Overview of the Conference

The 8th International Symposium on Intrinsic Josephson Effects and Plasma Oscillations in High-Tc Superconductors (PLASMA 2012) will be held at the Çeşme, Izmir, Turkey, from June 10 to 13, 2012. This series of symposium was initiated by T. Yamashita (NIMS, Japan) and M. Tachiki (Univ. of Tsukuba, Japan) on the occasion of the novel Josephson plasma phenomenon in high temperature layered superconductors. This symposium is the 8th one followed by Hirosaki (2010), Pohang (2008), London (2006), Tsukuba (2004), Pommersfelden (2002), and Sendai (2000, 1997). The conference will focus on various topics related to intrinsic Josephson junctions and novel phenomena in Josephson junction systems. The conference is intended to provide an opportunity to get together, to exchange information and ideas, to promote stimulus discussions and collaborations among participants and furthermore to foster young scientists.