**Invited Speakers [#z1fc3a15] -O. Bierwagen, Paul-Drude-Inst Festkorperelektronik (PDI), Germany -D. Chandra, Tokyo Tech, Japan -H.J. Chen, Nankai Univ, China -J.-H. Choy, Ewha Womans Univ, Korea -D.C. Fredrickson, Univ Wisconsin-Madison, US -S. Furukawa, Hokkaido Univ, Japan -Z. Galazka, Leibniz Inst Crystal Growth (IKZ), Germany -G. Hautier, Univ. catholique de Louvain, Belgium -H. Hojo, Kyusyu Univ, Japan -M. Honda, Meiji Univ-T. Fuchigami, Nagoya Inst Tech, Japan -T. Fuchigami, Nagoya Inst Tech, Japan -S. Furukawa, Hokkaido Univ, Japan -J. Gonzalez-Julian, Forschungszentrum Julich, Germany -A. Janotti, Univ Delaware, US -K. Hatanaka, Academia Sinica, Taiwan -M. Honda, Meiji Univ, Japan -J. Hu, Inst. Fluid Phys., China -T. Irifune, Ehime Univ, Japan -H. Kageyama, Kyoto Univ, Japan -K. Kajihara, Tokyo Metropolitan Univ, Japan -H. Kim, Inha Univ, Korea -T. Konishi, Natnl Inst Technol, Anan College, Japan -N. Kumada, Yamanashi Univ, Japan -J. Loo, Natnl Singapore Univ, Singapore -H. Mizoguchi, Tokyo Tech, Japan -A. Nakano, Univ Southern Califolnia, US -T. Ohkubo, Chiba Univ, Japan -T. Omata, Tohoku Univ, Japan -J. Rodel, Tech Univ Darmstadt, Germany -M. Tagata, Nagaoka Univ Technol, Japan -S. Tanaka, Nagaoka Univ Technol, Japan -A. Togo, Kyoto Univ, Japan -J. Wang, Nanyang Technol Univ, Singapore -M.H. Wong, NICT, Japan -P. Woodward, Ohio State Univ, US -K. Yamaguchi, Tokyo Univ, Japan -M. Yoshimura, Natnl Kung Univ, Taiwan -A. Zerr, Paris 13 Univ, France -Q. Zhang, South China Univ Technol., China