Plenary Lectures Advances in Titanium Research and Technology in the UK Malcolm Ward-Close,Martin Jackson Developments in Research and Applications in the Titanium Industry in the USA Rodney R.Boyer,James C.Williams Recent Trends in CIS Titanium Industry Developments and Research Activities Orest M.Ivasishin,Andrey V.Alexandrov Recent Trends in Titanium Research and Development in Japan Mitsuo Niinomi Recent Titanium Research and Developments in Germany Lothar Wagner Titanium Research and Development in France Alain Vassel Recent Progress of Titanium Industry.Research and Development in China Lian ZHOU,Hui CHANG,Xiangdong WANG 1.Extractive Metalluargy 2.Wrought Processing 3.Microstructure Evolution 4.Properties 5.Intermetallics&MMCs 6.Component Manufacturing 7.Near Net Shape Processing 8.Environmental Behavior 9.Aerospace Applications 10.Biomedical and Healthcare Applications 11.Emerging Applications and Market 12.Marine Applications Author index Subject Index