It is our great pleasure and honor to welcome you to the 38th International Symposium on Superconductivity ISS2025, to be held in Nagasaki, Japan, from December 2 to 4, 2025. The ISS has been held annually since the first symposium in 1988, shortly after the discovery of high-temperature superconductivity, and we ae glad to have 38th symposium this year. The first ISS was organized by the International Superconductivity Technology Center (ISTEC). Since then, the ISS has provided a unique opportunity of discussing the state of the arts of superconductivity research in all field both in fundamental science and for applications to researchers all over the world; explicitly covering Physics and Chemistry (PC), Wires and Bulk (WB), Electronic Devices (ED), and Large-Scale Applications (AP). ISTEC completed its role and disbanded in 2016.
However, because of strong requests from researchers and engineers in superconductivity field, the ISS continued to be organized by the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) between 2016 and 2023. Since AIST's involvement ended in FY 2023, from FY 2024, it moved into a new management structure, in which the community would operate the ISS autonomously, under the ISS Board, which is comprised of experts from four technical disciplines. ISS2025 will be the second year of the symposium under the new management structure.
The ISS2025 will be held at Dejima Messe Nagasaki from December 2nd to 4th, 2025. Nagasaki is a very attractive city that has flourished as the gateway to the west of Japan since ancient times and has developed into a unique cultural city that fuses Asia and the West. We look forward to the continued support of researchers and engineers participating in the ISS. Superconducting technology requires long-term, continuous research and development activities. For this reason, it is also essential to develop young human resources who will lead the future. We would like to ask all of you for the active participation of industrial companies and academia related to the field of superconductivity. We look forward to your continued support.
Best wishes,
