The GP2A 2017 conference, organized by Dr Susan E. Matthews, Prof. Michael D. Threadgill and Dr Francesca Giuntini, took place in Liverpool John Moores University (UK):

Plenary lectures

Prof. Olivier Duval University of Angers (F)	Dr Lorenzo Caggiano University of Bath (UK)	Professor Satyajit Sarker University of Liverpool (UK) Dr Celine Cano University of Newcastle (UK) Prof. Maria-João R. P. Queiroz University of Minho (P)
Prof. Pascal Marchand University of Nantes (F)	Prof. Paul O’Neill University of Liverpool (UK)	Dr Jean-Jacques Helesbeux University of Angers (F)
Prof. Andrew Westwell University of Cardiff (W)	Prof. Sophie Tomasi University of Rennes 1 (F)	Dr Gerard McGlacken University of Cork (IRL)
Prof. Joachim Jose Universität Münster (G)

Early career researchers’ showcases

Dr Stéphane Gérard University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne (F)	Dr Tobias Gruber University of Lincoln (UK)	Dr Nicolas Primas University Aix-Marseille (F)
Dr Gerta Cami-Kobeci University of Bath (UK)	Victor Babin University of Caen Normandie (F)	Dr Amit Nathubhai University of Bath (UK)
Dr Goreti Ribeiro Morais University of Bradford (UK)

Flash presentations of posters (doctoral students)

Clara E. Charleton Trinity College Dublin (IRL)	Dartagnan D. S. P. Ferreira University of Nantes (F) and University of Pernambuco (BRE)	Benjamin Guieu University of Rennes 1 (F)
Bérénice Hatat University of Caen Normandie (F)	Isabelle Lengers Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster (G)	Husain A. Naqi University of Bath (UK)
Rebecca I. Thomson University of Reading (UK)