The Scientific Committee and Congress Organising Committee of the IPA 2007 Osaka Silver Congress would like to extend their deep thanks and appreciation to everyone who has contributed to the Scientific Program to help produce a rich and diverse program, reflecting IPA's mission, as well as ensuring one of very high scientific quality. We would also like to thank all members of the Scientific Committee for their dedication and hard work in helping to form the program and assess all the abstracts prior to acceptance.