It is the intention of the organisers to bring together researchers in the various fields of mechanics and present the state of the art in their respective areas. Furthermore, the Congress is to exemplify current research within the Croatian mechanics community. The scope of the Congress is quite extensive and covers all fields of theoretical, computational and experimental mechanics. All proposed papers will be submitted to a reviewing process in order to ensure the high quality of presented information, with special emphasis on its originality and relevance. Among the topics, of particular interest are: