The next Powders and Grains conference is organized by Franck Radjai in Montpellier. The Powders and Grains is an influential conference in which participate every four years many researchers from different disciplines including in particular geomaterials community from all over the world. The next conference will take place in Montpellier from 3 to 7 July, 2017. The website of the event is open for abstract submission (until 5 June, 2016). Please find herewith the call for abstracts and flyer of the conference.