This conference aims to bridge the areas of solitons and nonlinear physics with the field of quantum degenerate gases, specifically Bose-Einstein condensates and degenerate Fermi gases. We would like to stimulate the interaction between three different communities: experimentalists working with quantum degenerate gases, theoreticial physicists working on different aspects of cold atoms and experts on solitons and nonlinear phenomena (usually mathematical physicists and mathematicians). The main goals of the conference are to stimulate mutual knowledge, and to identify and address new problems.