The conference will focus on the fundamental mechanisms underlying the self-assembly of ordered solid structures at the nanoscale that are universal across a wide array of systems: crystals grown from solution, vapor or melts, and especially colloidal crystals, protein crystals, and biominerals, thin films deposited electrochemically or in ultra high vacuum and chemically assembled organic films, inorganic and biological fibers, fibrils and nanowires, nanoparticles and quantum dots formed in the bulk or on surfaces via strained epitaxy, and many others. We will analyze the thermodynamics, kinetics and mechanisms of nucleation and growth, the interactions between atoms, molecules, and particles that determine phase behavior and pathways of new phase formation. Special emphasis will be paid to nanostructured materials, to soft and biological substances. Aspects of water, such as freezing and its control in biological systems, and the role of water in the interactions and assembly in aqueous solution will be of interest. Biomineralization, crystallization and formation of other ordered structures in living organisms, with their benign or pathological consequences will be discussed. These areas have traditionally been developed with different emphases within the hard materials and soft materials communities, but with the recent sharpening of focus on nanostructured materials, our goal is to blur the distinctions and barriers between these communities.