Dear colleague, Attached is the first announcement and call for abstracts of the 8th International Conference on Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics to be held in September 2004 in Marrakech-Morocco. The conference will focus on collaboration opportunities and building of international networks to further simulate research on condensed matter and statistical physics in Morocco. Should you have a problem reading the attachement, it is also available on the conference website: www.fsr.ac.ma/8ICCMSP/, www.ensma.ac.ma/8ICCMSP Please visit this website often since we will regulary update it as organisational issues develop. We are looking forward to greeting you at the conference in Marrakech-Morocco. ******************************************************* Dr. Hamid Ez-Zahraouy Moroccan Society of Statistical Physics and Condensed Matter Physics Department Faculty of Siences University Mohammed V P.O.BOX 1014 Rabat, Morocco