Preface Universitit Darmstadt)as Honorary Chairman.The CORM meetings were started by Lichtenthaler in 1990.Both volumes highlight the importance of carbohydrates for sustainable processes as abundant,renewable,and low-cost materials and show how sugars contribute significantly to the indispensable new processes for tomorrow's chemistry.With the chemical and biochemical transformations of readily available carbohydrates,we are on the way toward a more sustainable future. Lisbon and Lyon,July 2010 Amelia P.Rauter,University of Lisbor Yves Queneau,University of LyonUniversita¨t Darmstadt) as Honorary Chairman. The CORM meetings were started by Lichtenthaler in 1990. Both volumes highlight the importance of carbohydrates for sustainable processes as abundant, renewable, and low-cost materials and show how sugars contribute significantly to the indispensable new processes for tomorrow’s chemistry. With the chemical and biochemical transformations of readily available carbohydrates, we are on the way toward a more sustainable future. Lisbon and Lyon, July 2010 Ame´lia P. Rauter, University of Lisbon Yves Queneau, University of Lyon x Preface