The joint conference of the 16th International Cryogenic Engineering Conference and the International Cryogenic Materials Conference will be held during May 20-24, one week before the Workshop, at the same Conference Center. All correspondence regarding ICEC16/ICMC should be sent to Prof. K. Funaki of Kyushu University (Fax: 81-92-632-2438, e-mail: funaki@ele.kyushu-u.ac.jp).