2007 IEEE International Conference on Automation and Logistics (ICAL 2007) will be held in Jinan, Shandong , China , August 18–21, 2007,which offers a medium for researchers and practitioners to exchange and explore the issues and opportunities in the area of Automation and Logistics. ICAL 2007 is the first IEEE international conference on Logistics. It provides a good opportunity for communication among local and international researchers, to be acquainted with the market needs of Automation and Logistics industry.