A new edition of the NEEDS conferences will be held at Hotel Relax Torreruja, Isola Rossa, Comune di Trinita' d'Agultu e Vignola (OT), on the north coast of Sardinia, Italy, from Saturday 16th May (arrival day) until Saturday 23th May (departure day) 2009.

As the previous editions, the workshop will have an interdisciplinary character; it aims to bring together both experts and young researchers encouraging cross disciplinary interaction in the pleasant atmosphere of Isola Rossa village.

The conference will focus on the following topics:

• Integrable and chaotic dynamical systems
• Analytic, algebraic and geometric aspects of Integrable Systems
• Mathematical methods in Quantum Mechanics
• Nonlinear phenomena and applications

As a novelty to this year edition, aside from the general program there will be four mini-workshops on selected topics.