Asian Symposium on Information Display (ASID) is one of the major regional information display conferences organized by SID. The purpose of the conference is to provide a friendly and collegial environment for display researchers, especially in Asian region, to present their works and exchange information. ASID’09 will be held in Dong Fang Hotel, Guangzhou, Oct 7-10, 2009. It will be co-organized by SID, Sun Yat-sen University and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. The symposium will consist of invited and contributed papers for oral and poster presentations. There will also be tutorials and an exhibition together with the symposium.