The 16th International Congress on Rheology took place in Lisbon, Portugal, between August 5 to 10, 2012. It was organised by Joao Maia. 950 participants were registered, representing 27 rheological societies. Scientific papers were presented in 16 sections and 5 poster sessions. 6 plenary lectures were held:
- Paula Moldenaers: Morphology Development in Immiscible Blends. Effect of Component Rheology, Confinement and Interfacial Modification
- Masao Doi: Onsager‘s variational Principle Rheology in Soft Matter
- Gareth McKinley: Large amplitude oscillatory deformation. A Set of Tools for Rheological Fingerprinting of Complex Liquids and Soft Solids
- Gerald Fuller: Interfacial Rheology of Biological Interfaces
- Han Meijer: Mechanical Performance of Polymers
- Wolfgang Knauss: Linear and Non-Linear Viscoelastic Behavior
HSR delegates outside Lisbon’s cathedral: (from left) John Tsamopoulos, John Vlachopoulos, Evan Mitsoulis, Yannis Dimakopoulos. 
HSR delegates in Lisbon for the ICR 2012: (from left) John Tsamopoulos, George Georgiou, John Vlachopoulos, Evan Mitsoulis, Savvas Hatzikiriakos, Yannis Dimakopoulos. 
HSR delegates in Lisbon for the ICR 2012: (from left) George Georgiou, John Vlachopoulos, Evan Mitsoulis, Savvas Hatzikiriakos. 
The entrance to the congress center for ICR 2012 in Lisbon.