IUMRS-ICEM2012 will be held in Yokohama in Japan, as one of the series of IUMRS
international conferences focusing on advanced electronic and related materials. The electronic materials are the keys to solve global problems, especially those for environment and energy. IUMRS-ICEM 2012 in Yokohama will be the event for an update on the challenges at the frontier of electronic materials and related technologies. A great number of distinguished scientists will deliver technical and public lectures at the conference. Each symposium will have invited talks, contributed oral and poster presentations. A wide range of topics of contemporary importance for science, engineering and technology of materials will be highlighted and provide materials scientists with the opportunity to tackle the global issues.