Dear VIP Guests, Speakers, Ladies and Gentlemen,

On behalf of the Conference Organizing Committee, I am honoured to extend our warm welcome to our VIP guests, speakers, overseas visitors, friends and colleagues to the 9th International Value Management Conference (IVMC08).

We are delighted to have the full support of the Department of Building and Real Estate of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University as our co-organizer and the generous contribution from our sponsors including Henderson Land Development Company Limited, Evans & Peck (Hong Kong) Co Ltd, Hong Kong Housing Society as well as our supporting organizations to make this event a success in bringing innovative ideas and techniques to promote the application of Value Management (VM) application in Hong Kong.

The conference theme "Achieving Sustainable Values through Collaboration" provides a framework introducing how VM methodology can be applied to improve the collaboration between business partners so as to achieve sustainable values in long term working relationship. The conference programme includes keynote presentations, speaker presentations, VM workshop, panel discussion and technical site visit, through which the delegates can learn how to apply VM methodology and experience the strength of it. The event provides a platform for senior executives, professionals, facilitators, researchers and students coming from all over the world to share and exchange their professional knowledge and valuable experience in VM.

Lastly, I wish to thank the countless hours and immeasurable effort of the organizing committee members and advisors, secretarial office members and volunteers who have been relentless in their devotion to bringing you their best. Please enjoy yourselves and have a fantastic conference.

Jacky K.H. CHUNG

Chairman of the Organizing Committee of IVMC08