The organizing committee and our local organizers wish to extend to you our personal welcome to attend the 2009 International Conference on Intelligent Human-Machine Systems and Cybernetics (IHMSC’09) which will be held at Hangzhou, China in 22-23, August 2009. An exciting and comprehensive program highlighting many state-of-the-art scientific and technological advances is planned. The subjects include computational intelligence, knowledge discovery and data mining, intelligent information systems, web mining, synthesis and analysis of complex objects, non-conventional models of computation, structure of regulatory systems, control theory and systems theory. Interdisciplinary research will be given a special emphasis. Sharing research and experiences and openly discussing problems will be strongly encouraged in all scientific sessions. The 2009 IHMSC program promises exceptional advances in intelligent human-machine systems and cybernetics. We’re certain you will find the city of Hangzhou and the surrounding area to be most pleasant and it will be my distinct pleasure to welcome each of you to the IHMSC in August 2009.