The 5th International and 7th China-Japan Joint Symposium on Calorimetry and Thermal Analysis & Exhibition (CATS2008) will be held in Dalian, China from May 18 (Sunday) to 21 (Wednesday), 2008. The Symposium follows the tradition of the pervious series meetings held in Hangzhou, China (1986), Osaka, Japan (1990), Xi'an, China (1994), Tsukuba, Japan (1999), Lanzhou, China (2002), Fukuoka, Japan (2005) . The Organization Committee cordially invites colleagues working in the field of Calorimetry and Thermal Analysis and the related fields to attend the Symposium. The CATS2008 will focus on recent development of Calorimetry and Thermal Analysis researches in the world. Plenary lectures, keynote lectures, oral presentations and posters will be presented by the authors from Japan, China, France, USA and other Countries.