For a few years, the spin degree of freedom has been directly used as an information support in nanometer-scale devices. Today applications mostly concern the huge market of hard-drive read heads, nonvolatile magnetic memories, or magnetic logic units. Recent developments are being considered for spin-transfer devices, spin-based logic, or quantum computing. New topics are emerging in frontier fields, e.g. like spin optics which is based on recent developments in plasmonics, or spin-dependent thermoelectric effects. These advances make use of the fascinating developments of new materials. The purpose of the conference is to provide a broad overview of the state-of-the-art and perspectives, bringing together experts from different communities: fundamental physics (experimental and theoretical), materials science and chemistry, biology, fabrication processes and industrial developments, etc. Contributions for this conference are encouraged in the following areas: spin-coherence, semiconductor spin physics, quantum wells and quantum dots magnetic nanostructures and spin-injection spin-transfer, micromagnetism new materials (oxides, organics, etc.) new structures and applications (magnetoresistive devices, MRAMs, spin transistors, crystalline tunnel barriers, etc.) spin optics.