This year some trends clearly stood out from the rest of the fourday programme. After numerous lectures about modern topics like functionalities or bio-based coatings, the conference focused more on some classic issues. Especially corrosion was a very dominant topic this year. And even though it has been explored since the beginning of natural sciences, the conference showed that there is still a lot to learn about corrosion and room for improvement regarding anti-corrosive coatings. One example is the issue of the fairly toxic corrosion inhibitor chromate VI that needs to be replaced. Ander Cervella-Dominguez from the University ...