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The 6th International Cable Supported Bridge Operators' Conference (ICSBOC) is going to be held in Takamatsu, Japan on May 22-24 in 2008 by a host of the Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Expressway Company Limited. Takamatsu is the central city of Shikoku Island and is located near the Seto-Ohashi Bridge, which will mark the 20th anniversary just before the Conference. The aim of the conference is to have presentations and discussions on the maintenance and repair problems of long-span cable supported bridges by bridge operators around the world. Conference program                                                                                          Sincerely yours,                                                                                        Makoto Kitagawa                                                                                        Managing Director                                                                                        Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Expressway                                                                                        Company Limited (HSBE), Kobe, Japan