This two-volume set summarises the large number of presentations at the European Ceramics Society conference held in Brighton, UK in 1999. Volume 1 contents: Electroceramics; Environment; Coatings and Surfaces; Cement and Concrete; Joining/Interfaces; Glass/Glazes/Glass Ceramics; Nanoceramics; Ceramic Heritage; Corrosion. Volume 2 contents: Engineering/Technical Ceramics; Refractories; Novel Chemistry/Processing; Whitewares; Building Materials; Composites; Modelling; Bioceramics; Standards.