The 8th edition of the Conference on "Plasma Physics by Laser and Applications 2017 (PPLA 2017)" will be held on the 5-7July 2017, in Messina, Italy.

The Scientific Program of the conference will consist of invited talks and contributed presentations, either in the form of oral presentations and posters. It covers almost all issues of plasma physics and nuclear fusion research as well as plasma technology and selected problems of microelectronics, diagnostics, medical field and engineering. The PPLA conference is a biannual meeting with plenty of adjacent space for participants and vendors to promote stimulating discussion and new collaborations.

We would like to continue the tradition and hope that you will join the conference according to this inspiration. The conference contributions, will be refereed, and then these Conference proceeding will be published as a special issue of the European Physical Journal Web Conferences (EPJ). We are pleased to announce the "Leos Laska Prize PPLA 2017" is opened to a young researcher that works in the field of laser-matter interactions.

We are pleased to announce the "Leos Laska Prize PPLA 2017" is opened to a young researcher that works in the field of laser-matter interactions. Please, find the Flyer of PPLA2017 enclosed. Further information is available on our conference web site: http://www.ppla2017.it If you are interested in attending or presenting at the PPLA2017 conference and would like further information, please click the button below. We will appreciate your help in dissemination of this information within your groups.

Looking forward to meet you at PPLA 2017.

Lorenzo Torrisi (PPLA'17 Chairman), secretary@ppla2017.it