This triennial congress is the eighth in a series of international forums dedicated to advanced materials and processing. Hosted this year by TMS, the congress is jointly organized and sponsored by CSM, JIM, KIM, MA and TMS and rotates among these sponsoring organizations. PRICM-8 is being held at the Hilton Waikoloa Village in Waikoloa, Hawaii, which is situated in the middle of the Pacific Rim Region on the Kohala Coast on the Big Island of Hawaii.