We wish to thank the following research programs, agencies, organizations, and companies for their contribution to the success of this conference. Japan Intense Light Field Science Society http://www.jils.jp/       CORAL www.coral-ut.org   Consortium on Education and Research on Advanced Laser Science         Japan Society for the Promotion of Science    Core-to-Core Program "Ultrafast Intense Laser Science"       NSERC http://www.nserc.ca/index.htm    SRO (Special Research Opportunity) Project "International Thematic Network on Advanced Ultrafast Intense Laser Science"       AFOSR Air Force Office of Scientific Research       AOARD Asian Office of Aerospace Research and Development Thales Laser Co., LTD. & Thales Laser Co., LTD. (JAPAN) http://www.thales-laser.com/ http://www.thaleslaser.co.jp/       Coherent http://www.coherentinc.com/ http://www.coherent.co.jp/       Amplitude Technologies http://www.amplitude-technologies.com/       FEMTOLASERS http://www.femtolasers.com/       FASTLITE http://www.fastlite.com/       Optima Corporation http://www.optimacorp.co.jp/       JAPAN LASER CORPORATION http://www.japanlaser.co.jp/       Tokyo Instruments, Inc. http://www.tokyoinst.co.jp/       Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. http://jp.hamamatsu.com/