This collection compiles peer reviewed papers from the presentations into 9 issues of the 2008 Ceramic Engineering & Science Proceedings (CESP); Volume 29, Issues 2-10, 2008 as outlined below: ? Mechanical Properties and Processing of Ceramic Binary, Ternary and Composite Systems, Vol. 29, Is 2 (includes papers from symposium 1) ? Behavior and Reliability of Ceramic Macro and Micro Scale Systems, Vol. 29, Is 3 (includes papers from symposium 1) ? Advanced Ceramic Coatings and Interfaces III, Vol. 29, Is 4 (includes papers from symposium 2) ? Advances in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells IV, Vol. 29, Is 5 (includes papers from symposium 3) ? Advances in Ceramic Armor IV, Vol. 29, Is 6 (includes papers from symposium 4) ? Advances in Bioceramics and Porous Ceramics, Vol. 29, Is 7 (includes papers from symposia 5 and 9) ? Nanostructured Materials and Nanotechnology II, Vol. 29, Is 8 (includes papers from symposium 7) ? Advanced Processing and Manufacturing Technologies for Structural and Multifunctional Materials II, Vol. 29, Is 9 (includes papers from symposium 8) ? Developments in Strategic Materials, Vol. 29, Is 10 (includes papers from symposia 6, 10, and 11, and focused sessions 1 and 2)