The Euromech colloquium is devoted to the most recent development and research into pattern formation in soft magnetic matter in Europe. This covers all classical areas of soft magnetic matter as

• surface instabilities of soft magnetic matter,
• patterns and instabilities of elastic magnetic matter,
• patterns and bulk instabilities of magnetic fluids,
• patterns and flow instabilities of magnetorheological fluids.

It is the goal of the colloquium to discuss the highlights in the development of the research field achieved in the last two or three years.