Fifth International Conference NEAR-FIELD OPTICS December 6-10, 1998, Shirahama, Japan Forward General Information & Schedule Registration Information Hotel Accommodation Advanced Program Paper Submission and Publication Committee Members Shirahama Travel Information Location and Access Exihibit Home E-mail NFNO (Only Japanese) Special Issue of Journal of Microscopy for NFO-5 Dear Colleagues, It was planned before that the cost for the special issue of the Journal of Microscopy will be included as part of the registration fee for the NF0-5. However, due to the unexpected number of participants, we are very sorry that we can no longer afford to cover a free copy of the journal. Conference funds intended for the copy will be redirected to subsidize hotel accommodations for an overwhelming number of overseas participants. The proceeding of the NFO-5 conference will be printed on the special issue of the Journal of Microscopy. As mentioned before, only selected papers submitted during the conference can be considered in the issue. Order/subscription forms of the issue (Journal of Microscopy: May 1999) will be available at the conference information desk. Sincerely yours, Masamichi Fujihira Chairman, International Steering Committee.