Organizers: Kansai University, Jc-IFToMM Technical sponsors: IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society,Robotics Society of Japan,Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers,Japan Society for Precision Engineering 他 Date: September 24, Wednesday-September 26, Friday, 2008 Place: Awaji Yumebutai International Conference Center, Hyogo, Japan Official website: http://www.research.kobe-u.ac.jp/eng-cimlab/ICMA2008/