contributions to the ferroelectrics community: Prof. Yoshihiro Ishibashi (Lifetime Achievement);
Dr. Tatsuo Otsuki (Lifetime Achievement);
Prof. Rainer Waser (Outstanding Achievement);
Dr. Bruce Tuttle (Outstanding Achievement);
and Dr. Hidemi Takasu (Outstanding Achievement). We sincerely thank Prof. Ron Sega;
Dean of the College of Engineering of the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs;
for his exciting keynote presentation;
given after the conference luncheon. We also gratefully acknowledge the financial support provided by the conference sponsors:;