The International Conference on Advanced Materials and Composites (ICAMC-2007) being organized by National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science & Technology (NIST), (Formerly Regional Research Laboratory),CSIR, Thiruvananthapuram intends to address the latest developments and future directions in the field of advanced materials and composites and bring together scientists, engineers, technologists and academicians from India and abroad on a common platform. The evolution of materials technology has played a key role in the advancement and revolution of science and engineering in societal and strategic sectors. Economic prosperity, life quality, and healthy environment are closely connected with improvements in the existing and the development of advanced materials and processing technologies. These improvements and development can contribute greatly to the global priority areas such as energy saving, environment and health protection, information and communication, infrastructure, transportation, etc. Developments in materials science and engineering result from interdisciplinary materials research. The conference discusses the current state of research and gives an outlook on future perspectives in key areas of advanced materials and composites. An important trend in transportation is the development of light weight materials for automobiles that increase energy efficiency while reducing emissions. Here the key issue is the strength-to-weight ratio versus cost. Advanced materials and composites with metal, polymer, or ceramic matrix and ceramic reinforcements are already used in various systems. Professionals from the materials world are expected to attend the conference for deliberating and exchanging their current knowledge on scientific and technological issues regarding processing, characterization, modelling and applications of advanced materials and composites and chalking out future course of action.