The RADECS international conference is held once a year in Europe, covering the latest progress in the field of radiation effects on electronics, optoelectronics devices and systems and their behaviou and reliability under ionizing high energy radiation. This conference aims at bringing together scientists and industry from space, aviation, ground applications and accelerators and at the same time industrial exhibitors, together initiating contracts, collaborations and paving the way to tomorrow’s requirements. This year’s conference is organized by CERN (European Laboratory for Nuclear Research). The first day of the conference will be covered by a short course entitled “From Space, To Ground and Below”, to introduce how to deal with radiation effects within different environments such as Space, Avionic, Ground Level and Particle accelerators. The technical program will then feature oral and poster technical sessions, a data workshop and an industrial exhibition.