On the occasion of the 4th International Conference on Slow- and Controlled-Release and Stabilized Fertilizers (SCRSFs) jointly organized by the International Fertilizer Industry Association (IFA) and New Ag International on Monday 4th – Wednesday 6th April 2016 at China World Hotel, Beijing, China, we are pleased to have received the proposals for oral presentations at the conference and for posters by speakers from the commercial, research, extension, regulatory and farming sectors.