<正>The 7th International Symposium on Polymer Physics was held in Suzhou, China, June 1-5, 2006. This symposium was organized by The State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, China, The University of Massachusetts, USA, MPI for Polymer Research, Germany, and The Hokkaido University, Japan. It was sponsored by The National Natural Science Foundation of China, The Chinese Academy of Sciences （CAS）, The Institute of Chemistry, CAS, The Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, CAS, The Polymer Division, Chinese Chemical Society, and The Soochow University.