the icc global roadmap contains the following content: 1) 69 papers prepared by the invited speakers 2) a summary account and future recommendations for the industry on each of the 10 topics covered written by volunteer global roadmap editors 3) a summary paper a global roadmap for ceramics written by the president of this meeting, dr. stephen freiman (national institutes of standards and technology) 4) the cd-rom accompanying the book contains all of the above as well as 53 additional papers and presentations from plenary speakers and non-invited speakers (includes poster presentations and student paper contest winners)