• AIM AND SCOPE

Welcome to join us at LAMP2009, one of the 30th anniversary events of JLPS! The International Congress on Laser Advanced Materials Processing (LAMP) deals with science and technology of advanced laser materials processing covering precision microfabrication and high power laser processing. Basically LAMP is held every four years, and the former LAMPs have won the good reputation and popularity as the one of the most excellent international meetings in the world. LAMP2009 is held during June 29 – July 2, 2009, in Kobe, which is known as a city having a unique style with the exotic atmosphere in Japan, and flourished as the international port since old days, approx. 8th century. LAMP2009 consists of International Symposia on Laser Precision Microfabrication (LPM) and High Power Laser Processing (HPL) and covers hardware as well as software for fundamental research and industrial applications in both micro and macro processing. LAMP2009 is planned as a four-day event with a plenary session, oral and poster sessions, special sessions dealing with topical issues, and the exhibition with inviting most important world authorities in this field. The aim of this congress is to provide a forum for discussion of fundamental aspects of laser-matter interaction, the state-of-the-art of laser materials processing, and topics for the next generation with fundamental scientists, end users and laser manufactures. We expect that LAMP2009 would play an important role not only for understanding fundamental knowledge of laser materials processing but also forecasting future technologies to be developed and the future laser market.