International Colloquium on Scanning Probe microscopy (ICSPM) has been held under the sponsorship of Japan Society of Applided Physics, and was originally a series of the conference on SPM organized in 1985 first to stimulate the SPM related science and technology which were growing in Japan. In 1993, the conference was reorganized as an international colloquium and has been held annually. In 2000, ICSPM 8 and Asian SPM 3 were successfully held in conjunction to make a progressive development of this field. The Asian SPM is the conference organized to encourage interactions and exchange of participants from Asian and Pacific rim countries.
This year, in order to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the colloquium, the ICSPM 10 will be held in Hawaii from Oct. 31 to Nov. 2. In consideration of the recent development of nano-science and technology, we are planning to invite several distinguished scientists of this field to reconsider the potential of SPM works for the future. You are cordially invited to participate in the conference. Active participation of young researchers, especially students, is strongly encouraged