WCARP is an international conference held every four years. It aims at bringing together researchers from University, Industry and Technical Centers to present and discuss the current state of progress of and around the field of adhesion.

As decided by the International Organizing committee representing the:

• Adhesion Society (USA),
• Society of Adhesion and Adhesives (United Kingdom),
• Japan Adhesion Society (Japan),
• DECHEMA e.V. (Germany),
• Society of Adhesion and interfaces (Korea),
• French Adhesion Society (France),
• Chinese Adhesion Society (China)

together with the Spanish Adhesion Society (Spain) as associated member, the 4th edition of the WCARP will be organized in Arcachon, France from September 26th to 30th , 2010.