organic insulators, as adhesives, as coat­ ings, in composites, just to name a few of their uses. Even a casual search of the literature will underscore the importance of this class of materials and the high tempo of R&D; activity taking place in the area of polyimides. So it was deemed that a conference on polyimides was both timely and needed. This conference was designed to provide a forum for discussion of various ramifications of polyimides, to bring together scientists and technologists interested in all aspects of polyimides and thus to provide an opportunity for cross-pollination of ideas, and to highlight areas which needed further and intensi­ fied R&D; efforts. If the comments from the attendees are a baro­ meter of the success of a conference, then this event was highly successful and fulfilled amply its stated objectives.