The ICNM conference series was initiated in Shanghai in 1985 by Professor Wei-zang Chien, known as one of the four founders of the contemporary mechanics in China. The previous five ICNM meetings were successfully held in Shanghai and Beijing in 1985, 1993, 1998, 2002 and 2007, respectively. For quite a long time, nonlinear mechanics has served as an important theoretical basis for the development of new technologies and has stimulated great research interests in diverse academic subjects, such as applied mathematics, theoretical physics, system biology, and others. Since the ICNM-V held in Shanghai in 2007, this field has been experiencing further remarkable advances and found its more extensive applications, in particular, in the areas of material technology, micro/nano-technology, biotechnology, energy technology and environmental engineering etc. Therefore, it is appropriate to organize a new conference on this vitally important area of applied mathematics and mechanics. The ICNM-VI aims to provide an international forum for presenting the latest results in nonlinear mechanics and stimulating wider academic exchange for experts in the related fields all over the world.