The 9th Advanced Satellite Multimedia Systems Conference and the 15th Signal Processing for Space Communications Workshop has been initiated by the DEIS and ARCES Institutions of the University of Bologna, the DLR Institute for Communications and Navigation and the European Space Agency. The leitmotiv of the event will be the role of satellite communications within 5G, under the motto SatCom meets 5G! Building upon the renowned tradition of the two events, this joint conference is an outstanding opportunity for industry and research institutions to get the latest updates and to exchange information about recent advances and emerging technologies for mobile, broadband and broadcast satellite communication systems.