The 9th International Eclogite Conference, with associated fi eld trips, was held in Mariánské Láznev, Czech Republic, on August 6-10, 2011. The Organizing Committee was led by Shah Wali Faryad (Charles University, Prague) in cooperation with Gordon Medaris, Emil Jelínek, Ondrej Lexa, Martin Svojtka, Lukáš Ackerman, David Dolejš, and Zdenevk Venera.
A total of 147 participants from 22 countries participated in the conference.