The 1993 International Cryogenic Materials Conference (ICMC) was held at the Albuquer que Convention Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico in conjunction with the Cryogenic Engi neering Conference (CEC) on July 12-16. The interdependent subjects of the two conferences attracted more than eight hundred participants, who came to share the tatest advances in low temperature materials science and technology. They also came for the important byproducts of the conferences: identification of new research areas, exploration of collaborative research possi bilities, and the establishment and renewal of...