The IUMRS-ICEM conference series is run every two years. Previous ICEM Conferences have been held in Korea (ICEM 2002), San Francisco (ICEM 2004) and Nice (ICEM 2006). IUMRS-ICEM 2008 will be held in Sydney Australia and will focus on the following themes:

• semiconductor Processing and Devices
• Nanomaterials, Nanostructures, Nanophotonics and Nanoelectronics
• Energy Properties and Characterisation
• Think Films, Surfaces and Functional Materials for Specific Applications
• Education and Networks