A total of 862 people from 41 countries attended the 8th Pacific Rim Conference on Ceramic and Glass Technology. PACRIM8 was held May 31 – June 5, 2009, at the Hyatt Regency Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. This year, Dr. Mrityunjay Singh, PACRIM8 Chair, and over 100 organizers put together a technical program that included more than 883 presentations and posters.