 will be held in the Smolenice Castle which is a Congress center of the Slovak Academy of Sciences. The Smolenice Castle is located at the foothills of White Carpatian mountains near the village Smolenice, around 60 km from Bratislava and 80 km from Vienna airport. The castle was rebuild on the ruins of mediaval fortification in pseudo-gothic style at the beginning of last century by Italian stonemasons.

The accommodation and catering will be provided directly in the castle. Please, note that the number of single-bed rooms is limited and room sharing among participants is anticipated.

Prof. Dr. Mike Swain The University of Sydney Sydney, Australia		Prof. Dr. Gerhard Dehm Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung GmbH Düsseldorf, Germany		Prof. Sandra Korte-Kerzel Department and Chair of Physical Metallurgy and Metal Physics, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
Dr. Finn Giuliani Department of Materials Imperial College London, UK		Dr. Verena Maier-Kiener Montanuniversitat Leoben, Austria		Prof. Ruth Schwaiger Institute of Energy and Climate Research, Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH, Juelich, Germany

• Jorge Alcalá, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Spain
• Munawar Chaudhri, University of Cambridge, UK
• Yang-Tse Cheng, University of Kentucky, USA
• Nuwong Chollacoop, National Metal and Materials Technology Center, Thailand
• Sergey Dub, Institute for Superhard Materials, Ukraine
• Michael Griepentrog, Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Germany
• Jae-il Jang, Hanyang University, Korea
• Nigel Jennett, University of Coventry, UK
• Ruth Schwaiger, Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH, Germany
• Dongil Kwon, Seoul National University, Korea
• František Lofaj, Institute of Materials Research of SAS, Slovakia
• Jean-Luc Loubet, Ecole Centrale de Lyon, France
• Dr. Kiran Mangalampalli, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, India
• Christian Motz, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Austria
• Alfonso Ngan, University of Hong Kong, China
• Takahito Ohmura, National Institute for Material Science, Japan
• Upadrasta Ramamurty, Nanyang Technological University School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Singapore
• Roberto de Souza, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
• Alexey Useinov, Technological Institute for Superhard & Novel Carbon Materials, Russia
• Chehung Wei, Tatung University, Taiwan

Workshop chair
František Lofaj	Institute of Materials Research of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (IMR SAS)
Secretary
Lenka Kvetková	IMR SAS
Members
Pavol Hvizdoš	IMR SAS
Ladislav Pešek	TU Košice
Jiří Němeček	ČVUT, Czech Republic
Alexandra Kovalčíková	IMR SAS
Erika Múdra	IMR SAS
Petra Hviščová	IMR SAS