Abstract
Сonference was organized by the Paton Welding Institute (PWI) of the National Academy of Science of Ukraine and by the Laser Technology Research Institute (LTRI) of the National Technical University of Ukraine "KPI" and was held in Katsively town, Crimea, Black Sea coast, Ukraine on 29 May – 2 June 2007 (Chairmen – Prof. Borys Paton and Prof. Volodymyr Kova- lenko).