Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 September 1997
Euromech Colloquium 353, held at the University of Karlsruhe, Germany, 1–3 April 1996 brought together scientists working in the field of localized disturbances of flows in order to discuss new developments and the potential for application. The colloquium attracted a total of 56 participants from nine European countries, i.e. France, Germany, The Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine and United Kingdom as well as from the US and Israel.