The 1998 Gordon Research Conference on Water and Aqueous Solutions took place from Sunday afternoon, 2 August 1998 through Thursday evening, 6 August 1998 at the usual venue, the Holderness School in Plymouth, NH (two hours North of Boston).

The principal goal of all Gordon Conferences is to foster scientific and personal interactions among the participants. Accordingly, considerable time was set aside for one-on-one discussions. Poster presentations are extremely effective in fostering interactions, and were thus given special attention.

Because all matters presented at Gordon Conferences are (at least in principle) not yet published, the Gordon Conference custom is that they always be considered confidential.