EWCPS 2017

This book of abstracts content the scientific contributions of the European Winter Conference on Plasma After 1989 in Reutte and 2009 in Graz, the European Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry is held again in Austria. The University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna and the Helmholtz Centre, Geesthacht, shared efforts to setup a splendid conference at a unique venue in the heart of Europe, in the middle of the alps. Plasma spectrochemistry has become a mature technique and the community is growing but still it offers fascinating developments and a familiar atmosphere. I am looking forward to sharing novel insights, creative inpputs or just the pleasure to spend time together.