This biennial four-day conference, held in Roseworthy, Adelaide at one of most magnificent Australian University campuses, provides an opportunity for international and local colloid, surface and interface students, staff and scientists to meet and discuss recent developments in their areas of research. Colloid and interface science is a multidisciplinary subject which draws together chemistry, physics, applied mathematics, and chemical engineering, materials & minerals processing science and engineering. It is an enabling discipline for global industries, including minerals processing, water treatment and pharmaceutical formulation. It is also a key discipline involved in the so-called \'nanotechnology revolution\'