The objective of the DYMAT 2009 conference is to create a forum where people involved in scientific research as well as industrial applications related to the dynamic behaviour of materials can meet and discuss results and ideas by means of a series of presentations (oral and poster) and a technical exhibition. Delegates from all nations, European as well as non-European, are invited to attend the conferences and to make contributions.

The topics presented at the DYMAT 2009 conference cover theoretical, numerical and experimental approaches to the various methods used to study the mechanical and physical behaviour of metals, ceramics, polymers and composites at high strain rates. People are also invited to present work based on specific industrial applications (the dynamic behaviour of materials is relevant in a multitude of situations ranging from automobile crashes and terminal ballistics to space exploration).

The DYMAT 2009 conference hosts approximately 255 presentations from more than 25 countries.